GCHS Student Handbook Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct PDF

GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index TARDINESS A student is tardy if he/she is not ready to proceed with the designated activity in the cla...

GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index TARDINESS A student is tardy if he/she is not ready to proceed with the designated activity in the classroom when the tardy bell sounds. This includes checking-in late in the mornings and leaving early in the afternoons. On the 5th tardy students will receive discipline. Tardies will reset at the beginning of the second semester. Tardies do not reset for Final Exam Exemption Policy. SKIPPING CLASS Students who arrive to class more than 6 minutes late or do not show up to class while roaming on our campus are skipping class. SKIPPING SCHOOL When a student chooses not to attend school without parental knowledge, when a student arrives on the school grounds or boards the bus in the morning and leaves without a proper check-out, or when a proper call-in and check-in/check-out are not completed the student will be considered skipping school. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index HALL PASSES Students are expected to remain in the classroom during instructional time, unless they are sent or summoned for school business or an emergency arises. Anyone leaving class should fill out an EHall Pass. Students should not have a cell phone when using a hall pass. Students will be allowed 6 hall passes per week for up to 6 minutes each. Teachers can report excessive pass use for their class. No passes will be approved for the first 10 minutes or the last 10 minutes of class. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index PERSONAL ITEMS, Cont. Items confiscated prior to breaks and holidays must be picked up during regular school hours, but only at the end of the day on which it is confiscated. No pets/animals will be allowed at school without prior approval by administration. All personal items brought to school by any student are the responsibility of that student. Any personal or electronic items brought on this campus or taken on a school trip that is either lost or stolen is not the responsibility of school personnel. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct ACADEMIC DRESS CODE POLICY, Cont. Index Shirts 1. All tops must have sleeves and keep the entire shoulder covered at all times. 2. All tops must completely cover a student’s midriff at all times. 3. All tops must be worn so that the chest of males and cleavage and backs of females are not exposed. Overcoats, Jackets Long jackets and trench coats may not be worn. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct ACADEMIC DRESS CODE POLICY, Cont. Index Lower Body Apparel 1. Shorts and skirts may not be above fingertip length. 2. Lower body apparel must be worn at the hip bone. 3. Pants may not contain attachments, except billfold chains no longer than 12 inches. 4. Duct tape or regular tape, should not be used to cover holes in pants that are not considered appropriate. 5. Any pants/shorts that expose skin may not be worn that are above fingertip length. This includes pants that are sheer or see through. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct ACADEMIC DRESS CODE POLICY, Cont. Index Additional items 1. Standard, public footwear must be worn at all times. 2. No gloves may be worn on the hands. 3. No jewelry deemed inappropriate or dangerous by school officials may be worn. 4. Leather collars/wrist bands containing hard metals or spikes may not be worn. 5. Only medically necessary prescription sunglasses may be worn. 6. Blankets may not be worn or brought to school. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index ACADEMIC DRESS CODE POLICY, Cont. General Appearance Face painting is allowed only on specified school spirit days. Students are not allowed to darken around their eyes significantly or create unnatural appearances with makeup. Physical Education Classes Students participating in physical education classes must wear the following at all times: 1. Shorts of appropriate length or athletic pants 2. T-shirt with sleeves 3. Athletic shoes Proper hygiene is an expectation for those participating in physical education; therefore, students are expected to shower at the end of each class period. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct ACADEMIC DRESS CODE POLICY, Cont. Index Corrective Action for Dress Code Violations Faculty and administrators are responsible for enforcing the school dress code. ♦ Minor dress code violations that can be corrected without new clothing may be corrected on the spot. ♦ Students with major dress code violations that require new clothing shall be sent to the front office, and they will not be allowed to return to class until the violation is corrected. ♦ Inappropriate items collected will be returned only to the student’s parent or guardian. ♦ Students with major violations must call their parents or guardian to bring them appropriate attire, change into other appropriate attire of their own, or wear clothing provided by the school. ♦ Students are unexcused while out of class correcting violations. ♦ Students refusing to correct violations immediately will be disciplined according to the matrix. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index OFF-LIMITS AREAS Back Stairwell - Students should not be in the back stairwell between Cuba and Sedalia hallways except in transition from one class to another. Copy Room – Students are not allowed to use the copiers. Students needing copies for personal use must purchase those copies in the library. Faculty Workroom/Offices/Restrooms – Students are not permitted to enter a faculty workroom/office or to utilize staff restrooms. If a student is sent to a faculty workroom on an errand, that student should knock and wait for a teacher to come to the door. PAC - Students should not be in the PAC area unless under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Parking lots/Outside of building – No students are to be outside of the school building during the school day unless one of the following exists: a) The student has obtained a pass from the administration, b) The student has checked out through the front office as part of a class, peer tutor, or career apprentice assignment, or c) The student is under the direct supervision of a faculty member. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index OFF-LIMITS AREAS Service areas – Mechanical rooms, janitorial closets, storage rooms, etc. are off-limits to students unless accompanied by school staff. Stage/steps – During non-instructional times, students may sit on the stage steps, but are not to stand or congregate on the stage or the steps leading upstairs. Students gathered in the commons must not gather in the front hallways obstructing the entrances to the building. Locker Rooms - All locker rooms are off limits during the school day except while in PE class. Lunch – During lunch students should only be in the cafeteria or the commons. The only restrooms that should be used during lunch are those in the Symsonia and Fancy Farm Hallways. All other areas are considered off limits during lunch. Students should not walk hallways during lunch. Vending Machines – In order to comply with federal guidelines, students are not allowed to use vending machines in faculty workrooms or the administrative wing. All other vending machines are turned off during the school day except those selling bottled water. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index FIGHTING The penalty for fighting, defined as the use of physical force, will be: 1. 1st Offense - 2 days suspension and 20 days In-School Detention, 2. Additional offenses - Student suspension pending alternative placements. The school may file legal charges against students involved in fights where appropriate. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index FIGHTING, Cont. Additional disciplinary action may be taken if it is evident that one student acted in an overtly aggressive manner. Action may be taken against one student and not against a second student if no retaliation occurred. Disciplinary action taken for fighting is cumulative from the time a student enters high school. For example, if a student is disciplined for the first offense as a freshman and is involved in fighting again as a junior, discipline during the junior year will be for the second offense. Students who instigate fights, but are not actively involved (that is, students’ whose rumors put others up to fighting, carry information back and forth between other individuals who subsequently fight, or are involved in horseplay which becomes a fight) submit themselves to discipline according to the Discipline Matrix. Students not using physical force, yet engage in verbal confrontations will be subject to disciplinary action. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index WEAPONS, Cont. Kentucky House Bill 80 passed by the 1996 General Assembly has a broader definition of a "weapon" than does the Federal Gun Free Schools Act of 1994. Graves County Schools defines a deadly weapon as follows: a. Any weapon from which a shot, readily capable of producing death or other serious physical injury, may be discharged; b. Any knife with a blade of 3 inches or longer; c. Billy, nightstick, or club; d. Blackjack or slapjack; e. Nunchaku karate sticks; f. Shuriken or death star; g. Artificial knuckles made from metal, plastic, or other similar hard material; or h. Any other object that is carried for the purpose of inflicting injury on another. In enforcement of this policy, principals or their designees, having reasonable suspicion, may authorize searches in compliance with applicable Board policies. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index DRUGS & ALCOHOL USE/POSSESSION POLICY No pupil shall purchase, possess, attempt to possess, use, be under the influence of, sell, or transfer any of the following on or about school property, at any location of a school-sponsored activity, or en route to and from school or a school-sponsored activity: 1. Alcoholic beverages; 2. Controlled drug substances and drug paraphernalia including, but not limited to, dangerous drugs, narcotics, marijuana, barbiturates, volatile substances, amphetamines, and any other legal or illegal material that has a harmful or unnatural effect on the person using them; 3. Substances that “look like” a controlled substance. In instances involving look-alike substances, there must be evidence of the student’s intent to pass off the item as a controlled substance. In addition, students shall not possess prescription drugs for the purpose of sale or distribution. GCHS Student Handbook, 24-25 Discipline Matrix and Code of Conduct Index USE/POSSESSION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS Use or possession of tobacco products, or alternative tobacco products (e-cigarettes, hookah, vapor products, and the like) is prohibited on the school grounds. A student breaking this regulation will receive the following disciplinary action. Discipline Matrix Students found in restroom stalls/at urinals or in a group with the tobacco products listed above in their presence will be disciplined as using or possessing tobacco products.