West Memphis High School: Handbook

Handbook

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

	Honor Roll, Faculty List, Principal's List

	Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship

	Classificaion of Students

	Concurrent Credit

	Course Credit

	Course Offerings

	Dropping a Course

	Grading Policy for Extended Absence

	Grading Systems

	Grading Systems

	Homework Policy

	Honor Graduates

	Participation in Physical Education

	Progress Reports

	Report Cards

	Requirements for Graduation

	Semester Examinations

	Summer School

ATTENDANCE INFORMATION

	Absences After Lunch

	Admit Slips After Absences

	Admit Slips for Being Tardy

	Attendance Information

	Checking Out of School

	Excused Absences

	Extracurricular Activities

	Forward

	Home Schooling

	Instuctional Time

	Make Up Work

	Motto, Vision, Mission, Beliefs

	Parent - Teacher Conference

	Participation in Activities on Days of Absence

	Tardy Returning from Lunch

	Tardy to School and the Classroom

	Testing Calendar for State Mandated Test Dates: 2010-2011

	Transfer Students

	Unexcuesed Absence

BELL SCHEDULE

OFFENSES CATEGORY 1/ STUDENT CONDUCT CODE

	Category 1 Offenses

	Rule 1 - Academic Dishonesty

	Rule 10 - Failure to Follow Bus Rules and Regulations

	Rule 11 - Dress and Appearance

	Rule 12 - Petty Theft

	Rule 13a - Cellular Phones, Beepers, Electronic Devices

	Rule 13b

	Rule 2 - Failure to Follow Directions

	Rule 3 - Horseplay, Minor Altercations

	Rule 4 - Harassment

	Rule 5 - Leaving School Grounds, Class, Skipping

	Rule 6 - Failure to Serve Detention

	Rule 7 - Using Verbally Abusive Language

	Rule 8 - Smoking or Use of Smokeless Tobacco

	Rule 9 - Posession of Mace, Fireworks, or Drug Paraphernelia

	Secondary Schools

OFFENSES CATEGORY 2

	Breaking and Entering, Vandalism

	Catagory 2 Offenses

	Disorderly Conduct, Hindering or Interfering with a School Function

	Failure to Permit a Lawful Search

	Forgery or Falsification of Information

	Insubordination

	Participation in Clubs, Street Gangs, ect.

	Rule 14a - Assault

	Rule 14b - Battery

	Rule 15 - Theft/Theft by Receiving

	Rule 16 - Gambling

	Rule 17 - Fighting

	Rule 18 - Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment

	Rule 19 - The Use of Profanity Directed to or About a Staff Person

	Rule 19 - The Use of Profanity Directed to or About a Staff Person

	Rule 20 - False Alarm

	Rule 21 - Loitering

	Rule 25 - Harassing Communications

	Rule 25 - Harassing Communications

	Use and/or Possession of Alcohol, Drugs or Substances

	Use of Fireworks

OFFENSES CATEGORY 3

	Category 3 Offenses

	Posession or Use of Explosives

	Rule 31 - Use of Multi-fingered Rings, Chemical Agents

	Rule 32 - Arson

	Rule 33 - Drug, Alcohol Sale or Distribution

	Rule 34 - Physical Assault on Staff

	Rule 35 - Verbal Abuse of Staff

	Rule 36 - Posession of a Firearm

	Rule 37 - Use of Weapon

	Rule 39 - Inciting to Riot

	Rule 40 - Posession of a Weapon

	Rule 41 - Robbery

	Terroristic Threatening

STUDENT CONDUCT

	Classroom Conduct

	Corporal Punishment Policy

	General Information

	Public Display of Affection

	Requirements to Identify Self

	Running in the Halls

	School Sponsored Events

	Student I.D.'s

	Suspensions