Student/Parent Handbook

Voluntary Drug-Testing:
Flour Bluff ISD will make available to parents a voluntary drug-testing program for
students enrolled in grades 7-12 in Flour Bluff ISD. Parents may enroll their children in
the voluntary drug-testing program at any time; however, a request and consent form
signed by the parent shall be required annually for continued participation. At the time
of enrollment in the voluntary drug-testing program, parents shall be charged a fee,
determined by Flour Bluff ISD, to cover the cost of their participation in the program for
that school year. Students enrolled in the voluntary drug-testing program by their
parents shall be included in the same pool for random testing and tested by the same
laboratory and under the same testing procedures as students participating in the
mandatory drug-testing program for students in extracurricular activities. The testing
laboratory shall communicate directly to parents the test results for students
participating only in the voluntary drug-testing program. In addition, the testing
laboratory shall notify parents when a student refuses or fails to take a scheduled drug
test.
Report Cards (EIA Local)
Report cards are issued to students following the completion of each six weeksgrading
period. Only the final report card in May is mailed home. See the
official school calendar for report card dates.
Schedule Changes (FOB Legal) (FNG Legal)
According to Education Code 26.003, a parent may request a change in the class or
teacher to which the parent’s child has been assigned if the reassignment or
change would not affect the assignment or reassignment of another student.
The change may require a conference with the parent, student, teacher and
the principal. Classes will not be changed unless it is due to an ARD, 504 or
extenuating circumstances that must be accommodated immediately.
Acceptable reasons to have a schedule change are as follows:
• change of an elective to correspond with a career pathway
• upgrade of a schedule for a stronger academic load
• schedule a class needed for graduation
• correct a mistake in course placement
• add an elective that has low enrollment
• student has already failed same course under same teacher
Schedule changes will not be permitted after a student has received a grade for the
first six-weeks in which he or she is enrolled in the class unless:
1. A student is requesting a schedule change from an athletics class to an
appropriate physical education class. Requires coach’s approval.
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