Miscellaneous Rules
Parents should make arrangements to have your student picked by 4:30 (unless involved in athletics), as this is when the library and main building close and students must wait outside.
With the exception of dances, campus activities that involve students are to end by 9:30 pm. Access to campus is restricted Monday-Friday between the hours of 10:00 pm and 6:00 am, including to retrieve belongings from lockers or to retrieve vehicles. Security personnel will not unlock gates or allow admittance to students or parents during those hours. Campus is closed to student access on Saturdays after 3:00 p.m. unless an event is occurring.
AMHS activities that involve students will not take place on campus on Sundays. Therefore, the campus is closed all day on Sundays. These norms apply to, but are not limited to, academic review sessions, athletic team practices, performing arts rehearsals, ASB meetings and work sessions, yearbook or newspaper activities, and activities sponsored by Campus Ministry. These norms do not apply to athletic contests or performing arts performances, and particular other activities. Exceptions to this policy require the permission of the Assistant Principal.
Archbishop Mitty High School has provided for visitors to the campus who are in the admissions process. Social visits, baby-sitting, etc., are strictly prohibited. A guest must be an eighth grade or high school student seeking admission, in which case the parents of such a student must arrange for the visit in advance by calling the Admissions Office.
Parents and alumni should check in at the Dean’s Office when visiting campus.
Persons Prohibited From Being on Campus
Students who have been dismissed or asked by the Administration to disenroll from Mitty are not welcome guests on campus or at Mitty-sponsored activities.
Uninvited students, loiterers, and students who should be at school on other campuses (or are on vacation from other campuses) are not welcome visitors and will be required by the supervisors to leave campus. Anyone who has been asked to leave the campus and refuses to do so, or continues to return without approval, will be charged with trespassing.
Once students are on campus, they are not allowed to leave during the school day from 7:50 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. without the permission of the Dean’s Office, even if it is a 7:50 a.m. optional activity period or a student free period. Students needing to leave campus prior to this must procure a Release Slip from the Dean’s Office. This slip must be presented to a parking lot supervisor if the student is leaving in a vehicle (whether the car is parked in a lot or on the street).
Students are not allowed to go to a vehicle (parked in a lot or on the street) between 7:50 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to obtain belongings, including books, lunches, projects, etc. In an emergency situation, the student may request a Release Slip from the Attendance Office.
The Truancy Abatement Program is conducted by the County with law enforcement assistance to curtail truancy among high school students. All students who leave campus for appointments during the day must carry their I.D. in order to avoid detention by an officer while off campus.
No student may leave campus between final exams without permission from a parent/guardian. The assumption is that the student will be going home during this interim period. The parent call and note to the Dean’s Office must be received prior to the student leaving campus, at which time a Release Slip will be issued to the student.
When a special schedule designates classes are held for only half of the day, students may leave after their last class on that day.
Contacting Students During the Day
The Main Office and the Attendance/Dean of Students Office do not take messages for students except in a medical or serious family emergency. Doctor appointments, ride information, messages from employers, etc., are not considered emergencies. In the case of an emergency, please call the Attendance Office, 342-4211.
The following items should not be brought to school or sent via a florist for delivery to students, as they cannot be delivered:
- lunches
- P.E. & athletic equipment/clothing (make arrangements with student for after-school drop-off)
- class or team snacks
- birthday balloons/bouquets
- holiday greetings: Halloween, Christmas, St. Valentine, etc.
- other personal celebratory or congratulatory items
The following academic items can be dropped off at the Attendance Office, and a notice will be sent to the student to pick up:
- textbooks/notebooks
- homework/project
Damage to School Property and Parental Liability
Where it has been determined that a particular student is responsible for vandalism or accidental damage to school property, a financial charge will be levied against the student’s tuition account to pay for the repair/replacement of the damaged property and to pay for any extra maintenance service or security needed.
Interviewing Students During School Hours
If a non-school individual asks to question or interview a student on campus during school hours, the parent or guardian is contacted before permission is given. A law enforcement officer may interview a student without parental permission. AMHS adheres to the guidelines published in the Diocese of San Jose Administrative Handbook.
Each student is assigned a locker and must keep this locker unless authorized by the Dean of Students to change it. It is the student’s responsibility to maintain the cleanliness of his/her locker and to report any defacing or malfunctions to the Dean’s Office. It is also the student’s responsibility to keep the exterior of the locker free of decorations, stickers, etc.
The Office of the Dean of Students is the depository for lost and found items. Students who find valuables should turn them in to the Dean’s Office. Students who have lost valuables should report this loss to the Dean as soon as possible.
Students may not enter Parker Hall, with the exception of the Tutorial Center and the Conference Room located in that building. Students may use the Conference Room only when accompanied by a staff member. Students may contact teachers with office space in Parker Hall by using the phone located in the Tutorial Center.
Official school locks must be used. These locks are American Locks stamped with AMHS on the back of the lock. Blue locks must be used on book lockers and black locks on P.E. lockers. All non-school locks will be cut off.
Students must adhere to basic security precautions. Students must not share lockers, pre-set combinations, or share their locker combinations with other students. Students should be certain their lockers are locked. Students must not leave books or belongings unattended or leave money or other valuables in lockers, including athletic locker areas.
Search of Vehicles, Lockers, and Bags
Searches are necessary at times for maintaining order, security, health, and welfare of students and the rest of the school community. AMHS reserves the right to examine the contents of school lockers, backpacks, and student vehicles when there is reasonable suspicion of a violation of law or of school policy wherein dangerous, stolen, or illegal goods may be present. A student’s refusal to cooperate with such an examination may be considered sufficient reason to suspend the student and to refer him/her to the Student Review Board or to immediately dismiss the student from AMHS.
The school provides pay phones for student use. Students are allowed to use office telephones for personal use in an emergency. Students may use personal cell phones on campus outside before 7:50 a.m. and after 2:35 p.m. (not in the library until after 4:30).
Archbishop Mitty High School is not liable for any theft of student property. Any student who is a victim of theft should report the incident to the Dean of Students as soon as possible. However, 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.
Students possessing stolen goods will be referred immediately to the Dean of Students.
The elevator in the Aymar Events Center operates with a key. Students needing to use the elevator as a result of physical limitation or temporary injury may check out a key from the Main Office. The key must be returned to the Main Office when the injury or limitation no longer prevents a student from using the stairs. If the key is not returned, the student to whom it was issued will be referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.
The student to whom the key is issued is the only person authorized to use the elevator. Students using the elevator without authorization will be referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action. Any inappropriate behavior while using the elevator (e.g., unnecessarily triggering the alarm) will result in the student being referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.
