Bullying
Name one physical electronic device named in the school's bullying policy.
Any one of: telephone, wireless device, or tablet (the internet and an email account are not devices).
What is the most serious academic consequence of academic dishonesty?
0 on the assignment, no possibility of a retest
When might a student receive a verbal warning from the Dean of Students?
The first time that student commits a category I offense.
When are headphones allowed?
In class when the teacher has given permission for them to be used.
When can students (without a uniform pass) be out of uniform during the regular school day?
In PE class students may wear "appropriate athletic clothing."
"Special exceptions" may be granted for medical reasons (shorts or altered pants for a student with a broken leg, for example).
What should a person being bullied do to stop the bullying?
Inform the school administration or a teacher.
What two problems does academic dishonesty present?
An academic problem and a discipline problem.
When does the school policy require the administration to notify the student's parent of the student's disciplinary record?
3rd category I referral (or higher).
Parents may be notified earlier at the discretion of the administration, but this is not required.
Which students are allowed to have phones, and under what conditions?
Day students can have phones, in silent mode, and in the student's backpack.
When are students allowed to wear hats in the building while school is in session?
During study hall
Who decided whether a bullying incident is category I, II, or III?
The school administration
True or False
Paraphrasing from one (or more) websites, using quotations and citations, but not including any of one's own thinking is a form of academic dishonesty.
True.
Although this is what some students think of as research, simply collecting the ideas of others in an assignment is academic dishonesty. These students "attempt to present as their own work any work not actually performed by them".
True or False
The penalty for possession of an e-cigarette is less than the penalty for possession of a pack of cigarettes.
False
All tobacco use and possession is category II.
Which sentence in the Student Handbook is about second phones or fake phones?
Electronics: Students are required to give full disclosure to school administration concerning their electronic devices (pg. 21).
Why can't students wear Crocs?
Although they are closed-toed shoes, and neither flip-flops, shower shoes, nor sandals, they aren't "proper footwear".
What is implied harassment?
Harassment that is threatened or suggested without being stated directly.
True or False
It is possible to plagiarize one's own work.
True
Submitting the same assignment in two or more classes, or copying parts of assignments from one class to another, is called self-plagiarism.
It can be avoided by citing one's own work (work does not need to be published to be cited).
When might a student be "referred to a school beautification program"?
Following any category II offense, or the 4th category I offense.
True or False
The school's computers may only be searched with reasonable suspicion of a rules violation.
Privately owned computers on school grounds may be searched or confiscated at any time, with or without cause.
False
The school's computers and devices can be searched or confiscated at any time, for any (or no) reason.
Privately owned computers on school grounds can only be searched when there is a reasonable suspicion of a rules violation.
What form of tattoo is allowed?
Tattoos that are not visible
What does it mean to coerce another person?
To force them to do something they do not wish to do.
If student A shares test questions with student B from a different period in the same class, what are students A and B guilty of?
Student A is guilty of collusion, and student B is guilty of both collusion and cheating.
I receive a log entry for a uniform violation, my first offense, and get a verbal warning from the school administration.
The next week, I receive a log entry for misuse of electronics. What should I expect to happen?
A 1st referral and 1 detention. I already had my verbal warning the week before.
I don't get separate verbal warnings for all the category I offenses. I get 1 verbal warning for the whole category.
When must a student give the school administration full access to all of his or her electronic devices, apps, and accounts?
Any time the school administration has reasonable suspicion of a violation of any school policy prohibited by the Student Handbook.
Any time that the school administration is engaged in an investigation.
I tie-dyed my white SPAS shirt and wore it to class. What happens?
Category II referral: alterations to the official SPAS uniform are not allowed.