cgmsc student expectations and discipline 2013-2014
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CGMSC Student Expectations and Discipline
2013-2014
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CGMSC Motto
“Champions Make Choices;
Choices Make Champions”
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Attendance Expectations
• You are expected to be at school EVERY day!
• Parent must call ATTENDANCE HOTLINE to report absences
• Notices will be sent home informing parents about excessive absences and occurrences of “Lost Instructional Time”
• If absences or lost instructional time become a problem, Johnson County Probation Office will be contacted
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Attendance Reminders
If you are absent from school, you cannot do the following:
• participate with your team in a meet/game that evening;
• participate in school activities that evening (ex. school dances);
• attend sporting events that evening.
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Lockers
• Do not tell others your combination.
• Do not open another student’s locker.
• You may decorate the inside door of your locker, as long as it does not block the pull bar on your locker.
• If a locker jam is reported due to an item interfering with the pull bar, the item(s) will be removed and you will have to take those items home.
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Locker Door Decorations
• Decorations are allowed for:– Day of birthday– School activity (in season)
• If you want to keep the decorations, take them down before Friday. Custodians will clean lockers that evening.
• The following are not allowed:- Double-sided Tape- Packing Tape- Adhesive Foam- Contact Paper
• Instead, use the following:– Masking Tape– Painter’s Tape
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Please do not tape over the metal pull bar
Please do not place heavy magnetic items on your locker door near the pull bar
Examples
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Student Safety
• If you are being dropped off or picked up, this must be done at the front entrance. You may only exit or enter a vehicle if it is along the green curb.
• Students can walk to the high school, walk home or walk to the elementary school if they have parent permission AND a “walking note” on file in the front office.
• If a student does not have a current note on file, he or she may not walk.
• Students are not allowed to walk to the high school in order to board their middle school bus.
• If students are seen boarding their middle school bus at the HS, disciplinary actions will occur.
What happens if I make a poor
choice?
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Consequences for Misbehavior
Lower-level:• Before School Detention (BSD)• Lunch Detention• 1 period of In-School Suspension (ISS)
Middle-level:
• Friday Evening School (FES)
• In-School Suspension (ISS)
High-level:
• Out of School Suspension (OSS)
• Expulsion
Discipline Log
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Hitting, Fighting, or Causing Injury
• Including “horseplay” which results in an injury
• Could result in an Out of School Suspension (OSS)
• Repeated offenses could result in a recommendation for expulsion and referral to the police
WE WILL MAINTAIN A SAFE SCHOOL FOR ALL
STUDENTS AND STAFF!
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Possession of Illegal Items
• Tobacco, tobacco products, and/or alcohol
• Possession of drugs or look-alike drugs
• Weapons- including Swiss Army knives, pocket knives, etc.
• Making a bomb threat or false fire alarm report (such as pulling a fire alarm)
• These behaviors could result in Out of School Suspension (OSS) and a recommendation for Expulsion
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School Grounds/ Property
• Students are required to follow all school rules whenever on school grounds.
• The school can enforce consequences when students violate school rules.
• What are school grounds?– School corporation property at any time– Athletic contests (home and away), bus stops,
dances, on a school bus to/from a school event, any school sponsored activity
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Harassment and Bullying
• Do not physically or verbally threaten, harass, or intimidate others – This is harassment
• Please report such behavior immediately to a guidance counselor, school administrator or use Talk About It
• This behavior could result in any of the following consequences: conference/parent contact, Out of School Suspension (OSS), or recommendation for Expulsion
STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AT ALL TIMES!
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Harassment
• While calling people names is not appropriate…certain types of comments will be handled with more significant consequences.
– Do not make comments about a person’s: race, religion, ethnicity, gender or physical appearance
– All very serious and will be handled very seriously.
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Student Relationships
• The Guidance Counselors at our school (Ms. Gunn and Mrs. Thacker) work with students on how to resolve conflicts with each other without being in trouble.
• At CGMSC we try and work through harassment issues with a guidance counselor before it is a discipline problem.
Misbehavior Problems
and Poor Choices
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Dress Code Guidelines
• Shirts must:– Have sleeves, with no sheer or mesh
material – Cover the shoulders, chest & midriff
• Pants, Shorts, & Skirts must:– Pass the “fingertip length” test– Have no transparent holes or rips:
• Permanently patched or mended are acceptable
* Skin tight shorts or skirts are not allowed
COMMON SENSE & COVERAGE!
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Dress Code
Inappropriate dress choices:• Clothing with vulgar, sexual, or violent
references• Unusual coloring of the hair & face painting• Drawing and writing on the body• Dangling chains, sunglasses, bandanas• Pajamas & other sleepwear• Hats• Jackets & coats that are outerwear• Piercings other than those in the ears
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Dress Violations - Consequences
• 1st offense – wear appropriate clothing supplied by the office, official warning from administrator, call home
• 2nd (or more) offense - wear appropriate clothing supplied by office, D-Slip, and consequence
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• OFF and AWAY!
• Confiscated if seen or heard
• No additional warnings will be given
• 1st violation – Before School Detention (BSD)
• 2nd (or more) violations – Friday Evening School (FES) and then In School Suspension (ISS)
Electronics Policy
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• E-Readers and Tablet devices are only to be used in classrooms for school related purposes at appropriate times, and always at the teacher’s discretion.
• Misuse or abuse by using non-educational applications or the internet without permission from a staff member may result in the total loss of privilege of using E-Readers and Tablet devices and/or disciplinary consequences.
• Phones of any type are not included under this policy and are not allowed in any classroom during the school day.
E-Reader
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F-word violations
– Saying, writing, or gesturing - all treated the same
– Friday Evening School (FES) then In-School Suspension (ISS)
Other language violations:
–D-slip and consequence–Consequences will grow in severity if
repeated
Inappropriate Language
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• All assignments are to be the work of the individual.
• If you cheat or allow someone else to cheat from your work, you may both receive a zero on the assignment.
• You may also be considered for disciplinary action.
Cheating Policy
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• Success in school
• AAAs
• Yearbook party
• Respect of other students & adults
Making Good Choices Pays
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• School is your job!
• Dress and act appropriately!
• Respect all staff, students, and visitors!
Easy to remember guidelines for making good choices at MSC
Let’s have a GREAT year!