Portland Public Schools

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Portland Public Schools

• Student Responsibilities and Rights

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Student Responsibilities

• Attend school regularly, arrive on time, bring
  appropriate materials, and be prepared to
  participate in class and do homework
• Do your best.
• Respect the rights, feelings and property of
  other students, parents, school personnel,
  visitors, guests and school neighbors.

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Student Responsibilities (cont.)

• Behave properly on school grounds, school buses,
  at bus stops, at any school-related activity, and
  in the classroom so as not to interfere with
  teaching and learning.
• Follow classroom, school, and district rules.
• Read and understand the Student Responsibilities,
  Rights and Discipline Handbook.
• Report violations of school rules.

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Student Rights

• Discuss educational concerns with teachers and
  other school staff.
• Receive a copy of the Student Responsibilities,
  Rights and Discipline Handbook.
• Receive fair discipline without discrimination.
• Report any concerns including incidents of verbal
  or physical threats including bullying,
  harassment, menacing or abuse.

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Student Rights (cont.)

• Access their school records within appropriate
  guidelines
• Receive discipline information in a language they
  can understand in accordance with the district
  translation policy

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Summary of Expectations

• Attendance and Punctuality- Students are expected
  to attend school and be on time
• Protection of Property-Students are expected to
  respect others property
• Protection of Physical Safety and Mental
  Well-Being-Students are expected to respect the
  physical safety and emotional well-being of
  others.

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Summary of Expectations (cont.)

• Appropriate Learning Environment-Students are
  expected to act so that teachers can teach and
  students can learn without interference or
  disruption
• Tobacco-Students are not to use, possess, sell or
  transfer tobacco
• Alcohol and Other Drugs-Students are not to use
  possess sell/transfer alcohol and other drugs. In
  addition, drug impaired learning is prohibited

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Prohibited Items

• Weapons of any kind (even toys)
• Explosives (including ammunition/bullets)
• Noxious, irritating, or poisonous gases
• Alcohol, other intoxicant drugs, and drug
  paraphernalia
• Tobacco

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Prohibited Items (cont.)

• Stolen property
• Material or devices which endanger the physical
  safety of persons or property
• Gang identifying markings or paraphernalia
• Materials, devices, identifying markings or
  paraphernalia which are patently racially,
  religiously or sexually offensive
• PLACE YOUR LIST OF Other items or materials
  prohibited by school rules HERE

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Dress Code

• Students may be directed to change their dress or
  grooming if it
• Interrupts learning process or school climate,
• Threatens the learning environment,
• Endangers the health or safety of students or
  other persons,

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Dress Code (cont.)

• Is sexually suggestive (ex. Bare midriffs,
  visible under-garments, plunging necklines,
  see-through materials, or sagging pants),
• Is alcohol, tobacco, or other drug related
  (including advertising or advocating for the use
  of such products),
• Is vulgar, lewd, obscene or plainly offensive,

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Dress Code (cont.)

• Is insulting, and/or demeaning to a particular
  person or group,
• Is indicative of gang activity or membership

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Other School Rules

• Add your additional school rules here

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Consequences

• Will depend on
• The nature of the offense
• The level of seriousness
• The number of occurrences

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Consequences-discipline levels!

• Conferences
• Interventions
• Suspension, temporary removal, reassignment,
  referral
• Expulsion, delayed expulsion, reassignment,
  referral
• Mandatory expulsion

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Consequences-alcohol/drugs

• Level A- Insight class and student barred from
  competition, games, performances for 28 days.
  Possible suspension and/or community service.
• Level B- Expulsion. May be delayed if student is
  accepted into school-approved alternative program
  or treatment service.
• Level C- Expulsion.

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Who you can turn to for help

• Your teacher
• Your counselor
• Your administrators
• Teen health clinic personnel
• Your coach
• Your club or activities advisor
• Your student advocate
• Your school resource officer
• Your parent or guardian
• Your school nurse
• Any other school official

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Things you can say to stay in control

• Im trying to graduate.
• My mom will ground me.
• I cant afford to get in trouble this week.
• You go ahead, but I cant afford to.
• Im trying to quit.
• Been there, done that.
• That will have to wait.
• Thanks but no thanks.
• Lets settle this later.
• Its a respect thing.
• Ive gotta go.

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Be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible