STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK and CODE OF CONDUCT 2016-2017 SF AustinTable Elementaryof Contents School DISCLAIMER ………………………………………………………………………. Board Approved 7/26/2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................9 FOREWORD ..........................................................................................................................9 PHILOSOPHY ......................................................................................................................10 Our Beliefs ....................................................................................................................... 10 Our Call to Action ............................................................................................................ 10 Our Learner Outcomes ..................................................................................................... 10 Our Goals ......................................................................................................................... 10 PREFACE .............................................................................................................................11 STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ......................................................................13 SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS ....................................................................................14 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT....................................................................................... 14 Working Together ........................................................................................................ 14 Parent Involvement Coordinator .................................................................................. 15 CONSENT, OPT-OUT, AND REFUSAL RIGHTS ............................................................15 Consent Required Before Student Participation in a Federally Funded Survey, Analysis, or Evaluation ................................................................................................ 15 “Opting Out” of Participation in Other Types of Surveys or Screenings, and the Disclosure of Personal Information ............................................................................. 15 RIGHT OF ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS, AND DISTRICT RECORDS/POLICIES ......................................................................................16 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation ......................................................... 16 Consent to Display a Student’s Original Works and Personal Information ................ 16 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if Student is Under Age 14 .......................................................................................................................... 16 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student When Not Otherwise Permitted By Law ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Instructional Materials ................................................................................................. 17 Student Records ........................................................................................................... 17 Parent Notification Statement ...................................................................................... 17 Religious or Moral Beliefs ........................................................................................... 18 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications ............................................................. 18 Tutoring or Test Preparation ........................................................................................ 18 REMOVING A STUDENT FROM INSTRUCTION OR EXCUSING A STUDENT FROM A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF INSTRUCTION ......................................... 18 2 Human Sexuality Instruction ....................................................................................... 18 Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags........................................................ 19 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence in Grades 3-12 ...................... 19 Limiting Electronic Communications with Students by District Employees .......................19 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct to Noncustodial Parent ..........................................19 Parental Role in Certain Classroom and School Assignments .............................................20 Safety Transfers/Assignments ..................................................................................... 20 Multiple Birth Siblings ................................................................................................ 20 STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONALITIES OR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ..............20 Children of Military Families ...................................................................................... 20 English Language Learners.......................................................................................... 21 Service/Assistance Animal Use by Students ............................................................... 21 Students who Receive Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home .................................................................................................................. 21 Students in the Conservatorship of the State (Foster Care) ......................................... 22 Students Who Are Homeless ....................................................................................... 22 Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need Special Education Services 22 Students with Physical or Mental Impairments Protected under Section 504 ............. 23 Students who speak a Primary Language Other than English ..................................... 23 Authorized Inspection and Use of Student Records .............................................................24 OBJECTING TO THE RELEASE OF DIRECTORY INFORMATION ............................27 SECTION II: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS .............................................................................................................................27 ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE ......................................................................................... 27 Compulsory Attendance............................................................................................... 28 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten ............................................................................... 28 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance ...................................................................... 28 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance ........................................................ 28 Between Ages 6 and 19................................................................................................ 29 Attendance for Credit or Final Grade (Kindergarten–Grade 12) ................................. 29 Official Attendance-Taking Time (All Grade Levels) ................................................. 30 Documentation After an Absence (All Grade Levels) ................................................. 30 Doctor’s Note after an Absence for Illness .................................................................. 30 ACCOUNTABLITY UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAW..........................................31 AWARDS AND HONORS ..................................................................................................31 BULLYING ..........................................................................................................................31 3 CELEBRATIONS (All Grade Levels) .................................................................................32 CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN ..............33 CLINIC/ NURSE INFORMATION .....................................................................................34 Bacterial Meningitis ..................................................................................................... 34 Contagious Diseases / Conditions ................................................................................ 35 Fever ............................................................................................................................ 35 Food Allergies .............................................................................................................. 35 Health Screenings ........................................................................................................ 36 Head Lice ..................................................................................................................... 36 Immunization ............................................................................................................... 36 Medication ................................................................................................................... 37 Medicine at School ...................................................................................................... 37 Pink Eye ....................................................................................................................... 38 Psychotropic Drugs ...................................................................................................... 39 Student Illness .............................................................................................................