● Allcellphonesmustbeturnedoffandputawayby8:00AM.Cell phonesshouldbestoredsecurelyinstudent’sbags.
● Intheeventthatthereisabehavioralconcern,TMLAhastherightto examineanyphonethathasbeenconfiscated.
● Ifacellphoneisseenduringtheschoolday,thecellphonewillbegiven totheDean.TheDeanwillcontactaparent,returnthephonetothe student,andthestudentwillservetwodetentions.
NOTE: Thispolicyappliestothemisuseofanyelectronicdevices, includingsmartwatchesandiPads.Therefore,neithershouldbeusedfor communicationpurposesduringtheschoolday.
● AstudentmayusetheGeneralOfficephonetomakeexternalphone calls.Likewise,aparent/guardianmaycalltheGeneralOfficeatany timetoleaveamessagefortheirstudent.
● Theuseofcamerasorvideoequipmentinthebuildingrequiresthe permissionofanadministrator.Thepostingofpicturestakeninschool withoutexpressedpermissionisprohibited.
Seniors
● DuringPeriod6and/orPeriod7,seniorsmayusetheircellphonesonly intheCafeteriaiftheyareunscheduled.Duringtheschoolday,cell phonesarenotpermittedinanyotherschoolspace,includingduring Period6and/orPeriod 7.
Juniors
● DuringPeriod7,juniors mayusetheircellphonesonlyintheCafeteria iftheyareunscheduled.Duringtheschoolday,cellphonesarenot permittedinanyotherschoolspace,includingduringPeriod7
FreshwomenandSophomores
● Freshwomenandsophomoresmayusetheircellphonesafterschool.
Aparent/guardianmustnotifytheGeneralOfficeaboutchangeofaddress, homephonenumber,parents/guardiansbusinessnumbersandemergency numbers,andthechangeofthenameand/oraddressofparentsorlegal guardians.AformisavailableintheGeneralOffice.
CHAPEL
TheChapelwillbeopendailyat7:35AMforprayerandquietreflection MasswillbecelebratedoneFridayamonth.
CODEOFCONDUCT&DISCIPLINE
Inordertoprotectitsstandardsofscholarship,disciplineandcharacter,The MaryLouisAcademyreservestheright,andstudentsandparentsor guardiansconcedetotheschooltherightstorequirethewithdrawalofany studentatanytime,foranyreasondeemedsufficientatthesolediscretionof theschoolanditsadministrators.
Insummary,ifastudentengagesinanyconduct,eitherinsideoroutsideof school,thatisdetrimentaltotheschool,theresultmaybeanoutofschool suspension,along-termsuspensionand/orexpulsion.
Bythestudent’sattendanceattheschool,astudentandherparents/guardians acknowledgetheimportantobligationsandrestrictionscontainedinthis handbookandagreetobeboundbythetermsofthishandbook.
ChewingGum
ChewinggumisnotallowedanywhereatTheMaryLouisAcademy.
CuttingClass
CHANGEOFPERSONALDATA
Astudentwhomissesaclass,testorotherassignedactivityoftheschool withoutvalidreasonwillhaveacutrecordedbytheDeananda parent/guardianwillbecontacted Astudentwillreceiveazeroforallwork, includingbutnotlimitedtoexaminations,projectsorassignmentsmissedat thattime.Inaddition,thestudentwillservetwodetentions.