Phone Policy
You get this many warnings to put your phone away.
2
True or false: It's we should not be able to see of your undergarments like a bra strap or your underwear.
True: Pants need to be pulled up above your underwear, and shirt straps should be wide enough that your bra strap is hidden.
This is what you should do when the tardy bell rings and you aren't in class.
You should stop, stand, and wait to get check in.
What is the purpose of a buddy room?
To give the student a chance to calm down or regulate their emotions, to help the student process what happened.
This is the number of hall passes you get each term
8
True or false: You can still use your earbuds as long as you don't pull out your phone.
False. Earbuds are also supposed to put away during the school day.
True or false: All holes in pants are not allowed.
False: You can have holes in your pants as long as they are not above the knee or you are wearing spandex underneath.
True or false: You will not be marked as present by the teacher of your class when you show up late.
True: If you don't get checked in, the absence stays the same. If you are checked in, it will be changed at the end of the day to a tardy.
This is how long a student will usually spend in the buddy room.
10-15 minutes.
This is the number of students who can leave the room at a time
1
This is what happens after the first time your phone is taken.
It is put in the office and you can pick it up at the end of the day.
True or False: You can wear your hood up or wear sunglasses in the building.
False: You can wear hats, but hoods and sunglasses are not allowed.
You get this many free tardies each term.
3
This is what you do in a buddy room.
Complete the calming, meta-moment sheet and sit quietly.
True or false: a teacher has to let you use your hall pass when you ask.
False. The teacher can say no or ask you to wait.
This is the only way you can use your phone to contact parents/guardians.
Get a hall pass and go down to the office.
This is one of the two ways that students can get a change of clothing if they do not meet the dress code.
Students can get a change of clothes from the counseling center, or call home and ask someone to bring them a change of clothes.
This is how often they are going to start doing on-time drawings again.
Weekly and monthly
True or false: The buddy room teacher should go over the calming worksheet before sending the student back.
True: They are going to support the student's emotional processing and learning by reviewing the sheet and making sure it is filled out.
Students have to leave this with the teacher in order to take a hall pass.
Their phone
This is what happens if you have your phone taken away a second time or more.
Your phone is taken to the office, and your parent/guardian has to come get it.
This is what happens if students refuse to change or ignore the teachers and admin.
They will be sent home and have to complete the reinstatement process.
This is what happens after 10 tardies.
The student will get an after school detention, their parents/guardians will be notified by the office, and they will recieve a "U" for citizenship for any class period with 10 or more tardies.
This is what happens if the student refuses to go to the buddy room.
Admin will come to get the student and suspension will be discussed.
True or false: You can use someone else's hall pass.