PTHS Student Handbook 2026-2027

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Student Handbook	1
2026-2027	1
Mission Statement	7
Motto	7
Value Statements	7
School Song	8
Phone Numbers	8
Website	8
Skyward Family Access	8
PHILOSOPHY OF DISCIPLINE	9
CODE OF ETHICS FOR STUDENTS	9
Board of Education	9
Administration	10
Faculty and Staff	10
General Schedule	13
2:35 Dismissal	13
EMERGENCY AND SHORTENED DAYS	13
ASSISTANCE IN SCHOOL	14
ENTERING THE BUILDING	14
LEAVING THE BUILDING	14
FINES, FEES, and CHARGES; WAIVER OF STUDENT FEES	14
EMERGENCY DRILLS	15
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HOMELESS STUDENTS	15
STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE	15
LOST AND FOUND	16
NON-CUSTODIAL REQUEST FOR RECORDS	16
ASBESTOS NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND PARENTS	16
PESTICIDE AND LAWN CARE APPLICATION NOTICE	16
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TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS	16
SCHOOL ACTIVITY ACCOUNT	16
STUDENT MEDICATION	17
SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION	18
HEAD LICE AND BED BUGS	18
IMMUNIZATION, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND EYE EXAMINATIONS	19
THEFT REPORTS/STOLEN ITEMS	20
WORK PERMITS	20
PTHS Graduation Requirements	21
Assistance with FAFSA Application	22
Grade-Level Status	22
Freshman Grade Level Expectations	23
Sophomore Grade Level Expectations	24
Junior Grade-Level Expectations	26
Senior Grade-Level Expectations	28
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OTHER CREDIT COURSEWORK	29
ACCELERATED PLACEMENT	29
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DUAL CREDIT COURSES	29
SCHEDULE CHANGES	30
PROGRESS AND GRADE REPORTS	31
GRADE POINT SYSTEM	31
CLASS RANK	31
GRADUATE OF DISTINCTION PROGRAM	31
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER SELECTION	32
SCHOLASTIC HONOR ROLL	32
INTERPRETATION OF LETTER GRADES	32
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DRIVER EDUCATION	35
DRIVER EDUCATION BEHIND THE WHEEL (BTW)	35
EARLY GRADUATION	36
ROE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING	36
FIFTH-YEAR AND BEYOND STUDENTS	37
GRADUATION CEREMONIES	37
REQUESTS FROM MILITARY OR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING	37
GUIDANCE SERVICES	37
LIBRARY	38
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: RULES AND REGULATIONS SELECTION METHOD	38
NEW RESIDENT STUDENTS	39
NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS	39
PHYSICAL EDUCATION	39
EXEMPTION FROM PHYSICAL EDUCATION	39
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION	40
RE-ENTERING STUDENTS AFTER WITHDRAWAL	40
RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RtI):	40
SECTION 504, REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973	41
CARE OF STUDENTS WITH DIABETES - If your child has diabetes and requires assistance with managing this condition while at school and school functions, a Diabetes Care Plan must be submitted to the Health Center. Parents/guardians are responsible for and must:	41
STUDENTS WITH FOOD ALLERGIES - State law requires our school district to annually inform parents of students with life-threatening allergies or life-threatening chronic illnesses of the applicable provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other applicable federal statutes, state statutes, federal regulations and state rules.	42
ENGLISH LEARNERS	42
SPECIAL EDUCATION	42
PUNS (Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services) Database Information for Students and Parents or Guardians	43
STUDENT ASSIGNMENT	43
STUDENT RECORDS	43
STUDENT PRIVACY PROTECTIONS	46
SURVEYS REQUESTING PERSONAL INFORMATION	46
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL	47
TUITION-FREE RESIDENCY	47
WITHDRAWING STUDENT FROM SCHOOL	47
Section 4	48
ATTENDANCE	48
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ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES AND DEFINITIONS	48
TARDINESS TO SCHOOL (PER YEAR)	49
TARDINESS TO CLASS (PER SEMESTER)	49
EARLY DISMISSAL PROCEDURES	50
Students who need to leave the building for a doctor, dental, court, or other valid appointment must call or present a written request from their parent/guardian to the main office before school or during a passing period. All requests for early dismissal must be approved by the administration.	50
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Once the request is approved, the student will receive an Early Dismissal Pass to present to the teacher and the main office when it is time to leave the building.	50
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When leaving the building, the student must sign-out in the main office. When returning to the building, the student must sign back in at the main office and may be asked to present a written statement verifying the appointment.	50
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ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL EVENTS	50
ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE LIVINGSTON AREA CAREER CENTER	50
ILLNESS AT SCHOOL	51
PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCE PROCEDURE	51
SCHOOL WORK MAKE-UP PROCEDURE	51
HOME AND HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION	51
EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SEX EQUITY	53
SCHOOL’S AUTHORITY	54
SCHOOL-WIDE CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE PLAN	54
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PROHIBITED STUDENT CONDUCT	55
WHEN AND WHERE CONDUCT RULES APPLY	57
VANDALISM	57
DISCIPLINARY MEASURES	58
ISOLATED TIME OUT, TIME OUT AND PHYSICAL RESTRAINT	58
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT	58
WEAPONS PROHIBITION	59
GANG & GANG ACTIVITY PROHIBITED	59
RE-ENGAGEMENT OF RETURNING STUDENTS	59
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE	59
ROOM DETENTIONS	60
BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL DETENTIONS	60
LUNCH DETENTIONS	60
SUSPENSIONS	60
SOCIAL PROBATION	61
EXPULSION	61
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DUE PROCESS - STUDENT RIGHTS	61
DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES	62
PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO BULLYING, INTIMIDATION, AND HARASSMENT	62
BULLYING PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLAN	64
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, AND NATIONAL ORIGIN PROHIBITED	65
Discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, or national origin negatively affects a student’s ability to learn and an employee’s ability to work. Providing an educational and workplace environment free from such discrimination and harassment is an important District and School goal. The District and School do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, or national origin in any of its education programs or activities and comply with federal and State non-discrimination laws.	65
HARASSMENT AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PROHIBITED	67
Teen Dating Violence Prohibited	67
PENALTY FOR BULLYING, INTIMIDATION, AND HARASSMENT	69
AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, GROOMING BEHAVIORS, AND BOUNDARY VIOLATIONS	69
SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION AWARENESS AND PREVENTION	71
STUDENTS WHO ARE PARENTS, EXPECTANT PARENTS, OR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE	72
APPEARANCE AND DRESS GUIDELINES	74
CARE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY	74
COMPUTER/NETWORK/INTERNET USE POLICY	75
STUDENT USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES	76
INTERNET SAFETY	77
INTERNET THREATS	77
STUDENT LOCKERS	77
GYM BAGS/CARRYALLS/BOOK BAGS/PURSES	77
SEARCHES	78
ACCESS TO STUDENT SOCIAL NETWORKING PASSWORDS & WEBSITES	78
CAFETERIA RULES	78
BREAKFAST	79
ACADEMIC LEARNING CENTERS	79
STUDENT ASSEMBLIES	79
AUTO REGULATIONS	80
PARKING LOT LOITERING	80
BUS TRANSPORTATION	80
FIELD TRIPS	82
DANCE REGULATIONS (applies to all school sponsored dances)	82
GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL-SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTIONS, AND WEBSITES	82
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STUDENT DISTRIBUTION OF NON-SCHOOL SPONSORED PUBLICATIONS	83
Non-School Sponsored Publications Accessed or Distributed Off-Campus	84
VISITORS	84
SCHOOL VISITATION RIGHTS	85
TRESPASS	85
SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION LAW	86
SCHOOL CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS	87
ACTIVITY SCHEDULE	88
INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS	89
PTHS ATHLETIC/ACTIVITY CODE	89
RULES IN EFFECT	89
RANDOM DRUG TESTING	90
MEDICAL/INSURANCE FORMS	90
SUPERVISED STUDY PROGRAM	90
TRAVEL	90
ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	91
TRAINING RULES	91
VIOLATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES	91
DETERMINATION OF SUSPENSION LENGTH	92
COMBINATION OF TRAINING RULES VIOLATIONS	92
CARRYOVER SUSPENSIONS	92
STUDENT-ATHLETE DUTY TO COOPERATE	92
EXCLUSION RIGHTS FOR REVIEW	92
MODIFICATION OF ATHLETIC OR TEAM UNIFORM	93
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STUDENT-ATHLETE CONCUSSIONS AND HEAD INJURIES	93
PRACTICE ATTENDANCE	93
CURFEW	93
AUTHORITY FOR DECISIONS	93
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL EVENTS	93
SPECTATOR BUS	93
ALL SPORTS MEETING	94
SCHOOL SPIRIT AND RESPECT	94

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