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Rules and Regulations

**Important Notice**

Lafayette has been designated by the Department of Education as a scanning school. All students enter the building through the cafeteria and are required to place their book bags on an x-ray machine and to pass through a metal detection system.

In order to facilitate this process, the following rules and regulations are currently in place at our school:

Cell Phones and beepers are strictly prohibited.
All metal objects (keys, chains, bracelets, watches, gum, loose change) must be placed in the student's book bag.
CD/cassette players must also be placed in a student's book bag.
Hats go through the x-ray machine.
Belts must be removed prior to scanning.
Oversized belt buckles are confiscated.

Any student found in possession of a weapon of any kind at scanning is subject to suspension from school by the Superintendent.

As a student at Lafayette High School, you are expected to follow these regulations:

You are to carry both your student I.D. card and your program card everyday. Your I.D. card allows you to enter the building and the cafeteria. If you come to school without your I.D. card, you will be escorted to the Dean's Office and your family will be called.
Repeated cases of leaving your I.D. card at home will require your parent/guardian to come to school for a conference with a Dean.

Both your I.D. card and program card must be shown to any staff member upon request. If you lose either item, report to room cafeteria student center for a replacement. Students who refuse to surrender their program card and/or I.D. card to any staff member will face immediate disciplinary action.
You are to follow your program exactly as it appears. If you feel that a change is needed, you are to contact your Guidance Counselor by filling out a "Request for Change of Program" form provided by your official teacher. Return the form to your official teacher, who will give it to your Guidance Counselor.

Program changes are delivered to your classes. If you skip any classes, you may not receive a change. You must have your "old" teacher sign you out of class and your "new" teacher sign you in.

Your lunch period is not a free period. You must report to the cafeteria. You have the option to work in a school office (for service credit), or report to the library (where you must show your program card). If lunch is your last class on your program, you may leave for the day.

Being in the hall during your lunch period is CUTTING A CLASS. Any pattern of such cuts will require a family contact and conference. For health reasons no food will be permitted to be taken from the cafeteria.

You may not leave and re-enter the building. If you leave, you are considered gone for the day and will be marked cutting in all subsequent classes.
You are not allowed to wear a walkman/CD player (including headphones or headgear) in your classes or in the halls. If you carry a walkman to and from school, or wear a hat, please place it in your book bag prior to entering Lafayette High School.

As stated by Board of Education policy (Chancellor's Circular #30), beepers, cell phones and laser pointers are NOT permitted. Any student who is found in possession of a beeper or laser pointers will have it confiscated by the School Safety Team A laser pointer is considered to be a weapon and its use will result in a suspension. Once taken, the beeper or laser pointer will not be returned to the student. It will be vouched by the Deans Office and will only be returned to a parent at a scheduled conference.

Remember, there will be no exceptions to the policy. Be certain to make sure your beeper or laser pointer stays at home before you leave for school.
Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building or on school grounds. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action for breaking a New York City law.
Reminder to all students that no balloons are permitted in the school. They will be confiscated and held in Room 221 until the end of the day.
If you become ill during the school day, you can go to the infirmary (room B59) with a pass from your subject teacher. Your family will be contacted if you need to go home. Reminder, any student under the age of 17 must be picked up by an adult family member.

Rights and Responsibilities of High School Students

Rights and Responsibilities of High School Students

I.	Student Government In each high school there will be an elected and representative student government with elected offices open to all students.
II	Consultative Council A student-faculty consultative council, as established by previous City Board of Education resolutions, shall meet with the principal no less than once a month to discuss mutual matters of concern.
III	School Publications Official school publications shall reflect the policy and judgment of the student editors, who will be governed by such standards of responsible journalism as avoidance of libel, obscenity, and defamation.
IV	Other Rights of Students Rights shall not be abridged because of race, ethnic background, color, religious persuasion, age, or sex. Rights are reciprocal. They must be exercised with care, sensitivity, concern for others, and responsibility. They are also limited by law.
V	Student Responsibilities Rights entail responsibilities. One of the major goals of this school is to establish trust based on the human values of self-respect and the respect of others. No student has the right to interfere with the education of other students. If dialogue is interrupted or destroyed, the bonds that hold us together are broken. It is thus the responsibility of each student to respect the rights of all who are involved in the educational process, thus ensuring their own rights as students and as people.