Tom Bean Middle School & High School 2014 – 2015 Student Handbook Middle School High School 289 Franklin Road 7719 State Hwy 11 Tom Bean, TX 75489 Tom Bean, TX 75489 Phone: 903-546-6161 Phone: 903-546-6319 Fax: 903-546-6798 Fax: 903-546-6319 EVERYONE EVERYTHING EVERYDAY i Table of Contents PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................1 SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ...............................................3 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ..................................................................................................3 Working Together ...............................................................................................................3 Parent Involvement Coordinator ..........................................................................................4 PARENTAL RIGHTS .............................................................................................................4 Obtaining Information and Protecting Student Rights ..........................................................4 “Opting Out” of Surveys and Activities ...............................................................................5 Inspecting Surveys ..............................................................................................................5 Requesting Professional Qualifications of Teachers and Staff ..............................................5 Reviewing Instructional Materials .......................................................................................5 Displaying a Student’s Artwork, Projects, Photos, and Other Original Work .......................5 Accessing Student Records ..................................................................................................5 Granting Permission to Video or Audio Record a Student....................................................6 Granting Permission to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction ..................6 Removing a Student Temporarily from the Classroom .........................................................6 Removing a Student from Human Sexuality Instruction.......................................................7 Removing a Student from Class for Tutoring or Test Preparation Purposes..........................7 Excusing a Student from Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags ..........................8 Excusing a Student from Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence..................8 Requesting Limited or No Contact with a Student through Electronic Media .......................8 Requesting Notices of Certain Student Misconduct .............................................................8 Prohibiting the Use of Corporal Punishment ........................................................................8 School Safety Transfers .......................................................................................................9 Requesting Classroom Assignment for Multiple Birth Siblings ............................................9 Parents of Students with Disabilities with Other School-Aged Children in the Home ...........9 Request for the Use of a Service/Assistance Animal ........................................................9 Providing Assistance to Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need Special Education Services ........................................................................................................ 10 Students with Physical or Mental Impairments Protected under Section 504 ...................... 10 Parents of Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English ........................... 11 Accommodations for Children of Military Families ........................................................... 11 Student Records ................................................................................................................ 11 ii Directory Information .................................................................................................... 13 Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education ...................................................................................................................... 14 SECTION II: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS .. 15 ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE ............................................................................................... 15 Compulsory Attendance .................................................................................................... 17 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................. 17 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance ............................................................... 18 Attendance for Credit or Final Grade ................................................................................. 18 Official Attendance-Taking Time ...................................................................................... 19 Documentation after an Absence ....................................................................................... 20 Doctor’s Note after an Absence for Illness ......................................................................... 20 Driver License Attendance Verification ............................................................................. 20 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ................................................................................................ 20 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ................................................................................................... 20 ADDRESS CHANGE ........................................................................................................... 21 AFTER SCHOOL POLICY .................................................................................................. 21 ASSEMBLIES ...................................................................................................................... 21 AUTOMOBILES ON CAMPUS ........................................................................................... 21 SENIOR PARKING .......................................................................................................... 22 AWARDS AND HONORS ................................................................................................... 23 BULLYING .......................................................................................................................... 23 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) PROGRAMS ...................................... 24 CELEBRATIONS ................................................................................................................. 24 CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN .................. 24 CLASS RANK / HIGHEST RANKING STUDENT ............................................................. 25 CLASS SCHEDULES .......................................................................................................... 27 CLOSED CAMPUS .............................................................................................................. 27 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS .................................................................. 27 COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES ........................................................................................... 28 COMMUNITY SERVICE .................................................................................................... 28 COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ...................................................................................... 28 CONDUCT ........................................................................................................................... 29 Applicability of School Rules ............................................................................................ 29 Disruptions of School Operations ...................................................................................... 29 iii Social Events ..................................................................................................................... 29 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES / CONDITIONS ....................................................................... 30 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ............................................................................................... 30 COUNSELING ..................................................................................................................... 30 Academic Counseling ........................................................................................................ 30 Personal Counseling .......................................................................................................... 30 Psychological Exams, Tests, or Treatment ......................................................................... 31 COURSE CREDIT ................................................................................................................ 31 CREDIT BY EXAM—If a Student Has Taken the Course .................................................... 31 CREDIT BY EXAM—If a Student Has Not Taken the Course.............................................. 31 DATING VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND RETALIATION ........ 32 Dating Violence ................................................................................................................ 32 Discrimination ..................................................................................................................