DRESS CODE PROCEDURES

The dress and grooming of students shall be that which contributes to the health and safety of the individual and which is non-disruptive of the educational activities and processes of the school.

1. Shoes shall be worn. Skate tennis shoes and bedroom slippers are unacceptable.

2. Clothing that exposes the entire shoulder, tube tops, spaghetti straps, or similar types of clothing may only be worn with a blouse or shirt. (There is no 2 finger rule.) Clothing exposing the torso or the midriff, either front, back, or sides shall not be worn. Underwear shall not be visible. Clothing shall not expose the mid-chest area. Clothing not properly fastened or with tears that are indecent shall not be worn. Clothing traditionally designed as undergarments shall not be worn as outer garments. All pants and shorts shall be secured at the waist. Boys’ shirts shall have sleeves. Mini-skirts, mini dresses, and short shorts shall not be permitted. Hemlines shall be no shorter than fingertip length.

3. Hair shall be clean and neatly groomed. Head coverings/hats shall not be worn unless required for religious observance or health related reasons.

4. Garments and/or jewelry that display sexual, vulgar, drug, gang, weapons, or alcohol-related wording or graphics, or which provoke or may tend to provoke violence or disruption in the school, shall not be worn. Wallet chains shall not be worn.

CONSEQUENCES

1^stVIOLATION - Change clothes, parent phone call

2^nd VIOLATION - Change clothes, One day lunch detention, parent phone call

3^rd VIOLATION - Change clothes, 1 day of ISS, parent phone call

4^th VIOLATION - Subject to ATOSS

If a student is not able to change his/her clothes during any of the above violations, that student will be sent to ISS for the remainder of the day.

TARDY PROCEDURES

TEACHERS WILL SEND STUDENTS TO THE TARDY BOOTH WHEN A STUDENT IS NOT IN HIS/HER ASSIGNED SEAT OR STATION WHEN THE TARDY BELL RINGS.

1^ST TARDY - WARNING LETTER

2^nd TARDY - LUNCH DETENTION – 1 DAY

3^rd TARDY - ISS– 1 DAY

4^th TARDY - ATOSS – 1 DAY

5^th TARDY - ATOSS- 3 DAYS

6^th TARDY - ATOSS – 5 DAYS

TARDIES ARE CUMULATIVE EACH NINE WEEKS. EXCESSIVE TARDIES TO FIRST PERIOD WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF PARKING PRIVILEGES.

CELL PHONE AND ELECTRONICS PROCEDURES

Cell phones and other electronic devices must be kept out of sight beginning with the 7:25 warning bell until 3:00pm while on campus. Any visible cell phones or electronic devices are subject to confiscation. The consequences for violating the electronics policy are as follows:

1^st Offense - Warning & Confiscation

2^nd Offense - Lunch Detention & Confiscation

3^rd Offense - ISS & Confiscation

4^th Offense - ATOSS

Confiscated cell phones and electronics are secured in the Student Affairs Office. A parent or guardian must come to the school to collect the phone or electronic device. Cell phones and electronic devices are available for pick-up in SAO on Thursdays between the hours of 2:00 and 3:30.

Students who refuse to relinquish a cell phone or electronic device and all components will receive 3 days of ATOSS for willful disobedience.

SIGN-INS AND SIGN-OUTS

All students who arrive late to school or who must leave early must sign-in or sign-out through the Student Affairs Office.
All sign-ins and sign-outs must be verified by a parent/guardian and the reason must be acceptable to the Principal or her designee.
Photo identification (i.e. driver’s license) must be shown in order to sign in/out a student.
Only those persons listed on the student’s emergency card will be permitted to sign students in/out.

Signing In

Any student arriving to school after 7:45 a.m. must report to the Student Affairs Office to sign-in. Any student failing to report to the tardy booth or sign-in to school will be subject to disciplinary action.

The status and time of the sign-in will appear on the EASI attendance system; in addition, it is the student’s responsibility to show their sign-in admit to each teacher whose class is missed to verify the status of their absence.

Steinbrenner High School will adhere to the county guidelines for excusing late sign-ins (see student handbook for acceptable reasons for excused sign-ins). In order for a sign-in to be excused, a parent or guardian indicated on the emergency release card must be present at the time of the sign-in. For student drivers, a parent or guardian indicated on the emergency card must call in and speak directly with a SAO secretary.

NOTE: All unexcused sign-ins will be disciplined under the tardy discipline plan.

Signing Out

If it is necessary for a student to sign-out of school before the end of the school day, a parent may make the request in person or call the Student Affairs Office. This request must be made at least two hours prior to the sign-out so that the request can be verified. Students who receive approval to sign-out will be sent for with a pass and will report to the Student Affairs Office to receive a sign-out admit.

The time of the sign-out will appear on the EASI attendance system; in addition, it is the student’s responsibility to show their sign-out admit to each teacher whose class is missed to verify their status of the absence.

Any student who leaves campus without following the proper sign-out procedure through the Student Affairs Office will be subject to disciplinary action according to the Steinbrenner High School Student Code of Conduct.

Steinbrenner High School is a closed campus. Therefore, students are not permitted to leave campus for lunch. Parents should not request to sign students out for lunch unless it coincides with a valid need for sign-out (i.e. doctor’s appointment, etc.).

NOTE: Due to the inability to efficiently locate students during a Pep Assembly, students are not permitted to sign out after 1:15 on Pep Assembly Days.

EXAM EXEMPTIONS

There will be no exam exemptions for underclassman.

First Semester Exams: Seniors may exempt one first semester exam provided they have no incidents of ISS or OSS and have five or fewer absences during the first semester.

Second semester exams: There will be second semester exam exemptions for Seniors. Please refer to the Hillsborough County Public Schools student handbook for more information.