(a) Each district board of education shall develop and implement a code of student conduct for establishing school standards and rules which define acceptable student behavioral expectations and which govern student behavior. The content of the code, at a minimum, shall include:

1. Student responsibilities and rights;

2. Disciplinary sanctions and due process; and

3. Positive reinforcement for good conduct and academic success.

(b) The code shall be based on broad community involvement and accepted local core ethical values.

(c) Each district board of education shall establish a process for an annual review and update of the code.

(d) The code shall be disseminated annually to all school staff, students and parents.

(e) The chief school administrator shall report annually a numerical summary of all out-of-school suspensions, expulsions and removal of students for violations of the code of student conduct to the district board of education at a public meeting.