1. Welcome Back!
Rules & Policies

2. PLEASE REFER TO THE STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR ALL RULES AND CONSEQUENCES
THIS POWERPOINT WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE RULES COMMONLY VIOLATED BY STUDENTS

3. Dress Code
What NOT
to Wear!

4. Jeggings may be worn with a shirt or skirt to the knee
Shorts and skirts
must be to the knee…..
EVEN IF YOU WEAR LEGGINGS or JEGGINGS!

5. Wear pants appropriately
No sagging pants
(Your pockets should not be at your knees and your belt should be at your waist)
NO holes above the knees

6. Wear Appropriate Pants
If they look
like pajama pants,
they are pajama pants.
You may wear them
on designated
spirit days only!

7. Dress Modestly No cleavage Shirts must have sleeves!
Do not show your stomach or back
Your shirt is too short if skin shows while sitting in a desk or raising your arms

8. Students breaking dress code will not be allowed to attend class and will have to change clothes.
If you are a “repeat offender” and continually break dress code, you will be assigned ISS or OSS.

9. What MUST you wear?
YOUR ID BADGE AT
ALL
TIMES!

10. ID Reminders
You may not cross out your name or deface your ID badge in any way
You can NOT wear someone else’s ID
The bar code must be “free of defects” so you can buy lunch and check out books.
You will have to replace your ID if you deface it in anyway or if it is “chewed” or torn up.
We allow students to charge a $5 ID badge or to purchase a $1 temporary badge. Students must wear their ID to be on campus. Students may not have a balance that exceeds $10.

11. Limited Use Items
Certain items have limited use in the building:
Cell phones
Other electronic devices—including IPODS
You may use them in classrooms with the teacher’s permission and only for instruction.
If you don’t follow rules on cell phone use, it will be taken!
Refusal to give them to a teacher, staff member or administrator will lead to OSS.

12. CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATING CELL PHONE POLICY
Your cell phone should NOT be visible or used unless it’s used in the classroom for instruction.
No phones should be visible or in use any other time during regular school hours.
1st Offense - Return to student at the end of the day
2nd Offense - Hold 1 school day – Return to student
3rd Offense - Hold 5 school days – Parent must pick it up
4th Offense - Hold 90 school days – Parent must pick it up
5th Offense - Hold remainder of school year

13. Prohibited Items
There may be no visible hats, hoods, or head coverings in the building at any time. In addition, sunglasses may not be worn inside the school.
This is a safety/security issue.
We must be able to see your face at all times.
Remember: Even if you are not wearing your hat,
it can still be taken away.

14. Food/Drink
“Open containers” of food and drink are not permitted in classrooms OR hallways. This includes drinks with straws and bags of fast food. You may NOT leave campus for lunch unless you travel to e-camp or Southwood.

15. It is no one’s responsibility but your own to clean up your trash!!
Lunch Room
You will only be permitted to be in the cafeteria or commons area during lunch.
You must have a pass and go through the 200 hall if you need to go to the nurse or front office. Passes will be available with staff that is on lunch duty.
You may not be in the parking lot unless you are going to C-Camp or Southwood.
When you are finished with your lunch, please make sure you put your trash in the trash can.
YOUR lunch table should look like this when you leave.
It is no one’s responsibility but your own to clean up your trash!!

16. Parking Lot You must have a parking decal that is visible in the car.
You must be in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade to park on campus.
You must park in the student parking lot only. Do not park in the front circle or bus lot.
Parking Violations
1st offence – Written Warning
2nd offence – Written Warning, Meet with Administrator and call home
3rd offence – Written Warning and After school detention

17. Attendance….Be here & Be on time!!
3 tardies OR 3 early dismissals OR a combination of these =1 unexcused absence
(yes, this includes pep rally days)
10 tardies = 1 day of ISS
Early sign outs/late arrivals need medical excuses.
Attendance is taken for each class period! You must sign in if you arrive late; no matter what time you get to campus.

18. (if a class meets only on A OR B day)
Attendance
5 unexcused/excused absences = no credit for 90 day classes
(if a class meets only on A OR B day)
10 unexcused/excused absences = no credit for 180 day class
(if a class meets on A AND B day)

19. Excused vs. Unexcused
Excused absences parent notes for sickness, death in the family, or a religious holiday
(A parent note stating your car would not start or you accidentally overslept
is NOT an excused absence)
Doctor’s notes or school sponsored activities do not fall into this category

20. Excuses Be sure to turn in all excuses (doctor’s note or parent note)
as soon as you return to school.
Why should I even bother turning in an excuse if I lose credit with 5 unexcused OR 5 excused absences?
You are considered truant after 5 unexcused absences and you can be referred to the District Office

21. End of the Day….Where can I stay?
All students are expected to exit the
building at the end of the school day.
If you are staying with a teacher
for extra help, attending power hour,
or are involved in extra-curricular
activities, please stay in that location
the entire time. When the activity
has ended, all students are expected
to exit the building and wait for a ride.
No one should be roaming the halls or hanging around the commons area once the school day has ended…..this includes seniors with early dismissal