Student Handbook 2016-2017
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COMANCHE HIGH SCHOOL AND H.R. JEFFERIES JUNIOR HIGH STUDENT HANDBOOK 2016-2017 i Table of Contents PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS ...................................................................................................................... 3 CONSENT, OPT-OUT, AND REFUSAL RIGHTS .................................................................. 3 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation ........................................................................ 3 A district employee will not conduct a psychological examination, test, or treatment without obtaining prior written parental consent unless the examination, test, or treatment is required under state or federal law regarding requirements for special education or by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for child abuse investigations and reports. ........................................ 3 Participation in Third-Party Surveys ...................................................................................... 3 Consent Required Before Student Participation in a Federally Funded Survey, Analysis, or Evaluation ............................................................................................................................... 3 “Opting Out” of Participation in Other Types of Surveys or Screenings and the Disclosure of Personal Information .......................................................................................................... 3 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications ........................................................................ 4 Instructional Materials ............................................................................................................ 4 Accessing Student Records ..................................................................................................... 4 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student When Not Otherwise Permitted by Law ........ 8 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if Student is Under Age 14............................................................................................................................................. 8 Religious or Moral Beliefs ...................................................................................................... 8 Human Sexuality Instruction .................................................................................................. 9 Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags................................................................... 9 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence in Grades 3-12 ............................... 10 Limiting Electronic Communications with Students by District Employees ....................... 10 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct to Noncustodial Parent .......................................... 10 Prohibiting the Use of Corporal Punishment ........................................................................ 10 Safety Transfers/Assignments .............................................................................................. 11 Multiple Birth Siblings ......................................................................................................... 11 Students Who Receive Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Service/Assistance Animal Use by Students .................................................................... 11 Students in the Conservatorship of the State (Foster Care) .................................................. 12 Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need Special Education Services ..... 12 Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English............................................. 13 Children of Military Families ............................................................................................... 14 ii Objecting to the Release of Directory Information ........................................................... 14 Directory Information for School-Sponsored Purposes .................................................... 15 Objecting to the Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education .............................................................................................................. 15 SECTION II: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS ...................................... 15 ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE .................................................................................................. 15 Compulsory Attendance........................................................................................................ 16 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................... 16 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance ................................................................. 16 Attendance for Credit or Final Grade (K-12) ....................................................................... 17 Official Attendance-Taking Time (All Grade Levels) .......................................................... 18 Documentation after an Absence (All Grade Levels) ........................................................... 18 Doctor’s Note after an Absence for Illness (All Grade Levels) ............................................ 19 Driver License Attendance Verification (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ........................... 19 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ...................................................................................................... 20 ADVANCED PLACEMENT / DUAL CREDIT / ASSOCIATE DEGREE ........................... 20 Advanced Placement ............................................................................................................. 20 Dual Credit ............................................................................................................................ 20 ASSOCIATE DEGREE ........................................................................................................ 20 BULLYING (All Grade Levels) ............................................................................................... 21 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) PROGRAMS (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ......................................................................................................................................... 22 CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN (All Grade Levels)....................................................................................................................................... 23 CLASS RANK / HIGHEST RANKING STUDENT(Secondary Grade Level Only) ............. 24 CLASS SCHEDULES .............................................................................................................. 25 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS (Secondary Grade Level Only) .................. 25 COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES (Secondary Level Only) ...................................................... 26 COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS (All Grade Levels) .......................................................... 26 CONDUCT (All Grade Levels) ................................................................................................ 27 Applicability of School Rules ............................................................................................... 27 Campus Behavior Coordinator ............................................................................................. 27 Disruptions of School Operations ......................................................................................... 27 Social Events ......................................................................................................................... 27 COUNSELING ......................................................................................................................... 28 iii Academic Counseling ........................................................................................................... 28 Personal Counseling (All Grade Levels) .............................................................................. 28 COURSE CREDIT (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ............................................................... 28 CREDIT BY EXAM—If a Student Has Taken the Course/Subject (All Grade Levels) ......... 28 CREDIT BY EXAM For ADVANCEMENT/ACCELERATION—If a Student Has Not Taken the Course ................................................................................................................................. 29 DATING VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND RETALIATION (All Grade Levels) ............................................................................................................................ 29 Dating Violence .................................................................................................................... 30 Discrimination....................................................................................................................... 30 Harassment ............................................................................................................................ 30 Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Harassment ............................................................. 30 Retaliation