Hanna High School

BACKPACKS
As stated in the BISD Student Code of Conduct, in the best interest of student safety, only clear, transparent, or mesh backpacks, waist packs or purse packs shall be permitted. No large book bags shall be allowed. There are only two exceptions to this rule:

1. Students are allowed to carry official Hanna Athletic Bags before and after school only.
2. Students with special needs or extenuating circumstances and with the approval of the principal will be allowed to carry a canvas backpack.
3. No backpacks or oversized bags/purses will be allowed the last week of school.
   

Students who fail to comply shall be subject to disciplinary consequences. At Hanna High School, the following consequences will be enforced:

• 1st Offense- Student warning and parent contact.
• 2nd Offense- Administrator will confiscate item and return to parent during conference.
• 3rd Offense- Insubordination- Refer to discipline consequences for Insubordination
  

*Continued insubordination will result in several days of ISS.

BROWNSVILE ISD CODE OF CONDUCT

CELL PHONES- According the BISD Policy FNCE (Local) students are prohibited from possessing or using a cellular telephone at school.
If your cell phone is confiscated by a staff/faculty member it will be picked up and turned over to Campus Security. Regaining the property will necessitate a parent /guardian (if the student is under 18 years of age) to go to the BISD Security Office and pay a $15.00 processing fee.

DRUGS/WEAPONS-The BISD Student Code of Conduct policies for the possession of drugs and/or weapons will be strictly enforced to ensure the safety of all students at Hanna High School.

FIGHTING-Students are reminded that resolving problems/situations with physical contact is not acceptable. Students are encouraged and reminded to seek assistance from teachers, counselors, and administration if they are experiencing a problem with a student or a group of students. The minimum punishment for fighting is a 30-day placement at the Brownsville Academic Center. For a second offense a 45 day placement at the Brownsville Academic Center in the Performance Training Program.

CAMPUS CRIMESTOPPERS
TIPS HOTLINE
542-SAFE (7233)
All calls are confidential. No court testimony is required and cash rewards are available.

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Child Abuse and Neglect can take on many forms. Abuse can be physical, verbal, emotional, sexual or neglect. If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse or neglect, you can consult one of the Hanna High School Counselors or Administrators at anytime. They are experienced, caring individuals and will assist you immediately. However, if you prefer to report the abuse yourself, you may call the Child Abuse Hotline available 24 hours a day at 1-800-252-5400. Child Abuse website may be accessed at www.txabusehotline.org

Commencement Exercises

• TASB LEGAL – A MERE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND GRADUATION. There is no accompanying constitutional right to receive the diploma at a specific graduation ceremony. "Walking across the stage" while important and memorable is no more a constitutionally protected right than attending one’s high school prom. (Williams v. Austin Indep. Sch. Dist. 796 F. Supp. 251) (W.D. Tex. 1992). A school district may restrict student participation for any rational reason.
• If a student violates any section of the Student Code of Conduct that extends beyond the end of the year, that student may be prohibited from participating in commencement exercises.
  

*Disruptive behavior in ISS (including walking out of ISS) will result in additional days of ISS.
*Students pending removals/hearings to BAC will not be allowed to attend or to participate in any extracurricular activities nor recreational activities associated with BISD.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• Laptop computers and video cameras are prohibited on school property.
• All other electronic devices (this list includes but not limited to i-pods, mp3’s, paging devices, walkie-talkies, etc) may only be used outside of the building before school, during your lunch hour, and after school. Consequences of confiscated electronic devices is located in the student discipline section of this handbook.
  

HARASSMENT -How it can be accessed on the BISD webpage:
Freedom from Harassment (Student Welfare)

1. Type in the BISD website-http://www.bisd.us
2. Click on "policy online".
3. Enter policy code (Example; FFH)
4. Click at bottom of page for Local Policy or Legal Framework
   

Student Welfare (Policy FFH) (Legal + Local)
Topics include:

• Definition of Sexual Harassment
• Sexual Harassment by an employee (by others)(examples)
• Other prohibited harassment (examples)
• Reporting procedures
• Investigation of the report
• District Action
  

Employee Welfare-Freedom from Harassment (Policy DIA) (Legal + Local)
Topics include:

• Official Oppression
• Harassment of Employees
• Hostile Environment
• Harassment Policy
• Corrective Action
  

Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student and Parent Complaints/Grievances(Policy FNG Local)
Topics include:

• Informal Process/Formal Process
• Specific Complaints
• Filing
• Level One/Two/Three
  

Student Rights and Responsibilities: Student and Parent Complaints/Grievances (Policy FNG Legal)
Topics include:

• United States Constitution
• Texas Constitution
• Federal Laws
• Complaint Procedures
• Parental Rights
  

According to the BISD Student Code of Conduct, sexual or non-sexual harassment will not be tolerated at Hanna High School. Sexual harassment is illegal in school and in work places because it violates Federal and State laws. Anyone can be a victim of sexual harassment. Some examples of harassment include but are not limited to:

• Sexually offensive language
• Inappropriate remarks about someone’s body or sexual activity
• Direct or indirect pressure for sexual activity, with or without implied or directly stated threats
• Inappropriate touching, patting, pinching, or leering at someone’s body
• Repeated abusive or demeaning conduct that is based on a person’s race, color religion, national origin, physical or other disability, age, political belief, or affiliation, or socioeconomic status
  

Harassment can take many forms; it can be verbal comments, physical contact, hate mail (email & text messages, etc.) or phone calls, graffiti, or placing items on or in an individual’s locker. It can be student - to-student, student-to-adult, or adult-to student. Harassment of any type (including bullying) will not be tolerated at Hanna High School. Each student is strongly encouraged to alert his/her teacher, counselor, or principal (as well as parents/ guardians) of such incidents so that appropriate action can be taken against such violators. School administrators will promptly investigate such matters, respecting the student’s privacy rights and will take immediate and appropriate administrative and/or legal action when necessary. Disciplinary consequences will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. BISD Police will be notified.

LOCKERS
Lockers will be offered to students during the first week of school. If you want a locker, you must bring a lock of your own to the office before school, during lunch, or after school. Students may go to their lockers before school, before/after lunch, and after school until 4:30. It is important to remember that school lockers remain the property of the school. School authorities have a responsibility and a right to examine the contents of the lockers for health, safety, or security reasons. When a student elects to use a school locker, he/she acknowledges the district’s right to examine the contents of that locker whenever determined appropriate by the administration. The student also assumes responsibility for the contents of the locker. It is not recommended that students share lockers. Students will not have access to lockers the last week of school. Any books or property lost from lockers remain the responsibility of the student.

LOST AND FOUND
Students missing any items should check with the designated front office secretary.

MESSAGES
In order to ensure the safety of our students, the Hanna High School office staff will not relay telephone or fax messages to students (Extenuating circumstances will apply). Gifts, glass of any type, money, food, or supplies deemed unnecessary by administration will not be accepted by school personnel. Parents and/or guardians are encouraged to visit the office and present proper identification if an emergency situation arises and they need to contact their child during the school day.

PARKING PERMITS
Students who drive to school must park their vehicles in the designated Student Parking area only. This area is located in the northwest area of the school next to the baseball field. Any student vehicle parked elsewhere on campus (including handicap parking, Eagle Drive, and Teacher parking lot) will be subject to a citation issued by the Brownsville ISD Police Department.

To get a parking permit for the Student Parking Lot, a student must present the following:

1. Valid Driver’s License (no learner or temporary permits allowed)
2. Hanna High School I.D. card
3. Texas License Plate
   

To enter the student parking lot, a student must have a Hanna High School-parking permit clearly visible on the vehicle. Hanna High School personnel will be putting the parking permit on your vehicle-DO NOT REMOVE this sticker from your vehicle. If you sell or damage your car (or for whatever other reason) bring in your old permit and office personnel will replace your sticker. Removing your sticker from your vehicle may result in parking outside the student parking lot. Cars illegally parked on Eagle Drive, the Visitor’s Parking Lot, or in any handicapped parking place without a proper I.D. tag will be subject to ticketing, and/or towing at the student’s expense without warning.
Note: Vehicles parked on school property are under the jurisdiction of the school. The school reserves the right to search any vehicle at any time if there is reasonable suspicion.

SEARCH AND SEIZURES
All areas owned by the school district, including areas in school buildings such as classrooms, gymnasiums, halls, offices, parking lots, athletic facilities, books, equipment, supplies, lockers, desks, cabinets, and other facilities, are subject to search and seizure by campus administration if there is reasonable suspicion. Students are responsible for contents and materials in their possession and/or other property issued to them by the school.

SOBRIETY TESTING
As per the BISD Student Code of Conduct, BISD Police are trained to administer the "Standardized Field Sobriety Test" at the request of an administrator. The testing is not a medical diagnosis, but rather a series of assessments and observations used to identify signs and symptoms that may indicate substance ingestion. These screenings, together with additional documentation may be used as a tool for administration to make a decision concerning student discipline.

STUDENT RELEASE FORMS
Parents are encouraged to make medical and dental appointments after school hours whenever possible. If for some reason a student needs to leave the campus early, a Student Release Form must be on file in the office. In case of an illness during the school day, the student will have to get clearance from the school nurse before being released.

In accordance with district procedures, all parents/ guardians must complete and return the BISD Student Release Form for students under 18 years of age. This form must specifically list all persons who have parental permission to either pick up or talk to a student. Students are responsible for turning in the Student Release Form to the office. Before releasing a student, office personnel will ask for identification to verify that they are indeed the person listed on the Student Release Form. If the Student Release Form has not been returned to the front office or the person requesting the release of the student is not listed on the Student Release Form, the student will not be released. If the student loses the form, he/she can pick up a new one in the office and return it as soon as possible. Parents will not be able to pick up their child from school after 3:30 p.m of the instructional day.

TEXTBOOKS
Textbooks are loaned to students for use during the school year. These books should be cared for in the same manner as that of any borrowed property. Books should not be marked or defaced in any way and should be covered at all times. Students will be assessed fines for damaging or marking textbooks as well as for uncovered books. The administrator in charge of textbooks will determine the fine for any damaged, marked, or uncovered books.
Students and their parents/guardians are responsible for replacing all books-lost, stolen, or otherwise rendered useless regardless of the reason for loss or damage. Any student who loses a book will not be issued any textbooks until all textbook debts are cleared. If students do not clear textbooks debts, their school records will not be released. This may cause a delay when registering at another campus.

TRANSPORTATION
All students arriving on the buses after 8:40 a.m. will receive a bus ticket. Note: This is not a pass slip! When students arrive to the breakfast line they will receive a Bus Pass. The administrator on duty will write the time, and initial the bus pass. Students must be in class 5 minutes after the time indicated on the bus pass.

VISITORS ON CAMPUS
All visitors to Hanna High School must report to the front office upon arrival. Visitors will be provided with an id in order to conduct school business. Students from other campuses, (BISD or otherwise) are NOT allowed on the campus during school hours under any circumstance. In addition, students are not allowed to bring small children (i.e. younger siblings, friends, relatives etc.) to campus during instructional time. All visitors must obtain an official Hanna H.S. visitors pass.

X-RAY AND METAL DETECTORS
As stated in the BISD Student Code of Conduct, school officials or law enforcement officers may conduct x-ray metal detector checks on groups of individuals if the checks are done in a minimally intrusive, nondiscriminatory manner (For example, on all students in a randomly selected class).