Elyria City Schools Elyria High School Student/Parent Handbook Elyria High School 601 Middle Avenue Elyria, Ohio 44035 (440) 284-8300 Mr
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Elyria City Schools Elyria High School Student/Parent Handbook ELYRIA HIGh SChOOL 601 Middle Avenue Elyria, Ohio 44035 (440) 284-8300 Mr. Tim Brown, Principal Team 1 Team 3 Assistant Principal 284-5201 Assistant Principal 284-5203 Secretary 284-5201 Secretary 284-5203 Team 2 Team 4 Assistant Principal 284-5202 Assistant Principal 284-5204 Secretary 284-5202 Secretary 284-5204 Clinic 284-8300 ext 11007 Athletic Office 284-8256 Property of:____________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________ Phone #:______________________________________________________ In case of emergency, please notify: Name:______________________ Phone #:_______________________ The information in this book was the best available at press time. Watch for additional information and changes. ©2016 School Datebooks, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in any retrieval system, or translated in any form without the written permission of School Datebooks, Inc. 2880 U.S. Hwy. 231 S. • Lafayette, IN 47909 • (765) 471-8883 http://www.schooldatebooks.com • [email protected] 1 TABLe OF CONteNts School Calendar....................................................4 Physical Education Attire..................................19 School Maps..........................................................5 Picture Day.......................................................19 Mission Statement.................................................7 Retention..........................................................19 Alma Mater Fight Song.......................................7 Scheduling........................................................19 Good Neighbor Policy.........................................8 School Supplies................................................19 Vehicles Driven by Students...............................8 School Trip........................................................19 Bus Students......................................................8 Student Identification Cards..............................19 Joint Vocational Students...................................8 ID Rules............................................................19 Dances and Other School Sponsored Activities.....8 Student Council................................................20 REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION..................9 Student Planner................................................20 Ohio Graduation Test (OGT)...............................9 Substitute Teachers..........................................20 Credit Load/Schedule Changes........................10 Summer School................................................20 Bypassing Prerequisite Courses.......................10 Suspensions.....................................................20 Procedure for Determining Grade Telephones.......................................................20 Averages, Grades 7-12................................ 11 Textbooks..........................................................20 District-Wide Percentage and Letter Transcript Requests..........................................20 Grade Scale................................................. 11 Visitors..............................................................20 Senior High Quarterly and Semester Grades.....12 Withdrawing From School.................................21 Middle School Quarterly and Final Grades.......12 Yearbook...........................................................21 Elyria High School Class Rank.........................12 ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS CODE OF CONDUCT.....21 Honor Roll.........................................................13 1. Attendance....................................................21 Gold Tassels.....................................................13 1A. Absence......................................................21 The Scholastic “E”............................................13 1B. Tardiness....................................................21 National Honor Society.....................................13 1C Excused During School...............................21 Assemblies.......................................................14 1D. Compulsory School Attendance Law.........21 Athletic Eligibility/Co-Curriculars.......................14 2. Attendance Policies......................................22 Bicycles.............................................................15 2A. Student Absences and Excuses.................22 Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Program.........15 2B. Middle and Senior High School City of Elyria Ordinances..................................15 Attendance Policy........................................22 Clinic.................................................................16 2C. Loss of Driving Privileges...........................23 Counselors........................................................16 3. Suspension and Expulsion...........................23 Doors................................................................16 3A. Student Expulsion......................................23 Emergency Cards.............................................16 3B. Permanent Exclusion.................................23 Emergency School Closings.............................16 3C. Expulsion Appeals to the Fees..................................................................17 Board of Education.......................................24 Fire and Tornado Drills......................................17 3D. Appeal to the Court....................................24 Grade Cards.....................................................17 3E. School Safety Zone....................................24 Homeroom........................................................17 3F. Extracurricular Activities..............................24 Immunizations...................................................17 3G. Students Suspended in Another District....24 Interims.............................................................17 3H. No Notice or Hearing for Locker Use........................................................18 In-School Suspensions................................24 Lost and Found.................................................18 3I. Expulsion for Students Who Media Center....................................................18 Withdraw From School.................................24 Medication........................................................18 3J. College Courses Taken During an Expulsion....24 Movies..............................................................18 3K. Expulsion Notices to Colleges....................25 Parking..............................................................18 3L. Expulsion for Weapons Possession............25 Parent/Teacher Conferences............................18 3M. Discipline of Disabled Students.................25 Permits to Leave School...................................18 4. Disruption of School......................................25 2 4A. Prohibited Disruptive Behavior...................25 Off-Property School Events..........................31 4B. Transmitting or Making a False Alarm........25 8. Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco.........................31 4C. Bomb Threats.............................................25 8A. Drugs, Alcohol and Counterfeit 5. Damage or Theft of School Controlled Substances.................................31 or Private Property.......................................26 8B. Tobacco......................................................31 5A. Theft...........................................................26 8C. Inhaling or Ingesting Glue or 5B. Unauthorized Possession of School Other Substances........................................32 or Personal Property....................................26 8D. Possession of Drugs or 5C. Extortion.....................................................26 Prescription Medication................................32 5D. Arson or Other Damage.............................26 9. Trespassing and Loitering.............................32 5E. Vandalism...................................................26 9A. Trespassing and Loitering..........................32 5F. Liability for Property Damage......................26 9B. Suspended or Expelled Students 6. Assault, Battery, Fighting, and Verbal Abuse....26 Being on School Property............................32 6A. Assault........................................................26 10. Forgery and Fraud......................................32 6B. Fighting.......................................................27 10A. Cheating...................................................32 6C. Threatening................................................27 11. Possession of Combustible, Flammable, 6D. Verbal or Written Abuse..............................27 Explosive or Burnable Items........................32 6E. Swearing and Vulgar Language.................27 12. Possession of Electronic Communication 6F. Defiant Behavior.........................................27 Devices and Lookalike Electronic 6G. Immoral Behavior.......................................27 Communication Devices..............................33 6H. Sexual Offenses in General.......................27 12A. Possession of Music and Playing Devices....33 6I. Sexual Harassment.....................................27 13. Possession of Obscene Materials..............33 6J. Discrimination/Harassment Through 14. Lunchroom Behavior...................................33 the Use of Electronic 15. Guidelines for Good Grooming...................34