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Northeast Middle School
A LOOK AT THE STUDENT
CODE OF CONDUCT
2013-2014
Student Expectations
 Come to school on time and prepared
to learn.
 Be courteous and kind to all you meet
throughout the day.
 Do your absolute best in all your
classes.
 Abide by the rules set forth in the
CMCSS Student Code of Conduct.
Consequences
 The following consequences may
be used with discipline referrals:
 Loss
of Privileges
 Detention - lunch, before, or after school
 In School Suspension
 Out of School Suspension
 Remandment to the Alternative School
 Expulsion
Tardiness
 Please be sure to arrive to school or class
before the bell has rung. On the third and
each subsequent tardy, you will be
referred to the principal.
 Arrive to school between 7:00 and 7:20.
You are considered tardy to school when
the 7:20 bell rings.
 Students should not arrive to school
prior to 7:00 A.M.
Skipping
 Once you are on school property, failing to
report to your assigned classroom and/or
leaving a classroom without permission
from the person in charge is considered
skipping. (This includes going to the
restroom without permission. You should
go to the restroom between classes.)
Vulgar and Profane Language
 Please refrain from using profanity in the
hallways or directing profanity at another
student or teacher. Using profanity is an
automatic referral to administration and
does not require a warning from a teacher.
 Profanity directed toward any School System
employee may require short term suspension
or greater punishment.
Inappropriate Pictures
 Please do not have in your possession while
at school any pictures that can be deemed
inappropriate by your teachers or peers.
 This includes the sending and receiving of
pictures on your cell phones.
Lewd or Lascivious Conduct
 Is any inappropriate:
- exposure
- gestures
- advances
- comments
toward students or school employees.
Threats, Assault, and Fighting
 Threatening physical violence or assaulting
another student is an automatic referral to
the administration and requires no warning
from a teacher.
 The SRO will be notified of any fights in the
building and may issue a juvenile citation.
Children Internet Safety Act
 The Internet is to be used only for school
work. You may not log on to your email,
chat rooms, video games, music sites, or
any other site not conducive to the
educational process.
Cell Phones
 Must be OFF and PUT AWAY upon arrival
to school and shall not be used until school
dismissal. This rule is also in affect if you
are riding a school bus.
 Cell phones used in violation of the code of
conduct are subject to search and/or
review. Students have no expectation of
privacy for cell phone use.
Electronic Devices
 Use or display of electronic devices, other
than those required for instructional
purposes, is prohibited.
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electronic games
portable radios
CD players
I pods
or any similar electronic device
Disrespect
 Using language that is loud or
disorderly.
 Screaming
and Shouting
 Arguing
 Rolling
the eyes
 Saying “whatever”
 Includes disrespectful body language
Disruptive or Boisterous Conduct
- Running in the hallways
- Picking up other students
- Dragging students down the hallway
-Throwing items
- Yelling, laughing loudly, etc.
Cheating, Plagiarism, and Forgery
 Copying homework from someone else
 Looking on someone else’s test for answers
 Copying and pasting from the Internet
 Signing someone else’s signature as if you
were that person
Disobedience
 When the teacher asks you do to something,
please do so without arguing.
Theft
 Taking something that does not belong to
you.
 Finding something that does not belong to
you and keeping it.
 We will report thefts to the SRO who may
then decide to issue a juvenile citation.
Gambling
 Having in your possession playing cards,
dice, or other gaming devices and wagering
money or personal property on the outcome.
Extortion
 Obtaining items that do not belong to you
by threatening another individual.
 The SRO will be notified.
Tobacco
 Having in your possession any type of
tobacco product, including related items
such as lighters and matches.
Alcohol and Drugs
 You may not have in your possession nor be
under the influence of alcohol, marijuana,
any controlled substance, or drug
paraphernalia while on school property.
 Selling, buying, or trying to sell or buy -
alcohol and drugs, including prescription
drugs, is a Zero Tolerance Violation.
Arson
 Starting a fire
 Being an accomplice to starting a fire
 Implying a fire will be started
Assault and Threats Toward any School
System Employee
 Physically assaulting or threatening physical
violence against any School System employee
is a Zero Tolerance Violation and will result
in expulsion from the school system for one
calendar year.
Vandalism and Defacing School
Property
 Purposefully or neglectfully damaging school
property.
 In all cases of vandalism, restitution will be
required from the offender.
 The SRO will also be notified if damage
exceeds $25.00.
Weapons
 Do not have in your possession anything
that can be used as a weapon including:
Any type of knife, razor blade, or box cutter
 Any type of gun, gun cartridge, or bullet
 Grenades
 Bombs (including smoke bombs)
 Explosive devices (including fire crackers)
 Slingshot
 Mace
 Possession of any type of gun is a Zero Tolerance
Violation and will result in expulsion from the
school system for one calendar year.
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Other Conduct Warranting Discipline
 Any conduct which is disruptive, dangerous,
or harmful to the student or others will be
addressed by your teachers and the
administration of NEMS and may result in a
discipline referral.
Harassment, Intimidation, Hazing
and Bullying
Includes:
 Physically harming a student or damaging
another student’s property;
 Knowingly placing a student in reasonable
fear of physical harm;
 Creating a hostile educational
environment.
 Harassment includes inappropriate
remarks to others.
Harassment, Intimidation,
and Bullying
 Name calling/mean teasing/mean comments
 Physical bullying
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(ex: throwing paper at someone, a shoulder nudge)
Rumor spreading
Social isolation/exclusion
Taking or bothering another’s property
(ex: knocking someone’s books out of his hands)
Threats/intimidation
(ex: pounding fists together, stating there might be a
fight)
Northeast Middle School’s
Anti-Bullying Rules
1. We will not bully others.
2. We will try to help students who
are bullied.
3. We will try to include students who
are left out.
4. If we know that somebody is being
bullied, we will tell an adult at
school and an adult at home.
Student Conduct on School Buses
 ALL rules that apply in school apply on the
school bus.
 Vandalism of a school bus will require
reimbursement of damages.
Dress Code
 No
body chains or spikes.
 No sunglasses are to be worn inside the
building.
 No midriff tops, see-through tops,
undergarment type shirts, halter tops, low-cut
blouses and pants, mini-skirts, tank tops,
string tops, and cut-offs are to be worn to
school.
 Shorts are permitted in grades K-12. They
must be longer than mid-thigh/approximately
knee length. No spandex or brief type shorts
are permitted.
Dress Code
Skirts and dresses must be longer than midthigh/approximately knee length.
 House shoes or skate shoes cannot be worn.
 When students wear leggings, they must wear a
skirt of appropriate length over them (longer than
mid-thigh)
 Yoga pants are prohibited.
 Holes in jeans/pants above the knees must not
show skin.
 No shirts with obscene or profane words, or
clothing advertising alcoholic beverages, drugs,
drug paraphernalia, or tobacco products are to be
worn to school.
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Dress Code
"Sagging" is not permitted.
 No body piercing jewelry, with the exception of
earrings
 No Grills or Spacers
 Large coats must be kept in lockers during the
school day.
 First Offense: sign the book in the office, receive
a dress code letter to take home to inform your
parents/guardians, and find appropriate
clothing.
 Second Offense: discipline referral
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GANGS
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Any type of clothing, apparel, or accessory, which
denotes such students’ membership in or affiliation
with any gangs.
You should not recruit or solicit membership in any
gang or gang related organization.
You should not hold yourself out as a member of a
gang.
You should not urge, encourage, counsel, further,
promote, assist, cause, advise, procure, or abet any
other student or students to violate any section or
paragraph of this policy. If you do you shall be
deemed to have violated said policy.
Search and Seizure
 School officials have the right to search your
lockers, backpacks, cell phones, and person
based on reasonable suspicion.
References
 Information presented in this presentation
was retrieved from the Clarksville
Montgomery County School System for the
2011-2012 School Year.
NEMS Cafeteria Rules
 Breakfast: You must purchase a tray of food.
 When you arrive in cafeteria, stay in your class line, single
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file.
Stay quiet while in the serving area.
If you drop something, pick it up.
Make sure you get all items: fork, milk, napkins, ketchup, etc.
Sit at your assigned table and in your assigned seat.
Only talk to the students near you at your table.
Raise your hand if you need assistance in the cafeteria.
Clean your area before throwing items away.
You will be dismissed by an adult in the cafeteria.
Do not throw food in the cafeteria.
Stay in a single file line and quiet when going back to class.