Entry, Exits & Transitions
Students must follow the following entry and exit procedures.
- Students are not permitted to leave the building without authorization.
- Students with a work-release schedule may not stay in the building after the scheduled release time.
- Students are not permitted to remain in the school building or upon school grounds after dismissal without staff supervision.
- Students returning to school after sporting activities or events may not reenter the school building unless accompanied by a staff member.
- Students who enter the building during an unauthorized time or open doors to allow other students to enter the school building will be suspended according to the district’s Code of Student Conduct.
In hallways and stairwells, students must follow these expectations:
- Speak with an appropriate tone and volume, without any obscene language
- Keep hands off other students, and avoid horseplay or play-fighting
- Walk at an appropriate pace and avoid running
- Be mindful of classes still in session and students and staff around you
Lunchroom
The cleanliness and neatness of the lunchroom are the responsibility of each class as well as of each individual student. The following procedures will be followed:
- A student must not bring glass bottles or containers to school.
- Students must stay seated during lunch except for approved activities.
- Students may only purchase or get one lunch for themselves.
- Talking is to be done in conversational tones.
- All trash must be placed in bins before exiting the cafeteria
- Students are responsible for clearing tabletops and the floor.
- Students will not be allowed to leave the lunchroom until their assigned area has been cleaned
- Students must respect and follow the directives of all Climate Staff, who manage the lunchroom and recess for all grades.
Failure to comply with lunchroom policies will result in students being asked to perform community service inside the lunchroom.
Lunch is only to be eaten in the lunchroom. Students may only report to the lunchroom during their assigned lunchtime. Students may not leave the lunchroom for any reason unless they are going to the bathroom with a pass or the courtyard with a climate staffer. Students may not eat food outside of the lunchroom or bring food from the lunchroom to other areas of the school. Students may not leave the building for lunch or have food delivered from outside vendors. Cell phones may be used in the lunchroom, but school administration reserves the right to limit cell phone use at any time.
Bathrooms
Students are permitted to use the bathrooms on the basement floor of the old buildings. Students will follow these procedures when using the bathrooms:
- Students will use only the basement bathrooms
- Students must sign out of class before they leave and take the bathroom hall pass
- Students should hang the pass on the doors of the restroom before entering
- Students arriving at the bathrooms without passes will be immediately sent back to class
- Bathrooms will be closed during first period and eighth period, except for emergencies or students with documented bathroom access. Teachers will contact climate staff to unlock the bathrooms during these periods.
Off-Limits Areas
Students may only be in spaces directly supervised by a teacher. Students in empty classrooms or other unsupervised spaces will receive a detention. Students are never permitted to be in the following areas:
- The second tier of the theatre
- The door from the second tier of the theatre to the Mezzanine
- The mezzanine and the area outside of the mezzanine elevator
- Stairwell 4
- The lobby/glass door area
- The bathrooms and locker rooms outside of the auditorium
- The auditorium, except when scheduled for a class
- Room 400
Students found in any of the unauthorized areas will receive an automatic detention.
Cell Phone Policy
Students are not permitted to have cell phones on their person, in pockets, bags, or backpacks during the school day. Upon entering school, cell phones should be turned off and put away in students’ assigned lockers. There is no permissible cell phone use within the building except for the cafeteria during assigned lunch times.
If a student needs to contact a caretaker, they must come to the office and use the office phone. Students may not call home during fire or safety drills. If a student is ill, they must go to the nurse, who will call home.
- First offense: Staff will confiscate the phone, and the climate manager will call home and return the device at the end of the day.
- Second offense: Staff will confiscate the device, and the climate manager will call home and return the device to a caretaker, or the student after a conversation with the caretaker, at the end of the day
- Additional offense: The student may be required to turn in the device each day in the main office
All students bring personal electronics at their own risk. The school is not responsible for lost or stolen devices.
Acceptable Use Policy
As a general rule, District students may not use personal computing devices, including for educational purposes, while inside District buildings and should instead use their District-issued computing device. A personal computing device includes any computing device, like an iPad, that was not purchased or issued by the School District of Philadelphia. Violations of this policy by a student may result in disciplinary action and will result in confiscation of the electronic device.