Bacterial Meningitis - Yantis ISD

Yantis
Independent School District [pic]
2011-2012
Student Handbook
Table of Contents
PREFACE 1
Nondiscrimination 3 Service for the Homeless and for Title I Participants 3
Service for Students with Disabilities 3 SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT 3
Parent Involvement Coordinator 4
PARENTAL RIGHTS 5
Obtaining Information and Protecting Student Rights 5
"Opting Out" of Surveys and Activities 5
Inspecting Surveys 5
Reviewing Instructional Materials 6
Displaying a Student's Artwork and Projects 6
Granting Permission to Video or Audio Record a Student 7
Granting Permission to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness
Instruction 7
Removing a Student Temporarily from the Classroom 7
Excusing a Student from Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags 7
Removing a Student from Human Sexuality Instruction 7
Health behaviors. The student engages in behaviors that reduce health risks
throughout the life span. The student is expected to: 8
Excusing a Student from Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of
Independence 8
Requesting Limited or No Contact with a Student through Electronic Media 9
Requesting Notices of Certain Student Misconduct 9
Requesting Classroom Assignment for Multiple Birth Siblings 9
Parents of Students with Disabilities 9
Options and Requirements for Providing Assistance to Students Who Have
Learning Difficulties or Who Need or May Need Special Education 9
G/T Program 10
Parents of Students who Speak a Primary Language Other than English 11
Accommodations for Children of Military Families 11
Student Records 12 Directory Information 14 Directory Information for School-Sponsored Purposes 14 Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of
Higher Education 15
Section II: Important Information For Students and Parents 15 ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE 15
Compulsory Attendance 15
Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance 16
Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance 16
Attendance for Credit 17
Parent's Note After an Absence 18
Doctor's Note After an Absence for Illness 18
Driver License Attendance Verification 18
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 18
ADMISSION 18
ANNOUNCEMENTS 18
AFFECTION DEMONSTRATION 19
ARRIVING ON CAMPUS 19
ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT PLAN 19
BULLYING 19
CAMPUS PARENT INVOLVEMENT POLICY 20
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) PROGRAMS 20
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN 20
CLASS MEETINGS 21
CLASS OFFICERS 21
CLASSROOM PARTIES 22
CLOSED CAMPUS 22
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS 22
CLASS SCHEDULES 22
CLASS RANK / HONOR GRADUATES 22
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS 23
COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES/DISTANCE LEARNING 25
COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS: STUDENT OR PARENT 25
COMPUTER RESOURCES 26
CONDUCT 26
Applicability of School Rules 27
Disruptions of School Operations 27
Social Events 28
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES/CONDITIONS 28
Bacterial Meningitis 28
WHAT IS MENINGITIS? 28
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? 29
HOW SERIOUS IS BACTERIAL MENINGITIS? 29
HOW IS BACTERIAL MENINGITIS SPREAD? 29
HOW CAN BACTERIAL MENINGITIS BE PREVENTED? 29
What should you do if you think you or your friend may have bacterial
meningitis? 29
Where can you get more information 30
Head Lice Policy 30
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES 31
COUNSELING 31
Academic Counseling 31
Personal Counseling 31
Psychological Exams, Tests, or Treatment 31
COURSE CREDIT 31
CREDIT BY EXAM-If a Student Has Not Taken the Course 31
CREDIT BY EXAM-If a Student Has Taken the Course 32
DATING VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND RETALIATION 32
Dating Violence 33
Discrimination 33
Harassment 33
Sexual Harassment 33
Retaliation 34
Reporting Procedures 34
Investigation of Report 34
DETENTIONS 35
DISTANCE LEARNING 35
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS OR DOCUMENTS 35
School Materials 35
Nonschool Materials 36
Disapprovals may be appealed by submitting the disapproved material to the
Superintendent; materials not approved by the Superintendent within three
days are considered disapproved. This disapproval may be appealed to the
Board in accordance with policy FMA (LOCAL). Any student who posts
material without prior approval will be subject to disciplinary action in
accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. Materials displayed without
this approval will be removed. 36
DRESS AND GROOMING 36
Grooming/Personal Hygiene 37
DRUG TESTING 38
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, AND ORGANIZATIONS 38
Standards of Behavior 38
EARLY DISMISSAL 39
ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES 39
Possession and Use of Personal Telecommunications Devices, Including Mobile
Telephones 39
Possession and Use of Other Personal Electronic Devices 39
Instructional Use of Personal Telecommunications and Other Electronic
Devices 40
Acceptable Use of District Technology Resources 40
Unacceptable and Inappropriate Use of Technology Resources 40
FEES 41
FIGHTING 41
GANG-FREE ZONES 41
FUND-RAISING 42
GRADE CLASSIFICATION 42
Grading Guidelines: 42
Final and Semester Exams 43
Early Award of Credit 43
GRADUATION 43
Eighth Grade Rankings: 43
Requirements for a Diploma 44
Graduation Programs 44
Certificates of Coursework Completion 47
Students with Disabilities 47
Graduation Activities 48
Graduation Speakers 48
Other Scholarships and Grants 48
GUNS 49
HAZING 49
HEALTH-RELATED MATTERS 49
Food Allergies 49
Drug/Tobacco Free School 49
Smoking 49
Other Health-Related Matters 50
HOMEWORK 50
IMMUNIZATION 50
IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION (ISS) 51
JUNIOR/SENIOR PROM 51
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 51
Students Taken Into Custody 51
Notification of Law Violations 52
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS 52
MAKEUP WORK 53
Makeup Work Because of Absence 53
DAEP Makeup Work 53
In-school Suspension (ISS) Makeup Work 53
LEAVING CAMPUS 54
LETTER JACKETS 54
LIBRARY 54
LOCKERS 55
MEDICINE AT SCHOOL 55
Psychotropic Drugs 56
MESSAGES 56
NONDISCRIMINATION 56
OPEN CONTAINERS 58
OUT OF STATE TRIPS 58
OVERNIGHT TRIPS 58
No Tolerance Policy 58
PARKING LOT 58
PARTIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS 58
PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN 59
The district is required to follow integrated pest management (IPM)
procedures to control pests on school grounds. Although the district
strives to use the safest and most effective methods to manage pests,
including a variety of non-chemical control measures, pesticide use is
sometimes necessary to maintain adequate pest control and ensure a safe,
pest-free school environment. 59
PHOTOS 59
PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MINUTE OF SILENCE 59
POSTERS 59
PRAYER 59
PROMOTION AND RETENTION 60
RELEASE OF STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL 61
REPORT CARDS, PROGRESS REPORTS, AND CONFERENCES 61
SAFETY 62
Accident Insurance 62
Drills: Fire, Tornado, and Other Emergencies 62
Fire Drill Bells 62
Tornado Drill Bells 62
Emergency Medical Treatment and Information 63
Emergency School-Closing Information 63
SAT, ACT, AND OTHER STANDARDIZED TESTS 63
SCHOOL FACILITIES 63
Use By Students Before and After School 63
Conduct Before and After School 64
Cafeteria Services 64
Library 64
Meetings of Noncurriculum-Related Groups 64
School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) 65
SEARCHES 65
Students' Desks and Lockers 65
Electronic Devices 65
Vehicles on Campus 66
Trained Dogs 66
SPECIAL PROGRAMS 66
sTAAR (state of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) 67
Grades 3-8 67
End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments for Students in Grades 9-12 67
Additional information will be provided to students and parents prior to
the spring 2012 administrations. 68
STEROIDS 68
STUDENTS IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY OF THE STATE 68
SUICIDE AWARENESS 68
TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) 69
THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment) 69
TARDIES 69
Late Arrival to School 69
Tardy Policy 69
TEXTBOOKS, ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT 70
TUTORIALS 70
TRANSPORTATION 70
School Sponsored 70
Buses and Other School Vehicles 70
Truancy 73
USE OF SCHOOL EQUIPMENT 73
VANDALISM 73
VIDEO CAMERAS 74
VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL 74
General Visitors 74
WITHDRAWING FROM SCHOOL 74
APPENDIX ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM 75 APPENDIX II: Use of Student Work in District Publications 79
PREFACE To Students and Parents: Welcome to school year 2011-2012! Education is a team effort, and we know
that students, parents, teachers, and other staff members all working
together can make this a wonderfully successful year for our students. The Yantis Independent School District Student Handbook is designed to
provide a resource for some of the basic information that you and your
child will need during the school year. In an effort to make it easier to
use, the handbook is divided into two sections: Section I-PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES-with information to assist
you in responding to school-related issues. We encourage you to take some
time to closely review this section of the handbook. Section II-OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS-organized
alphabetically by topic for quick access when searching for information on
a specific issue. Please be aware that the term "the student's parent" is used to refer to
the parent, legal guardian, or any other person who has agreed to assume
school-related responsibility for a student. Both students and parents should become familiar with the Yantis ISD
Student Code of Conduct, which is a document adopted by the board and
intended to promote school safety and an atmos