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3) DRESS for SUCCESS ... Dress Code/ Inappropriate Dress-
Clothing that disrupts the educational environment and violates dress code is not allowed. Violation slips will be issued in the classroom. Students who dress inappropriately will be sent to the Attendance Office and given the following options:
Change into clothes provided by WHS.
Call a parent to bring a change of clothes.
Spend the rest of the day in ISS for non-compliance.
1) Remove hats, headgear and sun-glasses before entering the building.
2) Shirts must have a strap on each shoulder at least 2 fingers wide; they must not expose undergarments, cleavage, or the midriff area in the front or back at any time. Shirts cannot have cut-out sides or backs.
3) See-through clothing or clothing (on top or bottom) should not be worn. 4) Shorts & skirts must be no shorter than 6” from the top of the knee.
Loose fitting athletic wear is permitted.
5) Pants cannot sag below the waist; undergarments must not be visible.
6) Clothing or dress, tattoos or adornments may not display explicit language or graffiti relating to (but not limited to) the following: alcohol, tobacco, drugs, weapons, sex, and gangs.
7) Uniforms must comply with dress code if worn at school during the day.
4) NARCOTICS, ALCOHOL, CHEMICALS, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA-
No student shall possess, use, distribute, sell, conspire to sell or distribute
or be under the influence of narcotics, drugs, amphetamines, barbiturates, marijuana, steroids, alcohol, or chemicals which could be used to alter a student’s mood or behavior. This includes drug paraphernalia (papers, pipes, etc.) and counterfeit drugs.
5) PHYSICAL AGGRESSION-
No student shall engage in physical aggression towards others or take any action or make any comments or write messages which might be expected to result in a fight. A student who is attacked may use reasonable for to get free and notify school personnel. A student who exceeds this may be disciplined although someone else started the fight.
6) TARDIES- On main campus there are 6 minutes between classes; at the 9th Grade Center, 4 minutes. Given this amount of time, there is no excuse for being late. Tardies are cumulative; discipline is assigned beginning with the 3rd overall tardy.
As part of the Start-on-Time Program, sweepers monitor the halls and will issue passes. Reminder bells sound 1 minute before the tardy bell. For a tardy to school before 7:35 AM on main campus, go directly to class with a sweeper pass. After 7:35 AM, go to the Attendance Office. After 45 minutes, the student is marked absent. Teachers should teach from bell to bell. The 15-15 rule is in place for all classes.
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