Student Handbook
by Lana Cunningham
August 30, 2007
Oxford Jr/Sr High School
Student Handbook
2007-2008
PO Box 970
Oxford, Kansas67119
620-455-2410
Oxford School District Mission Statement:
The Oxford School District commits to promoting a healthy, lifelong education and inspiring a positive learning environment to empower students for interactive success in a complex society.
Core Values
Respect for self and others
High Expectations Collaboration
Resourcefulness Positive Attitude
Adaptability Trust
Principal/AD……….. Rob Hampton
Counselor/Ass’t AD:……… Roberta Hiltzman
Oxford Jr/Sr High School
Why do we issue each student a school agenda?
• Your school agenda has been designed to help you manage your time and plan your day. Juniors and seniors with laptops will have this handbook emailed.
• If you lose your agenda notebook, you will be required to buy a new one.
• When teachers assign homework, they may require students to record the assignments in their agendas. Also, students may be expected to keep a record of their achievements and test scores for assignments, presentations, or projects. This will allow students and parents to be aware of the student’s standing in each course anytime during the school year.
• Periodically, the teaching staff will ask to see your agenda notebook.
• The agenda notebook may also be used to relay messages from school to home about special matters such as missing assignments, behavior, absences, or appointments.
• Everyone should be successful at school. The school staff is not going to willingly accept failure on the part of a student. The agenda notebook is an attempt to help every student be more successful.
• Students who are successful do the following things to ensure success:
1. Attend all classes regularly with a minimum of absences.
2. Are prepared and ready to learn every day in the classroom.
3. Do their homework.
4. Study for upcoming tests.
* The agenda notebook will help you think and plan ahead.
Oxford Jr/Sr High School
2007-2008
Dear Oxford Students,
The faculty and staff join me in welcoming you to a new school year. All of us are looking forward to working with you. We hope that this will be your best school year to date.
Oxford Jr/Sr High School will provide you with many opportunities to learn and enjoy this year. We hope you will take advantage of these opportunities. We hope that each of our students will grow academically, socially, and emotionally as a result of their school experiences.
We expect students to strive for excellence in his or her studies and to make positive contributions to our school and our community. As a teaching staff we will not willingly accept failure on any student’s part. In addition, you have an equally important responsibility to ask questions and seek extra help when you don’t understand.
Respect for others, safety, and doing your best in all endeavors is the foundation principle on which all rules for Oxford Jr/Sr High School are based. You will share an environment with another three hundred or four hundred fellow students and adults. Hence, the rights of all must be preserved. Your actions must be consistent with the rules and must not infringe on the rights, safety, or respect for others.
Your teachers, counselor and all other school staff members join me in offering you whatever help you will need during the school year. If you experience any difficulty, disagreement or personal concerns, please seek out someone for assistance.
Table of Contents
Agenda Notebook Rules
Announcements – Daily Bulletin
Asbestos Management
Absences, Tardies, and Checking-Out/Leaving School
Admission to Activities
Activities Lettering Policy – Letter Jackets – Patches
Activities Participation
Activity Eligibility (Scholastic)
Activity Ejection Policy
Activity Drug/Alcohol Policy
Athletic Training Rules
Automobile Parking
Bus Regulations
Changes in Residence, Telephone, or Custody
Child Supervision at Events
Classification of Students
Closed Campus
College Admissions
College Scholarships
College Visitations
Computer Hacking
Counseling
Crime Stoppers
Dances
Departure of Bus Students from School
Detentions
Discipline Infractions
Dress Code
Drugs and Alcohol and Tobacco
Electronic Devices
Enrollment Policy and Fees Policy
Fighting
Fire and Tornado Drills
Grade Cards, Grading, and Grading Standards
Grade Progress Reports
Graduation Ceremony Participation
Graduation Requirements from Oxford High School
Graduation Requirements for Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Harassment
Health Care – Medication
Homework Policy
Honor Rolls
Immunizations and Health
Injuries and Insurance
Laser Pens
Lockers
Lost and Found
Lunch Program
Junior Class (magazine sales and prom)
Media Center – Library
Miss Oxford
NCAA Regulations
Passes
Posters
Public Display of Affection
Purchases
Schedule Changes
School Hours
Senior Trip
Senior Wall
Skateboards
Sports Royalty
Storm and Emergency Dismissal
Student Aides
Students in Good Standing
Suspension (In-School and Out-of-School)
Special Education
Telephone
Test Exemption Policy
Transportation to Out of Town Activities
Vandalism
Vending Machines
Visitors
Vocational Technical Training
Weapons Policy
Withdrawal from School
Appendixes
A. Annual Notification of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
B. Computer Access and Computer Violations
C. Grievance Procedure relative to Title IX
D. Over-the-counter and Prescription Medication forms
E. Student Computer Usage Contract
F. Laptop Loan Form Agreement
G. Laptop Use Expectations
H. Calendar for 2007-2008
School Rules, Regulations & Policies
Agenda Book Rules
Agenda notebooks must be used by each student, grades 7-10, and in their possession at all times. If an agenda notebook is lost, defaced, or mutilated the book must be replaced. The cost of the replacement book is $7.
1. All students, grades 7-10, must carry their agenda books to all classes.
2. Agenda books are required for book checkout in the library.
3. Students must have a teacher-signed agenda book or classroom hall pass in order to leave the classroom.
Announcements-Daily Bulletin
The daily announcements or bulletin provide a means for administration, staff, and students to communicate with one another. These announcements will be posted each morning before school. The announcements will be read to the entire student body over the intercom or be read to all students by a teacher at the beginning of first hour.
Asbestos Management
Federal regulations require that each local education agency, at least once each school year, provide written notification to parent, teacher, and employee organizations of the availability of the agency’s asbestos management plan.
A copy of the asbestos management plan is available for inspection in the district office during regular business hours. The Superintendent is the plan manager and inquiries should be directed to her.
Absences, Tardies and Checking Out/Leaving School
Regular attendance is a responsibility that is shared by parents, students, and school. It is the student’s workplace, and preparation for entry into the world of work begins with the habits and skills developed within the home, school, and community. Attendance is a very important part of developing an individual’s work ethic. The school will be open from 7:50 am to 3:45 pm each school day and students are encouraged to receive special help from teachers during this time. Students are required to attend all classes each day, and to be in class on time. The administration at Oxford Jr/Sr High School will enforce the Kansas State Law on Compulsory Attendance. Kansas law requires students to attend school until the age of 18.
This policy has been created in an effort to provide our students the best possible education our school can offer. If you have any questions regarding its content, please call or stop by the office.
Oxford Jr/Sr High School has established the following policies to promote the concept of regular attendance.
1. The building principal will develop a regulated system for excusing students following an absence. The system will use parental contact as much as possible.
a. Permanent records of daily attendance will be filed in the school office. The building principal will be responsible for maintaining attendance reports. By state law, an excuse for the absence from the parent to the school is mandatory. The building principal reserves the authority to determine acceptability of any excuse for any absences.
b. Notification will be sent to parents advising them of their child’s attendance record.
c. Attendance will be kept of a per class basis.
d. If a student misses all classes in one day, he/she will receive one full absence in the attendance file.
2. When a student is absent, his/her parents or guardians shall contact the school by 8:30 am that morning. Failure to contact the school will result in a phone call to the home or place of employment. Letter of notification will be sent to parents if they were unable to be contacted by phone. Students have three days from the time of an absence to clear up unexcused absences.
3. Following an absence, the student will be given work to makeup. The student has one day to complete and turn in makeup work for each single day of absence. When a student is absent due to a school sponsored activity, it will be the responsibility of the student to get assignments ahead of time. If the absence is unexcused because of being out of school suspended, the student must turn in the homework on the day the student is to return to school following the suspension.
4. The following types of absences will be considered excused:
a. Illness – Frequent absences due to illness may require statement from a doctor verifying the illness.
b. Doctor or dental appointments – The school office shall be notified prior to the time of the appointment.
c. Family Funerals
d. School Sponsored activities
e. Other absences deemed necessary by the parents and approved in advance by the building administration.
f. All other reasons are unexcused.
5. In order to participate in practice and/or in a contest/event, a student must be attendance for all three class periods prior to departure to the contest/event.
Students who are absent during the school day because of sickness cannot attend evening school activities.
6. Parents are asked to notify the school in advance when they would like to take their children out of school. In this way, teachers may plan make-up work accordingly and students may be asked to get their work completed before leaving.
7. By state law, students absent from school without a valid excuse will be considered truant. Students who are truant three day in a row, five times in a semester, or seven times in a year will be reported to the County Corrections office for assessment and intervention.
8. Permission to leave school grounds during the school day involves both the permission of the parents and the school administration. First the student must obtain permission from the school administration and the student must sign out from the office before leaving. The student will be considered unexcused if these requirements are not met.
9a. If a student skips class, the following consequences will apply:
1st Skip – One day In-School Suspension, plus one week student
not in good standing
2nd Skip – Two days In-School Suspension, plus two weeks student not in good standing.
3rd Skip – Three days In-School Suspension, plus six weeks student not in good standing and written notice to the County Attorney if under 18.
9b. If a student has an unexcused absence for any part of the day, the
following consequences will apply:
One unexcused absence – one week student not in good standing
Two unexcused absences – two weeks student not in good standing
Three unexcused absences – six weeks student not in good standing
Fourth unexcused absences –nine weeks student not in good standing, meeting with counselor and truancy officer contacted.
Students who arrive to school late will be disciplined under the tardy policy. Students will be considered absent after 8:30 am and will be subject to the compulsory attendance law. Students who are excessively tardy/absent will receive possible suspension and other intervention as needed to solve the problem.
Students who leave a classroom without teacher permission may be subject to the above disciplinary action or other consequences as designated by the school administration.
10. Once a student is absent from a class period six times in a semester (excluding ONLY those for which there are already verification of medical care), a letter will be mailed to the home. The letter will explain that six absences have been reached and will break down the reasons.
On the 10th absence from a class period in a semester, the counselor will call a meeting as an intervention to address the issue. The team will be made up of the nurse, counselor, parent, teachers, and administration. Every absence at this time will require medical verification. Absences can be excused by (1) doctor’s note, (2) the school nurse, (3) or the principal. The student will be considered a student not in good standing for one week. Each additional absence will add one week student not in good standing.
On the 12th absence from a class period in a semester, the student will be reported to the Cowley or Sumner County Community Corrections office and/or the County Attorney’s office for intervention. Students will remain not in good standing for the remainder of the intervention.
Tardy Policy:
Being prompt to school is not only an important habit to develop, it is also good manners. A student is tardy if he/she is not in class according to classroom procedure when the 8:05 am class bell rings. There will be no distinctions between unexcused and excused first class of the day tardies. A student will not be counted tardy if he/she has a note signed by a teacher, administrator, or office personnel. A student will be allowed five tardies per nine weeks. Tardy consequences following the fifth tardy will be:
• 6th through 10th tardy – one week student not in good standing for each tardy.
• After eleven tardies, an attendance plan will be written to address future tardies. The plan may include a recommendation for short or long term suspension. The student will be a student not in good standing while the plan is being written and until the plan is being followed.
Admission to Activities
As per BOE regulations.
Activities Lettering Policy-Letter Jackets-Patches
Criteria for lettering will be left to the discretion of the different coaches and directors. Coaches and directors are to inform students in advance of the season relative to the specific criteria that must be met in order for the student to letter.
Band Football Baseball
Basketball Volleyball Cross Country
Track Softball Cheerleading
Vocal Music Drama
Only those students who have lettered in athletics can order an athletic letter jacket. Any student ordering a letter jacket or activity patch such as ‘All League’ must pay for it at the time that is ordered. The item will not be charged to a school account.
Activities Participation
Students have the opportunity to participate in many activities of their choice. All activities will be conducted under the sponsorship of the school. Participants will abide by all school rules and regulations, including dress code, both at home activities and while visiting other schools. The following is a list of school sponsored organizations:
Kayettes Honor Society Forensics
HS Cheerleaders FCA FFA
Drama Club JH Cheerleaders HS/JH
Student Council Junior Class Senior Class
HS/JH Scholars Bowl
No student may hold more than one major office within school clubs, classes, and organizations. A major office is defined as president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, editor of the annual and head varsity cheerleader. In school elections the student and teacher votes are equal, one vote per teacher and one vote per student.
Activity Eligibility (Scholastic)
Kansas State High School Activities Assn. (KSHSAA) has a specific policy relative to student eligibility and participation in KSHSAA sponsored activities. Oxford Jr/Sr High School also has a specific policy in regards to student eligibility. In order for a student to be eligible, the student must fulfill the requirements of BOTH institutions. Oxford’s policy holds a student accountable on a nine-week basis. The KSHSAA policy holds the student accountable on a semester basis. A high school student must have passed at least six (6) subjects the preceding nine weeks in order to be eligible in any KSHSAA or USD 358 sanctioned activity during the current nine week school period.
Junior High students must pass a least six subjects the preceding three weeks.
A student who is ineligible because of scholastic reasons may practice with his/her team during his/her ineligible period, but may not participate in any KSHSAA or USD # 358 sanctioned events during this period of ineligibility and the student may not miss class time for activities.
Activity ejection Policy
If a player is ejected from a KSHSAA or USD #358 sanctioned activity, the player will be excluded from the next activity at the highest level the player participates.
For example, a player that participates in varsity contests will be excluded from participation in a junior varsity and varsity contests until excluded from the next varsity contest. A player ejected from a game who participates in junior varsity contests will be excluded from participating in junior varsity contests.
Activity Drug/Alcohol Policy
This policy pertains to students at Oxford Jr/Sr High School involved in the following activities:
Basketball Kayettes
Baseball Band
Softball Choir
Cheerleading Student Council
Cross Country Forensics
Football Math Relays
Track FFA
Volleyball Yearbook
National Honor Society others designated by the administration
The purpose of this policy is to promote the student’s physical and mental well being and a lifetime of healthy living by discouraging the use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco products. USD 358 and Oxford Jr/Sr High School believes that the use of “prohibited” substances decreases the long-term athletic performance, decreases overall academic performance, and increases the chance for personal injury. Such usage reduces the chance for a student to reach his/her full potential. The students’ usage of these substances also reflects negatively on all of the student’s teammates, the overall school, the coaches, and the entire Oxfordand Geuda Springs communities.
The use, possession, and/or sale of alcohol, drugs, drug paraphernalia, or tobacco products by an activity participant or athlete at Oxford Jr/Sr High School are prohibited on and/or off of school property.
In enforcing this policy, administration, coaches, and/or sponsors will conduct a diligent investigation and give special credence to:
• Admission statement of the accused
• Specific witness evidence by a faculty member, coach/sponsor, administrator, or law enforcement
• Police report
Individual coaches/sponsors may implement consequences that exceed the stringency of the school’s policy. The coach/sponsor needs to communicate these higher standards to the participants at the start of the extracurricular season.
The Activities Director, coaches, and sponsors will provide student/parent contracts to be completed prior to the season regarding their guidelines.
This policy goes into effect beginning with the first day of practice for each student. The policy is no longer in effect after the last day of the student’s participation in an extra-curricular activity or the last day of the school year whichever occurs last.
This policy will be enforced in the following manner:
1st Offense:
• School counselor intervention
• Parent/Administration/Counselor/Coach or Sponsor meeting for each activity they are involved in
• At least one game/match/event suspension in every activity the student is currently participating. In events that involve co-curricular grades the student will be given an alternate assignment to be graded on.
o Sports
-Basketball
-Football -1 game
-Softball
-Baseball
-Volleyball -1 match
-Cross Country
-Track -1 meet
o Activity -1 event
The player will be ineligible from the next contest or activity at the highest level the student participates. All events leading up to this event will be included in the ineligibility period.
Students will be allowed to practice during this time.
2nd Offense:
• Drug assessment(to be chosen from a list of licensed providers)
• Care Plan(written by counselor, psychologist, administration, and coach)
• Ineligible for six week period or remainder of season(whichever is greater) from all activities
• Student will be required to complete 25 hours of community service before their eligibility resumes(to be enforced by counselor and/or administration)
3rd Offense:
• Student will be ineligible from all activities for the remainder of the year
Athletic Training Rules
As per BOE Athletic Training Rules policy.
Automobile Parking and Regulations
When cars are driven to school they should come directly to the school grounds and remain there during the school day, unless special permission is obtained from the office. This includes the lunch hour. Cars are to be parked in the student parking lot in an orderly fashion. The practice of unloading students and leaving the school grounds in a vehicle prior to school is not permitted. Students are not to sit in, loiter around, or leave in their cars without permission from a parent and administrator during the school day, including lunch time. Administration may reserve the right to suspend parking privileges on school property.
When exiting the north parking lot, students are to go west on Elm Street or north on College Street. For safety reasons, please do not drive south past the grade school or 5th/6th grade buildings.
Bus Regulations, Behavior, and Discipline
If a student violates one or more of the bus rules the bus driver will document the violation using the “Bus Conduct Report” that is sent to the parent. If a second offense occurs, a “Bus Conduct report” will be given to the student to take home to be signed by their parent or guardian and the driver will call the parent to report the student’s misbehavior. A copy of the “Bus Conduct Report” shall be given to the building principal. If a third offense occurs, the principal will be notified immediately for disciplinary action, which may include suspension of bus riding privileges for an indefinite period of time.
1. The bus driver is responsible for the safety of the students on the bus:
a. Students shall be seated at all times when the bus is moving.
b. The driver is in charge of students and the bus. Students must obey the driver promptly and cheerfully.
c. Pupils must be on time. The bus cannot wait beyond its regular schedule for those who are tardy and if the student is not riding the bus, contact the bus driver immediately.
d. Students should not stand in the roadway while waiting for the bus.
e. Glass containers and animals are prohibited.
f. Students shall not extend any part of their body out of a bus window.
g. Classroom conduct is to be observed by students riding the bus; board and building discipline policies apply to bus riders.
h. Students must not attempt to get on or off a bus or move about the bus while it is moving.
i. When a student causes damage to a bus or school vehicle, the student and his/her parent(s) are responsible for reimbursing the school district for repairing the damage.
j. The driver is in charge of all passengers while they are riding, loading on, or unloading from the bus. Students riding the bus will follow bus driver’s instructions.
k. Bus drivers may assign a student a seat.
l. Passengers are not to distract or conduct unnecessary conversations with the driver. The driver may require silence from bus passengers when they are driving in adverse driving conditions, such as snow or ice.
m. Students should not throw anything out of the bus or inside a bus.
n. Students shall not tamper with the controls or equipment on the bus.
2. Students board and leave the bus at their home and the school. Any exceptions to this must be requested in writing or telephone by the parent to the bus driver. Students do not ride a bus other than the bus they have been assigned to ride. Any exceptions to this must be requested in writing or telephone by the parent or guardian to the principal, driver, or superintendent. A student who does not normally ride the school bus must have permission from the building principal to ride the bus.
3. Bus drivers shall call the parent or guardian and report any misconduct of their child or failure to follow the direction of the bus driver or willful disrespect of district or building discipline policies.
4. All cases of unacceptable behavior are to be reported by the bus driver to the building principal. Serious infractions of discipline policies will be reported immediately to the building principal.
5. A student may have his/her bus riding privileges suspended for serious or repeated violations of bus policy by the building principal or superintendent.
6. The bus policy applies to all regular bus routes and extracurricular bus and vehicle trips.
7. Any student making an extracurricular trip sponsored by the school district will be required to use transportation provided by the district. Exceptions to this rule shall be made only at the request of the parent (request must be made in person and in writing) and with approval of the coach/sponsor and administrator. Students are prohibited from driving personal vehicles to participate in district-sponsored activities held during the school day.
Changes in Residence, Telephone, or Custody
Please notify the school office immediately when a change of residence and/or custody occurs. Also, notify the school office immediately when the home or work telephone numbers change. It is also important to notify the school when the name and telephone number an emergency contact person changes.
Child Supervision at Events
Students or children should not horseplay during an event within the stadium or facility. Student in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade will not be admitted to any event or activity with parent or guardian.
Classification of Students
Students are classified according to the total number of credits that they have earned prior to the opening of fall school term.
Freshman less than three credits
Sophomore three or more, but less than ten credits
Juniors ten or more, but less than seventeen credits
Seniors seventeen or more credits
Closed Campus
Our school operates on a “Closed Campus” policy. Students are not allowed to leave campus during the inclusive hours of the school days, unless the student has permission of the office and the parent and the student checks out through the office.
College Admission to a Kansas Regent’s University
To gain admission to any Kansas Regents College, a student must do one of these three
1. Be in top 1/3 of GPA
2. Score ACT of 21
3. Take classes listed
College Scholarships (Regent’s Recommended Curriculum for College)
These courses are required beginning in the fall of 2001 in order for a student to be considered a “State Scholar”. If a student is named a “State Scholar”, the student may be eligible to receive scholarship money if the student attends a state school or a private school in Kansas.
4 units of English (not inc. speech, journalism, or debate/forensics
3 units of science (biology, chemistry, and physics)
4 units of math – to include an advance math
2 units of the same foreign language
3 units of social science
1 unit of computer technology
College Visitations
Seniors are allowed to be gone a maximum of three (3) days to visit colleges. Juniors are allowed one (1) day. These must be scheduled through the counselor. The student may be required to school verification of the visit. College days must be taken prior to May 1st.
Computer Hacking
Computer hacking is the theft or abuse of school files (computer and electronic equipment). Examples, but not limited to, are:
• Unauthorized entry into a file to use, read or change the contents, or for any other purpose.
• Unauthorized transfer of a file.
• Unauthorized use of another individual’s identification and password.
• Use of computer facilities or other communication devices to interfere with the work of another student, faculty member, or school office staff.
• Use of computing facilities or other communications equipment to send obscene or abusive messages.
• Use of computing facilities to interfere with the normal operation of the school computing system.
*Any violation of the above can be can punishable with loss of computer and/or internet privileges, and up to long term suspension or expulsion from school.
*See Appendix for specifics of computer crime, definitions, and student compute usage contract.
Counseling
The counselor is interested and concerned about the total welfare, educational progress and future goals of all students. She can provide help with self-awareness, personal relationships, problem solving, educational planning, coping skills, and understanding self. Students who want to talk to the counselor should make an appointment. Parents wishing to visit the counselor are welcome to call the counselor.
Crime Stoppers
The Crime Stopper Program is designed to give students an opportunity to report illegal or inappropriate events to the administration in an anonymous manner. These events may include, but are not limited to fights, weapons, drugs, alcohol, theft, vandalism, and tobacco. If a student has an item stolen or vandalized, a form can be filled out that will advertise the item to the student body in order to help solve the crime. To report a crime, contact Ms. Hiltzman. The student will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward. Specifics on how to leave an anonymous message will be posted. You can also anonymously call the Kansas Highway Patrol “Safety Hotline” if you have information in regards to student safety. The number is 1-877-626-8203.
Dances
Students will not be permitted to leave the building during dances or any other school function and then return later, unless specific prior approval is granted by the administrator or administrator designee.
Non-Oxford High School guests must be pre-approved by administration. If the student brings an out of school guest, the Oxford student is responsible for the guest’s behavior. Senior High aged students cannot attend a Junior High dance. Junior High students cannot attend a Senior High dance.
Departure of Bus Students from School
If there is a change in the after school destination of a bus student, the parent needs to let the school office know of such prior to 3:00 pm. If possible, please make all plans concerning after school activities before coming to school. Any guest riding the bus must have a parent note to be transported.
Detentions after school
After school detentions may be assigned for behavior problems. Detentions will be served daily from 3:25 pm – 4:30 pm.
Assigned detentions take precedence over all other school activities; i.e., athletic practices, activity events, athletic contests, student job, etc.
Refusal to serve detention time may result in one day of Out-of-SchoolSuspension (OSS.
Rules for After School Detention:
1. After school detention begins at exactly 3:25 pm.
2. No food or drink, sleeping, talking or visiting. No cell phones, MP3s, earphones, or playing games. If this happens, the student will directed to leave and no time will be credited.
3. The student cannot leave early for any reason. The entire time must be served or no time will be credited.
4. Students will not be admitted to detention without sufficient reading material to cover the assigned time. No exceptions.
5. Students will not be given passes to lockers or restrooms.
6. In select situations the student may be given the opportunity to serve up to one hour of detention time by performing specific work around the school and school building.
7. A teacher office referral, for a student not complying with a teacher detention request (with 24 hour notice), will result in an office detention.
8. If a student does not attend an office detention, it could result in multiple detentions, In School Suspension, or Out of School Suspension.
Discipline Infractions/Consequences for Major Misconduct
Except for item 1 listed below, the following behaviors will be referred to building administration for investigation and action. Action by administration may result in a conference with the student, parent contact, detention after school, one to five days of ISS, from one to five days of OSS, Long Term OSS, Expulsion, and/or police contact. The following list includes, but is not limited to:
1. Willful violation of any published, adopted student conduct regulation;
2. Conduct which substantially disrupts, impedes, or interferes with school operation;
3. Conduct which endangers the safety or substantially impinges on or invades the rights of others;
4. Conduct which constitutes the commission of a felony;
5. Conduct which constitutes the commission of a misdemeanor;
6. Disobedience of an order of a school authority if the disobedience results in disorder, disruption or interference with school operation; and
7. Possession of a weapon at school, on school property or at a school sponsored event.
Dress Code
The school recognizes that the wearing of apparel is the primary responsibility of the parent. However, the school board feels that appearance and dress of any individual or group greatly influences attitudes and behavior. The school will insist on modesty and neatness. Type of dress can help create the needed atmosphere of seriousness. The following guidelines are to be observed:
• All students must wear shoes when attending regular academic classes, except in certain gymnastics, plays, games, etc. Girls must wear bras.
• Headdress such hats, bandannas, scarves, or hoods are not to be worn in the school building by either girls or boys.
• Appearance or clothing that detracts from the education process will not be acceptable; i.e., ill fitting or unclean clothing, etc.
• Examples of imprinted clothing that is unacceptable: alcohol-tobacco logos, offensive or profane language, sexual innuendoes, satanic-gang-drug messages or logos, and other inappropriate pictures or drawings.
• Also not acceptable are:
1. shirts that do not cover to the waist or the belt line,
2. wide mesh shirts, unless worn with a another shirt under them,
3. sunglasses worn in the building,
4. bare midriffs or cut-off T shirts,
5. male or female tank tops with open armpit cutouts, unless worn with another shirt that covers undergarments or flesh, and
6. tube tops.
• Parents will be contacted if a student’s clothing violates the school dress standard. An administrator will direct one of the following: (1) tell the student not wear it again,
(2) direct the student to change clothing immediately,
(3) send the student home to change, or
(4) assign detention time or ISS time, or
(5) suspend the student out of school.
Items may be confiscated and either returned at the end of the school year, or picked up by the parent at school.
Drugs and Alcohol and Tobacco
1. Drugs and/or Alcohol: To ensure student safety and the total absence of drugs at school, a Canine Drug Unit may be used on occasion for random searches on school property. This includes cars in the parking lot.
• Regarding the possession of drugs or alcohol, and/or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and/or the possession of drug paraphernalia:
a) Parents and law enforcement will be contacted. The student will be out of school suspended for one to five days.
b) Prior to return to school the student/family must provide proof that a drug evaluation was completed.
c) A second offense may result in the student being subject to a long-term suspension or expulsion hearing.
• Regarding the sale or transfer of drugs and/or alcohol:
a) Police and parents will be contacted. The student will be suspended out of school for one to five days, and the student will be subject to a formal long-term suspension or expulsion hearing.
2. Tobacco: Oxford Jr/Sr High School and the school grounds are a smoke free and tobacco product free environment. Smoking and/or the use of other tobacco products are not allowed in any area of the building or the grounds.
a) The first offense the possession of tobacco products at school or at a school activity will result in one day of ISS or OSS. Parents will be contacted. On subsequent offenses, the student will be out of school suspended for a period of one to five days. Parents will be contacted.
b) The first offense for the use of tobacco products at school or at a school activity will result in one day of out-of-school suspension. Parents will be contacted. On subsequent offenses, the student will be out of school suspended for a period of three to five school days. Parents will be contacted.
Electronic Devices
Electronic devices can be a disruption at school and the school environment. Students are not allowed to make phone calls during the school day from a school phone. A phone will be provided for use during lunch time and other non-class time. A calling card for long distance will be necessary. Beepers, pagers, cell phones or similar electronic devices shall/must remain in a vehicle or student locker. Students who have these items in the hallways and or classrooms will have the items confiscated and returned only to the parents. In addition, the student will be considered a student not in good standing for a period of one week. CD players and MP3s may be allowed in the classroom if teachers choose and will be handled on a class by class basis.
Enrollment Policy and Fees Policy
Textbook Rental: A fee of $30 will be charged to each member of the student body for the rental of textbooks that are furnished in individual classes.
Combination Lock Fee: A fee of $1 will be charged to per student for the rental of a combination lock for their person school locker. A fee of $5.50 will be charged for a damaged or a lost lock. No personal locks are allowed without the approval of the administration office.