RRHS Policies

All students are expected to be on time every day to every class, including first block. 

Car riders who arrive late to first block will receive an excused tardy if their parent/guardian signs them in at the front office.

Consequences: Each quarter, students who are late to class will be eligible for the consequences below (Consequences reset each quarter.): 

1st tardy: Face-to-face reminder at the tardy table.

2nd tardy: Face-to-face reminder, immediate parent/guardian contact.

3rd & 4th: Face-to-face reminder, immediate parent/guardian contact, 1 day of ISS.

5th & beyond: Face-to-face reminder, immediate parent/guardian contact, and 

2 days of ISS (Depending on the situation, the second day of ISS could be replaced with a parent/guardian conference or 1 day of Saturday community service.).

In an effort to improve student attentiveness and academic achievement, Rocky River High School will implement a new policy of student cell phone collection at the beginning of each instructional period. This policy is designed to minimize distractions, increase student engagement, and ensure all students can fully engage in learning.

According to Rule 5 of the CMS Code of Conduct, students must keep all personal technology devices off and away during instructional time unless they have permission to use their devices for a school administration-approved educational purpose. 

Beginning on 11/18/24, all phones (and smartwatches) will be collected and secured at the beginning of each block and then returned at the end of each block (During third block, phones will be returned prior to lunch and collected after lunch.). Laptops and tablets must be placed in backpacks. If a backpack is not an option, the laptop/tablet must be placed in the secure location designated by the teacher. All devices must be powered off before they are collected and secured.

Technology Consequences

• If a student has a phone or smartwatch but does not surrender the phone or smartwatch (or put away/keep away the laptop or tablet), the student will be removed from class and will be eligible for out-of-school suspension (OSS) for insubordination (Rule 7: Insubordination). This also applies to students who have out any of these devices in the hallway or restroom during instructional time.

• Parents/guardians will be notified about the infraction and suspension via email or Parent Square.

Technology Liability

• Per CMS policy, Rocky River High School and RRHS personnel will not be held responsible or liable (monetary value or replacement) for theft, loss, or damage to personal technology devices or other electronic devices brought onto CMS property. 

Safety scanners are used during arrival. All students will be scanned by security prior to entering the building. Students will need to take out their Chromebook prior to walking through the scanner. Any items not permitted at school, such as vapes, will need to be disposed of prior to them walking into the building.

Dress Code Policy

Students must dress in a way that follows these dress code principles: 

• Safety: Students must preserve the safety and well-being of all students by not wearing anything that compromises personal safety or that supports, glorifies, encourages, or promotes hatred, bigotry, discrimination, disorder, disruption, violence, gang activity, etc.

• Sensitivity: Students must honor the feelings and perspectives of others by not wearing anything that displays potentially upsetting or offensive images, symbols, words, sayings, statements, individuals, organizations, etc.

• Privacy: Students must protect personal privacy and display modesty, including, but not limited to, completely covering underclothing and completely covering chest, stomach, lower back, waistline, pelvic area, buttocks, and upper thighs down to where fingertips touch when arms are extended. 

• Identity: Students must remain completely identifiable and must not wear anything that obscures their identity, including, but not limited to, sunglasses and ski masks. 

Exceptions include medical masks and headgear approved for cultural or religious purposes.  

School administration reserves the right to determine if a student's clothing follows or violates the dress code principles. 

• Consequences:

  • Students who violate the policy will be given a chance to correct the violation.

  • If a student cannot correct the violation or chooses to not correct the violation, the student’s parent/guardian will be contacted, and the student will not return to class until the correction has been made. 

  • Repeated violations will result in ISS or Saturday community service.

The purpose of this policy is to maintain academic integrity and ensure that all students engage in honest and responsible behavior in their academic work. Academic dishonesty undermines the educational process and devalues the work of others. This policy includes guidelines for the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence features.

Academic Honesty 

An authentic piece of work is one that is based on the student's individual and original ideas with the ideas and work of others fully acknowledged. Therefore, all assignments, written or oral, completed by a student for assessment must wholly and authentically use that student's own language and expression. Where sources are used or referred to, whether in the form of direct quotation or paraphrase, such sources must be fully and appropriately acknowledged. 

The students at Rocky River High School are expected to work toward consistently demonstrating academic honesty and integrity at all times. 

Academic Dishonesty 

Any action that gives an unfair advantage to a student or misrepresents a student's own work. This includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, and unauthorized collaboration. Academic dishonesty occurs when students do not do their own work, do not behave with integrity, and/or do not complete assignments in accordance with the guidelines set forth by their teachers. 

The list below provides some examples of behaviors that are considered academic dishonesty. 

Preventing Academic Dishonesty 

In order to prevent academic dishonesty, Rocky River teachers will outline expectations for assignments and will instruct students about proper techniques for citing sources. Long-term writing assignments will include “checkpoints” in which teachers review the student planning and writing progress. Attention will be given to the process of student work. Students are responsible for seeking clarification when needed and for following directions. Students should ask the teacher for verification at any time before the assignment is due. It is also recommended that students keep all rough drafts and notes they produce in order to defend themselves against charges of academic dishonesty. 

Procedures for Handling Academic Dishonesty

1. Investigation: When a teacher suspects academic dishonesty, they will conduct a preliminary investigation to gather evidence within one week of receiving the assignment back from the student.

2. Documentation: The teacher will document the suspected dishonesty, including the assignment in question, and any evidence collected.

3. Notification: The student and parent will be notified of the suspicion by the teacher and will have the opportunity to explain their actions.

4. Review: The department chair and IST will evaluate the evidence and determine whether academic dishonesty has occurred.

5. Consequences: If a student is found guilty of academic dishonesty, consequences will include:

   • A zero on the assignment until the student is able to complete an assignment of equal content and value for a maximum grade of 79%. 

   • The student must show evidence of planning process/student thinking

   • Teachers may request the redo assignment be completed in-class and/or by hand.  

1st Infraction - parent contact and Ed Handbook referral entry. 

2nd + Infraction - administrative referral and progressive consequences in alignment with the CMS Code of Conduct.