Students are expected at all times to treat the school property, school staff, fellow students and themselves with consideration and respect. All teachers at Hampton High have the right and responsibility to expect acceptable student behaviour. Following are some specific expectations:

1. Students are to be punctual for class and in handing in assignments.

2. Students are expected to come to class prepared, and to keep course materials, lockers and desks neat and well organized.

3. Students are expected to complete all homework assignments and be responsible for catching up on work they have missed.

4. Students are not permitted to consume food or beverages during class time.

5. Profane language is not permitted.

6. Students are not permitted to have any illicit substances (including alcohol) on school property.

7. Students are not permitted to fight under any circumstances.

8. Students are expected to be neat, clean and modest in appearance. Anything with offensive messages or which promotes drugs, profanity, sex, racism or violence is not permitted to be worn in school. Clothes should not expose undergarments, shorts and skirts must be at least mid thigh in length and tops are to connect with the bottoms covering the waist and chest. No spaghetti straps, tied halter or tube tops.

9. Head coverings of any sort for both genders are not permitted.

10. Cheating on tests, exams and assignments is forbidden and will result in parents being notified and no value being given for the work.

11. The throwing of snowballs is not permitted on school property.

12. Students are not permitted in the wooded area surrounding the school during the breaks.

13. Personal electronic devices are not permitted to be used during instructional hours.

14. Washroom use should be limited to breaks. Students are not permitted out of class during the first and last fifteen minutes in a period. When emergencies due arise students are expected to take an appropriate time out of class and use the closest washroom.

All students at Hampton High School are required to attain a mark of 60% in each course in order to be successful in the course.

Students in Grades 11 and 12 are on a credit system and are required to successfully complete 17 out of 20 possible credits, as outlined in the Course Calendar, available on the school’s website www.hamptonhigh.ca.

Promotion meetings are held at the end of each school year and, on the basis of input from all of the student’s teachers, a determination is made as to whether the student should repeat the year, attend summer school, or be recommended for a specific program.

Every day all staff and students at Hampton High make time to read silently for twenty-five (25) minutes. This time is built into our school day and begins on our first day back in September. Novels, magazines, comic books, newspapers etc. are all possibilities just as long as you are reading!

Hampton High School is a smoke free environment. Therefore, smoking is not permitted anywhere on school grounds. Each classroom is provided with a map of the school property which indicates the smoke free area. Students who wish to stand and smoke must walk to Main Street and stand on the Main Street side of the railroad tracks in order to smoke.

Once off school property, students may light a cigarette and smoke while walking toward Main Street.

Consequences for not abiding by this policy are:

1st offence: Confiscate material, telephone parents, warning letter

2nd offence: 1-day in/out-of-school suspension (funding dependent)

3rd offence: 3-day in/out-of-school suspension (funding dependent)

4th offence: 5-day in/out-of-school suspension (funding dependent)

Some student smokers share cigarettes. Therefore, it should be quite clear that, if a student is on school property and one or more members of the group is smoking, all students in the group will be punished. To assist students with their efforts to stop smoking, Hampton High School is working with Ridgewood Addiction Services and the Canadian Cancer Society to provide programs and support.

All students are encouraged to take pride in their school and treat school property with respect. This includes not only the building itself, but the textbooks, equipment, lockers and library books. If students damage or lose school property, they are expected to make restitution.

If students do not abide by the rules within a classroom, they can expect to be disciplined by the classroom teacher.

Continued poor behaviour may include referral to an SPR, loss of school privileges or the assignment of detentions. In addition, and in accordance with School District policy, a warning letter will be sent to parents. After this, the student faces suspension from school. In the case of very serious infractions, students can be suspended immediately without a warning letter being sent. Fighting, playing with fire, smoking in school, possession of illegal substances, or extreme insolence towards a teacher are examples of serious infractions. Suspension can vary in length from one day to the remainder of the semester. If a student is suspended from school for a second time, he/she and at least one parent may be required to appear before the School Discipline Committee to review the student’s behaviour and establish conditions for a return to school. A third suspension from school may result in a request to the Director of Education to suspend the student for the remainder of the year.

After-school detentions are held from 3:30-4:30pm every Tuesday and Thursday in room 110. Students who choose to miss their detention will have a follow up meeting with their Vice Principal and receive a one day suspension.

Periodically, searches of lockers will be conducted by school administration to ensure cleanliness and absence of contraband materials.

According to School District policy, the Principal is required to report to the RCMP any act which could result in criminal charges being laid. This includes fighting, theft, sexual offenses, possession of illegal drugs or any incident involving fire.

The possession, use, or association with alcohol or illegal drugs on school property or at any school event is viewed very seriously and will automatically result in a 5 day suspension from school and charges being laid by the police. This type of activity will not be tolerated at Hampton High School.

1. a phone call or note in advance from the parent or guardian to the teacher is helpful to assist in planning;

2. a note to the homeroom teacher should be submitted by the second day after the absence, or the student is subject to a school detention;

3. students must provide each of their teachers with advance notice if they will be absent because of a school-related activity;

4. students who arrive at school late or leave early must sign in/out at the office.

5. Teachers will enter a mark of ‘0’ for any forms of evaluations missed due to an absence. This ‘0’ will be replaced with an actual mark once the student has completed the evaluation upon their return to that class.

Hampton High School is determined to ensure good student attendance. To assist, a two-pronged approach as outlined below is in place.

When a student misses at least one subject period the auto dialer will make a call home each evening to notify parents of any absence(s). After five (5) missed subject periods, a letter will be sent home, the student’s home room teacher will meet with that student, check that notes have been received and decide if a referral to Guidance is necessary. When the student has missed ten (10) subject periods, a second letter will be sent home and a Vice Principal may choose to meet with the student. Research clearly confirms the strong connection between regular attendance at school and success.

In order to encourage students who make good attendance a priority we also have an incentive system for grades ten, eleven and twelve.

Any student who has missed five or fewer subject classes during a semester and are taking a level 3 or 0 course may request to waive one final exam for that semester. A number of conditions as follows would apply:

1. two tardies is equivalent to one absence;

2. absences required due to school-related activities will not be considered as absences for the purpose of this policy – all other absences will be;

3. suspensions will count as absences;

4. a student cannot waive an exam in a course which he/she is failing but could mathematically pass by writing the exam;

5. the student’s mark in the selected course will be based on the semester’s mark;

6. the permission of the teacher in the selected course is required, all outstanding work must be completed and the teacher’s decision is final.

7. in the event of a discrepancy between the computer records and the teacher’s records, the latter will be considered correct.

Appeals of suspensions are possible if the student has accumulated more than five (5) days suspensions in any one school year. Appeals should be made to the School Appeals Committee within 10 days of receiving the suspension letter.

Dance Sign Ins, Student School ID and Ticket Sales
-HHS students interested in signing in a guest must do so by the end of lunch on the Wednesday before a dance is held.
-Graduates from only the year before will be considered as a possible sign in.
-An administrator will forward the names of all sign ins to an administrator at their respective schools making sure that each individual is in good standing. Any concerns that come back from other schools will be acted upon by this same administrator and a decision made whether or not to permit this guest to attend. That decision will be communicated to the HHS student and they are responsible for letting their guest know the outcome.
-HHS students take full responsibility for the actions and behavior of their guest while at the school dance.
-HHS student sponsor and their guest must arrive and enter the dance together.
-By November, it is expected that all students wishing to attend a dance will have current high school id.
-Refusal to show id at any time will result in removal from the dance.
-Unless otherwise advertised, guests will pay $7 for their ticket at the door and must show current high school student id. No id, no admission.
-All other dance tickets will be pre-sold by the SRC and unless otherwise advertised these tickets will be $5 each.

Admission
-Students will be admitted to a school dance between 7:30pm and 9pm.
-The entrance will be at the door outside room 103.
-All book bags, coats and purses will be put in the Library and students will only be permitted to access their belongings when they are ready to leave. Make sure you have what you need with you before you leave the Library.
-Once a student decides to leave the dance, there is no re-admission.

Clothing
-Expectations are the same as outlined in the student agendas as this is a school event.
-Skirts and dresses are to be mid thigh.
-Leave your shortest shorts and skin tight attire at home.
-All jackets are to be removed and left in the Library.
-‘No breasts, butts or bellies.”

‘Grinding’
The expectation is that there won’t be any. Should there be, teacher dance chaperones of this school event agree to the following:
1. They will speak with the couple involved 1:1 and issue a warning.

2. If it happens a second time with the same people, offending students will be removed from the dance floor and ‘benched’ outside of the Office. They will meet with the administrator and their names will be recorded.

3. On the third infraction, those involved will meet again with the administrator, call for a ride home and leave immediately and they will also miss the next dance.

**Should a group of students be involved, the DJ knows that when the lights are turned on, the music is to stop and an announcement made to have the behavior stop.

It is of great importance to us that Hampton High School maintains a close and supportive relationship with parents and the community. We therefore encourage you, as parents, to seek involvement in school programs and activities. Some areas in which you might be able to assist include:

• Volunteering in the library
• Chaperoning dances
• Driving students to games and events
• Assisting with Drama Productions
• Acting as guest speakers in classes
• Coaching sports teams

If you would like to help or if you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

You will be receiving information when school starts on our Parent School Support Committee (PSSC).

By government mandate, every school in New Brunswick has a PSSC which serves in an advisory capacity on school issues. Elections for a number of positions take place in September. This Committee has served a very valuable role in the past helping develop a School Improvement Plan, Mission Statement, erecting a Reader Board in front of the School, conducting a Parent Perception survey and developing a number of initiatives to improve school life.

Students who participate in extracurricular activities and represent the school through their participation are expected to maintain an acceptable level of behavior in  class, attend all classes, go to class prepared (with homework completed) and be passing a minimum of 3 out of 5 courses.  When considering academic standing the reporting periods of January and June will be used to determine continuing eligibility.  Regarding eligibility, participation is based on the last semester enrolled. Thus, if a student drops out/quits school, then they must complete the entire semester prior to the season.

Should a student be absent without excuse from school on the day of a game or event, they will not be able to participate in any extracurricular activities that day.  In the case of drama productions, students may risk eligibility for future participation in school based and/or out of school productions.

If these guidelines are contravened by a student participating in an extracurricular activity, he/she will be warned by the teacher involved and corrective action will be at the teacher’s discretion.   At this point the teacher will contact the Athletic Director who will then follow through by contacting both the faculty advisor/coach and the parents about the student’s situation.

If the problem continues, the student risks suspension from the extracurricular activity.  The teacher will contact an administrator (principal or vice-principal) and review the case.  The administrator will then contact the Athletic Director who in turn will contact the faculty advisor/coach involved about the action to be taken.
Any discipline referrals to the office resulting in an out of school suspension will also include, as a minimum, suspension from the student’s next game/event.  Continued failure to comply with these stipulated conditions may result in the student being suspended from participation in any extracurricular activities for the remainder of the semester.  Other consequences may follow from a student’s failure to adhere to school law and/or District policy.

Any student who is a member of any club/team/activity at Hampton Highs School and is involved in the use of alcohol and/or drugs while at school or during a school event, will be removed from that club/team/activity and receive a suspension from school for five days.
Students participating in extracurricular activities will be informed of these guidelines by the faculty advisor/coach.

Given the above guidelines, it is also recognized that each case will be unique and any action will be considered in that light.

Hampton High School offers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and encourages all students to participate in at least one of these in order to expand and develop their interests. Included in our huge variety of activities are the following:

1. Sports (male and female) - basketball, soccer, badminton, hockey, volleyball, rugby, football, track-and-field, cross country;
2. Intramural Sports (at noon);
3. Student Representative Council (student leadership);
4. Yearbook Committee;
5. Drama;
6. Improvisational Team;
7. Technical Crew;
8. Library Club;
9. Teens Against Drunk Driving (TADD);
10. Celebrate What's Right With the World;
11. Grad Class Committee;
12. District 6 Strings Orchestra;
13. Jazz Band;
14. Stage Band;
15. Choir;
16. Gay Straight Alliance;
17. Dance Committee;
18. Green Team;
19. Amnesty International;
20. Mock Trial Team;
21. Social Studies Challenge;
22. John Humphrey Model U.N. Team;
23. Inter School Christian Fellowship (ISCF);
24. Women's Issues Group

Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year all students participating in an extra curricular event must be passing a minimum of 3 out of 5 courses each semester to continue their participation the next semester. Coaches and staff liaison personnel will be responsible for monitoring student progress. All athletic fees and participation fees are non refundable.