Ths handbook ppt
- 1. Thurston High School Parent/Student Handbook
- 2. 1. Thurston High School will be open at 7:00 am every morning. Students will not be permitted inside the school before ____ 7:00 am. 2. When the 7:40 bell rings, students will not be allowed to “hangout” in hallways, roam the hallways, stand against the wall, or talk to their friends. Students must go directly to 1st their locker or their ________ period class. Failure to comply with this rule will result in disciplinary action. 3. Students are considered late to school if they are not in their 7:45 am first period class by_______.
- 3. 4. Student I.D. Badges Students are required to visibly display _________________during the school hours, during lunch, and while riding the school bus. Students are also required to carry I.D. badges at ALL school-sponsored events. Each student in the senior high school shall be issued a student identification badge/card. The student identification card must be produced on request of ANY School District employee or other personnel authorized by law to deal with matters of pupil behavior or discipline. Failure to display the student identification card may be grounds for suspension. 5. Students that leave campus without checking out will receive disciplinary consequences _______________. 6. Ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students are required to remain in the building ___________during the lunch period. Seniors--with signed permission slips and visibly displayed picture IDs--have out of building lunch privileges. In order to reduce classroom disruptions, plan ahead. Outside lunches brought to ANY students before or during the lunch periods should have prior arrangements made with that student for pick up in the front office. Classrooms and lunch periods will not be disrupted for delivery of outside lunches.
- 4. 7. True or False - Seniors who have out of building lunch privileges are permitted to bring outside food back into the building following their lunch period. FALSE __________ Extra Curricular 8. Students not participating in an ______________________ activity or receiving academic tutoring must exit the building no later than 2:45. 9. True or False - To be eligible to participate in athletics, a student must have passed 4 out of 6 classes the previous semester (Michigan High School Athletic Association requirement).In order to participate in athletics; a student must have achieved a grade point average of 1.50 or higher for the prior semester. A student who fails to meet the required grade point average for eligibility for a semester may reestablish eligibility for the second quarter for the semester by achieving the required grade point average during the first quarter of that semester. Athletes must be in attendance the entire school day the day of a meet or contest to be eligible to participate in that meet or contest. TRUE ___________
- 5. 10. Students from other schools ______---- visit THS CAN NOT without proper approval from the principal. 11. All excused absences should be turned in to the ----- Front Office _________ _________ (including doctor’s notes, court orders, verification of death in family, religious holiday, etc.). 12. All Student activities are a privilege. Students should be aware that they can lose these privileges Behavior as a consequence of -_____________ or attendance issues.
- 6. 13. Cell phones and electronic devices must be kept off and not in use from 7:40 a.m. to 2:29 p.m. Possession of a cell phone/electronic device at school will result in disciplinary _________________. Consequences 14. Refusal to give a cell phone/electronic device to any teacher or school official will result in Suspension __________________. 15. True or False - Distribution of indecent materials is a Criminal offense. These materials include but are not limited to, photographs, videos, texts, or other visual methods containing images of a sexual nature or exposing one's sexual organs or transmitting sexually suggestive TRUE material to others within the school environment. _______
- 7. 16. True (A)/False (B) - The following will not be permitted at Thurston High School: low cut blouses or shirts and jeans, slacks or shorts worn below the waist. Bare midriffs, spandex, and spaghetti strap tank tops, are not permitted. TRUE ________. 17. Clothing cannot bear anything obscene, immoral, or profane in content. Clothing that promotes violence, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or sex is not allowed. Anything that contributes to a hostile school environment or anything that is deemed inappropriate by any school Personnel or Officials ___________________ to be morally compromising or that compromises good citizenship will not be permitted.
- 8. 18. Shorts, skirts, and dresses shall measure no shorter than ____ inches from mid-kneecap are not 3 permitted. 19. True/False - Blankets, pajamas, and slippers are considered acceptable dress at Thurston High School. _________ FALSE 20. True/False - The wearing of underwear as outer clothing, hats, bandannas, pajama bottoms, head coverings, ear buds and sunglasses are not allowed at Thurston High School. ________ TRUE
- 9. 21. If a student is in violation of the dress code they must change their clothing and contact their Parents/Guardians ______________ and/or face suspension up expulsion. 22. _________________ of any type, including ear Headphones buds, are not permitted to be worn inside the building between 7:40 am and 2:29 pm. If they are worn, they will be confiscated and a parent will have to retrieve the item.
- 10. 23. True /False - Handling, selling, possessing, using, or being under the influence of any illegal substance or alcohol at school functions or on any school property or at any school sponsored activity is prohibited. Students caught with alcohol or illicit drugs will face TRUE disciplinary consequences up to expulsion. ________ 24. Use or possession of any ____________ product is TOBACCO not permitted in the school buildings or on the school campus. Students who violate the tobacco rule will be subject to disciplinary action. 25. Any student in the hallway during class must possess PASS an official school hall _____________.
- 11. 26. Hall passes will not be issued to students to make Vending purchases from ____________ machines for any reason. 27. Students are responsible for making arrangements Teachers with their ____________ to make up all work missed due to absences. 28. True /False - Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other inappropriate oral, written, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when made by a student or staff member to another student or staff member constitutes sexual harassment and will result in disciplinary consequences and police involvement. TRUE _________
- 12. 29. True/False - Driving to school is a right; students can never lose their driving privileges by violating school policies regarding absences, tardies, or other behavior issues. _________ FALSE 30. True (A)/False (B) - Rules that apply at school also apply to riding the bus. TRUE ______
- 13. 31. True (A)/False (B) - “A student shall not knowingly possess, handle, or transmit any object that can reasonably be considered a weapon or dangerous instrument either on the school grounds or off the school grounds at any school activity, function, or event. This rule applies to any firearm, explosive (including firecrackers), knife, and any other dangerous objects. Students in possession of a dangerous weapon or firearm, or who commit arson or rape on school district property or at school district events, shall be permanently expelled from school and shall be referred to the criminal justice system or juvenile delinquency system and the state or county department of social services or community mental health agency. The student and the student's parent or legal guardian shall be notified of the referral.” (MCL- 380.1311,380.1313). TRUE ______________
- 14. 32. Even though we have very few fights at FIGHTING school, THS will not tolerate ___________ at all. Students involved in a fight will be referred to the Redford Township Police Department for Disturbing the Peace in a public building. In our effort to resolve conflicts before larger difficulties emerge, we have established a peer mediation program. Students are trained to mediate disputes among their peers. Students, teachers, parents, or administrators can recommend a mediation session for parties in a dispute.
- 15. 33. True /False - Students and staff must be able to move through halls without interference. Students will not run in halls. Grouping of students in the hallways should not block passage. ______________ TRUE 34. True /False - Physically or verbally disrupting hallways or classrooms may result in a suspension. _____________ TRUE Throwing 35. ____________ or tossing any object or projectile that disrupts the activity at hand is not permitted and will result in suspension.
- 16. 36. All food and beverages are to be consumed in the ____________. Students are personally Cafeteria responsible for disposal of their trash. When finished with eating, students may only be in the 400 & Senior Halls. 37. True/False – If ANY adult in the building asks a student to do something, it is the student’s responsibility to comply. If you do not think it is fair, do it and go see your assistant principal and discuss it with him. Failure to comply will result in the student being suspended from school. ___________ TRUE
- 17. • 38. True /False - In order to maintain order and discipline in the schools and to protect the safety of students and school personnel, school authorities may search students, students’ lockers, and students’ and may seize any illegal, unauthorized, or contraband materials discovered in the search. Students’ lockers and desks are school property and remain at all times under the control of the School District; however, students are expected to assume full responsibility for the security of their lockers and desks. Students should not expect privacy regarding items placed in school property because school property is subject to search at any time by school officials. Periodic general inspection of lockers and desks may be conducted by school authorities for any reason at any time without notice, without student consent, and without a search warrant. A student’s person and/or personal effects--including an automobile-- may be searched whenever a school official has reasonable suspicion to believe that the student is in possession of illegal or unauthorized materials. ______________ TRUE