Panther Student-Parent Handbook

Snohomish High School
1316 Fifth Street
Snohomish, WA 98290

Main Office
360-563-4000

Fax
360-563-4195

Website
www.sno.wednet.edu/shs

Additional information can be found at Who's Who in Snohomish High School

Administration

Nate DuChesne
Principal

Kevin Rohrich
Assistant Principal (A-G)

Carolyn Coombs
Assistant Principal (H-O)

Nicholas Allen
Assistant Principal (P-Z)

Zach Ward
Athletic Advisor

Counselors

Student Services

Welcome to Snohomish High School! It is with great excitement that we start the 2024-25 school year. You attend a high school with a strong tradition of excellence in academics, athletics, activities, and the arts. We want to acknowledge the tradition at SHS, but we also want to continue to grow and make progress. Our mission is to “create an inclusive environment that inspires academic and personal growth for all students.” We want each of you to feel a sense of belonging and pride in Snohomish High School. I strongly encourage each of you to get involved in at least one club, activity, or sport this year. Involvement in these activities promotes regular attendance, better performance in school, and you get to do something you enjoy with your peers. One final note…as your principal, I highly value student voice. My office is always open to have a discussion and feel free to approach me anywhere on campus. In addition, we will have quarterly Student Forums where students can express their thoughts, opinions, and concerns about school. It is going to be a wonderful year! Go Panthers!

Snohomish High School is committed to establishing a culture for learning. There is no doubt that smartphones have remarkable capabilities which could promote student learning. However, research shows that most students use their phones primarily to access digital amusements. This is a barrier to learning. Cell phones and other personal connected electronic devices will be turned off and put away while in class and during instructional time. In addition, students should not be wearing earbuds or using other personal electronic devices in class. Cell phones may be used appropriately before school, during passing times, at lunch, and after school. We will not be confiscating cell phones from students who misuse them, but we will be following through with progressive discipline. We appreciate the parental support for this policy and our efforts to create a positive learning environment for our students. Students will not use their cell phones while taking restroom breaks.

Students may use their cell phones appropriately before school, during passing times, at lunch, and after school.  

According to the School Board Policy, our school is a closed campus. Students are to remain on campus from arrival until the school day's close. Violation of this policy will result in progressive discipline. During lunches, students are to stay on the interior of campus, from “fence to fence.” Off-limit areas include all hallways, stairwells, and E Wing underpass, in the area near the “big tree,” parking lots, locker rooms, and other areas not supervised.

Student requests for legitimate class changes will be honored within the first 3 days of each semester. After the first ten days of the semester, students may request to drop a class to TA for no credit until the end of the 10^th week. Students failing at the time of a drop will receive no credit and an “F” on their transcript. Students passing at the time of a drop will receive no credit and a “W” on their transcript. Students may NOT drop classes after the 10^th week of each semester. All course changes/drops will be done through the counseling office.

The dances are intended for Snohomish High School students that purchased a ticket; tickets are non-transferable to others. Those attending dances are expected to follow the school dress code and to dance appropriately. No inappropriate dancing, including grinding, is allowed. Students unclear of the definition of “grinding” are responsible to ask for clarification prior to entering a dance. Anyone in violation of these expectations will be removed from the dance without warning or refund.

Permission may be obtained for guests to attend designated dances. Announcements will be placed in the bulletin when guest passes are available for a dance. The appropriate paperwork must be completed and submitted by the announced deadline for an administrator to review and approve or deny requests for guest passes. Students can bring one guest between 9th grade and 20 years of age. Any alcohol/drug related involvement or other infractions of school rules at dances will result in school discipline and police notification. Remember that guests will be held to the same expectations as our students.

All dances have an “in by” time halfway through the dance. For example, if the dance is 7pm-10pm, then students must arrive by 8:30pm. Students arriving after this time may not be allowed entry.

We will practice emergency drills at least once a month. In the event of an evacuation due to fire, earthquake, or other emergency, students are required to stay with their classroom teacher. In an emergency during lunch or passing period, students are to find their LUNCH period teacher at the evacuation destination (Monday-Thursday would be 4th period, Fridays 5th period). Remember to stay calm and quiet so that everyone can hear instructions from the person in charge of the emergency.

Family Access gives students and parents access to various student information, such as attendance, grades, food service balance and history, and student and family demographics. Parents and students have different logins and passwords with a different level of access to this information. Students are encouraged to use Family Access to monitor their grades and attendance. Parents or students may pick up their login and password from the Main Office between 7am and 3pm. Photo ID will be required if the office staff does not know you. Most teachers also use a Learning Management Center called Canvas, which will package a variety of learning tools in one easy place. Students are provided with access to a professional student email account and digital storage.

Remember there are many people—staff and students alike—sharing our campus and your behavior reflects not only on yourself, but on everyone at our school. You can help by:

• Cleaning up after yourself—in the cafeteria, in the classroom, in the hallway, or wherever else you may go.
• Treating others with respect—say please, thank you, and excuse me, give your attention to speakers in class or at assemblies, etc.
• Recognizing that our hallways are crowded. Please step to the side to have conversations during passing period so you do not block the pathway of others, move in the hallways in a calm manner, etc.
• Events at other schools: When visiting another school for any event (athletic or other), please make sure to follow their guidelines on appropriateness: “Their house, their rules.” This could include dress codes, face paint, etc.

Progress reports serve as a continuous evaluation of the student’s performance. Progress reports will be given to all students twice each semester and mailed home to students with a D, U, F, I or N grade. Official grades will be mailed home at the end of each semester.

All letter grades except for F earn credit towards graduation. G.P.A. points will be assigned as follows:

Grade: A
GPA: 4.0

Grade: A-
GPA: 3.7

Grade: B+
GPA: 3.3

Grade: B
GPA: 3

Grade: B-
GPA: 2.7

Grade: C+
GPA: 2.3

Grade: C
GPA: 2

Grade: C-
GPA: 1.7

Grade: D+
GPA: 1.3

Grade: D
GPA: 1.0

Grade: F
GPA: 0

The following grades earn credit, but do not impact the GPA: P (Pass) and S (Satisfactory). 

The following grades do not earn credit and do not impact the GPA: NC (No credit) and U (Unsatisfactory).

Student guests are not allowed on campus during the school day. Guest speakers for classes must check in at the Main Office and receive a visitor’s badge before proceeding to the classroom.

Students with teacher permission to leave the classroom, including restroom, library, and nurse’s office, are to have a visible and identifiable hall pass. TAs are expected to display a TA badge while out of the classroom on an assigned task.

The Snohomish School District is committed to a safe and civil educational environment for all students, employees, volunteers, and patrons that is free from harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Any physical, verbal, or written act of abuse, violence, threat, harassment, intimidation, vulgarity, profanity, derision, or hazing will not be tolerated. Such behavior will result in disciplinary action and may be grounds for immediate suspension or expulsion. Any unwanted behavior should be reported to a counselor, administrator, or other staff member without fear of retaliation. In addition, bystanders overhearing offensive conversations or actions are entitled to protection under the harassment law. Students and staff who are offended, threatened, or intimated by the actions of others have the right to file a harassment complaint as a third-party victim. Refer to school district policies for more information.

Safe Schools Alert Tip Line- To report threats, bullying, intimidation, harassment, weapons, drugs, or other safety concerns students can call or text 360-217-0587, email 1796@alert1.us, or visit http://1796.alert1.us. Reports may remain anonymous.

Students with late arrival may come to campus no sooner than 10 minutes before their first class. Students with early dismissal must leave within 10 minutes of the end of their last class. Students may see their administrator if extenuating circumstances exist.

State law allows students to have medication administered at school by completing an “Authorization for Administration of Medication at School,” which must be completed and signed by both parent/guardian and a licensed health care provider with prescriptive authority for ALL medications to be administered at school, including over the counter (OTC) medications. Please complete all sections of the medication form(s) and return the form to the nurse before bringing the student’s medications to school.

Our counselors and administrators are always willing to deliver messages to students regarding family emergencies (i.e., serious health issues). Please understand that we do not disturb the classroom environment with the delivery of notes, flowers, balloons, or reminders to students. We will not receive food deliveries from outside vendors (ie. Grub Hub, Uber Eats)

The purpose of Panther Period is academic support: small group tutoring, retaking a test, re-teaching, enrichment, etc. All students may go directly from 2nd period to their Panther Period location. Students may only attend a Panther Period for a class they have in their schedule. If they are not reporting to another Panther Period location, they need to go directly to their 3rd period class. Students will be given a pass to identify their location during Panther Period to give to their 3^rd period teacher.

Students who ride the school bus to and from school are expected to follow all the rules and directions of the bus driver. Students are required to show their ID cards when boarding or exiting the bus. Each student is responsible for catching the bus at the designated location and time. Students who ride the bus to school and then do not attend classes will be reported as truant and bus privileges will be questioned. Once you arrive to campus, you are to stay on campus until you return home or sign out through the office with parent/guardian permission. Students who need to ride a different bus or get off at a different stop must bring a note signed by a parent/guardian to the Attendance Office by lunch of the date the bus pass is needed. Bus passes will not be issued at the end of the school day.

All students shall be free from unreasonable searches of their persons, clothing, and other individual property. However, a student may be subject to search by school officials if reasonable suspicion exists to suspect that the search will yield evidence of a student's violation of the law or school rules governing student conduct. Two (2) adults must be present for all personal searches. In addition, student lockers are the property of the school district. They are subject to search when either reasonable cause exists or for a general random inspection of all lockers.

Students are expected to maintain a high standard of personal dress that helps the individual for college and/or career readiness. By way of example and not a complete list, Students must wear:

• Clothing including both a shirt with pants or skirt, or the equivalent and shoes.
• Shirts and dresses must have fabric that covers the front, back and sides.
• Clothing must cover undergarments.
• Fabric covering all private parts must not be see through.
• Clothing must be suitable for all scheduled classroom activities including physical education, science labs, wood shop, and other activities where unique hazards exist.
• Courses that include attire as part of the curriculum (for example, professionalism, public speaking and job readiness) may include assignment-specific clothing.

We will not allow:

• Direct or insinuated offensive images or language, including profanity, hate speech and pornography.
• Images or language depicting or advocating violence or the use of tobacco, vaping, alcohol or drugs.
• Attire that intentionally shows private parts.
• Apparel identified by local law enforcement as belonging to or identifying with of any gang, violent or criminal group.
• Other items as deemed inappropriate or unsafe by staff and administrators.

Wearing hats, hoods, or other head coverings in classrooms or offices, except religious or cultural attire, will be at the discretion of the teacher or staff member.

Students authorized to purchase a parking pass will pay an annual fee at the time of purchase. The 2024-2025 pass is only valid for the 2024-25 school year—older permits are invalid and will result in a parking violation. Students with parking permits are expected to display the permit while in the lot, exit the parking lot to the west, and follow our rules. Students may retrieve items from vehicles with administrative approval. Cars in the student parking lot are subject to search when reasonable suspicion exists. The school and district are not responsible for theft or vandalism of the contents of a vehicle or the vehicle itself. For lost parking permits, a student may purchase a one-time replacement for $5.

• Consequences for parking violations are outlined in the parking permit application.
• From 6:30am-2:30pm, cars without the appropriate parking permit displayed parked in the staff or student lot will be ticketed or towed.
• Students who attend classes at the Sno-Isle Skills Center must ride the Snohomish School District bus to and from the Skills Center. Violation of this policy will result in progressive discipline. One day exemptions may be made through your administrator.
• Students are not allowed to drive to field trips or any other school-sponsored events; exceptions might be made for athletics.
• Please respect our parking lot by keeping it clean.
• The student parking lot closes at 3:00 pm weekdays and all-day weekends (exceptions are made for attending school related events/appointment).

• For the 2024-2025 school year, District Technology will provide a Chromebook for every student. Personal devices are no longer supported by the school district; therefore, students cannot use their own devices.
• Students are expected to bring their fully charged Chromebook to school every day. Chromebooks will be used in classrooms as part of learning daily.
• Families may purchase a Chromebook protection plan. The protection plan is a plan with a deductible for certain damage/repairs. There is a deadline for purchasing the protection plan. Protection plans will be available for purchase on-line or in person.

The Snohomish School District offers students access to the Internet and other electronic networks through the “district network” (as defined in the Electronic Resources and Internet Safety Procedures 2022P). By signing onto the network, all students agree to adhere to the standards set within. Violation of the Internet Access Agreement will result in loss of network privileges and possible disciplinary action. Violations include, but are not limited to, using a login and password other than your own, accessing inappropriate sites, playing games, installing programs, storing illegally obtained copyrighted material (music, movies, etc.), using district resources to engage in illegal activities and other like acts.

Your school counselor provides students help with the following:

Academic Services:

• Graduation requirements
• Class schedule and registration
• Improved school performance
• Options and procedures for making up classes and credits
• College information
• Admission requirements
• Admissions Tests: SAT and ACT testing
• Transcript review
• Scholarships and financial aid
• Scholarship notebook information

Personal and Social-Emotional Services:

• Peer mediation
• Decision making skills
• Crisis counseling and referral
• Intrapersonal and interpersonal development

Career Guidance Service:

• Educational and Career planning
• Classroom career units
• Career awareness
• Career exploration

Academic integrity can be simply defined as “the pursuit of scholarly activity in an open, honest and responsible manner.” (The University Faculty Senate Policies for Students. Retrieved March 13, 2003, from Penn State University: http://www.psu.edu/ufs/policies/). We expect that all students will uphold a high standard of ethical behavior in all academic endeavors. This means that students will be honest and sincere in putting forth their best effort in all academic work produced. Any work submitted by a student will be taken as “a guarantee that the thoughts and expressions are the student’s own, unless when properly credited to another”. (Academic Rules and Regulations 2002-03. (2002) Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Bulletin) Students are never to engage in, or tolerate in others, cheating, plagiarizing or any deceptive misrepresentation of their schoolwork. To protect the rights and maintain the trust of honest students, the faculty will communicate high standards of integrity and reinforce them.

Cheating Defined

According to the Funk and Wagnalls’ Standard Dictionary of the English Language, to cheat is, “to deceive and act dishonestly.” Cheating includes, but is not limited to:

• Obtaining test or quiz materials prior to assessment without instructor’s knowledge.
• Inappropriate use of graphing calculators, programmable watches, cell phones, and other computer or electronic devices.
• Sharing student work that should be individually/independently produced.
• Using crib notes/cheat sheets during test situations.
• Substituting another source, such as Cliff Notes, in place of completing an assignment.
• Discussing, or distributing, information about a quiz or test with students who have not completed the assessment.

Plagiarism Defined

According to Webster’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, to plagiarize is “to steal or purloin and pass off as one’s owned the ideas, words, artistic productions of another; to use without due credit the ideas, expressions, or productions of another.”

The MLA Handbook defines plagiarism as “the use of another person’s ideas or expressions in your writing without giving proper credit to the source.”

Plagiarism can be viewed as a continuum. At one end is the use of a few phrases or lines of text without citation or with incorrect citation. More serious actions could include use of multiple paragraphs of someone else’s work—whether a published work or that of a peer—the use of significant portions of text without citation, or with incorrect citation, or use of copyrighted graphics without permission or proper citation. More serious than that would be submitting someone else’s work, in its entirety, as the student’s own. Repeat violations will be viewed as exceptional misconduct.

Students with questions on proper citations should seek assistance from their teacher or librarian. The student is responsible for following proper APA guidelines and asking for help when needed. Plagiarism is cheating. It is academically dishonest as well as ethically offensive.

Teachers design learning activities and assessments designed to enhance student academic competence. All students will be expected to do their own work, whether it is on assignments, papers, projects, quizzes, tests, etc. Any student violating this trust will be subject to consequences.

• 1st Offense: Teacher will respond to the incident by contacting a parent/guardian and may include appropriate in-class consequence, and detention. Notification of the cheating will be placed in the student’s discipline file.
• Further Offenses: Teacher will respond to the incident with parent/guardian notification, and appropriate in-class consequence. If cheating has occurred in the same class as the first offense, then "failure" on assignment or test and loss of grade and credit for the semester may occur. There will be an Assistant Principal conference and further consequences will be determined.

All students shall obey the board policy, administrative procedures, school rules, and regulations and directives from district personnel. Failure to comply with rules and regulations established for the governing of the school district shall constitute sufficient cause for discipline (corrective action, exclusion, detention), suspension (short term, long term) or expulsion. Student control methods for misconduct shall be progressive, except exceptional misconduct. There is no requirement, however, that each potential disciplinary step be tried before resorting to suspension.

Moderate Behavior Violations include, but are not limited to:

• Bus Citation
• Chronic Misbehavior: tardies, disruptions, etc.
• Disrespectful Behavior
• Disruptive Behavior
• Inappropriate Displays of Affection
• Inappropriate Dress
• Inappropriate Use of Technology
• Name Calling, Put-Downs
• Out of class without a pass
• Off-Campus Violation

Severe Behavior Violations include, but are not limited to:

• Cheating
• Forgery
• Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying
• Immoral conduct
• Reckless Endangerment  
• Insubordination
• Lying
• Plagiarism
• Refusal to identify self
• Use or possession of tobacco/Vape
• Use of vulgarity or profanity
• Theft
• Use or possession of any illegal substance
• Violations of Network Acceptable Use Procedures and Code of Conduct

School Board procedure 3241P states what offenses that the District may immediately resort to suspension or expulsion. Disciplinarians and hearing officers may grant exceptions in cases involving extenuating circumstances. Please see School Board procedure 3241P for specific examples.

As a gun-free school, (RCW 9.41.280) if a student brings a gun to school the following applies:

• There is a one-year mandatory expulsion for firearms at school, on school grounds, in school provided transportation, or at school events.
• The chief school officer may modify one year expulsion requirement.
• Law enforcement must be notified.
• Parent/ guardian must be notified.
• Parents have the right to appeal.

A student is considered absent when they are more than 10 minutes late to class. All students will attend and be punctual at regularly scheduled classes unless officially excused.

Teachers will review the attendance policy with students at the beginning of each semester. Teachers’ course objectives will contain criteria for attendance and grading. Those objectives will indicate when make-up work must be submitted and the grading requirements. Teachers are not required to accept make-up work for unexcused absences.

Teachers will release students at the end of the scheduled period. Prior approval of the next period teacher is required if a student is to be held for any reason. If a student is held in class after the bell rings and is late to his or her next class, the teacher in whose class he or she was detained will issue a pass to the next class. If a student is late for a class and does not have a valid note excusing his or her tardiness, he or she will be marked tardy. It is the student’s responsibility to get this pass from the teacher.

RCW 28A.225.010 states that students must be in school until the age of 18 or completing a high school diploma program. For students under the age of 18, the “Becca Law” applies which requires schools to petition the juvenile court on students who accumulate seven unexcused absences in a calendar month or 15 unexcused absences in a school year if the school district’s interventions have not been successful in eliminating unexcused absences.

ABSENCE DEFINITION

A student who misses ten or more minutes of a class is considered absent. The following descriptions of absences apply:

• Excused Absences include illness, mental health, family emergencies, medically related appointments, recognized community service activities approved by the Board, pre-arranged vacation activities with parents, juvenile court appearances, and other activities with prior administrative approval.
• Unexcused Absences include absences without excuse, skipping, or when a student fails to submit a note or parent phone call within the time limit of reporting an absence.
• School-related absences include in-school appointments and meetings, field trips, athletic trips, and suspensions. Students must obtain a field trip form from their teachers for planned and extended school-related absences, and they must have their forms signed by their teachers and their parents prior to departure.

Parents may excuse a student’s absence by logging onto Family Access, calling the 24-hour attendance line at 360-563-4005 or by sending a written note. Students must provide a parental excuse within two school days of returning to school for their absences to be excused. After that, an absence remains unexcused. Students who have not been excused via a parent phone call or do not have a written excuse from their parents will be automatically unexcused.

Students who are 18 years or over can seek information from the Attendance Office about writing their own absence notes.

If a student needs to leave campus during the school day, the student must check out through the Attendance Office before leaving the school grounds. Phone or note approval from the parent (preferably before the school day begins) is required before the student is issued a pass to leave. Students who leave school without signing out through the attendance office will be subject to disciplinary action. Parents will not be able to excuse a midday absence without prior approval. Students who become ill during the school day must see the nurse before checking out.

A student is tardy to class, they are not in the classroom when the bell rings. The following tardy policy applies:

• 1^st Tardy- Warning
• 2^nd Tardy- Warning & teacher contacts home

• 3^rd Tardy- 1 teacher detention & teacher contacts home

• 4^th Tardy- 2 teacher detentions & teacher contacts home

• 5^th + Tardy- Administrative Referral

ZERO HOUR ATTENDANCE

"0" hour classes are part of our regular program, and the same expectations apply to class attendance.

The following is a list of clubs at SHS and who to contact for more information. For additional information, contact Ms. Green at x4092.

All students participating in any activity are subject to the general school rules, the athletic/activity code, and the WIAA (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association) regulations. General requirements include, but are not limited to:

1. Possess a current ASB card

2. Have a signed, current physical examination from a medical doctor

3. Have parent permission

4. Have a current athletic/activity code signed by both the student and parent

5. Have proof of health/medical insurance

6. Maintain a C or better in each class or meet terms of an academic contract

7. Follow all directions or rules of each sport/activity

8. Be in attendance for at least three of six periods to practice or play in a game/activity.

Students suspended from school for any reason may not practice or compete during the suspension period. Other absences from participation should be communicated to the coach or advisor in advance if possible. An academic progress report can be obtained at any time by a student through the counselor.

Athletics

The Final Forms link to complete electronic athletic forms is on the Snohomish High School website on the Athletic Page. Click here to reach the SHS athletic webpage.

The athletic office staff approves student/athletes completed SSD physical forms in the athletic office. Physical examinations are valid for 2 years and must be valid for the entire sport season. SSD physical forms are available in the athletic office or may be printed on our athletics page,

Due to the rising costs associated with the Snohomish School District’s Athletics program, the School Board approved a participation fee for the 2024-25 school year. Fees will be collected per sport with individual and family caps. The family caps will apply for brothers/sisters who are in grades 9–12. Fees must be paid at the bookkeeping office when the athlete makes the team and before the first competition. Fees may be paid through the Online/Intouch link which can be found on the SHS website on the Athletic page. Fees can be waived for students/families eligible for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program.

Parents of students who wish to request a waiver of the participation fee must have an approved 2024-25 Free and Reduced Lunch form on file with the district office. If you wish to apply for free and reduced lunch, please pick up an application at any Snohomish school or at the School District office. Applications are sent to each household in August. If you need an application, please call 360-563-7257. The turn-around time for qualification can be up to 10 working days.

Students/families for whom these fees create a hardship should talk to a counselor or coach about alternative sources of funding that may be available.

• The athletic participation fee is $100 per sport, with a $200 maximum per athlete.
• The maximum cost per family (siblings enrolled at the same school) is $350
• Siblings must be in grades 9 -12 for discount.
• Parents are responsible for notification of siblings participating.

Refunds will be provided under the following conditions:

1. Student quits due to illness or injury prior to 1^st contest

2. Student quits due to family moving prior to 1^st contest

No refunds will be approved for students who are dropped for athletic code violations or who quit after the first interscholastic contest.

Fee Participation Guidelines:

• Once an athlete makes a team, the participation fee must be paid prior to the team’s first interscholastic game to be eligible to play and remain on the team.
• Fees and Waiver information must be returned with the completed SHS Athletic Fee form provided by the coach to the bookkeeping office. Checks should be made payable to SHS.
• Payment may be by cash, check, or credit card. Fees are collected at the SHS Bookkeeping Office or may be paid online with a credit card, for a small convenience fee. The Online/Intouch link for credit card payments is located on the SHS website Athletic page.

If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact the Athletics Office at 360-563-4078.

Participation in interscholastic athletics and activities is governed by the rules and regulations of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). The various athletic teams and activity programs in the district are considered an extension of the school program. Students are not only representing their teams and/or activities, but also their school. Therefore, school rules pertaining to student conduct and additional rules established by the coach, captains, advisors, activity group, or team must be adhered to by all participants.

SCHOOL RULES: These rules pertaining to student eligibility and conduct will be followed:

• In athletics, no changes between sports may be made 15 days (about 2 weeks) after the first turnout or after the first scheduled contest (whichever comes first). Practices accumulated in one sport may not be used toward the required number of practices in another.
• Attend practice/meeting regularly.
• Attendance at school is required in at least 3 of 6 periods on days in which a student is to be involved in practice or a contest. Absences must be excused. Exceptions to this must be made with prior approval of the athletic director/advisor or principal.

• Any violation of school rules may result in the removal from athletic/activity participation for the balance of the sport/activity season; such discipline may be in addition to any other discipline, suspension, expulsion or emergency expulsion under district Policy and Procedures No. 3300-3300P.

• Student-Athletes who commit unlawful acts or engage in delinquent behavior may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including suspension from the team.

ATHLETIC FEES: All participants are required to purchase an ASB card. In addition, the Athletic Fee is due prior to the first competition. Refunds will not be given after the first competition.

ACADEMICS: Students participating in co-curricular and/or extra-curricular programs are expected to maintain satisfactory academic performance in all school courses. Students must be continuously enrolled in and pass at least five classes to be eligible to participate. Running Start Students must be passing 2.5 college credits.  Blended schedules (Running Start and High School classes) must be equal to 2.5 credits for that student to continue participating in school programs. Students will be monitored at the beginning of the program, as well as throughout the program in terms of academics and behavior.

INITIATIONS AND HAZING: Any abusive act with the intent to “initiate”, hurt, intimidate, or humiliate another student shall be considered harassment and may result in the immediate removal from the team. Such acts may include but are not limited to traditional and non-traditional “initiation” practices, such as atomic sit ups, swirlies, wedgies, and any other humiliating act or behavior.

Students will not be permitted to possess, traffic in, and/or use non-prescribed or illegal drugs, alcohol, marijuana, or any form of tobacco or e-cigarette/vapor cigarette, and may not be in the presence of, or remain in the vicinity of, the use of such prohibited substances, or engage in behavior that enables others to illegally use such substances. It is the student-athlete or squad member's responsibility to remove themselves immediately. Failure to immediately leave the premises will result in the same discipline as actual use.

a) When a first offense involving a prohibited substance occurs, the athlete will be suspended from participation for the remainder of the season, or the athlete may choose the assistance program outlined below.

The athlete will not be allowed to practice for one week and removed from competition for an additional two weeks and must:

 i. Obtain a Substance Abuse Diagnostic Assessment from an outside agency (see school counselor for approved agencies).

ii. Develop a plan for completing the recommendation of the assessment.

iii. Communicate the results and recommendations of the assessment with the Athletic Director.

iv. Obtain approval for reinstatement on the team from the Athletic Eligibility Board. The board will consist of the Principal (or designee), Athletic Administrator, and two Coaches. The coach of the team where the violation occurred will not be present in the meeting.

b)  A second offense will result in the individual being ineligible for interscholastic competition for the period of one calendar year.

c)  A third offense will result in the individual being permanently ineligible for interscholastic competition.

d) Penalties will be carried forward to next sport season or school year in which the student competes.

e) The Athletic Department may continue to monitor the athlete’s compliance with treatment expectations, even if those expectations extend beyond the applicable three-week disciplinary period. Noncompliance with the treatment recommendations will be considered a second offense.

f) Disciplinary actions regarding athletic code violations shall be progressive and cumulative over the athlete's career.