To Students and Parents:
Welcome to the new school year! Teachers and other school staff members want this year to be an
especially good one for each child. For this to happen, we all have to work together: students, parents, and teachers.
This student handbook is designed to help us do this.
The student handbook contains information that both students and parents are likely to need during the
school year. Throughout the handbook you will notice symbols that indicate whether a policy applies only
to students at certain campus levels. There is a key at the bottom of each page to explain these symbols.
If there is no symbol next to a statement, then it applies to ALL STUDENTS.
We have attempted to make
the language as straightforward as possible; however, please be aware that the term “the student’s parent” is used to
refer to the parent, legal guardian, or other person who has agreed to assume a school-related responsibility for
a student.
The student handbook is designed to be in harmony with Board policy and the Student Code of Conduct.
Please be aware that the Handbook is updated yearly, while policy adoption and revision may occur throughout
the year. Changes in policy that affect student handbook provisions will be make available to students and parents
through newsletters and other communications.
In case of conflict between Board policy or the Student Code of Conduct and any provisions of student
handbooks, the provisions of Board policy or the Student Code of Conduct that were most recently adopted by the
Board are to be followed.
Two separate documents have been combined in these pages for your convenience. The student handbook
details general and academic information. The second section, the Student Code of Conduct, is numbered
separately.
The last page of this book is a signature page with a letter from Dr. Linda Henrie, superintendent
of schools. All students should return this signed form to their schools. Please take the time to look over the
information provided. Understanding this information will assist you in the path to success in Mesquite ISD
schools.
If changes in state law become effective after the printing of this book, the state law will supersede the
local policy. |
