GENERAL INFORMATION
ANIMALS IN SCHOOL Students are not permitted to bring petsof any kind to school. With theincrease in the number of students with moderate to severe allergies toanimals, it is imperative that we protect these students from an allergicreaction.
ASSEMBLIES Students have the opportunity to opt outof any planned assembly. Astructured study environment will be provided for students who choose to optout of attending an assembly.
BICYCLE RACKS AND RULES Bike racks are available outside the eastentrance. Students riding bikesshould provide their own locks. The school cannot assume responsibility for the security of the bikes.
COMMUNITY BUILDING USE ThunderRidge High School is available forpublic use to the greatest extent possible without infringing on the schoolprograms. Fees will be assessedwhere necessary to defray the additional costs of public use which should notrightly be borne by the taxpayer at large. Please contact Denine Kysar (denine.kysar@dcsdk12.org or303.387.0467) for further information.
DANCE POLICY (Continental LeagueStandardized Dance Expectations)
Dance Dress Code
v Formal attire – no jeans v Themed dances will have definedexpectations as required. v Any student who alters his/her dressduring the dance will be asked to leave at the discretion of an administratoror staff member.
EARLY ARRIVAL Parents who drop off their students earlyin the morning are reminded that there is no supervision provided until 7:30a.m.
FACULTY SPONSOR POLICY Before 7:30 a.m. and after 3:00 p.m. allstudents must be with a supervisor in order to stay at TRHS, except on days ofhome athletic events for which the coaching staff and administrationautomatically assumes the necessary sponsorship. Students should prearrange with a faculty member anynecessary stay beyond regular school hours.
HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION Students who haveextended illness or surgery recovery can receive homebound instruction. Two conditions must be met in order toqualify for tutoring:
IDENTIFICATION CARDS Identification cards will be issued to allstudents during Student Check In. Thiscard should be carried at all times. ID cards are mandatory forleaving campus, checking out library materials, textbooks, using schoolcomputers, attending athletic events, school dances, and transportation onschool busses etc.
INSURANCE The school does not carry accidentalinsurance on students. It is theresponsibility of the parents or guardian to provide insurance for the studentduring school hours and during after school activities (including competitiveathletics). Douglas County SchoolDistrict DOES NOT carry or provide student or athletic insurance. See Board of Education Policy JHA.
LOCKERS AND LOCKS Each student will be assigned a locker inwhich to store possessions or school materials checked out to them. The proper use of this locker isexpected of each student. Twostudents will be assigned to each locker.
LOST AND FOUND A lost and found service will be operatedby the Security Department. PLEASEDO NOT BRING ARTICLES OF VALUE OR LARGE SUMS OF MONEY TO SCHOOL.
MEDIA Because of numerous events at our school,there is the possibility that media (TV, radio, newspaper) coverage could be inour building. A Media Waiver/Internet Publishing form must be completed duringStudent Check In for each student indicating parental authorization regardingstudent information to be released to the media.
OPEN CAMPUS POLICY All Douglas County schools, includingTRHS, operate as an open campus for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students, as perBoard policy. All Douglas County schools, including TRHS, operate as a closedcampus for 9th grade students. 9th grade students muststay on the school grounds from the time they arrive until the time they aredismissed. 9th grade students who leave campuswithout following proper procedure will be considered truant.
PARKING Student parking in a TRHS parking lot isa privilege, not aright. All students who park inschool lots are required to purchase and display a TRHS parking sticker. The cost of the sticker is $50 per yearor $25 for the second semester only. Parkingprivileges may be suspended or revoked by school administration at any time. Atno time are students to park in the faculty parking lot. Students who park illegally or withouta TRHS parking sticker are subject to booting. Boot removal fines may be administered.
POSTER PROCEDURES All material posted in hallways at TRHSmust first be approved and signed by an administrator.
SCHEDULE CHANGES Schedule changes will be limited due tocourse prerequisites, staffing and facilities limitations. Should a necessityarise, schedule changes will be made on an individual basis with counseling andadministrative approval.
SOLICITATIONS STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL ANY ITEMSON CAMPUS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION. In addition, students are not allowedto panhandle/beg for money.
STUDENT BUS BEHAVIOR The safe transportation of students to andfrom school is of primary importance. In order for the school bus operator to safely operate the schooltransportation vehicle, it is essential that the student passengers behave in acontrolled manner. Transportationmanagement aims to secure desirable behavior on the part of the passengerriding the school transportation vehicle. The school transportation vehicle must be looked upon as an extension ofthe classroom. Students riding thebus must have their ID card on them at all times.
Students who wish to ride a different busmust present a written note from their parents to the bus driver to board thebus.
Students whose behavior could endanger thesafety of others may be excluded from school bus transportation.
STUDENT RECORDS Student education records usually containpersonal data, immunization, academic work completed, attendance data, testscores as well as other pertinent personal data. School records shall be made available to parents andeligible students upon request to the Registrar and in accordance with Board ofEducation policy JO-R. For a copyof the Student Records Policy or to discuss your rights to access your records,see an administrator.
TEACHER CONTACT TIME Teachers are available during variousperiods of the day for parent and student contact. Teachers report at 7:30 a.m. and are available until 3:00p.m. unless specific arrangements are made. Messages can be left on teacher’s voice mail or they can becontacted via email. Home telephone numbers for teachers cannot be given tostudents or parents by the office.
TEXTBOOKS AND NOVELS Students will be issued textbooks andnovels with specific barcodes at the beginning and throughout the schoolyear. The student is responsiblefor returning that specific textbook at the end of the course or at the end ofthe school year. Failure to returnthe specific book issued will result in a book fine to the student’s account.
VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL ThunderRidge High School welcomes visitorsto our school community. In orderto avoid undue disruptions to the educational process and maintain the safetyof our students and staff, all visitors are required to check in at thesecurity kiosk. All visitors will be required to present a valid driver’s licenseor valid photo ID and will be issued a visitor badge which must be visiblydisplayed while in the building. As a result of the disruption often created to the educational process, studentvisitors are not allowed.
WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL When withdrawing your student from school, it isimportant to give the school at least THREE DAYS NOTICE. This time is needed so that we canobtain transfer grades for the student to make enrolling in his/her new schooleasier. The student should pick upa withdrawal card in advance from the counseling office. Parent signature is required. It also allows students to pay anyoutstanding fines or fees before leaving. Records will be held until all fines are paid. |
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