Parents or guardians wishing to contact the Principal, Assistant Principal, or Dean of Instruction regarding a specific teacher or student are encouraged to resolve the matter by following the steps below:

Step One: Contact the teacher/coach/or director and have a meeting, phone conference or send an email.

Step Two: Contact the Grade Level Assistant Principal (all discipline issues or grades) or Counselor (schedules/ mental health/academic advisement).

Step Three: Contact the Principal (if a school-wide concern, this becomes step one).

Effective September 8, 2014

Morning Procedures / Expectations:

Students who need to obtain an ID in the morning (before the 8:55 bell) may do so in the cafeteria with a teacher on “ID Duty.” Students will pay $1 for a temporary ID. If money is unavailable the student will still receive an ID. The teacher on duty will indicate a “No Charge” next to the student’s name. Within the course of the day, these students will have a conference with an assistant principal regarding the procedure and expectation.

Teacher Procedures to support ID Policy:

Teachers will use a class roster in first period to record student out of compliance of ID policy.

1. Check for IDs as students are walking into class. Mark students without an ID on the roster.
2. Please tape the roster on the door for office aides to pick up no later than 9:00 AM.
3. Before the end of first period, office aides will return and give the temporary IDs to the teacher. They will be marked with the student’s name for distribution.

Students will receive a one hour after school detention for not following morning procedures and expectations!

Students Arriving Late:

In the event that students arrive late to school office staff will assist in the procedure.

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.

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

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