Building and Facility Rules

 

Building hours for students are 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Students arriving at school prior to 7:15 a.m. need to remain outside or wait in the front entrance until the building opens. At 7:15 a.m., we start letting students into the building for breakfast. Students are required to leave the building by 2:30 p.m. at the end of the day unless under the direct supervision of a teacher or sponsor.

 

Delivery of food, flowers, balloons, etc. for students during the school day is discouraged. If deliveries are received, they will not be given to the student until after school is dismissed. Necessary deliveries should be brought to the Main Office. Students are not allowed to have food delivered unless approved by the administration beforehand.

 

 

Fire drills are signaled by the fire alarm or bullhorn. Tornado, Disaster, and Earthquake drills will be announced over the intercom system or signaled with a series of short blasts from a bullhorn. Students will be given full instructions by their individual teachers as to where they are to go or what to do during the drill. Students are to treat all drills in a serious manner.

 

Lost articles found should be sent to the Main Office. Anyone losing an item should check in with the front office secretary before or after school, during passing time or with a pass from their classroom teacher to see if it has been found. Every effort will be made to identify whom the lost articles belong to and return them to the rightful owners. Articles unidentified and unclaimed after two weeks may be donated to charity.

 

The Media Center hours are 7:05 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. The Media Center is available for student use before and after school when accompanied by school personnel. Books may be checked out for three (3) weeks or overnight. Fines are issued if books are not returned by the due date.

 

Posting signs is strictly limited to approved areas only. In order to keep our building clean, the number of signs approved is limited. Approved signs are allowed only on approved bulletin boards or areas designated by an administrator.

 

 

Students may be requested to submit to voluntary personal searches when reasonable suspicion warrants such action. School lockers and desks are the property of the Board of Education and are subject to periodic inspections without notice. Lockers and desks may be subject to search by school administrators for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to: suspicion of concealing drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or materials of a disruptive nature, stolen properties, weapons, or other items which pose danger to the health or safety of the student, other students, or school employees. An administrator and an additional staff member will conduct all searches. If student vehicles are parked on school grounds, they are subject to search when reasonable suspicion warrants such action according to the procedure outlined for search of lockers and desks.

 

 

 

To promote the health and safety of all students and staff and to promote the cleanliness of district property, the district prohibits all employees, students and patrons from smoking or using tobacco products in all district facilities, on district transportation and on all district grounds at all times. Students who possess or use tobacco products or e-cigarettes on district grounds, district transportation or at district activities will be disciplined in accordance with Board policy.

 

 

Students, staff, parents, patrons and visitors should be aware that Ruskin High School has surveillance cameras monitoring various school building areas, including but not limited to: parking lots, hallways, common areas, gymnasium, cafeteria and vending machines. School buses also have surveillance cameras. Video recordings are reviewed by school officials to promote the order, safety and security of students, staff and property. Recordings may be used for any purpose, including use in school disciplinary proceedings. Students, staff, parents, patrons and visitors should understand that their actions while in these areas will be recorded with no expectation of privacy. Maintenance, release and viewing of recorded images will be handled in accordance with board policy and applicable state and federal law.