RHS Schoolwide Rules

RAGSDALE 15/15 RULE

 

●     Students are not allowed out of the classroom during the first 15 minutes and last 15 minutes of class.

●     Students may not leave class at any time to:

○     Go see another teacher or another class

○     Go get something from another class

○     Go to talk to counseling without an appointment

○     Go to call home (unless the teacher deems it an emergency)

○     Go to their locker/locker room or advisor/coach

○     Go give *something* to *someone*

All students out of class during regular class time must have a pass (in SmartPass and a physical pass

 

 

 

BATHROOM POLICY

●     Students are allowed up three bathroom passes per day, for a total of 15 per nine weeks

●     All students must use the electronic pass system in order to create a pass.

●     Students should use the restroom during passing periods and during lunch.

●     All students must take the classroom pass to the restroom.

●     Students must use the bathroom in their zone, noted by color. 

●     Students out of zone will be subject to removal of passes and additional consequences may be issued.

●     Electronic bathroom passes will be assigned at 5 minutes per pass.

●     Phones must remain in the classroom when out on a pass.

 

 

 

RAGSDALE TARDY POLICY

 

Students who enter class after the tardy bell are a disruption to teaching and learning. Students are expected to be in class on time.

 

Arrival

·         Bell for class rings at 9:10 and students are tardy at 9:15.

·         At 9:25am students will not be allowed access to the building without checking in at the attendance office. Teacher will receive a check-in slip from attendance for any student who arrive after 9:25am.

 

Tardy Policy

●     1^st Tardy: Warning

●     2^nd Tardy: Teacher makes home contact*

●     3^rd Tardy: Teacher home contact*/Referral/Admin Conference

●     4^th Tardy: Referral^=Block ISS (which block is choice of team)

●     5^th Tardy: Referral^= Day of ISS

 

Additional information

·         DRIVERS: 6^th unexcused tardy to school will result in the loss of Driving Pass for at least the rest of the quarter or 30 days (whichever is greater). Parking passes will not be refunded.

·         Teachers should not keep students after class without consultation of receiving teacher or admin team.

·         Students can be considered tardy twice during 3^rd block if they return late from lunch (teachers please track if student is tardy to class and from lunch)

·         Tardies will restart at end of quarter.

 

*Reminder: drivers will lose parking privilege at 6^th tardy

^Admin Team will also call for any referral

 

 

 

RAGSDALE ELECTRONIC POLICY

●     Students should not be using their personal device*/phone during classroom instruction.

●     Students should place their phone in the location designated by classroom policy.

●     Phones should not be taken out of the classroom when out on a pass (not to the bathroom) and phone should be placed in designated area before students leave class.

●     Earphones/air pods should not be worn in the classroom.

 

○     1st Offense: Warning

○     2^nd Offense: Phone locked in secure location for remainder of class by student

○     3rd Offense or failure to comply initial consequence: Student’s electronic device will be confiscated and placed in the main office Additional consequences may be given

○     4th Offense: Daily phone turn in or no phone allowed at school.

○     Additional offenses will be subject to additional consequences.

●     In case of emergency, the classroom teacher will return any confiscated electronic devices.

●     Occasions may exist where teachers will permit students to use electronic devices for educational purposes as outlined in their lesson plan.

Due to communication needs, the electronic device may be released to students at the end of the day with parent communication. For multi-day confiscations the student must return the same phone to ATTENDANCE each day to be signed in or signed out.

*personal device can include phones, gaming devices, or non-classroom approved devices like iPad, readers, etc.

RAGSDALE HIGH DRESS CODE

Students shall not wear attire which interferes with the operation of the school, or which infringes upon the general health, safety, and welfare of the students and staff.  The dress code is in effect every day of the school year, including exam days. 

·         Clothing, accessories, and other items deemed disruptive, offensive, or contrary to the school’s mission may be prohibited.

·         Jackets, tops, blankets, or other items that cover prohibited items are not considered to be a solution for dress code violations.

·         Tops and bottoms must meet in the middle (no exposed torso).

·         No article of clothing, tattoo, or accessory may contain language or graphic representations depicting or promoting the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, implied gang affiliation or encouraging gang activity, violence, or inappropriate activities (as determined by staff).

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of prohibited items.

Article of Clothing	Acceptable	Prohibited
Tops	●     Long and short sleeves ●     Shirts that cover the underarm, chest, shoulders, stomach, and back ●     Shirts that do not have rips, cuts, or holes to show any part of the torso	●     Offensive messages, slogans, or pictures (drugs, alcohol, guns, gangs, profanity, etc.) ●     Shirts that expose midriff or cleavage ●     See-through tops ●     Backless shirts, crop tops, tube tops, one shoulder, spaghetti strap or muscle shirts ●     Necklines lower than top of underarm
Bottoms	●      Jeans, slacks, and athletic pants worn at the waist ●     Dresses, skirts and shorts that are mid-thigh/fingertip in length when a student’s arms are comfortably at his/her side	●     Sheer pants ●     Rips or height (sagging) that expose undergarments
Shoes	●     Must be worn at all times ●     Appropriate footwear for specific classes and labs	●     Footwear that will inhibit safe engagement in school activities/classes
Accessories	●     Appropriate undergarments are to be worn and should not be visible.	●     Sunglasses ●     Ski masks ●     Earphones in the classroom ●     Bandanas

Dress Code Violations: Parents will be contacted to bring appropriate attire to the school if the student’s attire doesn’t adhere to the following dress code.  If students have to use clothing from the school, they trade their inappropriate item until item from the closet is returned. Students will be escorted to ISS and remain there until the student contacts someone to bring appropriate clothing or wears the appropriate clothing provided by the school.

RAGSDALE SKIPPING CLASS and CAMPUS SAFETY

All students are expected to be in their assigned classes each day. Data has shown that when students that are in class, they make better grades.  Ragsdale understands that there are times in which a student has to be absent and has established procedures to recognize excused absences. In cases where the student does not have a reason to be absent from class, it is considered an unexcused absence. Another name for an unexcused absence is "skipping," which can be defined by these actions:

●     Leaving class without permission.

●     Attending another teacher’s classroom for any reason.

●     Not attending an assigned class or activity during the day.

●     Being absent without a parent or guardian's prior knowledge.

●     Leaving class without permission or under false pretenses.

●     Not reporting to class within the first 5 minutes.

●     Leaving campus without being checked out- not to visit a store, a restaurant, a house or their vehicle if off campus.

 

Safety

●     Food may not be delivered.

●     Drivers who leave campus without permission will lose their parking pass.

●     Students may not go to their car during the day without administrative approval.

●     All students arriving to campus MUST enter/re-enter through the scanner.

○     Only the main entry must be used to enter the building.

●     All students leaving campus before end of day must check out through the attendance office and leave through the main doors.

Students who are found to be skipping and out of area or off campus are subject to having their items searched.

Students will be marked absent if they miss more than 45-minutes of the class without proper documentation.

 

 

 

 

GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE POLICY

School attendance and class participation are critical to academic achievement and are integral to the teaching-learning process. Through regular attendance, students develop patterns of behavior essential to professional and personal success in life. Regular attendance by every student is mandatory. Parents and legal guardians are responsible for ensuring that students attend and remain at school daily. Guilford County Schools is committed to supporting students and families in their efforts to attend school every day.

LATE ARRIVALS AND EARLY DEPARTURES Students are expected to be at school on time and to remain at school until dismissed. During the school day, students are expected to be present at the scheduled starting time for each class and to remain until the class ends. When a student must be late to school or leave school early, a written excuse signed by a parent or guardian should be presented upon the student’s arrival at school. Tardies or early departures may be excused for any of the reasons listed below in Section C. No student may leave school after arrival on campus except with the permission of a designated school official and in accordance with the school’s established sign-out procedures.

LAWFUL (EXCUSED) ABSENCES Parents and guardians are requested to contact school officials immediately when unanticipated absences occur. When a student must miss school, an explanation of the absence must be communicated, by any method reasonably designed to achieve notice to the student’s teacher or attendance office official as soon as possible and within three days of the student’s return. Absences due to extended illnesses may also require a statement from a health care practitioner. All anticipated periods of absence should be reported to school officials prior to the period of absence and must receive prior approval in advance from the school principal or designee in order to be considered an excused absence.

An absence may be lawful/excused for any of the following reasons:

1. personal illness or injury that makes the student physically unable to attend school;

2. isolation ordered by the local health officer

3. death in the immediate family

4. medical or dental appointments;

5. participation as a party or under subpoena

6. observance of an event required or suggested by the religion of the student or the student’s parent(s) or legal guardian, students are entitled to up to two days each academic year;

7. participation in a valid educational opportunity,

8. child care: illness or medical appointment during school hours of a child of whom the student is the custodial parent;

9. a minimum of two days each academic year for visitation with the student’s parent or legal guardian

 

UNLAWFUL (UNEXCUSED) ABSENCES All absences for reasons other than those identified under Section B, Lawful (Excused) Absences, will be deemed unlawful. Out-of-school suspension or expulsion will not be considered unlawful absence for purposes of the compulsory attendance law.

 

MAKEUP WORK In the case of excused absences, short-term out-of-school suspensions, and absences under G.S. 130A-440 (for failure to submit a school health assessment form within 30 days of entering school), the student will be permitted to make up his or her missed work. (See also policy 4110, Immunization and Health Requirements for School Admission.) Assignments missed due to participation in school-related activities also are eligible for makeup by the student. Guidelines for making up work and demonstrating mastery within a reasonable time frame shall be outlined in administrative regulations issued by the Superintendent.