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Responsibility the word of the year for Riverview Middle School.

   Our Student Rules and Discipline Plan is based on the premise that all students have the right to be educated in a safe learning environment.  Teachers are here to teach and students are here to learn, and no one has the right to jeopardize their own, or anyone else's safety.  Therefore, students will not be allowed to stop a teacher from teaching, or stop another student from learning. 

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    Riverview Middle School students are subject to all school rules, including the dress code and behavior expectations; from the time they leave home in the morning until they arrive back home directly after school (including when riding the bus).

    Arrival and Departure times:

    We provide for student supervision beginning at 7:45 a.m. Students are to be seated in their classroom at 8:18 or they will be considered tardy to school and to class. If not, they will need to report to the attendance office for an admit slip.  Students need to be on campus before 8:15 a.m. to give them ample time to get to class before the start of instruction.

    Students are dismissed to go home, or to take the bus, at 3:00 p.m. (1:45 p.m. on Wednesdays and 12:45 p.m. on Minimum days).  Students may NOT walk to Rio Vista High to catch the bus after school.  Students must leave the campus as soon as School is dismissed; all those who walk home or ride bicycles should leave the school grounds by the South Second Street entrance and go directly home immediately after the last class of the day.

    Riverview Middle School is a grade 6 to 8 school and accordingly has a closed campus*.  If you need to pick-up your child before 2:45 p.m. (1:45 p.m. on Wednesdays and 12:45 p.m. on Minimum days), a note must be given to the office by 8:15 a.m. for appropriate action. You (the parent or guardian) will need to personally sign the office log before leaving with your student.

    *Closed Campus: Students shall not leave the school grounds at any time during the school day without written permission of their parents/guardians.  Students who leave school without proper authorization shall be classified truant and subject to disciplinary action. Parent must personally sign the office log before a student leaves campus for lunch or any other reason (See Board Policy 5112.5)

    Tardy:  Instruction begins at 8:15 a.m. and students must be seated in their classrooms before the 8:15 bell rings.  Students will receive consequences for tardies to class as follows:
    1st tardy = Warning
    2nd tardy = Parental notification
    3rd tardyParental notification and teacher detention
    4th tardy Parental notification, teacher detention and Administrative detention

    *California Education Code 48260 (a) classifies as Truant any pupil who is tardy, without a valid excuse, for more than 30-minutes on three occasions in one school year.

    Messages to students must be received in the office by noon for delivery during the students' lunch; we will not interrupt classes to relay a message.  Any message received after noon runs the risk of the student not receiving it.  Please make all arrangements with your child prior to them leaving for school in the morning.

    Passes:  All students are expected to have a pass or a specific visible item from the teacher when leaving a classroom during scheduled class time, or when leaving the office.  Parents are to register in the office and have a visible pass on them while on campus.

    Buses:  Riding the bus to and from school is a privilege.  Students who do not follow bus rules may be cited by the bus driver, and may possibly lose their bus privileges.  The transportation department has the authority to deny a child transportation privileges for disciplinary reasons.

    Bicycles/Helmets:  California law mandates that a person under 18 years of age shall not operate a bicycle, or ride upon a bicycle as a passenger, upon a street, bike way, or any other public bicycle path or trail unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet that meets bicycle helmet standards.  Students should walk bikes on sidewalks around school and use the crosswalk at the corner of Second and Hamilton Streets. Students are to walk their bikes at all times while on campus. A bicycle parking area is provided in the front of the school. Bicycles must be parked and locked in this area.

    Emergency Procedures:

    Earthquake

    • Drop down under a desk or a table
    • Cover your head with your arm
    • Remain calm and stay with your teacher in designated area and remain quiet

    Fire

    • Remain calm and follow your teacher's lead
    • Evacuation maps are posted near the door of each room
    • Evacuate the area quietly and quickly
    • The last person to leave (teacher) should close the door
    • Stay with your teacher in designated area and remain quiet

    Dress Code: Student dress should be comfortable, practical, non-distracting and free of hazard or reason to cause a student embarrassment or create a disruption in the school program*. All students must adhere to the Dress Code policy for ALL academic, extra-curricular, and social functions at school or sponsored by the school; they are as follows:

  • Pants are to be in good repair (no holes or rips), and worn at the waist. Belts are to be worn appropriately.
  • Pajamas or bedroom slippers are not appropriate wear for school and are banned.
  • All shirts or blouses must have a shoulder ban width of at least two inches. Tank tops, off the shoulder or low-cut tops, bare midriffs, and clothing that in any way reveals underclothing are not acceptable dress for school and are banned.
  • Swimming trunks, cutoffs, or short shorts or short skirts are not allowed. Cutoffs are defined as shorts or long pants with fringed edges rather than a folded, sewn hem.
  • Students need to measure the length of their clothing by placing their arms at their sides with extended fingers. If the skirt or short does not extend past the tips of the fingers they are not appropriate for school and are banned. If the Jersey, Shirt or T-shirt extends past the tips of the fingers they are considered too long and not appropriate for school and are banned.  Low-cut tops must not extend lower than one inch below the collarbone.
  • Clothing, jewelry, and personal articles shall be free of writing, pictures or any other insignias, which are crude, vulgar, profane, or sexually suggestive. Clothing may not have gang references, drug, alcohol or tobacco advertising, promotions or likenesses, and may not advocate racial, ethnic, or religious prejudices. For safety reasons, no spiked collars or chains are to be worn around the neck or other areas of the body.
  • Oversized T-shirts (Tall-tees), and oversized pants are not appropriate wear for school and are banned.
  • Hats, caps, scarves, sunglasses, or other head coverings shall not be worn indoors.  Cap brims are to be worn facing forward.
  • State law requires that students wear shoes at all times. Tennis shoes must be worn for P.E.  Slip-on shoes (without heel straps) may not be worn.  Platform shoes and high heel (over 2 inches) are considered unsafe and should not be worn.
  • Long earrings or large hoop earrings can be unsafe and should not be worn at school. Rings may be worn, but those that can be used as a weapon will be confiscated and appropriate disciplinary measures will follow.
  • Wearing any gang symbols such as handkerchiefs, hanging suspenders, hairnets, jewelry, jackets, clothing, red or blue shoelaces, beads or devices associated with group intimidation or gang affiliation are strictly prohibited.

*Students wearing inappropriate attire or footwear will be sent to the office and asked to call a parent.  Students will be given the opportunity to change clothing if available at the site, or request the parent to bring a change of clothing or footwear. Consequences increase with successive dress code violations.

    green_world_in_biz_woman_hands.jpgHarassment: Always remember the powerful importance of linking your habits to your life purpose.  Riverview Middle School maintains a strict policy prohibiting harassment of students because of sex, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, blindness or severely impaired vision, or any other basis. Physical harassment often called "just playing around," includes actions such as pushing, pocking, throwing things, play fighting, and similar activities.  Verbal harassment includes remarks that are offensive, threatening, annoying, embarrassing, or which are used to spread rumors, hearsay, etc.  Sexual harassment includes any behavior, either physical or verbal (this includes comments or jokes), that is sexual in nature, and which degrades, humiliates, or embarrasses another person.  It includes behavior that may have been acceptable or laughed about in the past. All such harassment is unlawful.  Violation of this policy by any student will result in disciplinary action, which may include suspension or expulsion.

    Bullying, including cyberbullying, intimidation, hazing or initiation activity, ridicule, extortion, or any other verbal, written, or physical conduct that causes or threatens to cause bodily harm or emotional suffering.  Cyberbullying includes the transmission of communications, posting of harassing messages, direct threats, social cruelty, or other harmful texts, sounds, or images on the Internet, social networking sites, or other digital technologies using a telephone, computer, or any wireless communication device. Cyberbullying also includes breaking into another person's electronic account and assuming that person's identity in order to damage that person's reputation or friendships. All bullying is unlawful.  Violation of this policy by any student will result in disciplinary action, which may include suspension or expulsion.  In additional, Riverview will use the Solution Team model to foster wanted behavioral changes in students.

    Prohibited Items:  In an effort to provide a safe learning environment for all students on campus and on the bus, we prohibit certain items and activities. This list is not all-inclusive, but contains those things that can potentially cause problems. These items will be confiscated and returned only to parents.

    Aerosol cans

    Balloons

    Cell phones (must be turned off and not visible)

    Bandannas

    Cameras and electronic games

    Drugs / paraphernalia

    Pictures / symbols of alcohol, gangs, hate, weapons, sexual overtones, drugs, tobacco

    Fireworks

    Chewing gum / Sunflower seeds

    Hair nets

    Lasers / laser pointer

    Matches / lighters

    Pocket knives

    Poppers

    Radios / tape players / or ANY other electronic item

    Roller skates / blades

    Skateboards

    Weapons / replicas

    Tobacco / tobacco products

    Toys

    Wallet chains

    Blankets

    Boys & Girls cosmetic items such as make-up / perfume / body spray

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Medication:   Parents / guardians must check with the School Secretary to arrange for the dispensation of prescription and over-the-counter medicine to students.  All medicine must have specific instructions for use from a physician. Students must take all medications in the Main Office. All medications, including cough drops, aspirin, etc., must be kept in the school office and dispensed by school personnel.

    Telephone Usage:  The office phone is for business purposes, and is not to be used by students unless there is an emergency.  Forgetting homework is not an emergency.  Please convey to your student all arrangements, and social plans before coming to school.  Cell phones are not allowed at school; however, it is understood that some parents may wish their student to have a cell phone, but should parents wish their student to bring a cell phone to school, their do so in violation of school policy.  Riverview will NOT be held responsible for the loss or damage of cell phones or any other electronic equipment or item brought to school.

    Library: Students are not allowed in the library if not accompanied by a teacher or an instructional assistant.  Loud talking is not appropriate or conducive to library study. Library Books are loaned for 2 weeks, a fine of 5ยข per day will be charged for every school day the book is late.  A late list will be posted in each classroom and will be brought to the students' attention.

    Computer Lab:  Students are not allowed in the Computer Lab without a teacher or an instructional assistant present.

    Extracurricular Activities - Eligibility Standards:  We are looking forward to an exciting year filled with many enriching activities. To be eligible to participate in extracurricular activities including school related excursions, team sports, choir, band, drama, art, journalism, yearbook, and school clubs, each student must maintain the following standards:

    Maintain good citizenship by following school rules as measured by not earning any suspension (including in-school suspensions) during the eligibility period.

    1. Must not be failing more than one class.
    2. Clear all debts (book loss, library fines, damage, etc.) 5 days prior to the event.
    3. Attend at least four periods of the day on the day of the activity.
    4. Athletes and Student Council Officers must meet all the above qualifications, plus maintaining at least a 2.0 GPA during the previous and current Quarter.

    Extracurricular Activities - Activity Afternoons and Nights:  In order to attend activities, students must maintain extracurricular eligibility. The activity evenings are for all students in grades 6 to 8 and may be held for two hours from 3:30 to 8:00pm. No student will be admitted late to the activity unless accompanied by a parent. No one will be permitted to leave the activity early unless student is met at the door by a parent. The school telephone is off limits during the activities. School dress code and rules apply to all school events.

    Extracurricular Activities - Eligibility Time Period: Activity evenings - from the first day of school until the first activity. Thereafter, from the day after an activity until the day of the next activity.  Athletics - from the day of the infraction and ten school days following the infraction.  Special Events & Fieldtrips - from 20 school days preceding the day of the event until the day of the event.  During time of frequent activities, the eligibility period will begin the day after each new activity. Prior to each special event or extracurricular activity, an ineligibility list will be issued.

    Student Council: The purpose of the Student Council is to promote a closer relationship between faculty and students; make policy and determine appropriation of student funds; promote school spirit and involvement; represent the student body, and demonstrate good leadership.  Student Council officers are elected by the students in elections that are held in September.  All officers must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 during their year term, and model good citizenship at all times. Student Council includes President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Representatives-at-Large from each grade level.

    8th Grade Promotion Eligibility Criteria:  To be eligible to participate in the 8th grade promotion activities: (Trip, promotion ceremony, dance, and Friday brunch), students must:

    • Maintain at minimum cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) of 1.0 during the 7th & 8th grade years.
    • Can not have earned an "F" grade in the same subject matter, in any two quarter grading period, during the 8th grade year.
    • Maintain at least 90 percent attendance during the 8th grade year.
    • Demonstrate acceptable behavior - no more than 7 Administrative detentions, 3 separate home suspensions during the 8th grade year.
    • No more than 3-days of home suspension in the fourth quarter.
    • All lost or damaged textbooks, and library books, must be returned or paid in full; any other outstanding school fees must also be paid in full prior to graduation.
    • Student must be enrolled at Riverview the entire 4th Quarter.

    To bring about student success, Riverview Middle School believes that everyone should be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe at all times.  Riverview will apply the B.E.S.T. (Building Effective Schools Together) approach to foster positive changes in student behavior.

    Our discipline plan is based on the premise that all students have the right to be educated in a safe learning environment.  Teachers are here to teach and students are here to learn, and no one has the right to jeopardize their own, or anyone else's safety or education.  Therefore, students will not be allowed to stop a teacher from teaching, or stop another student from learning.  The following B.E.S.T. levels of consequences are used at Riverview:

    • Warning (private teacher-student contact)
    • Parent contact with detention assigned
    • Parent contact - student assigned a 'check-in / check-out person'
    • Teacher classroom suspension with a mandatory parent conference
    • Administrative Referral


 

 




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