college postsecondary elections for student clubs admissions, 32 education, 36 and organizations, 47 credit, 33 credit electronic cigarettes, 59 University of Texas at by exam, 36 electronic media Austin, 32 for acceleration or contact between visits, 23 advancement, 37 student and staff, 7 communicable diseases with prior instruction, end-of-course (EOC) See contagious diseases. 36 assessments, 77 communications, without prior English as a second automated, 33 instruction, 37 language, 21, 45 emergency, 33 credit recovery, 36 English language learner, nonemergency, 33 for coursework, 36 21, 45 complaints, 15, 34 partial credit, 36 exams. See tests. conduct CTE insurance, 72 extracurricular activities, at social events, 35 dating violence, 38 46 before and after school, Declaration of conduct, 47 73 Independence eligibility, 46 campus behavior excusing a student from fees, 47 coordinator, 34 reciting, 11 meetings, 74 disrupting school Department of Public offices and elections for operations, 35 Safety (DPS), 27 student clubs and on school buses, 80 diabetes, 65 organizations, 47 on school directory information, 5, 8 fees, 47 transportation, 35 disabled students, 17–20 graduation, 54 use of hallways, 73 discrimination, 38 waivers, 48 when school rules apply, distance learning, 41 fire drills, 72 34 distribution, 41–42 Fitnessgram. See physical contagious diseases, 55 nonschool materials fitness assessment. bacterial meningitis, 55 by others, 42 food allergies, 57 excluding from school, by students, 42 management plan, 57 55 school materials, 41 See also anaphylaxis. leaving campus in case doctor’s appointments, 23 See also celebrations. of illness, 63 dress code, 43 foster care liaison, 78 corporal punishment, 7 driver license, 27 foster students. See correspondence courses. verification of students in foster care. See distance learning. enrollment form, 27 foundation graduation counseling drug testing, 75 program academic, 36 See also steroids. distinguished level of grades 7 and 8, 35 dual-credit programs, 33 achievement, 50 at elementary and early mental health endorsements, 50 middle/junior high intervention, 78 performance school, 35 earning credit, 36 acknowledgments, 50 personal, 36 e-cigarettes. See electronic personal graduation cigarettes. plans (PGP), 52
college admissions, 32 credit, 33 University of Texas at Austin, 32 visits, 23 communicable diseases See contagious diseases. communications, automated, 33 emergency, 33 nonemergency, 33 complaints, 15, 34 conduct at social events, 35 before and after school, 73 campus behavior coordinator, 34 disrupting school operations, 35 on school buses, 80 on school transportation, 35 use of hallways, 73 when school rules apply, 34 contagious diseases, 55 bacterial meningitis, 55 excluding from school, 55 leaving campus in case of illness, 63 corporal punishment, 7 correspondence courses. See distance learning. counseling academic, 36 grades 7 and 8, 35 at elementary and middle/junior high school, 35 personal, 36 postsecondary education, 36 credit by exam, 36 for acceleration or advancement, 37 with prior instruction, 36 without prior instruction, 37 credit recovery, 36 for coursework, 36 partial credit, 36 CTE insurance, 72 dating violence, 38 Declaration of Independence excusing a student from reciting, 11 Department of Public Safety (DPS), 27 diabetes, 65 directory information, 5, 8 disabled students, 17–20 discrimination, 38 distance learning, 41 distribution, 41–42 nonschool materials by others, 42 by students, 42 school materials, 41 doctor’s appointments, 23 dress code, 43 driver license, 27 verification of enrollment form, 27 drug testing, 75 See also steroids. dual-credit programs, 33 early mental health intervention, 78 earning credit, 36 e-cigarettes. See electronic cigarettes. elections for student clubs and organizations, 47 electronic cigarettes, 59 electronic media contact between student and staff, 7 end-of-course (EOC) assessments, 77 English as a second language, 21, 45 English language learner, 21, 45 exams. See tests. extracurricular activities, 46 conduct, 47 eligibility, 46 fees, 47 meetings, 74 offices and elections for student clubs and organizations, 47 fees, 47 graduation, 54 waivers, 48 fire drills, 72 Fitnessgram. See physical fitness assessment. food allergies, 57 management plan, 57 See also anaphylaxis. See also celebrations. foster care liaison, 78 foster students. See students in foster care. foundation graduation program distinguished level of achievement, 50 endorsements, 50 performance acknowledgments, 50 personal graduation plans (PGP), 52
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