.ATTENDANCE
Attendance and academic achievement are directly linked; as a result, we expect all students to attend school on a regular basis.
ReadmitsWhen returning to school from an absence, a student must bring a note to the attendance office before school written in ink including the following information:
•student's full name
•parent's or guardian's signature
•homeroom number
•date and days of absence
•reason for absence
•parent's or guardian's daytime phone number
A yellow readmit slip will then be issued to the student who can now attend classes. This slip must be shown to all teachers at the beginning of the period to regain entrance into the class.
Readmit Without a Note •A student without a note will report to the attendance office. The attendance office will refer the student to the appropriate counselor. The counselor will call home to verify the absence with the parent or guardian.
•Students who chronically return to school without a note verifying an absence will be assigned detention and/or school service.
•Any absence not verified within three days will automatically become a truancy.
Duplicate Readmit Slips
•A student who loses a yellow readmit slip must obtain a duplicate blue slip from the attendance office.
•If a teacher misplaces the slip, the teacher will write a note so that the student can get a new duplicate without penalty.
•If the student loses the duplicate, a new duplicate will be issued but the student will serve detention and/or school service.
Daily Absence Report •The attendance office prepares daily absence reports and all teachers will cross check the list as they take attendance each period. Students who miss class and are not on the absence list will be reported to the attendance office.
Leaving Campus
To leave campus, a student must present the note to the attendance office prior to school. The note must inclue the following information:
•student's full name
•reason for leaving school
•date and time for leaving school
•parent's of guardian's signature and phone number
•before leaving campus the student will return to the attendance office to pick up the blue "Permit for Release of Child During School Hours".
Tardiness
Students are expected to be in their seat on time and prepared to begin work.
•Three tardies will result in an unsatisfactory mark in work habits on the student's next report card.
•The administrative and counseling staff will conduct periodic tardy sweeps.
•School service and/or detention will be required to repeated tardies.
The cooperation grade will be lowered for continued tardies to a class.
Top Of Page.PREPARATIONStudents are expected to come to class with proper materials and supplies, and prepared to learn. They are expected to complete all class and homework assignments, including make-up work for excused absences. Refusal to do so may result in lower grades, unsatisfactory marks in citizenship and work habits, conferences with the teacher, or referrals the the Counseling Office.
Top Of Page.CLASSROOM BEHAVIORStudents must respect the rights of all other students to learn. Students who disrupt the classroom learning environment may be referred to the Counseling Office at any time by the teacher. Repeated disruptions will result in disciplinary measures as the case warrants.
Top Of Page.RESPECT FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFFStudents will respect the authority of all teacher, administrators, and other school staff. Verbal or physical abuse, or harassment of faculty or staff will result in immediate suspension, transfer, or expulsion.
Top Of Page.REPECT FOR OTHER STUDENTS
Students will respect the rights and safety of all other students on campus. Verbal or physical abuse, sexual harassment or bulling of other students will result in suspension, transfer, or expulsion.
Top Of Page.CARE OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENTStudenst are expected to take care of all school supplies and equipment issued to them.
-All textbooks must be covered.
-Failure to return books, supplies and equipment may result in loss of privileges including participation in school activities and graduation.
-Students are required to pay for damages to any equipment or supplied incurred due to carelessness, negligence, or malice. Books and supplies stolen because students left them unattended will be considered negligence.
Top Of Page.HALL PASSESStudents are not to be out of calss for any reason during class time without the official class clipboard with written pass. No passes issued during the first and last fifteen minutes of class.
Top Of Page.LOCKERSA locker is issued to each student. The security of your combination is your responsibility.
-Lockers are NOT to be shared. Use you own locker.
-For security purposes, do not share or reveal your combination to anyone.
-Never leave any personal items of value in your locker overnight, over the weekend, or during vacations. Do not bring such items to school.
Top Of Page.CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTStudents are expected to keep the campus a clean and pleasant place.
-Any student who defaces school property or is implicated in such activity may be suspended and/or expelled. The cost of repairing/replaving property or removing graffiti will be charged to parents.
-Food, drinks, or gum are not allowed in buildings.
Top Of Page.LUNCH AREA RULES -Do not hold places in line or purchase items for other students.
-Eat only in the lunch area or other designated eating areas.
-Eating is not allowed inside the buildings during lunch or nutrition, except in classrooms where a teacher is supervising.
-All students are responsible for throwing their own trash into trash cans. This includes gum.
Top Of Page.VISITOR'S POLICYAll visitors are required to identify themselves at the attendance office and request a Visitor's Permit. During the school day, the only entrance available to students and visitors is the main entrance to the Administration Building. Students may not bring guests to school.
Top Of Page.SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENTSThe following safely standards will be enforces at all school-sponsored functions:
-All students will show their LACES ID card.
-Invited guests must be accompanied by LACES students. Rules for guests: a) Present valid photo ID b) Be informed of school rules and agree to abide by them.
-Students and guests will not be readmitted to the function once they have left.
-Students and guests may not loiter after a school function.
-Students' use of alcholic beverages and drugs is forbidden - Calif. Ed. Cody - 48900 (D).
-No smoking on campus of at off-campus activities.
-Arranges for safe transportation home are absolutely necessary. Students and guests must be picked up immediately after the function.
-Safe, courteous conduct is important and essential for the well-being and safety of everyone.
Top Of Page.SUBSTANCE ABUSEStudents are expected to keep the campus free of substances that are debilitating to health and well-being.
-Students smoking on campus or suspected of alcohol abuse will be suspended.
-Students possessing or selling drugs or other controlled substances will be arrested and expulsion proceedings will be initiated.
Top Of Page.BOARD OF EDUCATION RULINGSIn keeping with the recent state legislation that strenghens the ability of schools to discipline students for certain infractions, the Board of Education has mandated that expulsion proceedings be considered for the following:
-Threatening, attempting or causing physical injury to another person.
-Possessing, selling, furnishing, or being under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or any other kind of intoxicant.
-Offering, furnishing, or selling any substitute substance represented as a controlled substance or intoxicant of any kind.
-Committing robbery or extortion.
-Causing or attempting to cause damage to school or private property.
-Possessing or using tobacco.
-Committing an obscene act or engaging in habitual profanity or vulgarity.
-Offering, furnishing, or selling any drug paraphernalia.
-Disrupting school activities or willfully defying the authority of school personnel.
-Sexual harassment.
Top Of Page.LACES DRESS CODE
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Hats are the
only head coverings allowed for outdoor sun protection;
they are not to be worn inside buildings.
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No scarves, wave caps, or rollers of any kind may be worn on campus.
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Revealing clothing is not allowed: •No showing of underwear, including boxers.
•No "wife beaters" of any color, spaghetti straps, halter tops.
•No see through or mesh tops allowed.
•No loose tank tops or low cut blouses.
•No midriff exposure at all.
•No extra short skirts, dresses, or shorts.
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No sagging pants or shorts below hipline. •
Footwear protecting toes must be worn at all times. No flip-flops are allowed to be worn.Top Of Page.LACES CELL PHONE/ELECTRONICS POLICY1.
Cell phones and other electronics may only be used outside of buildings:
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before and after school •
during Nutrition and Lunch.2. Cell phones or electronics that are used or ring during class will be taken by the instructor. The item will be returned at the end of the next school day at the Principal's Office. If taken on Friday, item will be returned Monday, 3 p.m.
3. LACES is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged electronic devices. Students need to secure their own property. Do not leave such items unattended in backpacks or during P.E.
4. This policy will remain in effect as long as students honor this privilege and act responsibly. Accoring to the district's policy, the Principal has the ability to institute any changes in this policy if phones become disruptive to the educational process.
Top Of Page.CONSEQUENCES FOR BREAKING SCHOOL RULESThe consequences for breaking any school rule may be one or more of the following:
1. Teacher will counsel the student, review the standards, and assist child in modifying the undesirable behavior.
2. Telephone contact with parents and/or request conference with parents.
3. Teacher will seek assistance from other resources (fellow teacher, resource teacher, school counselor or school psychologist.)
4. Student will stay after school with prior parent approval.
5. Student will be referred to an administrator.
6. Student will be suspended from class/school.
7. Opportunity Transfer to another school.
8. Student may be recommended for expulsion.
Top Of Page.ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
As a student member of the LACES community your primary task is to get an education. As a result, you are expected to demonstrate integrity in the academic work you produce and submit. YOu will be evaluated on the merits of your work, so produce quality work that you can be proud of.
Forms of Academic DishonestyCheating:The failure to observe the expressed procedures of an academic exercise.
An attempt to obscure information vital to assessing student work.
The unauthorized acquisition of knowledge of an examination or part of an examination to gain an unfair advantage.
Allowing another person to take an evaluation for you.
Using unauthorized materials, informatin, study aides in any academic exercise.
The unauthorized collaboration in providing or requesting assistance, such as sharing information of an academic exercise - copying homework.
Unauthorized use of someone's work in completing an assignment. Altering a graded exam or assignment and requesting that it be regraded.
Plagiarism:
To steal and pass off the ideas or works of another, as one's own without crediting the source; present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing work.
Submitting as your own, through purchase or otherwise, part of or an entire work produced verbatim by someone else.
Paraphrasing ideas, data, or writing without properly acknowledging the source.
Unauthorized transder and use of someone's work as your own.
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty:Participating in any action that compromises the integrity of the academic standards at LACES. Assisting another to commit an act of academic dishonesty.
Taking a quiz, or exam, or similar evaluation in place of another person.
Allowing another student to copy from you.
Providing material or other information to anther student with knowledge that such assistance could be used in any of the violations stated above.
The above is from the Student Guide for Academic Dishonesty from the UCLA Office of the Deam of Students.
Consequences for Academic DishonestyA student caught violating the LACES Academic Integrity Code may face the following consequences:
The student will receive a zero on the assignment.
The instructor will call explaining the infraction to the parent. The Counselor will be informed of the infraction.
The teacher may request a conference with counselor, student, and parent to discuss the violation.
The instructor may suspend the student from that class for three days.
The incident report will be placed into an academic discipline folder in the counseling office that will remain active untill graduation.
Students will not be allowed to make up the assignment.
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