Student Code of Conduct

Reminders:

1. Student ID Badges. We are asking students to wear their badges during the school day. They will need to use their badges for breakfast, lunch and bus transportation.
2. If a student is given a discipline referral for pantsing (pulling another students pants down), the student will receive 15 points and 2 days of ISS.

Dress Code

Tops that reveal a student's midriff are not allowed to be worn. Please make sure that all tops cover the torso area.

 

The length of skirts, dresses, shorts, and holes in jeans/pants must be a minimum of 4 inches from the knee (two id badges horizontal). Students may wear clothing items underneath to cover holes in pants that are above the 4 inch minimum. However, students cannot place paper, index cards, or duct tape to cover the holes out of dress code.

 

The following cannot be worn inside the school building: hats, hoods, caps, other headwear (bonnets, bandanas, shower caps, ears, masks), or sunglasses.

 

Pajamas are not to be worn unless it is a designated dress up day.

 

The grading system is now a 10 point scale: A (100-90) B (89-80) C (79-70) D (69-60) F (59-0)

See board policy 4.600

 

Infraction Points Accumulation:

Disciplinary infractions may/will result in an accumulation of disciplinary points which will be restarted at the beginning of each quarter. Below are the disciplinary measures that may/will be issued to students based upon point accumulation.

 

• 30 Points: Minimum 1 Day of In School Suspension (ISS)
• 40 Points: Minimum 2 Days of In School Suspension (ISS)
• A parent meeting will be called, and the student will be placed on a behavior plan/contract
• 50 Points: Minimum 2 Days of In School Suspension (ISS)
• Student will be referred to Centerstone or another Counseling Service
• 60 Points: Minimum 1 Day of Out of School Suspension (OSS)
• Parent is required to bring student to school after length of suspension for meeting with teachers and administration
• 70 Points: Minimum 3 Days of Out of School Suspension (OSS)
• Parent is required to bring student to school after length of suspension for meeting with teachers and administration
• 80 Points: Minimum 5 Days of Out of School Suspension (OSS)
• Parent is required to bring student to school after length of suspension for meeting with teachers and administration
• 90 Points: Minimum 5 Days of Out of School Suspension (OSS)
• Student will be referred to the Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority (SDHA)

 

Student ID Badges

Students will be required to wear them everyday while in school. They will also be used at breakfast, lunch, and the scanning onto and off buses.

 

Cell Phones/Electronic Devices/Laptops

If a students electronic device (including but not limited to cell phones, smartwatches(if using as a method of contact), headphones, etc.) is taken up and sent to the office, administration will call the parent/guardian to come pick up the device. We will not be releasing the devices to the students at the end of the day, unless it is taken up 2:00 pm or later. The student will also be receiving the corresponding discipline points. The devices will stay locked in our vault in the office until a guardian picks it up. The front office is open until 4:00 pm everyday.

 on or off the campus.

Student Code of Conduct

Each student has the right to:

1. Have the opportunity for a free education in the most appropriate learning environment;
2. Be secure in his/her person, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizure;
3. Be educated in a safe and secure environment;
4. Have appropriate resources and opportunities for learning;
5. Not be discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin or disabilities; and
6. Be fully informed of school rules and regulations.

Each student has the responsibility to:

1. Know and adhere to reasonable rules and regulations established by the Board and school officials
2. Respect the human dignity and worth of every other individual;
3. Refrain from libel, slanderous remarks, and obscenity in verbal and written expression;
4. Study and maintain the best possible level of academic achievement;
5. Be punctual and present in the regular school program;
6. Dress and groom in a manner that meets reasonable standards of health, cleanliness, modesty and safety;
7. Maintain and/or improve the school environment, preserve school and private property, and exercise care while using school facilities;
8. Refrain from behavior which would lead to physical or emotional harm or disrupts the educational process;
9. Respect the authority of school administrators, teachers and other authorized personnel in maintaining discipline in the school and at school-sponsored activities;
10. Obey the law and school rules as to the possession or the use of alcohol, illegal drugs and other unauthorized substances or materials; and
11. Possess on school grounds only those materials which are acceptable under the law and accept the consequences for articles stored in one’s locker.

CCBOE Policy 6.301

Infraction Points Accumulation:

Disciplinary infractions may/will result in an accumulation of disciplinary points which will be restarted at the beginning of each quarter. Below are the disciplinary measures that may/will be issued to students based upon point accumulation.

•     30 Points: Minimum 1 Day of In School Suspension (ISS)
•     40 Points: Minimum 2 Days of In School Suspension (ISS)
  •     A parent meeting will be called, and the student will be placed on a behavior plan/contract
•     50 Points: Minimum 2 Days of In School Suspension (ISS)
  •     Student will be referred to Centerstone or another Counseling Service
•     60 Points: Minimum 1 Day of Out of School Suspension (OSS)
  • •     Parent is required to bring student to school after length of suspension for meeting with teachers and administration
  •     May result in guardian attending the school day with student
• 70 Points: Minimum 3 Days of Out of School Suspension (OSS)
• • •     Parent is required to bring student to school after length of suspension for meeting with teachers and administration
•     80 Points: Minimum 5 Days of Out of School Suspension (OSS)
  •     Parent is required to bring student to school after length of suspension for meeting with teachers and administration
•     90 Points: Minimum 5 Days of Out of School Suspension (OSS)
  •     Student will be referred to the Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority (SDHA)

Disciplinary points in excess of 120 points in a semester may result in referral to Student Disciplinary Hearing Authority (SDHA)

At Cheatham Middle School we use a tiered approach to behavior and consequences.

Behaviors are broken into 2 main categories for our discipline model.

Minor Infractions: the teacher will complete a referral that will be given 5-10 points by administration depending on the severity of the infraction.

Major Infractions: the teacher will complete a referral that will be given 15-20 points by administration depending on the severity of the infraction.

The following are the infractions included but not limited to each category.

Minor Infractions (5-10 points)

 

Major Infractions (15-20 points)

**Please refer to the No Vaping section of the School Norms, for further consequences**

Zero Tolerance & Major Offenses

Weapons, Drugs, Alcohol, Verbal or Electronic Threats, and Assault on an employee