Bunkie
New Tech
High School
2015-2016
Student
Handbook
Revised 8/10/15
Dear BHS Student,
Welcome to Bunkie High School. Each of you has a unique opportunity, while enrolled, to achieve many personal goals. You are part of the overall mission of administration, faculty, and staff. Every faculty and staff member actively works to help you attain your goals.
Now is the time to train yourself for the kind of worthwhile citizen you want to become. This means respect for the rights of others and sense of responsibility to your family, your friends, your school, and yourself. Set yourself personal expectations as high as possible and then strive to attain them.
The ultimate purpose of education is to help each student become an effective citizen in our society. These rules and regulations reflect the Avoyelles Parish School Board policy, state law, and our desire for a safe and orderly learning environment for all of our students.
By following these guidelines, you will ensure your future success by preparing yourself for life’s challenges-academically, economically, and socially.
The Administration, Faculty and Staff of BNTHS
Our mission is to provide the best possible education for our students in an environment which is safe and conducive to learning. The following policies and procedures are designed to help achieve that mission. Bunkie students are expected to follow them without exception.
The BHS student handbook is intended to inform students and guardians of certain APSB policies and how they are implemented at BHS. Students and guardians should read the parish handbook for further information regarding these policies.
NOTE: The Bunkie New Tech campus will remain a quiet, orderly campus. While on campus students will conduct themselves as mature students. All areas of the campus, including outdoor areas, will be quiet and orderly. Students who disrupt the environment will face disciplinary actions.
General Rules of Conduct
The basic rules of gentlemanly and ladylike conduct are those which BHS students are expected to follow. The rules and regulations outlined by the Avoyelles Parish School Board in the APSB Student Handbook will be adhered to on this campus. It is necessary, because of the number of individuals on campus, to require certain other regulations to be followed. Just because a rule does not appear in this handbook, do not assume it does not exist. Students should use common sense, courtesy, consideration, and discretion in their actions within the school community. By doing so, he or she will find himself/herself in compliance with the regulations of BHS. Any violations of the district and/or school rules will be handled at the discretion of the principal or designee.
Before School
Students are not to leave the campus once they have arrived in the morning. Leaving campus without permission will result in severe disciplinary actions.
All students must enter through the gym/bus stop entrance, passing through the metal detector. No student will be allowed to enter through the front gates.
Students are to remain in authorized areas before school. Authorized areas are: the cafeteria, for those who are eating breakfast; the high school courtyard, for high school students; and gym, for middle school students.
NOTE: On inclement days, high school students will report to the top of gym.
Students are to be in dress code upon entering campus and are to remain in dress code until leaving campus. Failure to follow this policy will result in disciplinary action.
Students Who Drive to School:
Note: Junior High Students will not be allowed to drive to school.
1. Students who drive cars to school and wish to park in the student parking lot must present proper documentation and purchase a parking permit at the cost of $10. Vehicles without parking permits will not be allowed to park in the student parking lot. Students are not allowed to park in the teachers’ parking areas. The parking lot between the gym and bayou is the main student parking lot. Any overflow will park at the football field. Note: The hospital has informed the administration that student cars will be towed if they are parked in the hospital parking lot.
2. Students are to park, lock vehicles, and leave the parking lot. No loitering in the parking lot or the bus stop.
3. All safe driving practices are to be observed at all times. Students who drive recklessly on campus or adjacent streets will face severe disciplinary actions including, but not limited to, loss of driving privileges for a period of time determined by the administration.
4. Students are not allowed to return to parked cars during the school day. Students who need to return to their vehicles during the school day must check in the Main Office and obtain an escort.
5. Vehicles parked on school grounds are subject to administrative/law enforcement searches when deemed necessary.
Students Who Walk to School:
1. Students are not allowed to loiter on the streets or the bus stop.
2. Students are to be cautious while crossing streets and entering the bus area.
Students Who Ride Buses to School:
1. Be reminded that all district and school rules are to be followed on the bus. Students who violate bus rules may be suspended from the bus and may face further disciplinary actions at school.
2. Students are to exit the bus in an orderly fashion and enter through the gate. No loitering at the bus stop.
3. Jr High students must report to either the cafeteria or their first block class. High School students may either report to the cafeteria or the courtyard.
4. Students must have a note from parent/guardian to either ride a different bus or be dropped off at a different location than normal. The note must be dropped off in the main office before school. School personnel will validate and approve the note and return to the student by the end of the day. If the note is not approved, the student will not be able to change routes.
Once you are on campus, you are considered to be at school. If you leave campus before reporting to class, disciplinary action will result and law enforcement notified.
Breakfast
Students who wish to eat breakfast must use designated pathways to and from the cafeteria. Students who are not eating will not be allowed to loiter in the cafeteria. Students will sit at the designated tables.
IDs
Students must wear IDs at all times. These are to be clipped to the left-hand side of the collar with the student information facing outward. IDs are not to be defaced in any way. Students may not write on IDs or place stickers on them.
Temporary IDs
Students who need temporary Ids or clips must obtain these before school in the gym lobby..The price of temporary Ids and clips is $1. Students who do not pay $1 will receive a lunch detention.
Hall Passes
No student will be allowed to the leave the classroom without a hall pass. There will be no exceptions to this rule. Students found in the halls without a pass will be considered truant. Hall passes must be visible at all times.
Checking In & Out
1. Students who arrive after the 7:28 AM tardy bell must report to the main office to check-in. Students will receive a lunch detention.
Students who arrive after 50% of first block will be placed in ISS building until second block. These students will be considered truant and will receive an unexcused absence for first block.
2. Notes or phone calls from parents are not acceptable as admits.
3. The common excuses of missed bus, overslept, caught by the train, car trouble, or needed at home are not acceptable reasons for being late to school.
4. Students may not use the phones during school hours. All calls will be made by school personnel at the main office.
5. If a student must leave school for any reason, the student must request a check-out form from the classroom teacher and complete the required information. The classroom teacher will notify the main office at his/her convenience. The main office will contact the parent. The parent or guardian must sign the check-out form in the main office before the student can leave. The main office will send for the student from class when permission is granted by parent to check-out, or when parent arrives at school to pick up the student.
6. If a student needs to contact parents during the school day, the student may come to the office between classes and complete a Phone Request form. The student will complete the form and turn it in to the secretary who will call home for the student. There will be not check-outs after 2:30 p.m.
7. Check-out requests for doctor’s appointments can be turned in before school begins on the day of the appointment.
8. Students may not be checked out over the phone. A parent/guardian or someone on the students’ emergency card must come and sign the student out.
9. Early dismissal seniors must sign out in the Main Office each day before leaving.
Tardies, Late Arrivals & Truancies
1. Students who arrive after the 7:28 AM tardy bell must report to the main office to check-in.
2. The student will be assigned detention unless the student presents official documentation of the reason for tardiness. (See APSB Policy for rules about determining if the reason and the documentation are acceptable.).
3. Students reporting to school after 50% of 1st block who are unexcused will be placed in ISS until 2nd block and marked unexcused for 1st block.
4. A student is tardy to class if he is not in his assigned seat when the tardy bell rings. The teacher will assign one day of detention for students within 5 minutes after the tardy bell. Students who are more than five minutes late, will receive more severe disciplinary actions. (detention and 3 step form). Repeated violations will also result in disciplinary action.
5. After Tardy Bell, No student will be allowed out of class for the first 5 minutes, unless called to the office.
6. A student is considered truant to class if he is: more thanten minutes late to class; misses a class without properly checking out; or misses school for unexcused reasons.
Absentees
1. Students who are absent must provide proper documentation to the attendance office within five days of the student’s return to school for the absence to be excused.
The APSB policy book provides guidelines for determining proper documentation, as well as what is considered an excused absence.
2. When returning from an absence, students must obtain a blue admit slip. This should be done before 7:25.
3. Attendance Recovery will begin after 5 absences. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the teacher to make up days missed.
4. Students who miss more than the allotted days will be denied credit for the course. (See the APSB handbook regarding attendance and credit.)
5. An excused absence is allowed for a school related activity or a religious holiday.
6. A student must have documentation from a doctor for absences due to an illness to be excused.
7. Death in the family is considered an extenuating circumstance. The absence cannot exceed five days. Verification must be submitted for the absence to be excused.
9. Students who are habitually absent or habitually tardy will be reported as a truant child to Child Welfare and Attendance to be dealt with by the court system. A child is considered habitually tardy or habitually absent after the fifth unexcused absence per semester.
Dress & Appearance
Students are to be in dress code upon entering campus and must remain in dress code until leaving campus.
The school has the power to regulate student dress for school-sponsored extra-curricular activities, as well as that on the school campus.
Only Bunkie High pullovers are allowed on campus. Uniform shirts must be worn under any pullover or outwear. Any head coverings worn on campus will be confiscated including hoods on pullovers.
Clothing should be neat and unrevealing and must conform to the dress code policies as set forth by APSB.
Obscene, profane language or provocative pictures on clothing or jewelry are prohibited.
Satanic, cult, or gang related symbolism in any form is prohibited on school campuses.
Drug related symbols in any form including advertisements or promotion of alcohol or tobacco are prohibited on school campuses.
Tattoos that are vulgar, obscene, gang-related, or otherwise disruptive to the school environment are not permitted.
There will be no mutilation including tearing, ripping, or cutting of hems, cuffs sleeves, or body of any of the coordinates. NO OVER SIZING OR TIGHT-FITTING! The uniform must be in the correct size to avoid any sagging or tight fitting.
Note on sagging pants: The administration will use a variety of measures to discourage sagging pants: detentions, in-school suspensions, etc. However, students who consistently choose to ignore the rules of appropriate dress and appearance will be subject to more severe disciplinary actions.
Students who can get into dress code compliance (example: tuck in shirt; pull pants up to waist) will receive a detention. Students who cannot get into dress code compliance will face more severe disciplinary actions.
Daily Dress Code:
- Clothing, whether dresses, skirts, shirts, blouses, etc. must be appropriate for school wear, neat and unrevealing, and must conform to established restricted dress code standards.
- Shirts must be long enough to tuck in and remain tucked in at all times. Shirts that are too short or too tight must not be worn.
- Students must wear khaki bottoms and school-designated tops. Khaki colored denim is not allowed. For grades 7 and 8, students will wear dark gray. Grades 9-12 must wear red or white tops.
- Only school approved logos are authorized for wear on all tops and must be permanently attached to the garment.
- Pants must be slacks, and legs shall not be rolled up at any time. No laced closures are allowed. Pants must be worn at the waist. Sagging is not allowed.
- No cargo shorts or pants are allowed. No laced pants or shorts. Pants must have inside pockets. No outside pockets are allowed.
- No jeans/denimof any color can be worn. Denim/Jeans are not a part of the uniform.
- Belts must be worn on garments with belt loops. Note: belt loops may NOT be removed from garments that originally had belt loops. Belts must not have logos, and the entire length of the belt must be worn inside the loops. No part of the belt will be allowed to hang, and buckles must be a permanent part of the belt.
- Shirts and blouses must have sleeves and must be tucked in at all times.
- Dusters and trench coats are not allowed. Outer garments may not be worn around the waist at any time.
- Vests are not allowed. Any article worn as an outer garment must be long enough to reach the wrists and the waist.
- No headwear is allowed on campus. This includes hoods, caps, hats, etc.
- Shoes must be worn at all times. No rubber or foam swim footwear, flip-flops, beach or pool sandals, house shoes, or crocs will be allowed.
- Only prescription glasses may be worn on campus. Sunglasses are not allowed on campus.
- Earrings, studs or pins may be worn in the ear only. These must not be disruptive in style or color.
- All neck ornaments/jewelry must be worn inside the collar, shirt or blouse. No chains of any type are allowed.
- Hair must be a natural color.
- Only Bunkie High pullovers or jackets with a full zipper can be worn.
ISS Rules
1. Students who are placed in In-school Suspension (ISS) may not participate in extra-curricular activities on the day of the suspension until the following school day. If the suspension is on Friday, students may not participate in extra-curricular activities during the weekend.
2. ISS students must be in full compliance with the dress code and must bring notebooks and writing utensils.
3. Students are not required to be signed in by parents to ISS. Upon arriving on campus, students must report to the ISS room and sign in.
4. In ISS, students may not interact with other students.
5. Students must work constantly.
6. Students may not put their heads on the desk.
7. Students will be escorted to the bathroom for breaks and to the lunchroom for breakfast and lunch.
8. If a student is sent out of ISS, he/she must report immediately to the office. Students will be sent home and upon return will serve ISS remaining days.
Cell Phone Policy:
The APSB policy states that cell phones that are in use are to be confiscated. “In use” is defined as used, seen or heard during the school day. Students who refuse to turn in phones (the entire phone, including SIM cards and batteries) will face discipline policy. Note: Students who need to call home must follow procedures as previously defined. If students use cell phone to call home, the phone will be confiscated. Guardians may pick the cell phone up the following school day after paying a $25 fine or the phone will be held in the office for the appropriate amount of days.