Student/Parent Handbook & Code of Conduct - Waller ISD - Website

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Waller Independent School District2012-2013 Parent/Student Handbook & Code of ConductIf the student is absent three consecutive days a doctor’s excuse should be provided. The notificationfrom the parent should be received within five school days of the student’s return to school or theabsence will become an unexcused absence. A note regarding a student’s absence, signed by a studenteven with the parent’s permission, will be considered a forgery and the student will be disciplined. Aprincipal or assistant principal may require a physician’s verification of an illness at any time.Activity Absences (Grades 6 th -12 th )Participation in school-sponsored extracurricular activities is not considered an absence from school.However, students may not miss any class to participate in any one or a combination of such activitiesmore than 15 times during a school year. Students participating in activities approved by the Board ofTrustees as extracurricular activities must follow these same guidelines.Attendance Age RequirementIn Texas, children must attend school through their 18th birthday, unless exempted by law. School staffmembers investigate and report violations of the state compulsory attendance law to the appropriatecourt authorities. The age requirement for prekindergarten is 4 years old before or on September 1,kindergarten students must be 5 years old before or on September 1, and first grade students must be 6years old before or on September 1.Attendance for CreditIf a student attends less than 75 percent of the days a class is offered or has not completed the planapproved by the principal, then the student will be referred to the attendance review committee todetermine whether there are extenuating circumstances for the absences and how the student canregain credit, if appropriate.Community College EnrollmentStudents enrolled in a course at a community college must comply with the attendance requirements ofthe college and the District in order to earn credit for the course.Compulsory Attendance Law ViolationsThe attendance clerk investigates possible compulsory attendance law violations and presents evidenceto the court of compulsory attendance law violations. Students and/or parents may be issued Class Ctickets to be filed in a Harris County or Waller County Justice of the Peace Court for failure to attendschool. Students are also required to make up all class time missed to adhere to the 90% rule. Studentsmust make up the class time missed as assigned by the school administrators. Make up time must bedocumented by school personnel.Early Dismissal for High School Co-op or Other Regular ArrangementsA student scheduled for early dismissal must leave the campus within the six-minute class-changeperiod after their last scheduled class, unless the student has obtained a permit from a school staffmember to remain at a specific location on campus. A student with this permit must report to thelocation designated on the permit prior to the beginning of the next class period. Any student remainingon campus without authorization and without supervision is subject to disciplinary action.For scheduled early dismissal, parents and students will be required to sign a statement agreeing thatthe student will have their own transportation and will leave campus within six minutes after their lastclass.Page 32 of 84
Waller Independent School District2012-2013 Parent/Student Handbook & Code of ConductLeaving School Early (Grades PreK-5 th )The compulsory attendance law requires that students be in attendance during the normal operatingschool hours. To take a student out of school during the day, parent/guardian should send a note to thehomeroom teacher at the start of the day stating the reason and time of departure or call at least onehour prior to student pick-up time. A sign-out sheet is to be filled out by the parent in the school officewhen a student is dismissed early. Excessive early departures are in violation of compulsory attendancelaws and may result in charges being filed.Leaving School Early (Grades 6 th -12 th )Students, including those 18 years or older, wishing to leave the campus during the school day musttake a written note, signed by their parent, to the attendance office before school that day. The noteshould contain the full name of the student, date, grade, time, reason for dismissal, parent’s daytimetelephone number and then a call will be made to verify the note. The student will obtain their permit toleave from the attendance office before they report to their last class of the day. They must show thepermit to the teacher in their last class at the time they are to leave. The student must sign out at theattendance office as they leave the building in order not to be considered truant. In cases ofemergencies, parents/guardians may call the attendance office and request their student be dismissedfrom school and state the reason. The attendance clerks will document the call to serve as a writtenpermission statement from the parent.Note: Attendance is kept period by period so a student will be counted absent and will besubject to lose credit in a class if they miss more than 10% of the days in a semester.Reporting AbsencesA student absent from school shall provide a note that describes the reason for the absence. The noteshall be signed by the student’s parent or guardian. If the student is 18 or older and/or has beendeclared by a court to be an emancipated minor, the student may sign in place of a parent or guardian.Parents should notify the attendance office on the day of the student’s absence to report the reason forthe absence. You may receive a phone call from school personnel verifying the absence.A student will not be counted absent for a documented appointment with a doctor, dentist or otherhealth care professional if the student attends school at any time on the day of the appointment and ifthe student satisfactorily completes the missed school work in a reasonable amount of time. Thestudent must have a note from the health care provider when they return to school.When notifying the school in writing, the note signed by the parent must contain the followinginformation: the student’s first, middle, last name and grade; the date(s) of the absence; the reason forthe absence, i.e., the student had the flu, a court appearance; and the parent’s daytime telephonenumber. If the student is absent three consecutive days a doctor’s excuse should be provided. Thenotification from the parent should be received within five school days of the student’s return to schoolor the absence will become an unexcused absence. A note regarding a student’s absence, signed by astudent even with the parent’s permission, will be considered a forgery and the student will bedisciplined. A principal or assistant principal may require a physician’s verification of an illness at anytime.Tardy Policy (Grades 6 th -12 th )Tardiness will be handled in accordance with school and class rules. A tardy of more than 15 minutes toany class period becomes an absence. Students more than five minutes late to any class will beconsidered as skipping class. Possible consequences may include parent/student conference, detention,ISS or AEP placement.Page 33 of 84
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