Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Rainy Day Dismissal Plan
In times of inclement weather, the Rainy Day Dismissal Plan will be implemented. The process will remain the same for parents. The changes thatÌýwill occur will be internal. Students will wait in supervised, assignedÌýareas of the building and staff will be posted in specific locations.
We ask parents of students who walk home with a guardian to pick up their children at the entrance facing Cooper Street with easy access to the crosswalk.
Parents must remain in their vehicles. For the safety of our students, we ask parents to avoid blocking the front entry way and coming into the building as doors are opened by students who are exiting. Additionally, we ask parents to avoid calling students on cell phones and asking them to wait outside. Most of the adult supervision is positioned inside of the building. The process will be completed quickly, if we all cooperate and follow the aforementioned guidelines.
We are continually revisiting our systems for improvement.
The Rainy Day Dismissal Plan was implemented January 13, 2017 and the last car cleared at 3:58PM. Thank you for helping us to assure that all of our students have a safe and orderly dismissal.
Student Behavior
As part of the Texas Education Code (Sec. 37.0012), all schools in Texas shall designate a Campus Behavior Coordinator whose primary responsibility is to maintain student discipline for the campus and be a contact for parents or guardians concerning individual student disciplinary actions by the school. The person designated may be the principal of the campus or any other campus administrator selected by the principal.
Your Campus Behavior Coordinators
Notice Regarding Ability to Refuse Entry or Eject Certain Persons and Appeals Process
In accordance with TexasÌýÌýUNAUTHORIZED PERSONS: REFUSAL OF ENTRY, EJECTION, IDENTIFICATION -
(a)Ìý A school administrator, school resource officer, or school district peace officer of a school district may refuse to allow a person to enter on or may eject a person from property under the district's control if the person refuses to leave peaceably on request and:
(1)Ìý The person poses a substantial risk of harm to any person; or
(2)Ìý The person behaves in a manner that is inappropriate for a school setting and:
Ìý Ìý Ìý (A)Ìý The administrator, resource officer, or peace officer issues a verbal warning to the person that the person's behavior is inappropriate and may result in the person's refusal of entry or ejection; and
Ìý Ìý Ìý (B)Ìý The person persists in that behavior.
(b)Ìý Identification may be required of any person on the property.
(c)Ìý Each school district shall maintain a record of each verbal warning issued under Subsection (a) (2) (A), including the name of the person to whom the warning was issued and the date of issuance.
(d)Ìý At the time a person is refused entry to or ejected from a school district's property under this section, the district shall provide to the person written information explaining the appeal process established under Subsection (h).
(e)Ìý If a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in a school district is refused entry to the district’s property under this section, the district shall accommodate the parent or guardian to ensure that the parent or guardian may participate in the child’s admission, review, and dismissal committee or in the child’s team established under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), in accordance with federal law.
(f)Ìý The term of a person’s refusal of entry to or ejection from a school district's property under this section may not exceed two years.
(g)Ìý A school district shall post on the district's internet website and each campus shall post on any internet website of the campus a notice regarding the provisions of this section, including the appeal process established under Subsection (h).
(h)Ìý The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules establishing a process for a person to appeal to the board of trustees of the school district the decision under Subsection (a) to refuse the person's entry to or eject the person from the district's property.
A person ejected from or refused entry to District property under this provision may appeal this action by filing an appeal underÌýÌý´Ç°ùÌýÌýand shall be permitted to address the Board in person within 90 days of the commencement of the appeal if the grievance is not resolved at a previous level before the board considers the appeal.
The board's decision to grant or deny an appeal under this section is final and may only be further appealed under the applicable provisions of Texas Education Code 7.057.
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