All students should have received a Dale Jackson Student Handbook during the first week of school. Exact policies and procedures are listed in the handbook. Additional handbooks are available from the front office. Here are some important sections from our handbook:

Beepers/Pagers/Mobil phones

Students may possess a cell phone or pager. But, they may not use them during the school day. At DJCC we will define the school day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Other schools may have different times. Students also may not display a cell phone. For example, on their belt or purse, setting on a desk, etc. Students may not have the phone or pager turned on during the school day. Each 18-week term a student will get 2 warnings if their phone/pager rings in class or is openly displayed or used by the student. On the third and subsequent offenses the phone will be taken up and placed in the office. The student will have to pay a $15 fine to get the item back.

Cheating

Students who obtain information for homework assignments, tests, or other class activities, in a dishonest way (copying, cheat notes, etc.) will be given a zero for their assignments.

Conduct

Applicability of School Rules - As required by law, the District has developed and adopted a Student Code of Conduct that prohibits certain behaviors and establishes standards of acceptable behavior - both on and off campus --and consequences for violation of tile standards. Students need to be familiar with the standards set out in the Student Code of Conduct, as well as campus and classroom rules.

To achieve the best possible learning environment for all students, tile Student Code of Conduct and other campus rules of behavior will apply whenever the interest of tile District is involved, on or off school grounds, in conjunction with or independent of classes and school-sponsored activities. The District has disciplinary authority over a student in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct.

Conduct Before and After School - Teachers and administrators have full authority over student conduct at before- or after-school activities on District premises and at school-sponsored events off District premises, such as play rehearsal, club meetings, athletic practice, and special study groups or tutorials. Students are subject to the same rules of conduct that apply during the instructional day and will be subject to consequences established by the Student Code of Conduct or any stricter code of conduct for participants established by the sponsor in accordance with Board policy.

Loitering or standing in the halls between classes is not permitted. During class time, a student must have a hail pass to be outside the classroom for any purpose. Failure to obtain a pass will result in disciplinary action.

Make-up Work

A student will be permitted to make up tests and to turn in projects due in any class missed because of absence. Secondary teachers may assign a late penalty to any project in accordance with time lines approved by the principal and previously communicated to students. For any class missed, the teacher may assign the student make-up work based 011 tile instructional objectives for the subject or course and tile needs of the individual student in mastering the essential knowledge and skills or in meeting subject or course requirements. A student will be responsible for obtaining and completing the make-up work in a satisfactory manner and within the time specified by the teacher. A student who does not make up assigned work within tile time allotted by the teacher will receive a grade of zero for the assignment.

Pest Control Information

The District periodically applies pesticides inside buildings. Except in an emergency, signs will he posted 48 hours before application. Parents who want to be notified prior to pesticide application inside their child(ren)’s school assignment area may contact 972-221 -4611.

Safety

Accident Prevention - Student safety on campus and at school-related events is a high priority of the District. Although the District has implemented safety procedures, the cooperation of students is essential to ensure school safety. A student should:

• Avoid conduct that is likely to put the student or other students at risk.
• Follow the behavioral standards in this handbook and the Student Code of Conduct, as well as any additional rules for behavior and safety set by the principal, teachers, or bus drivers.
• Remain alert to and promptly report to a teacher or the principal safety hazards, such as intruders on campus and threats made by any pet-son toward a student or stall member.
• Know emergency evacuation routes and signals.
• Follow immediately the instructions of teachers, bus drivers, and other District employees who are overseeing the welfare of students.

Accident Insurance - Soon after school opens, parents will have the opportunity to purchase low-cost accident insurance that will help in meeting medical expenses in the event of injury to their child.

Except for the purchase of insurance against bodily injury sustained by students while training for or engaging in interscholastic athletic competition or while engaging in school-sponsored activities on a school campus, the District, under state law, cannot pay for medical expenses associated with a student’s injury.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Information - If a student has a medical emergency at school or a school-related activity when the parent cannot be reached, the school will need to have written parental consent to obtain emergency medical treatment, and information about allergies to medications, etc. Therefore, parents are asked each year to complete an emergency care consent form. Parents should keep emergency

Searches

In the interest of promoting student safety and attempting to ensure that schools are safe and drug free, District officials may from time to time conduct searches. Such searches are conducted without a warrant and as permitted by law.

Students’ Desks and Lockers - Students’ desks and lockers are school property and remain under the control and jurisdiction of the school even when assigned to an individual student. Students are fully responsible for the security and contents of the assigned desks and lockers. Students must be certain that the locker is locked, and that the combination is not available to others. Searches of desks or lockers may be conducted at any time there is reasonable cause to believe that they contain articles or materials prohibited by District policy, whether or not a student is present. The parent will be notified if any prohibited items are found in tile student’s desk or locker.

Vehicles on Campus - Vehicles parked on school property are under the jurisdiction of tile school. School officials may search any vehicle any time there is reasonable cause to do so, with or without the presence of tile student. A student has full responsibility for the security and content of his or her vehicle and must make certain that it is locked and that tile keys are not given to others.

Transportation

Bus Transportation - Students are expected to follow LISD Transportation policies on the buses that run between the Dale Jackson Career Center and the five high schools (see Transportation Department School Bus Safety Rules page 8). If you miss the bus coming to the Dale Jackson Career Center, go to the main office or the attendance office at your home school and follow the instructions you receive there. Do not arrange for your own transportation.

Driving - Students in Blocks 1, 4. 5, and 8 at the Dale Jackson Career Center will be allowed to drive vehicles every day after the appropriately signed parental permission card/contract is returned. When the blue card/contract is returned, a DJCC sticker will be issued, to be affixed inside the lower left corner of the front windshield. Parking stickers will not be issued until student presents valid driver’s license and proof of insurance. For the first 2 weeks of school, parking stickers are at no cost. After 2 weeks or to obtain a 2nd sticker, the cost is $3.00. Students working on a vehicle in a lab class will be allowed to drive this vehicle to school, provided the TEMPORARY DRIVING PERMISSION form is completed and presented to the principal prior to driving the vehicle. This permission will be for a specified length of time. Permission will be granted according to shop capacity restraints.

Dale Jackson Career Center Driving Policy - Dale Jackson Career Center students are prohibited from:

• transporting other students from one school to another during the school day.
• riding as a passenger with a student driver.
• parking at the Dale Jackson Career Center in a spot designated for faculty, staff, visitors, or handicapped.
• ailing to display a parking sticker as instructed.
• forging blue card information or utilizing a parking sticker not designated for use by that student.

Videotaping of Students

For safety purposes, video/audio equipment will be used to monitor student behavior on buses and in common areas on campus. Students will not be told when the equipment is being used. The principal will review the tapes routinely and document student misconduct. Discipline will be in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. A parent who wants to view a videotape of the incident leading to the discipline of his or her child may request access in accordance with policy FL in the District’s policy manual. A District employee may, without consent of a child’s parent, make a videotape or recording of the child if the videotape or recording is to he used only for purposes of safety, including the maintenance of order and discipline in common areas of the school or on school buses.

Visitors

General Visitors - Parents and others are welcome to visit District schools. For the safety of those within the school and to avoid disruption of instructional time, all visitors must first report to the principal’s office. Visits to individual classrooms during instructional time are permitted only with approval of the principal and teacher and so long as their duration or frequency does not interfere with the delivery of instruction or disrupt the normal school environment. All visitors are expected to demonstrate the highest standards of courtesy and conduct disruptive behavior will not be permitted. Parents of DJCC students are extended an invitation to visit us at any time. A specified time must be made to see a teacher so as not to take the teacher out of the classroom.

Due to the crowded conditions, students may not bring friends or relatives to classes with them. Other visitors are permitted to come directly to the office and state their business. Staff members and students should report anyone who cannot be identified as having permission to be on campus to the principal. These persons will be considered trespassing and may be prosecuted.

Visitors Participating in Special Programs for Students - On High School Career Day the District invites representatives from colleges and universities and other higher education institutions, prospective employers, and military recruiters to present information to interested students.