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HONOR SYSTEM
For those students not abiding by the honor
system in examinations, the following guidelines
will be used.
1. A student who is guilty of cheating on a
daily quiz, weekly
assignment, major test, or semester examination,
will receive a grade of “F” on the test or
assignment and will receive a grade of “F” in
conduct for the grading period.
2. Testing irregularities and plagiarizing: A
student who fails to follow teacher-prescribed testing
procedures (e.g.silence, facing forward, not having test notes
or study
sheets in the testing areas, etc.) shall be
given a grade of
“F” and shall not be permitted a further
evaluation on the
same material. Turning in the copied work of
another or
plagiarizing will be dealt with in the same
manner.
3. The administration must be notified of
cheating violations.
DEBTS OWED TO SCHOOL
If a student owes a debt of any kind to the
school which is not paid in a timely manner,
that student will not be allowed to participate
in any extra-curricular activity sponsored by
the school. Debts carry over from year-to-year
and they also carry from school-to-school. Once
the debt is cleared or an acceptable payment
plan is agreed upon and implemented, then the
student will be restored to all privileges
accorded to all students in good standing.
(Result of ACT 315.) The Terrebonne Parish
School board has entered into an agreement with
TigerTranz, Inc. for the collection of all
returned (NSF) checks issued to schools. If your
check is returned by your bank, it will be
automatically forwarded by the TPSB’s bank
directly to TigerTranz with the first NSF.
TigerTranz will contact you in order to collect
the face amount of the worthless check plus the
state allowed collection fee which is currently
$25.00. If you do not properly respond to
TigerTranz or they are unable to contact you,
TigerTranz may re-present your check to the bank
electronically along with applicable collection
fees. The follow information is required an all
checks written to school: Full name, Street
address (not P.O. Box), Phone number where you
may be contacted, Child’s name on Memo line.
DRUG TESTING
Beginning with the 1999-2000 school year, the
Terrebonne Parish School Board passed a plan
that allows for the random drug testing of all
students involved in extra-curricular
activities.
DRESS CODE POLICY can be found
on the
TPSD website (under Administration-Policy)
TERREBONNE HIGH SCHOOL
DRESS & GROOMING CHART
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Clothing Item
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ACCEPTABLE
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UNACCEPTABLE
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Pants
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Must be worn at waist
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Must be properly hemmed, cuffed or
stitched
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Must end at or above the floor
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Must wear belt
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Oversized, baggy or saggy
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No pajamas
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Large legged
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Cargo pockets
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Ripped, torn, frayed or cut-off
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Capris
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Must be worn at waist
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Properly hemmed, cuffed or stitched
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Oversized, baggy or saggy
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Ripped, torn frayed or cut-off
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Shorts
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Must be worn at waist
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Must wear belt
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Must be no shorter than 5 inches from
top of knee
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Ripped, torn, frayed or cut-off
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Spandex, nylon or stretch-type materials
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Boxer-styled shorts
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Oversized, baggy or saggy
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Overly tight
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Skirts, Skorts
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Must be properly worn and fit at waist
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Must be 5 inches above the knee or
longer
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Slits in garments must be 5 inches above
the knee or longer
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Overly short
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Overly tight
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Shirts
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White or maroon only
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Shirts should be tucked into pant or
skirt.
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Undershirts must be solid white t-shirt.
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Undershirts must be smaller than uniform shirt
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Oversized
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Tight-fitting, low cut or exposes
midriff
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See-through materials
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No pajama tops
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Shoes/socks
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Soled footwear
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Must cover the entire foot
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Must be solid color: white, black, gray,
khaki, navy, and school colors.
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One pair of socks only.
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Socks must be same color.
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House shoes
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Flip Flops
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Slippers
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Any shoe with steel toes, rollers,
hidden compartments, i.e. “Heelies”
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Socks with patterns or figures.
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Multicolored socks
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Head Attire
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Skull caps
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Head scarves (religious exceptions)
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Hats, caps, hoods in building
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Hoods outside building if temp is above
65 F
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Other Attire
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Bandanas
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Sweatbands
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Wristbands
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Pajamas
– tops or bottoms
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Chains
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Visible underwear
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Objects determined inappropriate by
school personnel
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Hair
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Clean, natural-looking & neatly groomed
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Startling and unusual
hairstyles and colors
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Symbols, numbers, letters shaved or cut
into the hair
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Body Piercing
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Earrings no larger than a quarter
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No visible piercing of any type,
including
face, nose, tongue piercing,
spacers or place holders
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No hoops or dangles (for safety reasons)
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Mouth
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tongue rings
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Teeth jewelry
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Other
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Any item that advocates or advertises:
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Racist organizations or symbols
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Tobacco products
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Alcoholic beverages
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Drugs
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Illegal substances
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Gangs
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Sex
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Profanity
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Obscenities and nudity
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Occult
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Violence
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Sweatshirts/
Sweaters
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Solid colors: grey, khaki, navy, black,
white, and school colors.
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THS Logos
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Hooded sweatshirts
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Logos that are not THS
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Patterns of any kind
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More than one color
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Long-sleeve undershirt
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Must be worn under uniform shirt
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Must be tucked in.
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White only
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Worn as outerwear.
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Logos, writing on undershirts.
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GROOM AND
DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS
CONSEQUENCES:
(i.e. untucked shirt, sagging pants, excessive
jewelry, large earrings, etc.)
(To be addressed by teachers inside/outside the
classroom)
First Offense: Student warned.
Second Offense: Student warned.
Third Offense: Detention.
Fourth Offense: After School Detention.
Fifth Offense: After School Detention.
Sixth Offense and any Subsequent Offenses:
Out-of-school Suspension (TAPPS is not an
option.)
Any student who walks away from a teacher
attempting to get their name for a dress code
violation will be suspended. Any student who
refuses to give a teacher his name will be
suspended.
STUDENT I.D. CARDS
IDs are the property of the school and shall be
presented upon request.
Students will be required to wear their ID cards
displayed face up over the upper chest area in a
visible manner while at school.
I.D. cards must be worn throughout the school
day at all times while on campus beginning at
6:55am. IDs must be surrendered upon demand to a
teacher. No student may use another student’s ID
for any reason. IDs defaced in any way will
result in disciplinary action. The following
consequences will be in effect for not wearing
the student ID card:
First Offense: The student is warned,
issued a temporary card, and the offense is
recorded by teacher.
Second Offense: The student will be
issued a temporary card by teacher, the conduct
grade will be lowered one letter grade, and
punish work will be issued (1 copy of “Proper
Behavior”) and will be handed in to the teacher
the next day.
Third Offense: The student will be
issued a temporary card by teacher, referred to
the office, and assigned 3 days of detention.
Fourth Offense: The student will be
issued a temporary card by teacher, referred to
the office, and assigned After School Detention.
TARDY POLICY
Unexcused or unsubstantiated tardiness to class
will be handled on a by term basis. Unexcused or
unsubstantiated tardiness to school will be
handled on a yearly basis. The consequences are
listed below:
First Offense: Record in grade book,
warning issued.
Second Offense: Warned and recorded,
conduct grade for the quarter will be lowered 2
grades if 2 tardies occur within the same
quarter.
Third Offense: Warned and recorded,
conduct grade for the quarter will be lowered 3
grades if 3 tardies occur within the same
quarter.
Fourth Offense: Student referred to the
office. Student issued a tardy letter and
assigned 3 days of detention. Conduct grade will
be lowered to an “F” if all 3 tardies occur in
the same quarter.
Fifth Offense: Student referred to
office and assigned to After School Detention.
Sixth Offense: Student referred to the
office and suspended from school thereafter for
each tardy (1 day).
*Tardies to homeroom accumulate for the entire
school year. All other tardies accumulate per
semester.
ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES
Beginning this school year, the attendance
requirements have changed. In order to be
eligible to receive grades, high school students
shall be in attendance a minimum of 83.5 days,
or the equivalent, per semester, or 167 days a
school year for schools not operating on a
semester basis. Elementary students shall be in
attendance a minimum of 167 days a school year.
This means a 4x4 student can miss only 5
unexcused days per semester for a full unit
course and 2 unexcused days for a half unit
course, or 10 unexcused days for a full year
course. Elementary students can miss only 10
unexcused days per year.
Students may have extenuating circumstances
which are absences that are exempted from the
compulsory attendance and do not count against
them in meeting the minimum attendance
requirement to be eligible to receive grades.
Some examples are:
- valid doctor's excuse
- observance of special and recognized holidays of the student's
own faith
- visitation with a parent who is a member of the United States
Armed Forces or the National Guard of a state
and such parent has been called to duty for or
is on leave from overseas deployment to a combat
zone (not to exceed five school days per school
year), documentation required
- prior school system approved travel for education
- death in the immediate family (not to exceed 1 week),
documentation required
- natural catastrophe and or disaster
Beginning this school year, a student has to be
18 years old in order to withdraw from school,
with or without parental or guardian consent.
Parents or guardians can no longer withdraw a
student from school at 17.
ZERO “0” TOLERANCE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM
Violence: Once a physical fight takes place as
determined by the principal/designee/SRO, the
City Police/Sheriff’s Office will be called if
deemed necessary. Each participant in the fight
will be arrested, if deemed necessary,
handcuffed, and taken into custody, unless it
can be established that one or more students
were the sole aggressor(s) and the other
involved student(s) acted only in self-defense.
For more information, please refer to the school
website.
Firearms/Weapons: A student who possesses,
sells, distributes, displays, transfers, or uses
any firearm/explosive/weapon of any type,
including a look-alike, shall be suspended, and
the principal shall recommend expulsion.
Alcohol/Drugs: A student who possesses, sells,
distributes, transfers, uses, or is under the
influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, a
legal substance to attain a mood-altering
effect, and any equipment or device for
preparing or taking drugs shall be immediately
suspended from school and the principal shall
recommend expulsion. Full details on the
prohibition of firearms/weapons and alcohol and
drugs are provided in the Terrebonne Parish
School Board Code of Student Conduct.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The Terrebonne Parish School Board recognizes
that sex and gender discrimination is unlawful.
State criminal law such as laws against child
abuse prohibits sexual harassment. For more
information, please refer to the school website.
CARE OF TEXTBOOKS
Students are responsible for textbooks issued to
them. Students not returning textbooks at the
end of each semester, at the end of a half unit
course (or upon withdrawal from school) will be
charged full textbook replacement costs. The
student’s name and amount owed will be placed on
the textbook debt list until cleared. The name
will be cleared upon return of textbook, or
payment of the cost of the book.
POSSESSION OF A CELL PHONE/ELECTRONIC DEVICE (ON
OR OFF)
The use and possession of cell phones, iPods,
MP3 & CD players, etc. on campus is strictly
prohibited.
First Offense: The phone/electronic devise will
be confiscated. Parent(s)/Legal guardian(s) will
be called to pick up the phone. Warned and
recorded.
Second Offense: The phone/electronic devise will
be confiscated. Parent(s)/Legal guardian(s) will
be called to pick up the phone. Saturday School
will be assigned.
Third Offense: The phone/electronic devise will
be confiscated. An out-of-school suspension (1
day) will be assigned. The administration will
keep the cell phone for 5 school days, and
returned to a parent or guardian.
Fourth Offense and subsequent offenses: The
phone/electronic devise will be confiscated. An
out-of-school suspension (2 days) will be
assigned. The administration will keep the cell
phone for 10 days, and returned to a parent or
guardian.
Other offenses with the use of cell phones will
be given a consequence with the appropriate
disciplinary actions according to the offense.
e.g. including but not limited to: taking
pictures with the phone, cyber bullying,
cheating (texting answers), and language or
graphics, which are obscene, abusive, or
otherwise inappropriate at school.
Phones are never returned to the student. A
parent or guardian must pick up the phone.
COMPUTER USE RULES
Students are responsible for good behavior on
computers at school. Computer files, including
e-mail, are not private. The use of the school’s
computer and networks, software, data files, and
intellectual property is a privilege and is
intended for educational purposes only. The
privilege may be revoked or other disciplinary
action taken for violations of any of the
following rules. Students May Not:
1. Share computer account ID’s and passwords
except when
authorized.
2. Create, copy, receive, or use data, language
or graphics,
which are obscene, abusive, or otherwise
inappropriate at
school.
3. Access, change, or delete intellectual
property belonging to others, including programs or data files not
owned by
the user, without their expressed permission.
4. Steal or destroy the school’s computer
hardware or
peripherals (printer, mouse, monitor, modem,
etc.)
5. Steal or destroy computer software, data
files, or
intellectual property owned by the school or
other
persons.
6. Violate or attempt to violate the security of
the computer/network system.
7. Take unauthorized action which deny access
to, disrupt,
or destroy the service of the computer/network
system.
8. Make unauthorized or unlawful installation of
personal
computer software on the school’s computer or
networks,
including, but not limited to, games, virus
programs, and
applications software. Student-provided software
must
be used only in accordance with the license
agreement.
9. Use computers, networks, or peripherals, to
commit a
forgery or to create a forged instrument.
10. Use the computer, networks, software, and
data files or
intellectual property in any unauthorized way.
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