You need to know this information for the handbook quiz. You will need to earn 90% or higher. This is your first grade and is worth 10 points

1. Thurston High School
Parent/Student Handbook

2. 1. Thurston High School will be open at 7:00 am every morning.
Students will not be permitted inside the school before ____
7:00
am.
2. When the 7:40 bell rings, students will not be allowed to
“hangout” in hallways, roam the hallways, stand against the
wall, or talk to their friends. Students must go directly to
1st
their locker or their ________ period class. Failure to comply
with this rule will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students are considered late to school if they are not in their
7:45 am
first period class by_______.

3. 4. Student I.D. Badges
Students are required to visibly display _________________during the
school hours, during lunch, and while riding the school bus. Students are
also required to carry I.D. badges at ALL school-sponsored events. Each
student in the senior high school shall be issued a student identification
badge/card. The student identification card must be produced on
request of ANY School District employee or other personnel authorized
by law to deal with matters of pupil behavior or discipline. Failure to
display the student identification card may be grounds for suspension.
5. Students that leave campus without checking out will receive disciplinary
consequences
_______________.
6. Ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students are required to remain in the
building
___________during the lunch period. Seniors--with signed permission
slips and visibly displayed picture IDs--have out of building lunch
privileges. In order to reduce classroom disruptions, plan ahead.
Outside lunches brought to ANY students before or during the lunch
periods should have prior arrangements made with that student for pick
up in the front office. Classrooms and lunch periods will not be
disrupted for delivery of outside lunches.

4. 7. True or False - Seniors who have out of building lunch privileges
are permitted to bring outside food back into the building
following their lunch period. FALSE
__________
Extra Curricular
8. Students not participating in an ______________________ activity
or receiving academic tutoring must exit the building no later than
2:45.
9. True or False - To be eligible to participate in athletics, a student
must have passed 4 out of 6 classes the previous semester
(Michigan High School Athletic Association requirement).In order
to participate in athletics; a student must have achieved a grade
point average of 1.50 or higher for the prior semester. A student
who fails to meet the required grade point average for eligibility
for a semester may reestablish eligibility for the second quarter for
the semester by achieving the required grade point average during
the first quarter of that semester. Athletes must be in attendance
the entire school day the day of a meet or contest to be eligible to
participate in that meet or contest.
TRUE
___________

5. 10. Students from other schools ______---- visit THS
CAN NOT
without proper approval from the principal.
11. All excused absences should be turned in to the -----
Front Office
_________ _________ (including doctor’s notes,
court orders, verification of death in family,
religious holiday, etc.).
12. All Student activities are a privilege. Students
should be aware that they can lose these privileges
Behavior
as a consequence of -_____________ or attendance
issues.

6. 13. Cell phones and electronic devices must be kept off and
not in use from 7:40 a.m. to 2:29 p.m. Possession of a cell
phone/electronic device at school will result in disciplinary
_________________.
Consequences
14. Refusal to give a cell phone/electronic device to any
teacher or school official will result in
Suspension
__________________.
15. True or False - Distribution of indecent materials is a
Criminal offense. These materials include but are not
limited to, photographs, videos, texts, or other visual
methods containing images of a sexual nature or exposing
one's sexual organs or transmitting sexually suggestive
TRUE
material to others within the school environment. _______

7. 16. True (A)/False (B) - The following will not be
permitted at Thurston High School: low cut blouses or
shirts and jeans, slacks or shorts worn below the waist.
Bare midriffs, spandex, and spaghetti strap tank tops, are
not permitted.
TRUE
________.
17. Clothing cannot bear anything obscene, immoral, or
profane in content. Clothing that promotes violence,
alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or sex is not allowed. Anything
that contributes to a hostile school environment or
anything that is deemed inappropriate by any school
Personnel or Officials
___________________ to be morally compromising or
that compromises good citizenship will not be permitted.

8. 18. Shorts, skirts, and dresses shall measure no
shorter than ____ inches from mid-kneecap are not
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permitted.
19. True/False - Blankets, pajamas, and slippers are
considered acceptable dress at Thurston High
School. _________
FALSE
20. True/False - The wearing of underwear as outer
clothing, hats, bandannas, pajama bottoms, head
coverings, ear buds and sunglasses are not allowed
at Thurston High School. ________
TRUE

9. 21. If a student is in violation of the dress code they
must change their clothing and contact their
Parents/Guardians
______________ and/or face suspension up
expulsion.
22. _________________ of any type, including ear
Headphones
buds, are not permitted to be worn inside the
building between 7:40 am and 2:29 pm. If they are
worn, they will be confiscated and a parent will
have to retrieve the item.

10. 23. True /False - Handling, selling, possessing, using, or
being under the influence of any illegal substance or
alcohol at school functions or on any school property
or at any school sponsored activity is prohibited.
Students caught with alcohol or illicit drugs will face
TRUE
disciplinary consequences up to expulsion. ________
24. Use or possession of any ____________ product is
TOBACCO
not permitted in the school buildings or on the school
campus. Students who violate the tobacco rule will
be subject to disciplinary action.
25. Any student in the hallway during class must possess
PASS
an official school hall _____________.

11. 26. Hall passes will not be issued to students to make
Vending
purchases from ____________ machines for any reason.
27. Students are responsible for making arrangements
Teachers
with their ____________ to make up all work missed due
to absences.
28. True /False - Unwelcome sexual advances, requests
for sexual favors, and other inappropriate oral, written,
or physical conduct of a sexual nature when made by a
student or staff member to another student or staff
member constitutes sexual harassment and will result in
disciplinary consequences and police involvement.
TRUE
_________

12. 29. True/False - Driving to school is a right;
students can never lose their driving privileges
by violating school policies regarding absences,
tardies, or other behavior issues. _________
FALSE
30. True (A)/False (B) - Rules that apply at
school also apply to riding the bus. TRUE
______

13. 31. True (A)/False (B) - “A student shall not knowingly
possess, handle, or transmit any object that can reasonably be
considered a weapon or dangerous instrument either on the
school grounds or off the school grounds at any school
activity, function, or event. This rule applies to any firearm,
explosive (including firecrackers), knife, and any other
dangerous objects. Students in possession of a dangerous
weapon or firearm, or who commit arson or rape on school
district property or at school district events, shall be
permanently expelled from school and shall be referred to the
criminal justice system or juvenile delinquency system and the
state or county department of social services or community
mental health agency. The student and the student's parent
or legal guardian shall be notified of the referral.” (MCL-
380.1311,380.1313).
TRUE
______________

14. 32. Even though we have very few fights at
FIGHTING
school, THS will not tolerate ___________
at all. Students involved in a fight will be
referred to the Redford Township Police
Department for Disturbing the Peace in a
public building. In our effort to resolve
conflicts before larger difficulties emerge,
we have established a peer mediation
program. Students are trained to mediate
disputes among their peers. Students,
teachers, parents, or administrators can
recommend a mediation session for parties
in a dispute.

15. 33. True /False - Students and staff must be able to
move through halls without interference. Students
will not run in halls. Grouping of students in the
hallways should not block passage.
______________
TRUE
34. True /False - Physically or verbally disrupting
hallways or classrooms may result in a suspension.
_____________
TRUE
Throwing
35. ____________ or tossing any object or
projectile that disrupts the activity at hand is not
permitted and will result in suspension.

16. 36. All food and beverages are to be consumed in
the ____________. Students are personally
Cafeteria
responsible for disposal of their trash. When
finished with eating, students may only be in the
400 & Senior Halls.
37. True/False – If ANY adult in the building asks a
student to do something, it is the student’s
responsibility to comply. If you do not think it is fair,
do it and go see your assistant principal and discuss
it with him. Failure to comply will result in the
student being suspended from school. ___________
TRUE

17. • 38. True /False - In order to maintain order and discipline in the
schools and to protect the safety of students and school personnel,
school authorities may search students, students’ lockers, and
students’ and may seize any illegal, unauthorized, or contraband
materials discovered in the search. Students’ lockers and desks are
school property and remain at all times under the control of the
School District; however, students are expected to assume full
responsibility for the security of their lockers and desks. Students
should not expect privacy regarding items placed in school property
because school property is subject to search at any time by school
officials. Periodic general inspection of lockers and desks may be
conducted by school authorities for any reason at any time without
notice, without student consent, and without a search warrant. A
student’s person and/or personal effects--including an automobile--
may be searched whenever a school official has reasonable suspicion
to believe that the student is in possession of illegal or unauthorized
materials. ______________
TRUE