DHS Community Norms
Masks:
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Students and staff are required to wear masks fully covering their nose and mouth
Attendance
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Students are expected to be at school by 8am. (Reminder that every 3 school tardies becomes an absence)
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Students are responsible for getting their missed work from the teacher. Teachers will provide a clear location for missed assignments
Movement to class
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All students take the direct route to class via the hallway
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Students must be in class and seated on time
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Students can’t use the bathroom during transitions or in the first and last five minutes of class
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Students must stay inside the boundaries of DHS- A pass is required to go to the main office (do not go in the gym, leave DHS area)
Lunch Expectations:
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Remain in lunch hallway/area entire lunch
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No more than 2 boys in the bathroom (COVID)
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No more than 4 girls in the bathroom (COVID)
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Leave no trace (clean up after ourselves)
Cell phones/Electronics/Model desks
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Cell phones and ear buds can only be used during morning entry, lunch, during clubs (not during classes)
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Personal technology (ear buds, gaming devices/phones) should not be visible or in use during class (they should go in students' bags, not on person nor in pockets)
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School laptops must be used only for schoolwork during classes
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Students can have a water bottle in class, but no food or drink in classrooms
Hallway Passes
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Teacher permission required for bathroom/water bottle filled
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Nurse/Counselor/Administrator visits by pass only
"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about."
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