General Behavior and Infractions
1. Chewing gum is prohibited on school property.
2. Eating and drinking are allowed in the cafeteria, patio, amphitheater, theater courtyard, and Snack Shack table areas only. No eating or drinking is allowed in any other school building or elsewhere on campus. Students are prohibited from having food delivered by off-campus vendors unless approved and supervised by a faculty or staff member.
3. Smoking (including smokeless tobacco) is strictly prohibited at all times on school property, and in the surrounding areas, including where students park vehicles. Students may not use tobacco products or carry matches or lightersat any time during the school day or at any school event.
4. Students are expected to be respectful of private property and not to loiter in the neighborhood areas surrounding school. Students are prohibited from being on the grounds of John Mise Park on any school day. Students may not loiter in the school parking lots before, during, or after school. Once students arrive on campus via the parking lots, they must move to the interior of the campus, not loiter in and around vehicles.
5. Students are not to engage in raucous or disturbing behavior anywhere on campus. This includes the hallways, any area of school buildings, and the cafeteria.
6. Students are not allowed to loiter in front of the school, in the area outside of the Chapel or in the chapel, in the area outside the Dean of Students Office, in the foyer, in the area outside the athletic offices, in the gym, in the football stadium and under the bleachers, the baseball stadium, the four-acre field or surrounding areas during the school day. Any areas under construction are off limits to students at all times.
Students are not allowed to be in a classroom, gymnasium, pool, or office area without a staff member present to supervise.
7. The interior hallways in the 100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800 wings, the exterior arcade of the 500 wing, the overhang outside the 800 wing, and locker areas are considered “off limits” to students except during passing periods and when changing clothes for PE class or athletics.
8. Students are not to climb on the roof of any structure on campus at any time for any reason.
9. Personal listening devices may not be out or in use anywhere on campus during school hours (7:50-2:35). Pagers and cell phones must be turned off and out of sight during school hours; outside of school hours these items must be used outdoors. None of these devices are permitted in the library after school.
Electronic devices are brought to school at the student’s own risk, e.g., portable music players, pagers, cell phones, handheld organizers, laptop computers, and all types of cameras. AMHS absolves itself of any financial responsibility in the case of the theft of such items.
10. Playing board games and card games is permitted in the cafeteria and adjacent patio/amphitheater areas only (including before and after school). Gambling is prohibited. Students are not permitted to play games on any electronic device (PSPs, calculators, etc.) during school hours, 7:50-2:35.
11. Students are expected to dispose of trash properly at all times, both in the school buildings and grounds. Littering may result in the extension of the school day for the student body for the purpose of students cleaning up the campus.
12. There will be mandatory school assemblies and liturgies. Students are expected to attend and to follow the procedures announced for these events.
13. Students are to carry their student I.D. cards at all times. Students may be requested by a supervisor or law enforcement officer to present their I.D. cards for identification. Students will be assigned detention if they cannot produce a student ID or dance ticket at a school dance; with a second occurrence, the student will not be permitted to enter the event.
14. Skateboards (including motorized), scooters, rollerblades, and shoes with retractable wheels (“heelies”) are not allowed on school property. Remote-control vehicles are not allowed on campus. Students are not permitted to have water balloons or use squirt guns. Students may not bring animals on campus. Any animals will be turned over to the County Animal Control Department.
15. Because physical displays of affection are exclusive behavior; they can detract from the Archbishop Mitty community spirit. Therefore, it is inappropriate for students to engage in public, exclusive physical displays of affection on the school grounds at any time. This includes, but is not limited to, prolonged holding, kisses, and caresses.
16. Students are to be silent and attentive during the daily announcements and assemblies.
17. Students are expected to refrain from inappropriate language (spoken or displayed) at all times on campus during the school day and whenever they represent AMHS as participants in any school-sponsored event. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- commonly defined foul language
- any words normally deemed racist, sexist, or homophobic
- any language that is used to incite or provoke others
- any language that is malicious or disrespectful to others
- any language or subject matter deemed inappropriate by a teacher, staff, or administrator in this school setting (e.g., drugs, sexual content, etc.).
18. Students who leave personal belongings unattended, including in locker rooms, risk confiscation of the item and disciplinary consequence.
19. Students may not invite visitors to campus, including after 2:35, unless to participate in a formal school program or event such as student government, athletic competitions, or a musical performance.
20. If a teacher does not arrive to class within five minutes after the start of class, a single student should notify the Attendance Office. In the meantime, the rest of the class must wait quietly until notified of the status of the situation. Students who leave are subject to detention.
21. Personal laptops may be used only for academic work during school hours, 7:50-2:35, and in the library from 7:20-4:30. Students may not check personal email (email may be used for academic purposes only), view DVDs, play music or games, be on nonacademic websites, etc. All of the Rules and Code of Ethics for AMHS Student Technology Users are in effect when using personal laptops at school. Violations of this Code will result in disciplinary consequences, including the banning of the student’s laptop from campus.
The following student behaviors normally receive these consequences:
a) Cutting a class or a mandatory activity
Consequence: 4 hours of detention per class with first occurrence.b) Hallway violation
Consequence: 1 hour of detentionc) Dress code violation
Consequence: 1 or more hours of detention, and possible confiscation of item. Students unable to rectify the infraction, including having a parent bring clothing from home, will receive additional detention. Due to repeat noncompliance, the subsequent number of detentions will increase and may result in loss of attendance at extracurricular events (dance and other social events) and ultimately Disciplinary Probation.d) Writing on desks or walls
Consequence: 2-3 hours of detention and/or replacemente) Food or drink in the school building or chewing gum on campus
Consequence: 1 hour of detention (increasing to Saturday detention with each subsequent infraction)f) Smoking cigarettes/use of smokeless tobacco, or carrying matches/lighter on or around campus
Consequence: two Saturday detentions, parent notification.g) Failure to follow teacher or administrator directions
Consequence: Saturday detention, Disciplinary Probation, or Review Board (depending upon seriousness of behavior)h) Loitering in the neighborhood or loitering in or about student vehicles
Consequence: 1 hour of detentioni) Littering
Consequence: 1-3 hours of detentionj) Leaving campus without permission
Consequence: Saturday detention with first occurrence.k) Having out or sounding of cell phone, or use of other personal listening device during school hours
Consequence: confiscation of item, written detention and after-school detention with first occurrence.l) False sounding of General Alarm, calling 9-1-1 when no emergency exists
Consequence: Disciplinary Probation, three Saturday detentions, extension of school day for all students, restitution by perpetrator for cost of emergency response services, and report to law enforcement.m) Other threats or scares (bomb, anthrax, terrorist, etc.)
Consequence: Report to law enforcement; dismissal likely.
A student who fails to submit a written detention on time or to report for detention is assigned two hours of detention and is not allowed to perform written detention for one year. Failure to submit/report for any detention a second time will result in four hours of detention. Subsequent failures to serve will result in loss of attendance at extracurricular events (dances and other social events), and eventually being placed on Disciplinary Probation.
