Know Your Handbook

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Know Your Handbook

• Presented By
• Mr. Garard
• Mr. Wilson

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Who We Are

• Mr. Garard Dean of Students (A-K)
• Mr. Wilson Dean of Students (L-Z)

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General Rules of Conduct

• Possession and/or use of tobacco (includes
  smokeless), controlled substances or unauthorized
  medications on the school grounds or at school
  related activities are strictly prohibited.
  Smoking is not allowed.
• No marking on or defacing school property.
• No loitering on school grounds.

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General Rules of Conduct

• No running in the building.
• No public display of affection on school grounds.

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General Rules of Conduct

• Radios, CD players, IPOD/MP3 players are not
  allowed in the hallways of RTHS. These devices
  may be allowed in the classroom at the teachers
  discretion.
• Laser devices, Video Recorders, electronic games
  or paging devices (examples are beepers, cellular
  phones) are not to be brought to school. ALL
  ELECTRONIC DEVICES WILL BE CONFISCATED AND
  DISCIPLINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CELLPHONE POLICY.

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General Rules of Conduct

• No card, dice playing, or gambling on school
  grounds.
• No profanity or verbal abuse allowed on school
  grounds.
• No plagiarism and/or cheating.
• No food or drink allowed in the classrooms or
  hallways.

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General Rules of Conduct

• RTHS is a closed campus. Students are not to
  leave the school grounds without administrative
  approval.
• No skateboards, roller blades, etc. allowed on
  school grounds.

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Closed Campus (Cafeteria Rules)

• All students must eat lunch in the cafetorium
  unless signed out in the office by a
  parent/guardian.

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Closed Campus (Cafeteria Rules)

• Failure to follow the proper procedure for
  checking out may result in disciplinary action.
• Students may not be excused from missing lunch by
  a parent after the lunch period if the student
  did not check out in the office properly.

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Closed Campus (Cafeteria Rules)

• Students are expected to clean up after
  themselves in the cafetorium.
• Students are expected to remain seated during the
  lunch hour in order to maintain a safe and
  orderly environment.

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Attendance Procedures

• When a student must be absent from school, he/she
  must have his/her parent/guardian call and notify
  the school regarding the reason for the absence.
• Notification should be made on the day of the
  absence, but no later than 800 a.m. on the
  following day or will be considered an unexcused
  absence.

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Attendance Procedures

• Excused Absences are to be used for personal
  illnesses, family illnesses, medical/dental
  appointments, and funerals.
• Oversleeping, weather, lack of transportation,
  babysitting are examples of Unexcused Absences.
• Any extenuating circumstances will need
  administrative approval.

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Planned Absence

• The administration must approve all planned
  absences at least one week prior to the absence.
• The student is responsible for communicating with
  his/her teacher about assignments and having them
  turned in on the assigned due dates.
• Extended days (3 or more) will need the proper
  form of notification from his/her counselor.
  This must be signed by an administrator.

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Absences Allowed per Semester

• 10 excused absences.
• Beyond 10 days will require a doctors note in
  order to avoid disciplinary action.

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Tardiness - Sweep and Keep It Moving policy

• Not being in the classroom or gym when the final
  bell rings.
• When a student is tardy, he/she must report to
  their assigned class.

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Tardiness - Sweep and Keep It Moving policy

• 1st hour report to the sweep room upon arrival
• 2nd-5th hours report directly to class.

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Tardiness - Sweep and Keep It Moving policy

• Little (t) 1 second 2 minutes late, (Referral
  after 2 occurrences)
• Big (T) 2 Minutes Automatic Referral and a
  Step.

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Tardiness - Sweep and Keep It Moving policy

• The Keep It Moving policy requires students to
  keep moving to class between class periods and
  after the 755 am bell.
• This Keep It Moving policy helps prevent
  tardiness and hallway altercations between
  students.

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Hall Passport/Permits

• No student shall be in the hall during regular
  class time without a hall passport/permit issued
  by the teacher responsible for the student during
  that class time.

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Cell Phones / Electronic Devices

• Cell Phones and Electronic Devices are targeted
  theft items at school,
• Not allowed to be in use or possession between
  the time that the student enters the building and
  until the buses leave at the end of the school
  day.
• The student is to secure and lock these items in
  their hall lockers upon arrival to school.

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Cell Phones / Electronic Devices

• 1st offense for a Cell Phone / Electronic Device
  infraction will result in the device being taken
  by school personnel and brought to the attention
  of their Dean of Students to be picked up by the
  student after school and receive a Verbal
  Reprimand/Warning.

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Cell Phones / Electronic Devices

• Repeat Offense
• Taken to Superintendent
• Parents make an appointment to pick up
• Students are not to attempt to pick up phone
• All consecutive offenses will be considered
  insubordination and will be treated with
  progressive and sequential discipline.

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Dress Code

• Students are expected to dress in a manner that
  is not a distraction or disruption to the
  educational process at RTHS. The administration
  and faculty has the responsibility to determine
  what is inappropriate attire for the school
  setting. Examples of inappropriate attire include
  but are not limited to the following

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Dress Code

• Clothing or articles which are excessively
  soiled, torn or ragged.
• Clothing displaying, a weapon, ammunition, vulgar
  writing or symbols or sexual references or
  suggestive remarks.

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Dress Code

• Clothing that is excessively revealing such as
  short mini- skirts, shorts that are less than
  mid-thigh in length, tank tops, loosely fitting
  and low cut halter tops, mesh shirts (unless a
  t-shirt is worn underneath), or shirts which
  expose the midriff. All students, male and
  female, must wear tops that have a minimum of 2
  of material passing over the shoulder. No garment
  may be worn that exposes undergarments.
• No tops, shorts, or skirts which reveal torso or
  underwear while sitting, standing, or walking.

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Dress Code

• Sleeveless shirts may not have an opening larger
  than the area of a normal sleeve opening (unless
  a shirt is worn underneath).
• Clothing with alcohol, tobacco, or controlled
  substances advertisements or references.
• Hats, head kerchiefs/bandannas or other headgear
  will not be worn or carried in the building at
  any time by males or females. All hats are to be
  placed in the locker upon arrival to school and
  are to stay there for the entire school day.

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Dress Code

• Anything that can be construed as being a weapon
  or ammunition cannot be carried or worn. This
  includes any chains long enough to wrap around
  the broad part of the palm of the hand.
• Shoes must be worn at all times. Shower shoes
  and house slippers are not acceptable footwear.

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Dress Code

• Sunglasses unless prescribed by a doctor or
  approved by the administration.
• Spandex shorts unless worn under overshorts,
  which cover spandex shorts.
• Spiked apparel, spiked accessories, animal
  collars, or chains that can be used as a weapon.

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Student I.D. Cards

• RTHS students are required to have their
  identification cards with them at all times.
• Students are to carry their I.D. cards when
  boarding the RTHS busses.
• Failure to follow these guidelines may result in
  disciplinary action.
• A fee will be charged to replace lost cards.

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School Bus Transportation / Student
Responsibilities

• The driver is in full charge of the bus and
  pupils.
• Students who are uncooperative, disruptive or
  disobedient are subject to suspension or
  revocation of bus transportation privileges.
• The student handbook is in effect before, during,
  and after the bus transportation to and from
  school (this includes field trips, etc.).

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Detention

• A teacher issued detention is to be served with
  the teacher before school or after school and not
  to exceed 30 minutes.
• An Administrative issued detention is a directed
  study hall and is to be served on the assigned
  date. These detentions are held Monday through
  Friday from 710 to 750 a.m., or 310 to 400
  p.m., in the sweep room,

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Detention

• Students are required to be on time and bring
  books, appropriate reading materials, and/or
  assignments needed.
• There will be no talking, eating, or hall
  permits.
• Students are responsible for their own
  transportation arrangements.
• Please consult the student handbook for extended
  details.
• Failure to serve will result in SSS

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Saturday Supervised Study (SSS)

• This directed study hall will be held on
  Saturdays from 800 a.m. to 1130 a.m., in the
  library or other designated room.
• There will be no talking, eating, etc. and
  bathroom privileges are limited.
• Students are responsible for their own
  transportation arrangements.

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Saturday Supervised Study (SSS)

• The students are to use the East Wing Entrance at
  745 a.m. and report directly to the library or
  other designated room for check in.
• Students are required to be on time and to bring
  books, appropriate reading materials, and/or
  assignments needed.
• Any student who arrives to the East Wing doors
  after 800 a.m. will be considered an unexcused
  absence/truant.

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Saturday Supervised Study

• In case of emergency, please contact the
  appropriate Dean of Students at extension 1104
  (A-K), or 1106 (L-Z) by 8am on the next school
  day of attendance in order for a school
  administrator to consider the circumstances for a
  possible excused absence and reschedule with the
  parent/guardian. Please consult the student
  handbook for extended details.

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Request to See Your Dean

• Fill out a request in the main office
• Hand it to a secretary
• Return to class
• Your dean will call for you

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Questions