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School personnel shall be the final judges as to the appropriateness of student dress.
Students will not be allowed to return to class until the inappropriate clothes have been
changed. In addition, one 30 minute detention must be served. On the 2nd offense, students
must change and serve 60 minutes of detention. On the 3rd and subsequent offense,
students must change and will serve a suspension. Approved dress for spirit days is an
exception to the dress code.
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
A Driver’s License or learners permit may not be issued to an individual who falls under these
conditions:
1. Is a habitual truant under IC 20-33-2-11
2. Is under at least a second suspension from school for the school year under IC 20-33-8-14 or
IC 20-33-8-15
3. Is under an expulsion from school
4. Is considered a dropout under IC 20-33-2-28.5
5. Withdraws from school for a reason other than financial hardship
If the student fails to attend the exit interview or does not meet requirements to withdraw under IC
20-33-2-28.5, it will result in revocation or denial of student’s driver’s license or permit; and their
employment certificate.
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles is required to invalidate a student’s license or beginner’s permit for
the reasons listed above when the appropriate information is filed with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles
by the building principal. A student whose license or permit has been invalidated for any of
the reasons listed above will be eligible for a license or permit or have a license or permit revalidated
upon the earliest of one of the following events:
a. The student’s eighteenth birthday
b. One hundred twenty days after the person is suspended
c. The suspension or expulsion is reversed after the person has had a hearing under IC 20-33-8
The building principal is responsible for completing all written requests for withholding or declaring
invalid beginner’s permit or operator license. An appropriate written statement verifying the student’s
eligibility to apply for a driver’s license or permit will be provided to the student by the building
principal when the requirements listed above have been met. IC 20-33-8-33
DISCIPLINARY GUIDELINES
Violations of the above rules may result in corrective disciplinary action. Discipline is to teach and
maintain the educational function of the school. Discipline is given to help students become responsible
citizens and ensure order and safety in our schools.
Any one or a combination of the following actions may be used not necessarily in the order
in which they are listed: written warning, counseling, parent conference, detention, restriction of
extra-curricular activities, suspension of privileges, suspension from class, suspension from school,
suspension from the bus, community service, expulsion from school, referral to juvenile court,
substance abuse programs or any other reasonable disciplinary action which is left to the discretion
of the administration of the South Gibson School Corporation.
DETENTION
Any teacher or administrator may place any student on detention for improper conduct or for violating
any school policy. All detentions will be reported to the office and become part of the student’s
discipline record the current year. Students will be required to serve a minimum of 30 minutes
each time they report for detention. A student will serve his/her detention on the agreed upon
date. Failing to serve detention by the first due date will result in the detention being doubled.