At the beginning of each new school year, the Olympia School District provides every student and staff member with its policies related to student rights and responsibilities. These policies are contained in a district publication, “Olympia School District Student Rights and Responsibilities”. This publication or handbook is distributed to all students and is used as guidance for staff when orienting students at the beginning of the school year. It is the expectation of the district that each student will share the publication with parents and the parent and student will acknowledge receipt of the handbook by reading and signing the parent acknowledgement form enclosed in the handbook and by returning that signed form to the school during the first ten days of the school year.
We believe everyone involved in our community of learning shares a commitment to a school environment which supports and nurtures the uniqueness of each individual. In our work together we strive to develop integrity by establishing an atmosphere of collaboration, trust, and respect.
We believe in each person's ability to make appropriate choices, to exercise self-discipline, to reflect on one's choices and actions, and to make restitution for inappropriate choices. Knowing that the mistakes we make in life can be our best teachers, we strive to maintain a positive and healthy climate where we can use our mistakes to learn and grow.
Everyone in the school is encouraged to actively work on achieving the following goals:
Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions and permit the steps of discipline to occur at the lowest level. Our discipline policy is referred to as “progressive discipline.” This means that should an infraction of a rule be repeated, the next resulting consequence may be more significant than the proceeding consequence. It is our goal to help students learn to make better choices.
We maintain an in-school detention room as a service to our students and parents. If an incident warrants its use, we assign a student to ISD. While assigned to ISD, homework is provided and an education assistant is available to help the student with assignments. Students may be detained in the ISD room pending a resolution to a conflict that resulted in their referral. Students are expected to adhere to the ISD rules or the detention time will be converted to a home suspension. Students are excluded from regular and extra curricular activities when suspended.
During the month of June, suspension days are first assigned to the last day of school and work forward from there. For instance, a student suspended for two days of school might miss the last two days.
Many parents have requested some guidelines for appropriate dress at Reeves. Fashions change quickly, but hopefully these guidelines will be of help. It is our intent to promote the school setting as the students' "place of business" and we encourage you to have your student(s) dress accordingly. In general we will assess the disruption or potential for the disruption of the educational process based on the students' appearance.
Bare shoulders, backs, and midriffs are not appropriate for school. Tank tops and “spaghetti” strap tops can be worn over t-shirts or under overshirts at school.
Again, the degree of coverage is of significance. Short shorts are not OK. Long shorts are OK. Leggings and tights should be covered by long tops. Exposed underwear is not OK. Spandex, long underwear, and boxer shorts when worn to be exposed are not appropriate for school.
Must be a minimum of finger tip length with arms hanging down at the sides.
Clothing which carries unacceptable messages for a school setting (alcohol, tobacco, drugs, gangs, inappropriate language, or innuendoes, weapons - guns, knives, etc. or inappropriate behaviors) should not be worn to school.
Due to the disruptions which have resulted from wearing hats and other head coverings during the school day, students are permitted to wear head coverings prior to entering the school building and after their dismissal at the end of the school day. Hats must be put away out of sight during the school day. The same guidelines listed under "advertisements" above also apply to hats.
Gang clothing or accessories are not appropriate for school.
Footwear is required.
Students will be asked to call a parent if their clothing is inappropriate for school. We will attempt to loan clean sweat pants and shirts when possible.
The physical display of affection such as kissing and exaggerated hugging is not a necessary part of the regular school day and should not occur during school activities.
Students are expected to be courteous and considerate
Students are to remain in authorized areas during the school day. Those areas include those portions of the school under the direct supervision of school staff members. If a student is in a location where s (he) cannot see a staff member on supervisory duty, (s) he should assume this is not an authorized area. When in doubt, check with a staff member.