Pinecrest High School

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Pinecrest High School

• Freshman Orientation
• Discipline and Rules to Know

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Code of Conduct

• At Pinecrest we have very high expectations for
  student conduct and behavior.
• The rules are enforced consistently and fairly.
• The Patriot Way is a way of respect, hard work,
  and high ethical and moral standards.

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Who Enforces Discipline?

• All Faculty and Staff at Pinecrest enforce
  discipline and policies.
• The Administrators take care of students who
  break the Student Code of Conduct.
• Our two School Resource Officers take care of
  students who break the law.
• SROs are Officer Goins and Officer Bruton
• We are governed by Moore County Board Policy and
  Criminal Law Codes.

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School Rules and Procedures

• Attendance, Tardies and Early Dismissals
• Attendance Appeals
• Tardy Policy
• Skipping Classes
• Early Dismissal
• Discipline and Code of Conduct
• Punishments
• Electronic Devices
• Off Limits Areas
• ID Cards
• Locks and Lockers
• Buses

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Attendance, Tardies and Early Dismissal

• You must be either in class or have a note to be
  out of class.
• You may not miss more than 8 days in a class and
  get credit.
• There are ways to make up hours through Saturday
  Attendance Academy, After School Recovery Period,
  or Summer School
• Missed class time beyond 8 days must be made up
  hour for hour. Both excused and unexcused
  absences must be made up. Contact the School
  Social Worker if there are special or extenuating
  circumstances

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What do I do if I am absent?

• An absence will be recorded as unexcused until we
  receive documentation.
• Have a parent write a note with the reason for
  the absence and provide supporting documentation.
• Give that note or other documentation to the
  Attendance Secretary (located next to guidance)
  within 3 days of the absence.
• The secretary will change the absence in NCWise
  as appropriate.
• A teacher does not have to allow a student to
  make up work that is missed for an unexcused
  absence and the student may receive a 0 grade.
• A teacher must allow a student to make up work
  for any students who is suspended, who has an
  excused absence, or is absent because of a school
  sponsored activity.

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What is an Excused Absence

• Lawful absences, which will be excused are
• personal illness or injury
• isolation ordered by the State Board of Health
• death in the immediate family
• medical or dental appointment
• court proceeding
• religious observance (with prior approval by the
  principal)
• participation in a valid educational opportunity,
  with prior approval by the principal
• absences due to pregnancy and other conditions
  related to parenting, when medically necessary
  or
• A student whose parent or legal guardian is an
  active duty member of the uniformed services and
  has been called to duty, is on leave from or
  immediately returned from deployment to a combat
  zone or combat support posting shall be granted
  additional excused absences at the discretion of
  the Superintendent to visit with his or her
  parent or guardian relative to such leave or
  deployment.

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Attendance Appeals

• If you miss more than 8 days then you can appeal
  those absences through the School Social Worker.
• You must document your absences and they must be
  Lawful Absences, such as Medical, Death in the
  Family, Court dates, School visits, Religious
  Observances or Hardship issues.
• Students with over 20 overall absences in a class
  may not appeal unless there are extreme
  extenuating circumstances.

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Tardy Policy

• Be on time to school and to your classes.
• If you arrive between 815 and 845 report
  directly to your first period class.
• After 845 you are tardy to school and you will
  report to the Attendance Secretary in the front
  office area and get an admit slip.
• You are tardy if you are not in your classroom
  and ready to work when the bell rings.

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Tardy Consequences

• 1st and 2nd TardyTeacher Warning
• 3rd TardyDetention/Parent Contact
• 4th TardyReferral to Administrator (ISS 1)
• 5th and 6th Tardy..Administrator (ISS 2)
• 7th and beyondAdministrator (OSS)

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Skipping Class or School

• Students caught skipping will be referred to an
  Administrator for discipline consequences.
• You are skipping if you are 10 or more minutes
  late to class without a note.
• First Offense is ISS 1, Second ISS 2 and Third
  and above is OSS.
• If you ride off campus with a student that has a
  parking pass, they could loose their parking pass
  for the rest of the year.

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Early Dismissal

• Any time you need to leave school, you must have
  WRITTEN permission from your parent of
  guardian.
• The early dismissal note must be given to the
  secretary no later than 810 on the day you are
  to leave.
• Go to the Attendance Secretary and get an Early
  Dismissal Slip.
• You must sign out with the Attendance Secretary
  before you leave.

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Discipline and Code of Conduct

• Moore County Discipline Policies apply to
  Pinecrest as they did at the Middle Schools.
• Some things to avoid
• Fighting.10 days OSS
• Drugs.10 days OSS/Long Term
• Disrupting the Educational Setting..OSS
• Weapons (Any Kind).Long Term
• Any Violent Act.10 days or Long Term
• Multiple 10 day suspensionsLong Term

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Discipline and Code of Conduct

• All of the offenses from the previous slide will
  also get you arrested by the SRO and prosecuted
  on criminal charges.
• You have both Moore County School Board Code of
  Conduct Consequences and Criminal Consequences in
  many instances.
• We do not play.

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Electronic Devices

• No Cell Phones or any electronic devices in
  class.Period.
• You may listen to iPods/Portable players with
  headphones during non-instructional time.
• No game type devices allowed on campus.
• Use of any cell phone during a test or other
  assessment will be considered cheating.
• Electronics in class will be strictly enforced.

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Off Limits Areas

• The 2nd Floor of all buildings are off limits
  before and after school.
• The 1st Floor of all buildings are off limits
  until 805 every morning.
• Students can only be in the cafeteria and
  courtyard during lunch. All other areas are off
  limits.
• Students may only be in the courtyard before and
  after school.
• Students must be off campus by 415 if not
  supervised.

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ID Cards

• Students must have ID Cards around their neck on
  a lanyard at all times that they are on
  campus..that includes extracurricular activities.
• You will need IDs to get lunch, check out books,
  and other school activities.
• No other students may use your ID for any reason.
• You will not get into class without an ID.
• You can go to room 2101, Paper Clips to get an ID
  and lanyard if you do not have it that day.
• It will cost you 5.00 for a lanyard and ID.
  There will be no system in place for temporary
  IDs.
• You can pay cash or put the charge on you school
  fees.

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Locks and Lockers

• You can get a locker during your initial check in
  day.
• If you do not get one on the check in day, you
  can get one at Paper Clips Student Store.
• Cost of locker rental is 2.00 for the year.
• Leave the lock on the locker, any other private
  locks will be cut off.
• A lost lock will cost 5.00 to replace.

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