certificate of attendance, 47 with prior instruction, 29 certificate of coursework completion, 47 without prior instruction, 30 child abuse, 24 credit recovery, 29 class changes, 72 for coursework, 29 class rank, 25 partial credit, 29 class schedules, 25 dating violence, 31 partial vs. full-time, 25 Declaration of Independence schedule changes, 66 excusing a student from reciting, 7 classroom parties, 24 Department of Public Safety (DPS), 21 clubs. See extracurricular activities. diabetes, 59 college directory information, 2, 4 admissions, 26 disabled students, 13–16 credit, 26 discrimination, 31 University of Texas at Austin, 26 distance learning, 33 visits, 18 distribution, 34 communicable diseases nonschool materials See contagious diseases. by others, 35 community and student engagement by students, 34 parental evaluation, 61 school materials, 34 complaints, 11, 27 doctor’s appointments, 18 conduct, 27 dress code, 35 at social events, 28 driver license, 21 before and after school, 66 verification of enrollment form, 21 campus behavior coordinator, 27 drug testing, 68 disrupting school operations, 28 See also steroids. on school buses, 73 dual-credit programs, 26 on school transportation, 28 early mental health intervention, 71 use of hallways, 66 earning credit, 29 when school rules apply, 27 e-cigarettes. See electronic cigarettes. contagious diseases, 49 elections for student clubs and bacterial meningitis, 50 39 excluding from school, 49 electronic 53 leaving campus in case of illness, 56 electronic media corporal punishment, 4 contact between student and staff, 4 correspondence courses. See distance end-of-course (EOC) assessments, 70 learning. special education, 47 counseling students with disabilities, 47 academic, 29 English as a second language, 15, 37 grades 7 and 8, 29 English language learner, 15, 37 at elementary and middle/junior high STAAR L, 71 school, 28 exams. See tests. personal, 29 extracurricular activities, 38 postsecondary education, 29 conduct, 39 credit eligibility, 38 by exam, 29 fees, 39 for acceleration or advancement, 30 meetings, 67
certificate of attendance, 47 certificate of coursework completion, 47 child abuse, 24 class changes, 72 class rank, 25 class schedules, 25 partial vs. full-time, 25 schedule changes, 66 classroom parties, 24 clubs. See extracurricular activities. college admissions, 26 credit, 26 University of Texas at Austin, 26 visits, 18 communicable diseases See contagious diseases. community and student engagement parental evaluation, 61 complaints, 11, 27 conduct, 27 at social events, 28 before and after school, 66 campus behavior coordinator, 27 disrupting school operations, 28 on school buses, 73 on school transportation, 28 use of hallways, 66 when school rules apply, 27 contagious diseases, 49 bacterial meningitis, 50 excluding from school, 49 leaving campus in case of illness, 56 corporal punishment, 4 correspondence courses. See distance learning. counseling academic, 29 grades 7 and 8, 29 at elementary and middle/junior high school, 28 personal, 29 postsecondary education, 29 credit by exam, 29 for acceleration or advancement, 30 with prior instruction, 29 without prior instruction, 30 credit recovery, 29 for coursework, 29 partial credit, 29 dating violence, 31 Declaration of Independence excusing a student from reciting, 7 Department of Public Safety (DPS), 21 diabetes, 59 directory information, 2, 4 disabled students, 13–16 discrimination, 31 distance learning, 33 distribution, 34 nonschool materials by others, 35 by students, 34 school materials, 34 doctor’s appointments, 18 dress code, 35 driver license, 21 verification of enrollment form, 21 drug testing, 68 See also steroids. dual-credit programs, 26 early mental health intervention, 71 earning credit, 29 e-cigarettes. See electronic cigarettes. elections for student clubs and 39 electronic 53 electronic media contact between student and staff, 4 end-of-course (EOC) assessments, 70 special education, 47 students with disabilities, 47 English as a second language, 15, 37 English language learner, 15, 37 STAAR L, 71 exams. See tests. extracurricular activities, 38 conduct, 39 eligibility, 38 fees, 39 meetings, 67
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