Dress Code Violation Consequences Per Year

Dress Code Violation Consequences per year:

Student will conform to dress code policy before returning to class. If the student is given clothes by school personnel, the clothing must be returned at the end of the school day. A debt card will be issued if clothing is not returned. In addition to conforming to dress code regulations, the student will receive the following in the next level in the consequence continuum. Students in violation of the dress code will be allowed to phone home for parents to bring appropriate apparel or they may change into optional clothing provided in the principal’s office. If student does not remedy the situation, the student will be sent to ISS for the remainder of the day.

Extended Detention Rules:

Students must report to Extended Detention at or before 4:00pm.
No food or drink will be allowed in the Extended Detention room.
Once students are seated, they are to remain seated unless given permission by the detention supervisor.
Students are required to maintain good posture while sitting in detention. Students will keep their feet on the floor and will not be allowed to sleep/lay their heads on their desks, etc.
Students will remain silent during the entire detention period. Communication of any kind (talking, writing/passing notes, facial or hand movements) is not allowed.
Students must have appropriate material on hand when they arrive in the detention hall area. Students without assignments and/or reading materials will be given work to do or may be asked to leave.
Students must provide their own transportation to and from the detention hall.
The regular dress code will be enforced. Students out of dress code will be instructed to leave.
Students may not leave the building during the break or at any other time during the detention without permission from the detention supervisor.
Students need to bring their school ID to detention.

Failure to respond in a positive manner toward requests and warnings will result in the next level of disciplinary action.Students who do not attend an assigned Extended Detention will be suspended from school on the following day (Friday). The student will not be admitted to class on the Monday following the missed Extended Detention until the student’s parent contacts the appropriate Assistant Principal to discuss the student’s behavior.

ISS

· Students will not be released from ISS for special instruction or assignment without written consent from the office. Work program students are not permitted to attend their jobs.

· Students will work on completing assignments from their regular classroom teachers and/or the ISS teacher.

· Students should be allowed back into the regular classroom after obtaining an admit from the Attendance Office (will show “ISS assignment=excused absence”).

· Students must follow the ISS policies as given by the ISS teachers and the ISS contract. If a student does not follow these policies, he/she may be removed from ISS for the day or may be given additional consequences for their actions.

· No student will be allowed back into the regular classroom until all teacher assignments sent to ISS have been completed.

ISS UIL/ Extracurricular Participation Policy

Any student who is placed in ISS will be ineligible to participate in any UIL or extracurricular activity or attend school sponsored dances until his/her placement period is completed, though he/she will be allowed to rehearse or practice.

The placement period is defined as the time between 8:20 am on the first day assigned until 8:20 am the day following the last day assigned.

DISRUPTIONS

In order to protect student safety and sustain an educational program free from disruption, state law permits the District to take action against any person—student or non-student—who:

· Interferes with the movement of people in an exit, an entrance, or a hallway of a District building without authorization from an administrator.

· Interferes with an authorized activity by seizing control of all or part of a building.

· Uses force, violence or threats in an attempt to prevent participation in authorized assembly.

· Uses force, violence or threats to cause disruption during an assembly.

· Interferes with the movement of people at an exit or an entrance to District property.

· Uses force, violence, or threats in an attempt to prevent people from entering or leaving District property without authorization from an administrator.

· Disrupts classes while on District property or on public property that is within 500 feet of District property. Class disruption includes making loud noises; trying to entice a student away from, or to prevent a student from attending, a required class or activity; entering a classroom without authorization and disrupting the activity with profane language or any misconduct.

· Interferes with the transportation of students in District vehicles.

DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL

School-Related Materials:

All school publications distributed to students are under the supervision of a teacher, sponsor, and the administrative staff and include the school newspaper, yearbook, literary anthologies, etc.

Materials Unrelated to School:

Written materials, handbills, photographs, pictures, petitions, films, tapes, posters, or other visual or auditory materials may not be posted, sold, circulated, or distributed on any school campus by a student or a non-student without the prior approval of the administrative staff and the district communications director. If the material is not approved within two school days of the time it was submitted, it should be considered disapproved. Disapproval may be appealed by submitting the disapproved material to the Superintendent; material not approved by the Superintendent within three days is considered disapproved. This disapproval may be appealed to the Board in accordance with policy FMA (LOCAL). Any student posting material without prior approval will be subject to disciplinary action. Materials displayed without this approval will be removed.

DRESS CODE POLICY

Students shall come to school clean and neat, wearing clothing and exhibiting grooming that will not be a health or safety hazard to themselves or others. School Board policy prohibits any clothing that in the principal’s judgment may reasonably be expected to cause disruption of or interference with normal school operations (Board Policy FNCA).

The dress code for the District shall be as follows until altered by the appropriate authority designated by the Board:

A. Clothing should cover the body and should fit in such a manner as to promote the modesty of individuals and shall be in reasonable conformity with contemporary community standards for the age group involved.

1. Shoes should be worn at all times (no house shoes or slippers).

2. Clothing with distracting holes or tears will not be permitted.

3. Clothing shall be such length or design that the mid-section of the body (midriff or underwear) shall not be exposed.

4. No sleeveless attire.

5. No sheer or see-through clothing, unless the clothing underneath the sheer is within dress code. No distracting or low-cut clothing.

6. Pants are not to sag inappropriately. Pants must fit at the waist.

7. Hem lengths of dresses, skirts, shorts, skorts and slits, holes or tears in clothing must be below each individual’s fingertips. If a student wears tights or leggings, he or she must also wear clothing over them which meets the fingertip requirement for length. Leggings are not considered “pants.”

8. Clothing shall not be worn which displays:

· Offensive, obscene, vulgar, or suggestive pictures or slogans.

· Pictures, symbols, or slogans associated with gang activity, or subversive groups or activities which incite violence or are deemed inappropriate for a school setting.

· Pictures or advertisement for alcohol, drugs, or tobacco products including but not limited to beer, wine, liquor slogans, or registered trademarks of such companies.

· Membership in an exclusive group.

9. Sleepwear such as pajama pants is not allowed.

B. Shoes with wheels, rollerblades, skateboards or scooters are prohibited.

C. Hats, bandanas, stocking caps, caps, visors, headbands (to include sport and sweat headbands), and non-prescription sunglasses should not be worn inside the building.

D. Hairstyles should be simple, clean, and arranged not to cover the eyes and interfere with vision. Hairnets, picks, combs, or rollers/curlers are not allowed to be worn in a student’s hair on campus.

E. Pocket chains or spiked jewelry shall not be worn inside the building.

F. Dress standards and grooming other than those outlined in this dress code may be requested, expected, and regulated by a teacher, sponsor, coach, and/or principal, dependent on the activity.

G. Blankets should not be worn inside the building.

Staff will report dress code violations in the classroom and throughout the school. The student will be sent or escorted to the office/designated area, where a principal/designated person will issue a change of clothes. Student will be issued a school designated T-shirt or sweat pants, depending on the dress code violation. The principal/designated person will fill out the dress code violation documentation and send the student back to class with a signed copy. The teacher will use the issued documentation as admittance into class. Students refusing to comply with principal request to conform to dress code will be sent to ISS. A debt card will be completed for clothing that is not returned, and a fine will be assessed until the clothing is returned. In addition to this, if the violation is a hat, jewelry, or chain violation, the principal will confiscate the item. The confiscated item may be picked up after school. Items that are consistently confiscated will be kept by the assistant principal until the end of the school year. A student could receive several dress code violations in one day, if they make that choice. Each additional violation will result in the next level in the consequence continuum.

Dress Code Violation Consequences per year: