|
|
|
|
062904 |
|
|
STUDENT ACTIVITIES |
FM |
|
|
(LEGAL) |
|
APPLICABILITY |
A student enrolled in the District or
who participates in an extracurricular activity or a University
Interscholastic League (UIL) competition is subject to District policy and
UIL rules regarding participation only when the student is under the direct
supervision of an employee of the school or District in which the student is
enrolled or at any other time specified by resolution of the Board. Education
Code 33.081(b) |
|
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY |
An extracurricular activity is an
activity sponsored by the UIL, the Board, or an organization sanctioned by
Board resolution. The activity is not necessarily directly related to
instruction of the essential knowledge and skills, but may have an indirect
relation to some areas of the curriculum. Extracurricular activities include,
but are not limited to: public performances, contests, demonstrations,
displays, and club activities. In addition, an activity is subject to this
policy if any one of the following criteria apply: 1. The activity is competitive. 2. The activity is held in conjunction with
another activity that is considered extracurricular. 3. The activity is held off-campus, except in a
case in which adequate facilities do not exist on campus. 4. The general public is invited. 5. An admission is charged. |
|
EXCEPTION — PUBLIC PERFORMANCES |
A student ineligible to participate in
extracurricular activities, but who is enrolled in a state-approved course
that requires demonstration of the mastery of the essential knowledge and
skills in a public performance may participate in the performance if: 1. The performance is one to which the general
public is invited; and 2. The requirement for student participation in
public is stated in the essential knowledge and skills of the course. 19 TAC 76.1001(a) |
|
PARENTAL NOTICE AND
CONSENT |
A parent is entitled to full
information regarding the school activities of a parent's child except as
provided by child abuse investigation. Education Code 26.008(a), 38.004 A District employee is not required to
obtain the consent of a child's parent before the employee may videotape the
child or record the child's voice if the videotape or recording is to be used
only for a purpose related to a cocurricular or
extracurricular activity. Education Code 26.009(b)(2) [See FNG] |
|
SUSPENSION FROM
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES |
A student shall be suspended from
participation in any extracurricular activity sponsored or sanctioned by the
District or the UIL after a grade evaluation period in which the student
received a grade lower than the equivalent of 70 on a scale of 100 in any
academic class other than an identified honors or advanced class. A
suspension continues for at least three school weeks and is not removed
during the school year until the conditions of REINSTATEMENT, described
below, are met. |
|
GRADE EVALUATION PERIOD |
"Grade evaluation
period" is defined as: 1. The six-week grade reporting period; or 2. The first six weeks of a semester and each
grade reporting period thereafter, in the case of a district with a grade
reporting period longer than six weeks. Education Code 33.081(c) |
|
SCHOOL WEEK |
The school week is defined as
beginning at |
|
ADVANCED COURSES |
The following are considered
"advanced courses" for the purposes of this policy: 1. English Language Arts: All College Board
advanced placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline
and high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in
the Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One); 2. Fine Arts: All College Board advanced placement
courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline and high
school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the Community
College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One), Dance IV (not to
include drill team activities), Art IV, Music IV, and Theatre IV; 3. Languages other than English: All College Board
advanced placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the
discipline and high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are
included in the Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part
One), and Ianguages other than English courses
Levels IV-VII; 4. Mathematics: All College Board advanced
placement courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline
and high school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in
the Community College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One)
and precalculus; 5. Science: All College Board advanced placement
courses and International Baccalaureate courses in the discipline and high
school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the Community
College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One); and 6. Social Studies: Social Studies Advanced
Studies, Economics Advanced Studies, all College Board advanced placement
courses and international Baccalaureate courses in the discipline and high
school/college concurrent enrollment classes that are included in the Community
College General Academic Course Guide Manual (Part One). The District may identify additional
advanced courses, but must do so prior to the semester in which any
exemptions related to extracurricular activities occur. 19 TAC 74.30 |
|
STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES |
Suspension of a student with a
disability that significantly interferes with the student's ability to meet
regular academic standards shall be based on the student's failure to meet
the requirements of the student's individualized education program, as
determined by the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee. Education
Code 33.081(e) |
|
PRACTICE OR REHEARSAL |
A student suspended under Education
Code 33.081 may practice or rehearse with other students for an
extracurricular activity but may not participate in a competition or other
public performance. Education Code 33.081(f) |
|
LIMIT ON SUSPENSION |
A suspension shall not last beyond the
end of a school year. Education Code 33.081(c) |
|
REINSTATEMENT TO
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES |
Until the suspension is removed or the
school year ends, the District shall review the grades of a student suspended
under these provisions at the end of each three-week period following the
date on which the suspension began. At the time of a review, the sus-pension is removed if the student's grade in each
class, other than an identified honors or advanced class, is equal to or
greater than the equivalent of 70 on a scale of 100. The principal and each
of the student's teachers shall make the determination concerning the
student's grades. Education Code 33.081(d) |
|
PRACTICE AND
PERFORMANCE TIME |
The District shall limit extracurricular
practice during the school day to ensure that class periods for
extracurricular practice do not exceed the time allotted for other class
periods. For any given extracurricular
activity, a student may not participate in more than one activity per school
week, excluding holidays, except the student may also participate in a
tournament or postdistrict contest, as well as a
contest postponed by weather or public disaster that may determine
advancement to a postdistrict level of competition. |
|
STATEWIDE TESTING |
The Commissioner recommends that
school districts avoid scheduling extracurricular activities or public
performances on the day or evening immediately preceding
the day on which the statewide student assessment program is scheduled for grades
3-11. 19 TAC 76.1001(d) |
|
LIMITATIONS ON
PRACTICE OR REHEARSAL |
The District shall limit individual
students to one period during the regularly scheduled school day for practice
of extracurricular activities, such as athletics, drill team, or cheerleading.
This limit does not prohibit a student from enrolling in any state-approved
class. A student who is enrolled in a state-approved class that includes
essential knowledge and skills that relate to the preparation for an
extracurricular activity may practice that extracurricular activity for no
more than one period during the school day. A student may not be permitted to miss
a scheduled academic class to practice for an unrelated extracurricular
activity. The District shall limit
extracurricular practice during the school day to ensure that class periods
for extracurricular practice do not exceed the time allotted for other class
periods. |
|
SCHEDULING |
Regardless of the schedule type in
place (traditional or nontraditional), a school may elect to practice
extracurricular activities daily, provided the total minutes allowed for the
extracurricular practice is not greater than 300 minutes during the school
week. 19 TAC 76.1001(e) |
|
LIMITATION ON ABSENCES |
The Board may adopt a policy
establishing the number of times a student who is otherwise eligible to
participate in an extracurricular activity may be absent from class to
participate in an extracurricular activity sponsored or sanctioned by the
District, UIL, or an organization sanctioned by Board resolution. Such a
policy must permit a student to be absent from class at least ten times
during the school year, and the policy prevails over any conflicting policy. Education
Code 33.0811 |
|
RECORD OF ABSENCES |
The District shall maintain an
accurate record of extracurricular absences for each student in the District
each school year. 19 TAC 76.1001(c) |
|
SANCTIONED ACTIVITIES |
This policy applies to all
UIL-sponsored activities. Other organizations requiring student participation
that causes a student to miss a class may request sanction from the Board. If
sanctioned by the Board, student participation in the organization's
activities shall be subject to all provisions of this policy. If approval is
not granted by the Board, any absences incurred by a student in order to
participate in that organization's activities shall be subject to the
attendance provisions of the Education Code. 19 TAC 76.1001(f) [See FD] |
|
USE OF DISCRIMINATORY
CLUB PROHIBITED |
An extracurricular activity sponsored
or sanctioned by the District, including an athletic event or an athletic
team practice, shall not take place at an athletic club located in the United
States that denies any person full and equal enjoyment of equipment or
facilities provided by the athletic club because of the person's race, color,
religion, creed, national origin, or sex. "Athletic club" means an
entity that provides sports or exercise equipment or facilities to its
customers or members or to the guests of its customers or members. Education
Code 33.082 |
|
DATE
ISSUED: |
|
|
|
UPDATE
70 |
|
|
|
FM
(LEGAL)—P |
|
|