FLOUR BLUFF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Student/Parent Handbook 2019-2020 2505 Waldron Road Corpus Christi, Texas 78418 (361) 694-9200 www.flourbluffschools.net TABLE OF CONTENTS SUPERINTENDENT’S LETTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATION PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................ 1 SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................... 2 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ................................................................................................................. 2 PARENTAL RIGHTS ............................................................................................................................ 3 Obtaining Information and Protecting Students Rights Opting Out of Surveys and Activities Inspecting Surveys Displaying a Student's Artwork, Photos and other Original Work Requesting Professional Qualifications of Teachers and Staff Reviewing Instructional Materials Accessing Student Records Granting Permission to Video or Audio Record a Student Granting Permission to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction Removing a Student Temporarily from the Classroom Removing a Student from Human Sexuality Instruction Excusing a Student From Reciting the Pledges Excusing a Student from Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence Requesting Limited or No Contact with a Student Through Electronic Media Requesting Notices of Certain Student Misconduct School Safety Transfers Requesting Classroom Assignment for Multiple Birth Siblings Parents of Students with Disabilities with other School Aged Children in the Home Request for the use of a Service Animal Options and Requirements for Providing Assistance to Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who May Need Special Education Services Parents of Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other Than English Services for Title I Accommodations for Children of Military Families Student Records Directory Information SECTION II: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS .............................12 ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE ................................................................................................................. 12 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................... 16 ADDRESS CHANGE ........................................................................................................................... 16 AWARDS/HONORS .......................................................................................................................... 16 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ....................................................................................................................... 16 BULLYING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION .................................................................................. 17 CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ...................................................................... 18 CHILD ABUSE/SEXUAL ABUSE………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..18 CLASS RANK/HIGHEST-RANKING STUDENTS. ................................................................................... 19 CLASS SCHEDULES. .......................................................................................................................... 20 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS. ........................................................................................ 21 COLLEGE/DUAL-CREDIT COURSES ................................................................................................... 21 COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ......................................................................................................... 23 CONDUCT ........................................................................................................................................ 23 CONFISCATED ITEMS……………………………….…………………………………………………….…………………………….25 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES/CONDITIONS ............................................................................................. 25 CORRESPONDENCE OR DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES ................................................................. ..25 COUNSELING ……………….…………………………………………….………………………….……………………………………26 COURSE CREDIT……………….……………….…………………………………………………………………………………………27 CREDIT BY EXAM ............................................................................................................................. 27 CUSTODY ISSUES ............................................................................................................................. 28 DATING VIOLENCE/DISCRIMINATION/HARASSMENT/BULLYING/RETALIATION ................................ 28 DISTANCE LEARNING ....................................................................................................................... 31 DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS OR DOCUMENTS ........................................................... 31 DRESS AND GROOMING .................................................................................................................. 33 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES .................................................................... 33 END-OF-COURSE STATE OF TEXAS OF ASSESSMENTS OF ACADEMIC READINESS ............................. 36 FEES ................................................................................................................................................ 37 FIELD TRIPS ...................................................................................................................................... 38 FUNDRAISING .................................................................................................................................. 38 GANG-FREE ZONES .......................................................................................................................... 38 GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT ........................................................................................................ 38 GRADE CLASSIFICATION................................................................................................................... 38 GRADING GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................................... 39 GRADUATION .................................................................................................................................. 40 HARASSMENT AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION .................................................................. 46 HAZING ........................................................................................................................................... 46 HEALTH-RELATED MATTERS ............................................................................................................ 47 HOMELESS STUDENTS ..................................................................................................................... 51 HOMESCHOOL, NON-ACCREDITED, NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL .............................................................. 52 HOMEWORK .................................................................................................................................... 52 IDENTIFICATION .............................................................................................................................. 52 IMMUNIZATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 52 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES....................................................................................................... 54 LIBRARY ........................................................................................................................................... 56 LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS ....................................................................................... 57 LOST AND FOUND AND UNATTENDED ITEMS .................................................................................. 58 MAKE-UP WORK .............................................................................................................................. 58 MASTERY OF TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ............................................................... 59 MEDICINE AT SCHOOL ..................................................................................................................... 59 MEETINGS OF NON-CURRICULUM RELATED GROUPS……………………………………………….………………….61 NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT………………………………………………………………………………………………61 NONTRADITIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS …………………………………………………..….…………..……………. 61 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS/HEALTH SCREENINGS ............................................................................. 62 PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MINUTE OF SILENCE .................................................................... 62 PRAYER ............................................................................................................................................ 62 PROMOTION AND RETENTION ........................................................................................................ 63 RANDOM DRUG TESTING FOR STUDENTS…………………………………….………..…………………………………….65 RECYCLING PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................... 71 REGISTRATION 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