Crittenden Middle School

Community Service: A disciplinary action given for minor infractions. Students are assigned to classroom or campus clean-up tasks at break, lunch, or after school.
Confiscation: Items that are prohibited by school rules can be taken by any staff member and will be returned in June unless deemed otherwise by administration.
Lunch Detention: A disciplinary action that requires a student to go to an assigned room and remain there for a specified length of time during the lunch recess. Arrangements for eating lunch are made when a student is assigned to lunch detention.
Detention: A disciplinary action that requires a student to be at school beyond the regular school day. Parents/guardians will be notified in advance of detention assignment. The student must present the detention notice signed by the parent to be admitted to the Detention Room.
Parent Conference: A meeting between parents and teachers or administrators to discuss concerns about a student’s behavior.
Loss of privilege to participate in school field trips, events and other activities.
In School Suspension: a structured, self-contained classroom setting.
Suspension: A disciplinary action that removes a student from ongoing instruction for a period of time not to exceed five days. Longer suspensions are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. Students may not be on or around school grounds at any time while on suspension.
Expulsion: Removal of a student from enrollment in the district as ordered by the Board of Trustees. Expulsion may be ordered for any of the acts listed under Grounds for Suspension and Expulsion. (Education Code §48900, et seq.)

Valuable items of any kind, including money, should not be brought to school. Crittenden Middle School is not responsible for loss or theft of personal items or valuables.
Possession of any object having the potential to inflict injury or damage upon another person or their property will be confiscated. Students bringing weapons of any kind are subject to arrest and expulsion. A knife of any length is considered a weapon.
Electronic devices do not belong in the classroom. The use of iPods and other music devices will be permitted during recess and lunch but must be turned off and stored in backpacks during all class periods and passing times. If parents prefer that their child bring a cell phone to school, the phone should be turned off at all times while at school.
Skateboards, roller blades, scooters, toys, or any items disruptive to the educational environment are not allowed. If used as transportation to school, they are not to be ridden on campus and must be stored at the designated spot during the day. Students must use safety equipment, i.e. helmets and secure their equipment with a lock.
Students must walk their bikes on campus, place them in the bike cage, and lock them. The school assumes no responsibility for theft. Bicycles should be licensed with the police department. Students must wear safety helmets.
Matches, lighters, stink bombs, any kind of noisemaking devices including poppers, firecrackers, etc., are not allowed at school. Students will be subject to suspension.
Gum, sunflower seeds, and water balloons are not allowed and should not be brought onto campus.
Metallic paint, aerosol cans, or permanent markers are not allowed and will be confiscated.
The use, sale, or possession of any drugs or illegal substances by students on or near the school grounds is in violation of state law and is cause for arrest, suspension, or expulsion from school.
Smoking or having tobacco, in any form, on or about school premises is cause for suspension and arrest.

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