Harleton Elementary Student Handbook 2021–2022 School Year If you have difficulty accessing the information in this document because of disability, please contact the district at 903-777-4092 or [email protected] Harleton Elementary Student Handbook Contents Harleton Elementary Student Handbook ........................................................................................ 0 District Calendar: ........................................................................................................................ 7 Preface Parents and Students: ................................................................................................ 8 Accessibility .......................................................................................................................... 9 Section One: Parental Rights ................................................................................................... 9 Consent, Opt-Out, and Refusal Rights ................................................................................. 9 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation................................................................ 9 Consent to Provide a Mental-Health Care Service ............................................................ 9 Consent to Display a Student’s Original Works and Personal Information ....................... 10 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if a Student is under Age 14 ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student when Not Already Permitted by Law ......... 10 Prohibiting the Use of Corporal Punishment .................................................................... 11 Limiting Electronic Communications between Students and District Employees ............. 11 Objecting to the Release of Directory Information ........................................................... 11 Objecting to the Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ...................................................................... 12 Participation in Third-Party Surveys ................................................................................ 13 Removing a Student from Instruction or Excusing a Student from a Required Component of Instruction........................................................................................................................... 14 Human Sexuality Instruction ............................................................................................ 14 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence in Grades 3–12 ........................... 14 Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags ........................................................... 15 Religious or Moral Beliefs ................................................................................................ 15 Tutoring or Test Preparation ........................................................................................... 15 Right of Access to Student Records, Curriculum Materials, and District Records/Policies .. 16 Instructional Materials ..................................................................................................... 16 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct to Noncustodial Parent ....................................... 16 Participation in Federally Required, State-Mandated, and District Assessments ............. 16 Student Records ............................................................................................................. 16 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications ................................................................. 20 A Student with Exceptionalities or Special Circumstances .................................................. 20 Children of Military Families ............................................................................................ 20 Parental Role in Certain Classroom and School Assignments......................................... 21 Student Use of a Service/Assistance Animal ................................................................... 21 A Student in the Conservatorship of the State (Foster Care) ........................................... 21 Harleton Elementary Student Handbook A Student Who Is Homeless ........................................................................................... 22 A Student Who Has Learning Difficulties or Who Needs Special Education or Section 504 Services .......................................................................................................................... 23 A Student Who Receives Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home .............................................................................................................................. 25 A Student Who Speaks a Primary Language Other than English .................................... 25 A Student with Physical or Mental Impairments Protected under Section 504 ................. 25 Section Two: Other Important Information for Parents and Students ..................................... 26 Absences/Attendance ........................................................................................................ 26 Compulsory Attendance .................................................................................................. 26 Compulsory Attendance—Exemptions ............................................................................ 26 Compulsory Attendance—Failure to Comply ................................................................... 27 Attendance for Credit or Final Grade (All Grade Levels).................................................. 28 Official Attendance-Taking Time (All Grade Levels) ........................................................ 29 Documentation after an Absence (All Grade Levels) ....................................................... 29 Doctor’s Note after an Absence for Illness (All Grade Levels) ......................................... 29 Accountability under State and Federal Law (All Grade Levels) ......................................... 30 Awards and Honors (All Grade Levels) ............................................................................... 30 Bullying (All Grade Levels) ................................................................................................. 31 Celebrations (All Grade Levels) .......................................................................................... 32 Child Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children (All Grade Levels) ... 33 Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse ...................................................................................... 33 Warning Signs of Trafficking............................................................................................ 33 Reporting and Responding to Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Further Resources on Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children ... 35 College and University Admissions and Financial Aid (All Grade Levels) ........................... 35 Communications—Automated (All Grade Levels) ............................................................... 36 Emergency ...................................................................................................................... 36 Nonemergency ................................................................................................................ 36 Complaints and Concerns (All Grade Levels) ..................................................................... 36 Conduct (All Grade Levels) ................................................................................................ 37 Applicability of School Rules ........................................................................................... 37 Campus Behavior Coordinator ........................................................................................ 37 Discipline Management Plan ................................................................................................. 37 Corporal Punishment .......................................................................................................... 39 Deliveries ........................................................................................................................ 40 Harleton Elementary Student Handbook Disruption of School Operations ...................................................................................... 40 Social Events .................................................................................................................. 40 Counseling ......................................................................................................................... 41 Academic Counseling ..................................................................................................... 41 Personal Counseling (All Grade Levels) .......................................................................... 41 Credit by Examination for Advancement/Acceleration—If a Student Has Not Taken the Course/Subject ................................................................................................................... 41 Students in