MacArthur High School

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MacArthur High School

• Expectations for all Students

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Duty, Honor, Country

• Everything we do at Mac is based on these three
  words.

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Start/End Times

• Attendance
• School starts at 900 a.m. and ends at 400 p.m.
• If absent please bring a note from parent or
  doctor to the attendance office.
• Parents must sign students out when picking up
  for a doctors appointment. Parents will have to
  show a valid picture ID in the main office. ONLY
  PEOPLE LISTED ON YOUR BLUE CARD CAN PICK YOU UP
  FROM SCHOOL.

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Attendance

• We want you here at school!
• Your presence in class is very important. Be
  here and be on time!
• 90 Rule
• After 5 Unexcused or Excused (with a parent note)
  absences, students will receive a No-Credit
  unless they attend Saturday School.
• Sign up for Saturday School in the AP Office by
  noon on the Thursday prior to the Saturday you
  will attend.
• You will not be eligible for a TEA form (required
  to get your Drivers License) if you have an NC
  for the prior semester.

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Blue Gold Slips

• You must have a blue or gold slip to return to
  class. Report to the attendance office with a
  note after an absence to receive your slip. If
  you do not have a note, you will have to see an
  administrator to get an admit slip.
• Present your slip to your teacher to sign. The
  last teacher to sign your slip from your absence
  will turn it in to the attendance office.
• U- Unexcused No note from any source or
  Truancy- Zeros for work, but you are still
  responsible for the material on the test.
• E- Excused- Note from Parent- Students make up
  the work and receive full credit- notes must be
  submitted within 2 days of return.
• X- Extenuated Note from Doctor/ Death in the
  Family must be submitted within 2 days of return.

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Medication

• Medication may not be kept in the classroom or
  administered by the teacher.
• Medication sent in plastic wrap, foil, jars,
  paper towels, or envelopes cannot be given it
  must be in the original prescription container. 
• Students may not carry medication on the bus, in
  their lunch bags, or on their person.
• Medication can not be sent back and forth on the
  bus, nor is the student allowed to carry medicine
  to and from school.
• Parents are to bring medication(s) to the school
  nurse in the school clinic.
• Parents must provide all needed prescription
  medication the school does not provide any
  medications, i.e., Tylenol.
• Failure to follow this policy will result in ISS
  II at a minimum and could result in Expulsion
  depending on the circumstances and the nature of
  the medication in question.

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For Your Safety

• All visitors must check in the main office for a
  visitor badge.
• Your student ID must be on your clip or lanyard.
  The ID must be visible at all times- in your
  pocket is not visible.
• Violators will receive a 2 hour Saturday
  Community Service.
• Failure to wear your ID could result in the loss
  of exemption.
• Lost IDs must be replaced at a cost of 5.

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Safety Drills

• Fire Drill Procedure
• Exit the building with your class in a
  SINGLE-FILE line.
• Stay with your class.
• Fire alarms and fire extinguishers are not to be
  played with. Violation will include school and
  criminal consequences.
• Lock Downs
• Follow teacher directions

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Duty, Honor, Country

• Show respectful behavior to teachers, assistants,
  secretaries, custodians, cafeteria staff,
  substitutes and each other.
• Respect the building and grounds.

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Duty, Honor, Country

• Classroom Rules are posted in the classroom
• Morning arrival/Afternoon dismissal
• Parent drop off in the front/ Buses by the tennis
  courts.
• Please observe speed limit of 5 miles per hour.
• All students driving a car must have a parking
  permit displayed in their window.
• Morning The cafeteria starts serving breakfast
  at 815 a.m. Breakfast lines close at 850 a.m.
• Students may wait for school to begin in the
  courtyard, cafeteria, and blacktop.
• Students who have made arrangements may go to
  tutoring at 800 a.m.
• After school Students are asked to leave campus
  no later than 430 unless they are involved in
  extracurricular activities.
• Students waiting to be picked up should sit on
  benches not in the windows in front of the
  building.

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Bus Riding

• BUS riders The bus is an extension of the
  school.
• You must follow safety rules Riding a bus is a
  privilege and this can be lost due to consistent
  misbehavior.
• Obey the bus driver and dont argue when you are
  corrected. Talk to your parent or Administrator
  if you feel the driver has been unfair.
• Stay behind the blue line and pay attention for
  your bus. The buses need to load and leave
  quickly to make room for the next bus.

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Lunch

• MacArthur is a closed campus.
• No one should be visiting you during lunch.
• No one should be leaving campus during lunch.
• Food stays in the cafeteria or patio area.
• You may only be in the cafeteria, patio or the
  courtyard during lunch, not in the building.
• Clean up after yourselves.

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Tardies

• Every effort should be made to get to class on
  time.
• Tardies disrupt the flow of instruction
• Students should take care of their business
  during the passing periods. Students will not be
  released during the first and last 15 minutes of
  class.
• You must have a pass if you are in the halls
  during class time.

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Dress Code

• Modest dress no tank tops, strapless, or
  spaghetti straps.
• Hair color must be a natural color no mo hawks,
  reverse mo hawks etc.
• Skirts or shorts should be no shorter than mid
  thigh.
• No Sagging, chains, spiked collars or bracelets.
• No double meanings or alcohol/drug advertisements
  or sexual references are allowed.
• Piercing in the lower ear lobes only.
• No holes in your jeans, shorts or skirts and no
  excessively oversized clothes.
• No caps or rags on your head before, during or
  after school.

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DRESS CODE

• Dress code applies to ALL school events
• Athletic
• Dance
• Plays
• Academic UIL
• Concerts
• pg. 65-67 of Parent/Student Handbook

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Administrative Discretion

• Administration has the final call on dress code.
• If a students dress becomes distracting to
  others they may be asked to change.
• Dress code violations will be placed in ISS.
• Students will not be allowed to call home for a
  change of clothes.

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Electronic Devices

• Cell phones should be completely OFF (not on
  silent or vibrate) from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. If
  you are leaving during the day, you may not have
  your phone out until you reach your vehicle.
• CD players, IPODs, MP3 and any other listening
  devices may not be used during the school day.
• Students may not bring their laptops from home
  unless they have written permission from the
  administration.
• pg. 46-47 of Parent/Student Handbook

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Prohibited Items

• Mace/ Pepper Spray
• Pornography
• Lighters
• Flyers for activities that have not been
  approved by the administration.
• Pg 24-25 of Parent / Student Handbook

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Illegal Prohibited Items

• Tobacco
• Alcohol
• Drug Paraphernalia
• Marijuana
• Weapons (knives of any length, guns, brass
  knuckles, tazurs, etc.)
• Consequences could be suspension to expulsion
  based upon the item and circumstances.
• Legal action from citation to arrest will also be
  taken.

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Prohibited Activities

• Profanity- Tickets will be issued
• Hazing
• Bullying
• Gang- related
• Graffiti
• Possession of permanent markers

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Duty, Honor, Country

• Tagging writing on bathroom walls, desks,
  building, benches etc. are considered vandalism
  and will result in serious consequences.
• Gang writing or symbols will not be tolerated on
  campus.
• p. 41 of Student/Parent Handbook

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Conflict Resolution

• Peer Mediation is available for kids who are
  having conflicts
• Request mediation before the conflict results in
  a Fight
• Consequences for fighting
• First Offense - 5 days ISS II
• Second Offense- 7 days ISS II
• Third Offense Alternative High School
• Tickets will be issued for each incident

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Use Resources to Resolve Problems

• Academic
• Teacher
• tutoring
• MAC Achievement Center
• Counselor
• Assistant Principal

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Non Academic Problems

• Teacher, Counselor, Stan Counselor, Assistant
  Principal
• Get help with problems before you pass the point
  of no return.
• (i.e. Grade is too low to pull up to passing,
  conflict becomes a fight, emotional and personal
  issues lead to drug and alcohol use/abuse)

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Credits and Promotion

• 0-4.5 credits Freshman
• 5-10.5 credits Sophomore (must include 1
  English and 1 Math credit)
• 11-16.5 credits Junior (must include 2 English,
  2 Math, 1 Social Studies and 1 Science credit)
• 17 credits Senior (must include 3 English, 2
  Math, 2 Social Studies, and 2 Science credits)

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Exemption Policy

• Semester exam exemptions will allow all high
  school students with good attendance, behavior,
  and academic performance to exempt up to three
  semester exams in any subject for each semester.
  Semester exam exemption guidelines will apply to
  all high school students who meet the following
  criteria

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What is Hazing?

• Hazing is defined as
• Any intentional, knowing, or reckless act . . .
  by one person alone or acting with others,
  directed against a student, that endangers the
  mental or physical health or safety of a student
  for the purpose of pledging, being initiated
  into, affiliating

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Hazing is

• Any type of physical brutality, such as whipping,
  beating, striking, branding, electronic shocking,
  placing of a harmful substance on the body, or
  similar activity
• Any type of physical activity, such as sleep
  deprivation, exposure to the elements,
  confinement in a small space, calisthenics, or
  other activity that subjects the student to an
  unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely
  affects the mental or physical health or safety
  of the student

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Hazing is

• Any activity involving consumption of a food,
  liquid, alcoholic beverage, liquor, drug, or
  other substance that subjects the student to an
  unreasonable risk of harm or that adversely
  affects the mental or physical health or safety
  of the student
• Any activity that induces, causes, or requires
  the student to perform a duty or task that
  involves a violation of the Penal Code.

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Hazing is

• Any activity that intimidates or threatens the
  student with ostracism, that subjects the student
  to extreme mental stress, shame, or humiliation,
  that adversely affects the mental health or
  dignity of the student or discourages the student
  from entering or remaining registered in an
  educational institution, or that may be
  reasonably be expected to cause a student to
  leave the organization or the institution rather
  than submit to acts described in this
  subdivision and
• Any activity that induces, causes, or requires
  the student to perform a duty or task that
  involves a violation of the Penal Code.

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Consequences of Hazing

• Any student who violates the state law, or the
  North East Student Code of Conduct pertaining to
  hazing shall be subject to disciplinary action
  that may include, but may not be limited to,
  suspension.
• Other disciplinary action may include alternative
  educational placement and/or expulsion if
  criteria for the expulsion are met (Texas
  Education Code 37.007). The student may also
  face probation and/or removal from
  extracurricular activities.

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Hazing Policy

• Each student participating in extracurricular
  activities is to be tested over the Districts
  hazing policy and their respective organizations
  constitution.
• Each student should be required to score a
  minimum grade of 90 on the test before he or she
  is allowed to participate in any organizational
  activities, regardless of the time of the school
  year when the student enters the extracurricular
  activity. This pertains to all fine arts
  activities (band, choir, drama, etc.) athletics
  (football, volleyball, tennis, swimming, golf,
  etc.), JROTC (main unit, color guard, drill team,
  etc.), academic and extracurricular clubs and
  organizations (student council, math club,
  National Honor Society, debate team, etc.).

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Hazing Test

• T F 1. Hazing is a form of abuse and
  humiliation.
• T F 2. If someone agrees to participate
  in an activity, it cant be considered hazing.
• T F 3. Hazing is only a problem in
  colleges and universities.
• T F 4. As long as there is no ill-will
  or malicious intent, a little hazing is okay.
• T F 5. Hazing is a violation of state
  law, NEISD Board Policy and the Student Code
  of Conduct.
• T F 6. Hazing can only take place at
  school.

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Hazing Test

• 7. Which of the following is not considered
  hazing?
• name calling
• socially isolating a member of the team or
  organization
• requiring to perform duties not assigned to
  others
• none of the above
• all of the above
• 8. A person commits a hazing offense if the
  person
• encourages hazing
• has first hand knowledge of the planning of a
  hazing incident
• fails to report hazing
• none of the above
• all of the above

• 9. Hazing is any intentional, knowing or reckless
  act directed against a person for the purpose of
• pledging
• initiation
• affiliating with or holding an office in any
  organization
• none of the above
• all of the above
• 10. Which of the following can be considered an
  act of hazing?
• excessive physical activity
• threats and intimidation
• requiring someone to harass another
• none of the above
• all of the above

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Duty, Honor, Country

• It is your Duty to come to school everyday
  prepared to learn and to do your best.
• You need to show Honor to those around you and to
  MacArthur High School.
• Because so many opportunities have been given to
  you, you need to give back to the Brahma
  Country by being involved and doing your best.

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Duty, Honor, Country

• Those three hallowed words reverently dictate
  what you ought to be, what you can be,
• what you will be.

Douglas MacArthur