Student-Parent Handbook Handbook - 2016-10-11 | Page 18

11 . Clothing that advertises or displays alcoholic beverages or makers , obscenities , sex , drugs , represents disloyalty to our Church or country , or denigrates any individual or class of individuals is prohibited .
Mass Days On days when Mass is celebrated , students are expected to wear a white dress shirt with a regular fold‐down collar with a Brother Rice tie from the Bookstore .
Spirit Days To promote the spirit and pride of Brother Rice High School , students are encouraged to wear Brother Rice t‐shirts , Polo‐style shirts and sweatshirts on Fridays . Sprit wear must be of Brother Rice and may not be covered by another garment . Dress code expectations from the waist down remain the same .
Dress Down Days To raise money for school clubs and extra‐curriculars , dress down days will be held on designated days where students , faculty and staff may purchase a ticket and dress down on the sanctioned day . Tickets may be purchased during lunch periods for $ 2.00 prior to the day or the morning of for $ 3.00 .
A student who has purchased a ticket to support the featured club is permitted to wear school‐appropriate clothing that fits the current season ’ s weather . Students may not wear pajamas .
Auction Items At the auction , a parent / guardian may purchase an item allowing a student to forgo the standard dress code for a day determined by the Dean of Student Formation .
� No Tie For Your Guy : A student does not need to wear a tie . All other dress code regulations apply
� Casual Guy : A student may dress in the Dress Down Day guidelines
Grooming
1 . Hair shall be well groomed and of a length so that the natural lay of the hair does not touch the collar of the uniform shirt in the back and does not touch the eyebrows in the front . The length , consistency of length and overall neatness and appearance are the main criteria . Pony tails , beads , rubber bands , hair ties , other accessories , etc . are not permitted . No hairstyles that draw undue attention to the student are permitted .
Haircut sweeps will be conducted in addition to daily spot checks to ensure compliance . Students determined to need a haircut will be given three ( 3 ) calendar days to get a haircut and report to the Dean of Student Formation for inspection . Failure to do so will result in detention . Continued disregard for the hair policy may result in Saturday detention up to and including suspension .
2 . Students are to be clean‐shaven at all times : no beards , mustaches or sideburns extending below the bottom of the earlobe are allowed . Students needing a shave will be provided shaving materials for $ 5.00 , will shave and will receive a detention . Subsequent offenses will result in Saturday detention .
Meeting the dress code and grooming requirements sloppily does not constitute compliance . In all matters regarding the appearance of students , the decision of the Dean of Student Formation is final .
C . STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
Brother Rice students are accountable for the Student Code of Conduct at all times , on and off campus . They must understand that their conduct is a reflection of them self , their family and the school community . Moral and courteous behavior , therefore , is expected not only in the classroom and hallways of the school , but also in the immediate neighborhood , on school buses and at all school functions , whether on or off campus . In keeping with the philosophy that a school is as good as the reputation of its students , disciplinary action up to and including expulsion may be implemented in response to any off campus behavior that would discredit the good name of Brother Rice High School .
Repeated minor infractions , normally considered as single‐detention offenses , may result in multiple detentions , Saturday detentions , suspensions up to and including expulsion .
Whenever a student commits a disciplinary infraction , it is entered into the student ’ s disciplinary record together with the assigned consequence for that infraction . The nature , severity and number of instances the student has committed that infraction determine the number of detentions , the number of days of suspension and / or expulsion . All decisions concerning student discipline , including but not limited to , suspension up to and including expulsion are at the sole discretion of the school .
The provisions of this Student / Parent Handbook , especially the infraction descriptions in this section , provide due notice as well as clear and adequate warning to each student and his parents / guardians of the school ’ s expectations and requirements with regard to student conduct and the consequences for misconduct . No further warnings should be needed or given .
According to the standards , policies and expectations of Brother Rice High School , the behaviors are deemed unacceptable and subject to consequences befitting the severity of the violation imposed by the Dean of Student Formation . These consequences include detentions , Saturday detentions , suspensions and / or expulsion as determined by the Principal , as well as any other appropriate consequence for the infraction . This list of behaviors is not intended to be all‐inclusive , but is intended to provide examples of unacceptable behavior .
Minor Infractions
The following list of actions are examples of minor infractions and is not
an all‐inclusive list . Students may face consequences including , but not
limited to , detention ( s ) and / or Saturday detention ( s ) for the following :
Violation of dress code
Chewing gum
Failure to adhere to cafeteria rules
Eating or drinking non‐water beverages outside the cafeteria
Disregard for safety in Brother Rice ’ s , Marian ’ s , or St . Regis ’ s
parking lots
Failure to report to a scheduled detention
General misbehavior or roughhousing
Failure to have student ID
Using
electronic
devices
without
permission
and / or
inappropriately
Failure to return documents that must be signed by a
parent / guardian
Throwing objects at someone , including snowballs
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