Student Handbook - McKinney Independent School District

SEARCHESconsequences established by the Student Code of Conduct or any stricter standards of behaviorestablished by the sponsor for extracurricular participants.Use of Hallways during Class TimeLoitering or standing in the halls during class is not permitted. During class time, a student musthave a hall pass to be outside the classroom for any purpose. Failure to obtain a pass will resultin disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.Cafeteria ServicesThe district participates in the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Programand offers students nutritionally balanced lunches daily. Free and reduced-price lunches areavailable based on financial need. Information about a student’s participation is confidential.Applications are available upon entry or registration.The district follows the federal and state guidelines regarding foods of minimal nutritional valuebeing served or sold on school premises during the school day. [For more information, see policyCO (LEGAL).]Meetings of Non-curriculum-Related GroupsStudent-organized, student-led non-curriculum-related groups are permitted to meet during thehours designated by the principal before and after school. These groups must comply with therequirements of policy FNAB(LOCAL).In the interest of promoting student safety and attempting to ensure that schools are safe and drug free,district officials may from time to time conduct searches. Such searches are conducted without a warrantand as permitted by law and district policies.Students’ Desks and LockersStudents’ desks and lockers are school property and remain under the control and jurisdiction ofthe school even when assigned to an individual student.Students are fully responsible for the security and contents of their assigned desks and lockers.Students should be certain that their lockers are locked, and that the combinations are notavailable to others.Searches of desks or lockers may be conducted at any time there is reasonable cause to believethat they contain articles or materials prohibited by policy, whether or not a student is present.The parent will be notified if any prohibited items are found in the student’s desk or locker.- 45 -