SECTION I: REQUIRED NOTICES AND INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION
FOREWARD TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS
THE AMERICAN CREED
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
Working Together
PARENTAL RIGHTS
Obtaining Information and Protecting Student Rights
“Opting Out” of Surveys and Activities
Limiting the Display of a Student’s Artwork and Projects
Reviewing Instructional Materials
Accessing Student Records
Granting Permission to Video or Audio Record a Student
Removing a Student Temporarily from the Classroom
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Parents of Students with Disabilities
Options and Requirements for Providing Assistance to Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need or May Need Special Education
Services for Title I Participants
Student Records
Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education
Bacterial Meningitis
SECTION II: INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE
Compulsory Attendance
Attendance for Credit
Parent’s Note After An Absence
College Days
Driver License Attendance Verification
Parent Request Days
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
ADMISSION
ASSEMBLIES
AWARDS AND HONORS
Awards in Varsity Athletics in Borden County High School
Other Awards
Merit Awards
Student Achievement Awards
CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATION IN CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CLASS RANK / TOP TEN PERCENT
State Scholarships and Grants
CLASS SCHEDULES
Pre-Registration
Schedule Changes
DUAL CREDIT COURSES / COLLEGE COURSEWORK
COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS
COMPUTER RESOURCES
CONDUCT
Applicability of School Rules and Discipline
Abiding by the Law
Boy/Girl Relationships
Code of Student Conduct
Corporal Punishment
Detention
Discipline
Disruptions
Radios, CD Players, and other Electronic Devices and Games
FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION
Bullying or Taunting Behaviors
Harassment
Sexual Harassment / Sexual Abuse
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Questioning of Students
Students taken into Custody
Notification of Law Violations
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES/CONDITIONS
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
COUNSELING
Academic Counseling
Personal Counseling
Psychological Exams, Tests, or Treatment
CREDIT BY EXAMINATION—If You've Taken the Course
CREDIT BY EXAMINATION—If You've Not Taken the Course
DISTANCE LEARNING
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS OR DOCUMENTS
School Materials
Non-school Materials
Bulletin Board
Posters
DRESS AND GROOMING
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, AND ORGANIZATIONS
University Interscholastic League Award Rule
Activities Calendar
Athletics
Band
National Beta Club
4-H Clubs
FFA
Offices and Elections
FEES
Graduation Expenses
FUND-RAISING
GRADE CLASSIFICATION
GRADING GUIDELINES
Six Weeks Grade
Semester Grade
Unexcused Absences
Cheating, Plagiarism, Academic Dishonesty
GRADUATION
Requirements for a Diploma/Senior Picture Requirements
Graduation Programs
Certificates of Coursework Completion
Students with Disabilities
Graduation and Senior Activities
HEALTH-RELATED MATTERS
Physical Activity for Students in Elementary Grades
School Health Advisory Council
Other Health Related Matters
HOMELESS STUDENTS
HOMEWORK
IMMUNIZATION
LOST AND FOUND
MAKE-UP WORK
MARRIED STUDENTS
MEDICINE AT SCHOOL
PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS / HEALTH SCREENINGS
Vision and Hearing Testing
Scoliosis Screening
U.I.L. Participation
PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MINUTE OF SILENCE
PRAYER
PROMOTION AND RETENTION
RELEASE OF STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL
Leaving School Grounds
REPORT CARDS / PROGRESS REPORTS AND CONFERENCES
Conferences
Grades
SAFETY
Accident Insurance
Drills: Fire, Tornado, and other Emergencies
Emergency Medical Treatment and Information
Emergency School Closing Information
SAT, ACT, AND OTHER STANDARDIZED TESTS
SCHOOL FACILITIES
Care of Buildings and Equipment
Use by Students Before and After School
Conduct Before and After School
Cafeteria Services
Library
Meetings of Non-Curriculum Related Groups
SEARCHES
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Career and Technology Education (CTE)
Dyslexia
Gifted and Talented Education
Title 1, Part A
Title III Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
Title IV, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Title VI, Part B, Section 6211, Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)
Special Education
State Compensatory Education (SCE)
STEROIDS
TAKS (TEXAS ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS)
TARDINESS
TEACHER WORKROOMS
TELEPHONES
TEXTBOOKS
TRANSPORTATION
School-sponsored
Buses and other School Vehicles
TUTORIALS
VANDALISM
VEHICLES ON CAMPUS
VIDEO CAMERAS
VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL
General Visitors
WITHDRAWING FROM SCHOOL
Withdrawing from School
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX A
NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES
APPENDIX B
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
APPENDIX C
PARENT’S RESPONSE REGARDING RELEASE OF STUDENT INFORMATION TO MILITARY RECRUITERS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION