driver license, 16 child abuse, 18 extenuating circumstances, 15 class changes, 61 failure to attend, 14 class schedules, 20 for credit, 14 partial vs. full-time, 20 for final grade, 14 schedule changes, 54 military families, 10 clubs. extracurricular activities. See official attendance-taking time, 15 college parent’s note, 15 admissions, 20 principal’s plan, 14 credit, 21 removing a student from the classroom, 6 University of Texas at Austin, 21 students 18 or older, 13 visits, 14 unexcused absences, 14 communicable diseases attendance review committee, 14, 24 contagious diseases. See defined, 64 complaints, 11, 21 automatic admission, 20 conduct awarding credit, 23 at social events, 22 awards, 17 before and after school, 55 bacterial meningitis, 40 disrupting school operations, 22 communicability, 41 on school 61 defined, 40 on school transportation, 22 prevention, 41 use of hallways, 55 symptoms, 40 when school rules apply, 22 contagious diseases. contagious diseases, 40 See also bilingual programs, 9, 47 bacterial meningitis, 40 bullying, 17 excluding from school, 40 counseling, 17 leaving campus in case of illness, 47 cyberbullying, 17 corporal punishment, 7 investigation, 26 prohibiting, 71 policy, 67 correspondence courses. distance See school safety transfer, 8 learning. hazing. counseling See also bus rules, 61 academic, 23 61 personal, 23 pick-up and drop-off locations, 61 psychological exams/treatment, 23 required conduct, 61 credit routes and schedules, 61 by exam, 23 cafeteria, 55 with prior instruction, 23 nutrition, 55 without prior instruction, 24 career and technical education (CTE), 18 for coursework, 23 college credit courses, 21 partial credit, 23 counseling, 23 dating violence, 24 nondiscrimination statement, 18 Declaration of Independence Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 excusing a student from reciting, 7 cell phones, 30 Department of Public Safety (DPS), 16 certificate of attendance, 38 diabetes, 49 certificate of coursework completion, 38 directory information, 2, 12
driver license, 16 extenuating circumstances, 15 failure to attend, 14 for credit, 14 for final grade, 14 military families, 10 official attendance-taking time, 15 parent’s note, 15 principal’s plan, 14 removing a student from the classroom, 6 students 18 or older, 13 unexcused absences, 14 attendance review committee, 14, 24 defined, 64 automatic admission, 20 awarding credit, 23 awards, 17 bacterial meningitis, 40 communicability, 41 defined, 40 prevention, 41 symptoms, 40 See also contagious diseases. bilingual programs, 9, 47 bullying, 17 counseling, 17 cyberbullying, 17 investigation, 26 policy, 67 school safety transfer, 8 See also hazing. bus rules, 61 61 pick-up and drop-off locations, 61 required conduct, 61 routes and schedules, 61 cafeteria, 55 nutrition, 55 career and technical education (CTE), 18 college credit courses, 21 counseling, 23 nondiscrimination statement, 18 Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 cell phones, 30 certificate of attendance, 38 certificate of coursework completion, 38 child abuse, 18 class changes, 61 class schedules, 20 partial vs. full-time, 20 schedule changes, 54 clubs. See extracurricular activities. college admissions, 20 credit, 21 University of Texas at Austin, 21 visits, 14 communicable diseases See contagious diseases. complaints, 11, 21 conduct at social events, 22 before and after school, 55 disrupting school operations, 22 on school 61 on school transportation, 22 use of hallways, 55 when school rules apply, 22 contagious diseases, 40 bacterial meningitis, 40 excluding from school, 40 leaving campus in case of illness, 47 corporal punishment, 7 prohibiting, 71 correspondence courses. See distance learning. counseling academic, 23 personal, 23 psychological exams/treatment, 23 credit by exam, 23 with prior instruction, 23 without prior instruction, 24 for coursework, 23 partial credit, 23 dating violence, 24 Declaration of Independence excusing a student from reciting, 7 Department of Public Safety (DPS), 16 diabetes, 49 directory information, 2, 12
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