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SOFF0095

Missing Weapon Category Code
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type SOFF

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If Student Offense Code = '100', '101', '103', '104', or '105' Then Weapon Category Code must be populated

Focus fields

Fields validated

20.14 Student Offense Code 20.15 Weapon Category Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

CALPADS SOFF correction guide · Fatal input validation

SOFF0095: Missing Weapon Category Code

If Student Offense Code = '100', '101', '103', '104', or '105'
Then Weapon Category Code must be populated

Official CALPADS rule

Severity: Fatal   Type: Input Validation

Fields validated:

  • 20.14 Student Offense Code
  • 20.15 Weapon Category Code

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Re-read the incident evidence

    Review the contemporaneous incident record, investigation findings, applicable Education Code basis, and the local offense selected. Do not infer a weapon type from a broad narrative alone.

  2. 2

    Validate both complete fields

    Compare 20.14 Student Offense Code and 20.15 Weapon Category Code with current CALPADS code sets, effective dates, and valid-code combinations.

  3. 3

    Check the local translation

    Inspect the SIS discipline-offense and weapon mappings. Confirm that a precise local value is translated to the intended state code and that required weapon detail is not dropped.

  4. 4

    Resolve with the responsible team

    Include the site administrator or discipline designee, CALPADS coordinator, SIS owner, and legal or student-services staff when the statutory classification itself is uncertain.

  5. 5

    Correct, post, and scan for pattern

    Update the authoritative record or mapping, regenerate SOFF, reconcile SINC/SIRS, and identify other incidents using the same local code combination.

Where this correction sits in the 2026–27 calendar

Capture throughout the yearKeep incident IDs, offenses, results, statutory-offense decisions, weapon details, and special-education safeguards aligned while evidence is fresh.
EOY 1 submission window opens; Student Incidents are part of the consolidated EOY 1 collection.
CDE’s recommended date for reaching zero EOY 1 errors.
EOY 1 amendment window closes; required SELPA approval must be complete.

Dates are from the current CDE CALPADS 2026–27 calendar. Verify the official calendar before acting because dates can change.

Before closing the ticket

  • Confirm the corrected SOFF record under the intended student and Incident ID Local in CALPADS.
  • Reconcile the related SINC parent and every applicable SIRS/SOFF child record.
  • Document whether the defect arose in source evidence, coding, translation, enrollment, configuration, or extract logic.
  • Check other incidents affected by the same local rule before EOY 1 certification.

Official references and practical support

SIS, discipline, and extract support

Begin with your vendor’s current California/CALPADS documentation. Incident models, local offense codes, weapon mappings, and SINC/SIRS/SOFF extract paths vary by product and configuration. Inclusion is not an endorsement; some resources require customer access.