Coppell ISD Student Handbook Coppell ISD Student Handbook 2021–2022 School Year Contents Coppell ISD Student Handbook .................................................................................................... 1 Coppell Independent School District ............................................................................................. 2 2021-2022 Board of Trustees ........................................................................................................ 2 Parent & Staff Commitment of Conduct ..................................................................................... 3 Preface Parents and Students: .................................................................................................. 6 Accessibility ............................................................................................................................ 7 Section One: Parental Rights ..................................................................................................... 7 Consent, Opt-Out, and Refusal Rights ................................................................................... 7 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation ................................................................. 7 Consent to Provide a Mental-Health Care Service .............................................................. 8 Consent to Display a Student’s Original Works and Personal Information .......................... 8 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if a Student is under Age 14 ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student when Not Already Permitted by Law ........... 8 Limiting Electronic Communications between Students and District Employees ................ 9 Objecting to the Release of Directory Information ............................................................... 9 Objecting to the Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ....................................................................... 10 Participation in Third-Party Surveys .................................................................................. 10 Removing a Student from Instruction or Excusing a Student from a Required Component of Instruction ............................................................................................................................. 11 Human Sexuality Instruction .............................................................................................. 11 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence in Grades 3–12 ............................ 12 Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags ............................................................ 12 Religious or Moral Beliefs .................................................................................................. 13 Tutoring or Test Preparation .............................................................................................. 13 Right of Access to Student Records, Curriculum Materials, and District Records/Policies .. 13 Instructional Materials ........................................................................................................ 13 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct to Noncustodial Parent ........................................ 13 Participation in Federally Required, State-Mandated, and District Assessments .............. 14 Student Records ................................................................................................................ 14 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications ................................................................... 17 Coppell ISD Student Handbook A Student with Exceptionalities or Special Circumstances ................................................... 17 Children of Military Families .............................................................................................. 17 Parental Role in Certain Classroom and School Assignments .......................................... 18 Student Use of a Service/Assistance Animal .................................................................... 18 A Student in the Conservatorship of the State (Foster Care) ............................................ 18 A Student Who Is Homeless .............................................................................................. 19 A Student Who Has Learning Difficulties or Who Needs Special Education or Section 504 Services ............................................................................................................................. 20 A Student Who Receives Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home ................................................................................................................................. 22 A Student Who Speaks a Primary Language Other than English ..................................... 22 A Student with Physical or Mental Impairments Protected under Section 504 .................. 22 Section Two: Other Important Information for Parents and Students ...................................... 23 Academic Integrity (All Grade Levels) ................................................................................... 23 Absences/Attendance Expectations ..................................................................................... 23 Documentation after an Absence (All Grade Levels) ........................................................ 24 Compulsory Attendance .................................................................................................... 24 Unexcused Absence .......................................................................................................... 24 Parts of Day/Full Day Absences ........................................................................................ 25 Compulsory Attendance—Exemptions .............................................................................. 25 Compulsory Attendance—Failure to Comply .................................................................... 26 Attendance for Credit or Final Grade (All Grade Levels) ................................................... 27 Official Attendance-Taking Time (All Grade Levels) .......................................................... 27 Tardies ............................................................................................................................... 28 Driver License Attendance Verification (Secondary Grade Levels Documentation after an Absence (All Grade Levels) ............................................................................................... 28 Doctor’s Note after an Absence for Illness (All Grade Levels) .......................................... 28 Preplanned/Anticipated Absence ...................................................................................... 28 Driver License Attendance Verification (Secondary Grade Levels Only) .......................... 28 Accountability under State and Federal Law (All Grade Levels) ........................................... 29 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test (Grades 10–12) ...................................... 29 Bullying (All Grade Levels) .................................................................................................... 29 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ............ 31 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs of Study (High School Only) .................. 31 Celebrations (All Grade Levels) ............................................................................................ 31 Child Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children (All Grade Levels) .... 32 Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse ........................................................................................ 32 Coppell ISD Student Handbook Warning Signs of Trafficking .............................................................................................. 32 Reporting and Responding to Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children ........................................................................................................................................... 33 Further Resources on Sexual Abuse, Trafficking, and Other Maltreatment of Children .... 33 Class Rank/Highest-Ranking Student (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ............................... 34 Class Schedules (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ................................................................ 34 College and University Admissions and Financial Aid (All Grade Levels) ............................ 34 College Credit Courses (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ..................................................... 35 Communications—Automated (All Grade Levels) ................................................................ 35 Emergency ........................................................................................................................ 35 Nonemergency .................................................................................................................. 35 Complaints and Concerns (All Grade Levels) ....................................................................... 36 Conduct (All Grade Levels) ................................................................................................... 36 Applicability