No Heelies <back to top>
   Heelies (shoes with rollerblade wheels) are not permitted at school.

Skateboards <back to top>
   Skateboards are not allowed in classrooms. Any students who brings a skateboard on campus must secure it in his/her locker for the entire day. For safety reasons, Skateboards may not be ridden on school property at any time. Failure to comply will result in an assignment to Wednesday/Saturday school. This applies to roller blades and other wheeled apparatus.

Cell Phones/Pagers <back to top>
   Paging devices, cell phones/radios, or other telecommunications devices shall not be in use, visible, or audible on school property during the school day. Cell phones should be turned off. NO camera phones are allowed. The school day is from 8:45 a.m. - 4:05 p.m. Any District employee observing a student using a device during the school day shall report the violation to the appropriate administrator who shall confiscate the device. The telecommunications device shall be returned to the student or to the student's parents at the end of the school day after payment of a $15 fee per offense. Persistent noncompliance with this policy shall result in the device being returned at the end of the semester after a payment of a $15 fee is received.

Grade Classification <back to top>

   Beginning with the in-coming freshman class of 2006-2007, the following will be required:
   To be classified as a sophomore, a student must have earned at least six credits including credits in each of the following: English I, Geography, Algebra I, and Biology.
   To be classified as a junior, a student must have earned at least twelve credits including credits in each of the following: English I, English II, Algebra I, Geometry, Biology I, IPC or Chemistry or Physics, Geography and World History.
    (Students transferring into the district will be expected to have credits in the same courses although those courses may have been taken in a different sequence.) [Board policy 5/11/02]

Harassment <back to top>
    Harassment will not be tolerated by the District. Students are expected to treat other students and District employees with courtesy and respect; to avoid any behaviors known to be offensive; and to stop these behaviors when asked or told to stop.

    Harassment is defined as unwelcome or unwanted behavior toward another person or persons, and may be verbal, non-verbal or physical. This behavior may include, but is not limited to, acts that are perceived to be demeaning, hostile, intimidating, or offensive. Any harassment, including racial and sexual harassment, will be treated as a serious offense. Please refer to Sexual Harassment and other forms of harassment listed below.

    A substantiated complaint against a student will result in appropriate disciplinary action, according to the nature of the offense and the Student Code of Conduct.

    The District encourages parental and student support in its efforts to address and prevent harassment in any form in the public schools. Students and/or parents are encouraged to discuss their questions or concerns about the expectations in this area with a teacher, counselor, principal or assistant principal.

Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, Religion, National Origin, or Disability <back to top>
    Students must not engage in harassment behaviors motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, or disability directed toward another student. This will be treated as a serious offense and will not be tolerated. Examples include, but are not limited to, graffiti, name-calling, or racial slurs, jokes, stereotypical comments, innuendoes, ridicule, or written comments. A student who believes he or she has been harassed by another student or by a District employee is encouraged to report the incident to the principal or assistant principal. The allegations will be investigated and addressed. Please refer to Harassment, above, and Sexual Harassment, immediately below.

Sexual Harassment/Sexual Abuse <back to top>
    Students must not engage in unwanted and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature directed toward another student or a District employee. This prohibition applies whether the conduct is by word, gesture, or any other sexual conduct, including requests for sexual favors. All students are expected to treat other students and District employees with courtesy and respect; to avoid any behaviors known to be offensive; and to stop these behaviors when asked or told to stop.

    The district will notify the parents of all students involved in sexual harassment by student(s) when the allegations are not minor, and will notify parents of any incident of sexual harassment or sexual abuse by an employee. To the greatest extent possible, complaints will be treated as confidential. Limited disclosure may be necessary to complete a thorough investigation.

    A complaint alleging sexual harassment by another student or sexual harassment or sexual abuse by a staff member may be presented by a student and/or parent in a conference with the principal or assistant principal, or with the Title IX coordinator.

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