Burbank High School Tardy Procedures
2005-2006

Definitions and Guidelines:

Tardies are cumulative over each semester.

A student is tardy when he/she is not in the classroom, or his/her assigned instructional area of an activity/clas such as P.E., shop, or music when the bell rings. Teachers can assign their own consequences to students as part of their classroom rules if they require other things at the beginning of the period, such as wanting students to be in their seats or to have certain materials out.

Students are not to be in the halls after the bell rings without a T.A. hall pass, teacher hall pass, or a written note from a certificated or classified employee. Students are not allowed to be out of the class during the first ten minutes or the last minutes of any period.

Students who refuse to enter a classroom when directed, after the tardy bell rings, will be subject to consequences for defiance of authority.

Proceedures:

!st-4th Tardy ----------Classroom teacher warns student/reminds student to be on time for class. Teacher may assign his/her own detention/consequence.

5th Tardy---------------Administrator assigns four hours of administrative detention. Administrator places student on contract. Contract is sent home to parents with student. Students may recieve and "unsatisfactory" citizenship mark for the grading period.

6th-7th Tardy-------- Classroom teacher warns student/reminds student to be on time for class. Teacher may assign his/her own detention/consequence. Teacher may call parents.

8th Tardy-------------Administrator assigns Saturday School. Notice of Saturday School is sent home to parents. Aministrator contacts parent by phone.Student will recieve an "Unstaisfactory" Citizenship mark for the semester.

9th-11th Tardy-------Classroom teacher warns student/reminds student to be on time for class.Teacher may assign his/her own detention/consequence.

12th Tardy------------Student referred to Student Study Team (SST) for review and evaluation.

* Failure to complete teacher-assigned detentions may lead to a referral to the Discipline Office.

* Failure to complete administratively-assigned detentions may lead to Saturday School.

* Failure to attend Saturday School may result in an In-House supension or suspension from school.

DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS:

Students shall abide by all Burbank High School guidelines regarding attire worn to School in order to promote a positive school environment (consisitent with board policy 5021-revised 12/01). Please refer to the student planner for guidelines regarding the dress code

1st violation: Student must change clothing or have parents bring replacements.
2nd violation: Change clothing plus 2 hours detention
3rd violation: Change clothing plus Saturday School
4th Violation: Change clothing plus In-House Suspension
5th Violation: Change clothing plus one day out-of school supension
6th Violation: Change clothing plus two days out-of school suspension
7th Violaiton: Change clothing plus three days out -of school suspension
8th violaiton: Change clothing plus four das out-of school suspension
9th violation: Change clothing plus five days out-of-school suspension

Continued violations could result in alternative school placement.

PAGERS/CELL PHONES/SIGNALING dEVICES:

Students may bring beepers, pagers, cell phones to school. The pupil must ensure that the device is turned off during the school day (consistent with board policy 5014-revised 2/20/03). students may not use signaling devices during school hours (7:00 A.M-3:00
P.M.)

Consequences:

1st Infraction: Device is confiscated.Infraction entered in discipline record.Device is returned after last class on day of confiscation.
2nd Infraction: Device is confiscated. Infraction entered in discipline record. Parent must retrieve the device from office.
3rd Infraction: Device is confiscated. Infraction entered in discipline record. Student issued 4 hours of detention with the Discipline Office. Device returned to parent of student after last dentention is completed.
4th Infraction: Device is confiscated. Infraction entered in discipline record. Student issued Saturday School. Device returned to parent when Saturday School is served. Student may be placed on a Behavior management Plan stating that the next infraction in one academic year may result in confiscation for the remainder of the existing semester.
5th Infraction: Device is confiscated. Infraction entered in discipline record. Student suspended from school for 1 day. Device returned to parent at end of the semester.

Electronic Devices
CD players, walkman radios, I pods, radios, mp3 players, and other electronic music players are prohibited during instrucitonal time and may be consfiscated (consistent with Ed Code 48901.5). Gameboys and other recreational electronic devices are prohibited at all times. Consequences will follow the same progressive discipline plan set for pagers/cell phones/signaling devices.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

Students shall not misrepresent examination materials, research material, classwork, and /or homework assignments as their own, when in fact they are the work of someone else. Copying the work of another student or allowing your work to be copied is academic dishonesty. Copied work from published sources, and/or from the internet without proper documentation constitues academic theft.

1st: Infraction
Student will recieve a zero on the assignment. Teacher will contact parent/guardian by phone. Referral will be sent to and administrator for recording and filing.
2nd Infraction
Student will receive a zero on the assignment. Student will receive an "Unsatisfactory" Citizenship for the grading period. Student's letter grade for the quarter may drop one or more letter grade. Teacher will contact parent/guardian by phone.Referral wil be sent to an administrtor for recording and filing.
3rd Infraction
Student will receive a zero on the assignment. Student will receive an "Unsatisfactory" Citizen ship mark for the semester. Student may be dropped and?or failed from the class where the third infraction occurred. Referral will be sent to an administrator for recording and filing. Administrator will contact parent/guardian by phone.

Student will be penalized for the second and/or third infractions if the incidents have taken place in the same academic year as the first infraction.

Student will be held accountable for the second and/or third violations in the same or any other class where the first violation took place.

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