ATTENDANCE/DISCIPLINE and STUDENT PRIVILEGES

Carroll County High School has revised its attendance policy beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. CCHS believes that good school attendance and behavior helps develop habits of responsibility, self-discipline, and work ethic that will be carried beyond high school.  Unexcused absences, tardies, excessive excused absences, and discipline referrals are known to have a negative affect on academic achievement.  Therefore, CCHS is adopting the following initiative to promote improved attendance and proper behavior at school.

Each school year, a student will lose privileges to participate in extra-curricular or co-curricular events sponsored by CCHS if his/her attendance or behavior results in any of the following:

• An accumulation of 6.00 or more unexcused absence days, through whole or partial day absences. 

• 10 or more unexcused tardies to/from school.  A tardy is marked when a student signs-in or signs-out of school for less than 60 minutes.

• 15 or more excused absences. Excused absences include up to 5 parent notes. 

• Out -of -school suspension, recommendation for expulsion, and/or legal violation for a major disciplinary offense.  Examples include, but are not limited to: possession of a weapon, possession of drugs and/or alcohol, or participation in an assault against a student or staff member.  The principal determines major disciplinary offenses.

• Behavior referrals that result in 3 or more assignments to ISS and or suspension.

Loss of privileges until the end of the school year includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Participation in the CCHS graduation ceremony – for seniors only
• Co-curricular activities that meet after school
• Extra-curricular activities that meet after school
• Senior events including Senior Trip and Academic Banquet
• All school dances including the Homecoming, Winter Ball and Prom
• Attendance at home and away sporting events
• Field Trips
• Parking privileges

Loss of extra-curricular, co-curricular, and CATS incentive privileges may be appealed to the Student Privileges Committee.  Student Privileges Committee members will be appointed by the school principal. The committee will hear individual appeals and render decisions regarding privileges.