Student Expectations

THEATASCOCITA HIGH SCHOOL

GENERAL

Introductions of Administrative Staff

Vision for AHS

Overall expectations for student behavior

Take Pride in this beautiful campus

DRESS CODE T-Shirts

No shirts with profanity, alcohol, drugs, weapons, nudity or gang affiliation.

Hair Must be out of your face, we must be able to see your eyes No ‘unnatural’ hair color

Facial Hair No mustache, goatee or designs If you need to shave, you will be sent to your AP’s office and you will have to

shave here at school, with our razors and shaving cream

DRESS CODE Shorts/Skirts/Jeans/Dresses

The length of shorts or skirts must be no shorter than 3.5 inches (length of ID card) above the top of the knee.

Sagging pants/shorts are not allowed. They must fit around your waist naturally or with a belt. If they are sagging, you will be sent to your AP and receive a ziptie to tie them together.

Earrings Boys may not wear earrings or band-aides to cover them up No piercings other than in the ears are allowed (no nose rings)

Head Coverings No hats, caps, beanies or bandanas may be worn in the

building at any time. Hoodies may not be covering your head during the school day

DRESS CODE Pajama Pants/Sleepwear are not allowed Shoes must be worn Tattoos must be covered Holes in jeans: No skin should be showing

above the knee Undergarments should not be visible at any

time. No sunglasses allowed in the building

DRESS CODELADIES!!!

Tank Tops – straps must be 2 inches wide (width of ID card) No spaghetti strap shirts No bra straps showing No tube tops

Midriff may not be exposed

Cleavage Low cut shirts or any shirt that exposes your bare chest or

cleavage will not be allowed

ABSOLUTELY NO SHORT NIKE/SOFFE SHORTS during school hours. Any short you wear must be 3.5 inches (ID Card length) from the top

of the knee

DRESS CODE Dress Code Violation Consequences

1st offense = verbal warning 2nd offense = Saturday class Offenses after this will be considered

insubordination and may result in ISS

In all cases of dress code violation you will be asked to change, call home for extra clothes. If the violation cannot be corrected, you will be sent to ISS or suspended off campus for the day.

TARDIES Tardies are cumulative (not per class)! Tardies start over each semester. There are no warnings or free tardies. Tardy Consequences

1st – 4th Tardy = D-Hall 5th – 7th Tardy = Thursday or Saturday Class Excessive Tardies will be considered insubordination

and may result in ISS. Tardies to 1st Period (2nd on Thursdays) may result in a

student’s parking privileges being revoked. When using the tardy pass, the tardy still counts toward

your overall number of tardies.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES AHS has Green Zones and Red Zones.

Green Zones: Areas in which electronic devices are not restricted unless they are being used inappropriately (Hallways, Cafeteria, and Flex Areas)

Red Zones: No electronic devices are allowed to be in use. All classrooms are Red Zones unless you are given specific permission by the teacher. Red and Green Zone cards will be in use by the teachers in each classroom.

Appropriate and Inappropriate use of electronic devices

Only allowed one ear bud in at a time

TECHNOLOGY: INAPPROPRIATE USE/HARASSMENT AND “SEXTING”

• Students are prohibited from possessing, sending, forwarding, posting, accessing or displaying electronic messages that are abusive, obscene, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, damaging to another student’s reputation or illegal.

• This prohibition also applies to conduct off school property, whether the equipment used to send such messages is district-owned or personally owned, if it results in a substantial disruption to the educational environment.

• Any person taking, disseminating, transferring, possessing, or sharing obscene, sexually oriented, lewd, or otherwise illegal images or other content, commonly referred to as “sexting,” are in violation of this policy and may, in certain instances be reported to law enforcement.

TECHNOLOGY: INAPPROPRIATE USE/ALTERING RECORDS/UNAUTHORIZED VIEWING

Do not give your log-in information out to anyone. Computer activity from your log-in is considered to be you.

Everything students do on a computer can be tracked.

Do not download ANYTHING Do not install software Computer usage violations will result in

consequences

LUNCH Clean up after yourself

All trash should be picked up and thrown away before you leave your table.

You will be asked/told to stay and clean if this isn’t done…you will not receive a pass if you are late.

Behavior Treat all workers and custodians with respect

Lunch is in the Cafeteria and back Patio ONLY You may not spend your lunch time in the hallways, flex area,

etc. If you are found in these areas, you will be considered as out of designated area and assigned a consequence.

LUNCH ON THURSDAYS IS 4th PERIOD

UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR

Bullying and Harassment

Sexual Harassment/Comments/Gestures

PDA- No smooching allowed. You will receive an automatic Thurs/Sat Class

Behavior on Buses (everything on the bus is under video surveillance)

UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

If you are absent and do not bring a note signed by your parent and give to the attendance office, the absence is recorded as an unexcused absence.

Students have 48 hours after their return to school to bring an absence excuse note.

UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

Unexcused absences, if not corrected within the 48 hour timeline, will remain an unexcused absence.

On your 3rd unexcused absence, the District will issue a warning letter

TRUANCY

Truancy is considered any absence without permission of parent or school authority.

We run a daily unexcused absence/truancy report in each house.

Consequences Thursday or Saturday Class Multiple violations can result in ISS You may not receive a grade higher than 70 for

work you miss

ATTENDANCE FOR CLASS CREDIT

90% Rule: Students must be in attendance 90% of the days a class is offered in order to receive credit for the course.

If a student is absent 9 or more days per semester (excused and unexcused combined) they will lose credit for the class. Regardless of the grade earned in the class.

ATTENDANCE FOR CLASS CREDIT

Assistant Principals will monitor student’s attendance, and you will be notified of the required steps to regain credit.

You will be required to complete 1 hour of seat time for each period you are absent after the 8th absence.

COLLEGE DAYS

Juniors and Seniors Only2 College days each yearMust have a signed letter on college

letterheadDays do not roll over

EXEMPTION POLICY Grades

Must have a semester average of 80 or above Attendance

May not have more than 3 absences School related absences do not count against you

Behavior No more than one Saturday class No ISS

Limit You may exempt 2 per semester You may not exempt the same final twice

EOC Courses are not allowed to exempt Dual Credit

You may exempt Lone Star finals based on these guidelines

STUDENT PARKING Parking permits are required to park on campus If you need a permit, go to Red House 1 Parking is First Come/First Serve

You may not park in front of the school or back teacher lot Reckless driving is not allowed

No loud music, speeding, donuts etc Your parking privileges will be revoked

Parking Violations Can result in discipline and/or revocation of parking

privileges. Can also result in getting your car towed

LOCKERS Do not share your combination

Anything found in your locker is considered YOUR property

Keep it clean Throw trash away, don’t keep food in the locker

We are not responsible for stolen items Don’t go to your locker every period PE lockers- Do not leave your stuff out

during PE

ID BADGES ID badge must be worn at all times.

ID Badge must be kept on lanyard and worn in plain sight around the neck with picture facing out.

Students who lose, damage or deface their badge will be assessed a $5.00 replacement fee for badge and $2.00 for a replacement lanyard.

Students without ID badge will not be allowed to enter class and will be charged $2.00 for a temporary badge to be worn visible on the chest.

ID BADGES If you forget your ID badge, you must get a temporary

badge from a house secretary before entering class. If you are tardy because you had to get a temporary badge, then you will be assigned the appropriate consequence for the tardy.

Failure to get a temporary badge before school starts will result in a dress code violation.

Failure to have your ID around your neck will result in an automatic D-Hall.

The ID you wear must be a 2015-16 ID badge

FIGHTING AND PROFANITY Fighting will not be tolerated

Fighting is considered striking first or striking back

1st fight = Off campus suspension and 5 days of ISS 2nd fight = Recommendation for Long Term

assignment at discipline center Humble ISD Police will be notified and citation may

be issued. Profanity

Any profanity used = Thurs or Saturday Class May result in a citation Any profanity directed at ANY staff member = ISS or

Long Term recommendation

TOBACCO AND VANDALISM

Tobacco No tobacco is allowed on campus….even if you

are 18. It is a violation of the Humble ISD code of conduct.

If you are below the age of 18, the police will be notified and a citation may be issued.

Vandalism

CHEATING

Letting another student copy work or copying someone else’s

Using materials during test when not allowed Having your phone or other electronic device

out during a test Consequences

0 for the assignment you cheated on Thurs or Saturday class Ineligible for NHS

CHECKING OUT AND IN

Bring a note to your House secretary with parent signature and phone number

We will call to verify You will get a check out pass You MUST check out through the attendance

office or you will be considered TRUANT Anytime you enter or leave the building during

the school day, you must go through the attendance office.

EARLY RELEASE AND END OF SCHOOL DAY If you have early release, you must leave campus at

the beginning of 7th period.

If you have late arrival, and are on campus prior to the bell to 2nd period, you are to report to the cafeteria.

Students who do not have official school business on campus must be off school grounds by 3:00pm.

The gates will close at 3:00pm each day.

NURSE Students are not allowed to carry around

medications on their person. All medications (prescriptions and non-

prescription) must be registered through and kept in the nurse’s office.

You must have a pass from a teacher to enter the nurse’s office.

Do not contact your parents from your cell phone if you are sick…ask for a pass from your teacher and use the nurse’s phone.

D-HALLS AND THURS/SAT CLASS D-Hall- Meet outside the cafeteria

Monday 3:00 - 3:45 Tuesday 3:00 - 3:45 Wednesday 6:30-7:15 Wednesday 3:00- 3:45

Failure to attend a D-Hall will result in an automatic Thurs/Sat class, NO EXCEPTIONS

Thursday and Saturday Class Thursday: 3:00 – 6:00pm Meet in Blue LGI Saturday: 8:00-11:00am Meet at Front of School

Failure to attend Thurs/Sat Class will result in an ISS placement.

D-HALLS AND THURS/SAT CLASS

EXPECTATIONS Students must have an ID to enter a D-Hall or Thurs/Sat class Students must arrive on time to be admitted You must bring something to work on or read (No magazines) Disruptive behavior and sleeping will result in dismissal, and no

credit for attendance All school rules apply No electronic devices allowed