Student Behavior
As part of the Texas Education Code (Sec. 37.0012), all schools in Texas shall designate a Campus Behavior Coordinator whose primary responsibility is to maintain student discipline for the campus and be a contact for parents or guardians concerning individual student disciplinary actions by the school. The person designated may be the principal of the campus or any other campus administrator selected by the principal.
Your Campus Behavior Coordinators
Arrival and Dismissal Procedure
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES TO HELP KEEP ALL STUDENTS SAFE, ESPECIALLY YOUR CHILD!
FRONT DRIVEWAY
Traffic will continue to flow from south to north. Please let your children out of the car and pick them up on the curb side only. Please pull forward as far as possible.
PLEASE DO NOT EVER LEAVE YOUR CAR UNATTENDED
A teacher or safety patrol will assist your child to the car. Students and parents must cross at designated crosswalks only. If you must come inside, please park in the parking lot. Kindergarten pickup will continue to be in the front. CARS WILL EXIT SOUTH ONLY ONTO PARK SPRINGS FROM THE FRONT DRIVEWAY. The cones mark the lanes; please do not cross the cones or run over the cones!
SOUTH PARKING LOT
Traffic flow will continue as usual in a counterclockwise pattern. Cones will be set up to block off the area in front of the bike racks, handicap parking areas, and curbs. PLEASE MOVE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PARKING LOT AND BEGIN DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP STUDENTS IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTH PARKING LOT NEAR WHERE THE TRASH DUMPSTERS AND RECYCLE BINS ARE LOCATED. Students will walk their bikes on campus at all times. Please do not block teachers’ cars with unattended vehicles; frequently teachers must leave for meetings or appointments. Please do not remove cones reserving teacher’s spaces.
BOLES PARKING LOT
Students may continue to use this route and enter or exit through the back gate on foot or on bikes.
THE NORTH LOOP
This is the bus pick-up and drop-off area. Please yield to buses! Buses and day care vehicles will only be allowed curbside near the building. Never block the entrance to the North Loop. Never leave your car unattended. Please note that parking in the North Loop is reserved for staff parking only. Students should ALWAYS enter and exit curbside. Safety Patrol will walk your child across the crosswalk. CARS LEAVING THE NORTH LOOP WILL EXIT ONLY TO THE LEFT (NORTH) ON PARK SPRINGS OR STRAIGHT ACROSS TO COLLARD. NEVER ASK YOUR CHILD TO GET IN YOUR CAR WHILE THE CAR IS ON PARK SPRINGS BLVD. AT ANY TIME! THIS IS SO DANGEROUS!!! PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS OR ON THE WHITE TOP AREA NEAR THE GYM. THAT IS A KID ZONE, NO CARS ALLOWED FOR THEIR SAFETY, PLEASE!!!!!
Please be attentive and aware at all times.
TALK TO YOUR CHILD, NOT YOUR PHONE!
Thank you for being patient and courteous: your child is watching you! You have always been so skillful and supportive during our arrival and dismissal challenges. We all share the same goal: keeping ALL Mary Moore students SAFE!
Dress Code Highlights
Upon entering the building, hats or hoods should be removed
- Pant style: Traditional, properly fitted
- Tight-fitting or saggy pants not permitted
- Skirts, shorts, skorts, and dresses must be a minimum of 1” past the fingertips when the student’s hand is fully extended down the side of her leg
- Minimum sleeve width for girls’ tops is 2”
- Tennis shoes/closed-toe shoes preferred
- Sandals with heel strap permitted
- No flip flops or sandals without heel strap
- Non dress-code items should not be brought on campus
Physical Education
- Athletic footwear must be worn
- Shorts should be worn under dresses and skirts
- Only tennis shoes are safe for P.E.
Birthdays
- Students may not receive balloons, flowers, gifts, etc. during school hours.
- Cupcakes, cookies & food items are not allowed. Party favor bags, at teacher’s discretion, may be passed out at the end of the day in lieu of food items.
- Party invitations should be handled outside of school. If students do bring invitations to school, there must be enough for all students in the class.
Visitors
- All visitors are required to sign-in at the front office and wear a visitor badge
- Visitors for lunch should sit at designated tables only
- On testing days, lunch visitors will not be permitted
Notice Regarding Ability to Refuse Entry or Eject Certain Persons and Appeals Process
In accordance with Texas Education Code 37.105 UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS: REFUSAL OF ENTRY, EJECTION, IDENTIFICATION -
(a) A school administrator, school resource officer, or school district peace officer of a school district may refuse to allow a person to enter on or may eject a person from property under the district's control if the person refuses to leave peaceably on request and:
(1) The person poses a substantial risk of harm to any person; or
(2) The person behaves in a manner that is inappropriate for a school setting and:
(A) The administrator, resource officer, or peace officer issues a verbal warning to the person that the person's behavior is inappropriate and may result in the person's refusal of entry or ejection; and
(B) The person persists in that behavior.
(b) Identification may be required of any person on the property.
(c) Each school district shall maintain a record of each verbal warning issued under Subsection (a) (2) (A), including the name of the person to whom the warning was issued and the date of issuance.
(d) At the time a person is refused entry to or ejected from a school district's property under this section, the district shall provide to the person written information explaining the appeal process established under Subsection (h).
(e) If a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a school district is refused entry to the district’s property under this section, the district shall accommodate the parent or guardian to ensure that the parent or guardian may participate in the child’s admission, review, and dismissal committee or in the child’s team established under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), in accordance with federal law.
(f) The term of a person’s refusal of entry to or ejection from a school district's property under this section may not exceed two years.
(g) A school district shall post on the district's internet website and each campus shall post on any internet website of the campus a notice regarding the provisions of this section, including the appeal process established under Subsection (h).
(h) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules establishing a process for a person to appeal to the board of trustees of the school district the decision under Subsection (a) to refuse the person's entry to or eject the person from the district's property.
A person ejected from or refused entry to District property under this provision may appeal this action by filing an appeal under FNG(LOCAL) or GF(LOCAL) and shall be permitted to address the Board in person within 90 days of the commencement of the appeal if the grievance is not resolved at a previous level before the board considers the appeal.
The board's decision to grant or deny an appeal under this section is final and may only be further appealed under the applicable provisions of Texas Education Code 7.057.