Kellogg Middle School Students’ Rights and Responsibilities

VOICE LEVELS:

Purpose: To review your rights and your responsibilities, in order to: – Develop respect for self and others – Create a positive learning environment – Maintain safety (physical and emotional)

Your fundamental rights: You are entitled to a free, public education in a safe and civil school environment You have the right to attend school free from harassment, intimidation, and bullying You have the right to a classroom environment with minimal disruption You have the right to report misconduct of other students and/or adults

With rights come responsibilities: You have a responsibility to: – Follow school rules – Behave respectfully towards other students and adults – Help take care of the school (cafeteria clean, reporting problems) – Help those who need it by telling an adult – Stand up when things are being done that are not right

School Rules – When do they apply? On the school grounds before, during, and after school. On the school grounds when the school is being used school groups Off the school grounds during a school activity Off the school grounds if the actions of the students affect the educational process INCLUDES THE BUS STOP!

What about online? If you’re choices online (social media) affect the learning environment at school, you can be held accountable for those actions Especially true with threats or harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying behavior

Bus Behavior: Your behavior on the bus counts as part of the school day Your behavior must be safe and respectful We stay seated, we use Level 2 voices, we make sure our language is respectful

Arriving at School Arrive at 8:10 unless in Jazz Band or Zero Period PE Put instruments in the band/orchestra room. Bring skateboards and large items to the office to check in. You can be in the Cafeteria, Activity Center, Library

Hallways / Passing Time Keep on the right side WALK with a purpose WALK and talk Use conversational voice (Level 2)

Arriving to class Be on time and prepared to participate in class If you have to use the bathroom or visit the office, check in with your teacher first

Bathroom Passes Stay in class for the first 10 minutes of class Stay in class for the last 10 minutes of class Use the bathroom closest to your classroom

Lunch Time / Free Time 15 minute rule Stay in designated areas inside and out Please show VALOR and keep your area clean!

Electronics: Cell phones, (iPods, etc…) must be off and out of sight during the school day – School day is your arrival on campus until 3:00 P.M. Ear buds must be out of sight during the school day

Electronics We encourage students to not bring unnecessary valuables to school, including electronics We cannot investigate stolen or lost valuables Students bring these items at their own risk

Laser Pens – Can be dangerous – Leave at home

Electronics Steps 1 st Step: Turned in to office until end of day 2 nd Step: Turned in to office. Parents must come retrieve 3 rd Step: Same as above + lunch detention 4 th Step: Same as above + progressive discipline

Dress Code Clothes must conceal undergarments at all times Clothes must be appropriate for the setting Hoods need to be off during the school day (inside and outside the building) Content of clothing cannot have obscene, sexual, drug, alcohol, or violent references

Fighting Defined as: Act of quarreling involving physical and/or verbal actions that may lead to violence, bodily contact, in or around school property, are subject to school discipline

Horseplay Needs to be avoided at school: – Play fighting (slapping, slap boxing, pushing) – Pinching – Piggy back rides – Grabbing / tasing Students often get hurt due to horseplay

Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying Definition: – Harassment is an attack on another person that can be perpetrated by individuals or groups in verbal, written, or physical actions. Some of the prohibited behavior include but are not limited to: verbal taunts, name calling, put downs, physical violence, unwanted physical contact designed to intimidate, physical restraining, threats

Bullying is a little different Defined: – Same types of behaviors as harassment, except that: It is sustained over a period of time There is an imbalance of power

What do I do about it? Report issues to your teacher, Ms. Martin, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Gonzalez or any other adult. You can report anonymously about other people and about yourself Help those who need someone to stand with them

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, Nicotine Alcohol, drugs, cigarettes (and other tobacco products) as well as nicotine intake devices (like e-cigarettes or vaporizers) are prohibited at school Includes over the counter medicines Attempting to buy products like these at school is also prohibited Ms. Knutsen is our Drug/Alcohol Counselor

Cheating Any student who knowingly submits the work of other as his/her own shall be considered to have cheated Letting students cheat off of you is also considered participation in cheating Plagiarism means you take credit for other people’s thoughts, ideas, written expression.

How to Follow Adult Directions Look at the person Say “okay” or acknowledge them another way Do the thing being asked of you Follow up later with questions/concerns

SLANT SSit-Up LLean Forward AAsk Questions NNod your head TTalk to your teacher Take Notes

Success Tips Bring your planner to class EVERY DAY. And bring it home EVERY DAY. Write in your planner every class, every day. When there is no homework, write “No HW”. Meet with parent at home once a week to review your planner Cross check your planner with Google calendar. Check grades on Data Dashboard frequently

Supports Homework Lunch Homework Club (afterschool) Tutorial

YOU ARE AWESOME! You are all capable of making your own choices. We’re here to help when it gets difficult. Seek good role models. Be yourself.