Policies and Regulations

Article I - In General

• Extent of School Authority 5-1
• Student Rights and Responsibilities 5-2
• Formulation of Student Rules and Regulations 5-3
• Reserved 5-4
• Student/Parent/Guardian Appeals 5-6
  • Appeals and Appeals Procedures 5-6.1
  • Appeals and Appeals Procedures- Non-Disciplinary Actions 5-6.2
• Anti-Harassment and Non-discrimination Policy Regarding Race, Color, Sex, Disability, National Origin, Ethnicity, or Religion 5-7

Article II- Attendance

• Census 5-8
• Age of Entrance/Kindergarten 5-9
• Admission Requirements 5-10
  • Admission Requirements: General 5-10.1
  • Social Security/ Identification (ID) Numbers / Street Addresses 5-10.2
  • International Students 5-10.3
• Age of Compulsory Attendance/Exemptions 5-11
  • Compulsory School Enrollment - Exceptions 5-11.1
• Legal Withdrawal 5-12
• Home Instruction 5-13
  • Home Instruction 5-13.1
• School Attendance Areas 5-14
  • School Attendance Areas: Exceptions 5-14.1
• Transfers 5-15
  • Transfer Students 5-15.1
• Nonresidents 5-16
  • Tuition Students 5-16.1
  • Custody Students 5-16.2
• Absences/Truancy/Parental Notification 5-17
  • Absences/Truancy 5-17.1
• Attendance Records 5-18
• Pregnant Students 5-19
• Married Students 5-20
• Student Suspensions and Expulsions 5-21
  • Student Suspension and Expulsion 5-21.1
  • In-School Suspension (ISS) 5-21.2
  • Discipline of Students with Disabilities 5-21.3
• Regulation Governing Teacher Removal of Students From Class for Disruptive Behavior 5-22
  • Regulation Governing Teacher Removal of Students From Class for Disruptive Behavior 5-22.1
• Students Over 20 5-23
  • Attendance for Students Over 20 5-23.1
• Dropouts: Prevention/Intervention and Retrieval 5-24

Article III- Progress

• Student Placement 5-25
  • Students Without Records 5-25.1
  • Placement of Transfer Students 5-25.2
  • Awarding Transfer Credits 5-25.3
• Course Load 5-26
  • Waivers to Full Day of School 5-26.1
  • Dropping/Adding Courses and Purging Grades 5-26.2
• Promotion, Retention and Acceleration 5-27
  • Acceleration 5-27.1
• Reporting to Parents 5-28
  • Student Evaluation Reports 5-28.1
• Awards for Achievement 5-29
  • Recognition of Student Achievement 5-29.1
• Graduation Requirements/ Diplomas/Certificates 5-30
  • Graduation Requirements 5-30.1
  • Alternative Methods for Granting Credits 5-30.2
  • Locally Awarded Verified Credits 5-30.3
• Student Records 5-31
  • Student Records: Generally 5-31.1
  • Management of the Student's Scholastic Record 5-31.2
• Reserved 5-32
• Reserved 5-33

Article IV- Activities

• Conduct 5-34
  • Conduct on School Buses 5-34.1
  • Cheating/Plagiarizing 5-34.2
• Discipline and Corporal/Academic/Group Punishment/Detention 5-35
  • Corporal Punishment 5-35.1
• Conduct Invoking Punitive Action 5-36
  • Code of Student Conduct/Expulsion for First Time Offenses 5-36.1
  • False Fire Alarms or Bomb Threats 5-36.2
  • Hazing/Assault and Battery/Profane, Obscene or Abusive Language or Conduct 5-36.3
  • Weapons/Explosives/Fireworks 5-36.4
  • Trespass Upon School Property 5-36.5
• Reserved 5-36.6
  • Possession/Use of Pepper Gas, Mace or Similar Substances 5-36.7
  • Possession/Use of Portable Communications Devices 5-36.8
  • Unauthorized Use of Computer Technology 5-36.9
• Reporting Data About School Violence and Crime 5-37
  • Reporting Incidents to the Police 5-37.1
• Freedom of Speech 5-38
• Publications 5-39
  • Student Publications 5-39.1
• Assemblies/Demonstrations 5-40
  • Demonstrations 5-40.1
  • Dispersal Statement (Suggested) 5-40.2
• Dress Code 5-41
• Property Damage 5-42
  • Property Damage/Theft 5-42.1
• Reserved 5-43
• Sexual Harassment of Students 5-44
  • Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures 5-44.1
• Use of Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Products 5-45
  • Possession/Use/Sale of Alcohol, Drugs, Drug Paraphernalia, Tobacco or Tobacco Products 5-45.1
  • Use of Tobacco and Tobacco Products 5-45.2
• Student Government/City-Wide Student Cooperative Association 5-46
• Clubs and School Organizations 5-47
  • Management of Funds 5-47.1
• Social Activities 5-48
• Interscholastic Competition 5-49
  • Eligibility 5-49.1
• Class Gifts/Exchanging Gifts 5-50
• Student Vehicles 5-51
• Activities: Access to School Facilities 5-53
  • Access to Facilities 5-53.1
• Reserved 5-54