WCSB_Calendar&Handbook_2016-17

STUDENT DRESS CODE

and used for the provision of regular or routine health care, day care, or early childhood development (Head Start) Services; c. All vehicles used by the division for transporting students, staff, visitors or other persons.

2. “Tobacco” includes cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco and all other kinds and forms of tobacco prepared in suchmanner as to be suitable for chewing, smoking or both. “Tobacco” includes cloves or any other product packaged for smoking.

3. “Smoking” means the carrying or holding of any lighted pipe, cigar, or cigarette of any kind, or any other lighted smoking equipment, or the lighting, inhaling, or exhaling of smoke from a pipe, cigar, or cigarette of any kind including but not limited to an electronic cigarette.

Dress that is unacceptable in grades 5 – 12 includes but is not limited to: pajamas, tube tops, exposed midriff, halter tops, spaghetti straps, short shorts, muscle shirts, fishnet shirts, pants worn below the waist, and exposed undergarments. Additional regulations include: 1. Tops must have a minimum one-inch shoulder strap and fall one inch below the waist of the student’s pants, skirts, and/or other items worn from the waist down. 2. Shorts must be of appropriate length; when the student is standing, the hem of the shorts will be no higher than the extended tip of the fingers, against the side of the leg. 3. Clothing must cover underwear.

4. Hats, scarves, and other headpieces shall not be worn within the school building. Enforcement of the student dress policy: 1. On the first offense, any student wearing inappropriate attire will be required to change into appropriate clothing, wear a cover-up (e.g., shirt, jacket, jeans, etc.) return home to change, or have clothing brought from home that meets appropriate standards.

2. On the second and subsequent offenses, the student will be required to change into appropriate clothing as well as subject to further disciplinary action that may include, but not be limited to detention, in-school suspension, or other punishment as deemed appropriate by the school administration.

Student dress and appearance shall not be such that it causes disruption, distracts others from the educational process, or creates a health or safety problem. Students must comply with specific building dress regulations and of which students will be given prior notice. Wearing of clothes, jewelry, or other apparel or personal belongings that advocate violence, alcohol or other drug use and/or distribution; that represent gang activity or membership; that advertise obscenities; that reflects adversely on a person’s race, gender, creed, national origin, physical, emotional, or intellectual abilities; or that are considered inappropriate attire shall not be worn.

TOBACCO-FREE SCHOOL FOR STAFFAND STUDENTS

Smoking, chewing or any other use of any tobacco products by staff, students and visitors is prohibited on school property as defined in this policy. For purposes of this policy, 1. “School property” means: a. All interior portions of any building or other structure used for instruction, administration, support services, maintenance or storage. b. Any indoor facility or portion of such facility owned or leased or contracted for

search and seizure is balanced by the school’s responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all persons within the school community. Should illegal materials be found during a search, law enforcement officials should be notified.

The locations at which searches of students and student property may be conducted are not limited to the school building or school property, but may be conducted wherever the student is involved in a school sponsored function.

A student’s person and/or personal effects (e.g. purse, book bag, etc.) may be searched by a school official if the school official has reasonable suspicion to believe that the student has violated or is about to violate the law, or a school rule and that the search will yield evidence of the violation. A personal search may include requiring a student to be scanned with a metal detector. Automobile Searches

Students are permitted to park on school premises as a matter of privilege, not of right. The school retains authority to conduct routine patrols of student parking lots and inspections of the exteriors of student automobiles on school property. The interiors of student vehicles may be inspected whenever a school official has reasonable suspicion to believe that the student has violated or is about to violate the law or a school rule and that the search will yield evidence of the violation, or that illegal or unauthorized materials or other evidence of illegal or otherwise prohibited activities are contained inside the automobile. Such patrols and inspections may be conducted without notice, without student consent, and without a search warrant. Computer Searches

School computers, software, and Internet access are school property. Students are only authorized to use school computers and other similar educational technology consistent with the educational mission of the school. School officials may search school computers, software, and internet access records at any time for any reason and without student consent. Seizure of Illegal Materials If a properly conducted search yields illegal or contraband materials, such findings shall be turned over to proper legal authorities for ultimate disposition.