School Policies
Hull School-Wide SOAR Expectations
Hull has established policies to help make our school a productive, supportive, and safe place for student learning. We have outlined four school-wide expectations as our foundation for student success.
S: SHOW EFFORT
O: OFFER KINDNESS
A: ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY
R: RESPECT EACH OTHER AND OUR CAMPUS
Infractions of J.H. Hull’s policies/expectations will result in consequences in accordance with the TUSD Discipline Matrix.
General School Policies
School office hours are 7:30am – 4:00pm. The main office provides services to conduct school business, maintain student records, offer emergency assistance and provide information to the community.
In order to enter the office parents, guardians, and guests must be prepared to show a government issued photo ID. Names of parents and guardians must be current on PowerSchool in order to pick up students during the school day.
No drop-off of lunches or items to the Office.
Students are expected to arrive on-time to all classes, including first period.
Students. who are tardy to first period class are required to report to the Attendance Office to check in, pick up a Tardy Slip and immediately report to their first period teacher. All other tardies are recorded by the appropriate teacher. Those students who are habitually tardy (tardy three or more times) will be assigned consequences. A tardy of 30 minutes or more is counted as an absence.
If a student needs to leave campus early, parents must request an Off Campus Pass.
Students can also bring a signed parent note to the Attendance Office before school begins to request their Off Campus Pass. It must have the student’s name, the time of pick up and the reason for pick up. The student will be released from class on time and will need to be signed out by an approved adult listed in PowerSchool. It is against school policy to release any student from campus on the authority of a phone call only.
Parents who arrive to pick up during snack or lunch without requesting an Off Campus Pass may experience varied wait times while their student is located.
If a student becomes ill at school, they must go to the Health Office.
After being evaluated by our Health Clerk, a parent/guardian will be contacted if necessary. Students who use their cell phones to contact parents for pick up due to illness will not be excused, will receive an infraction and may be subject to further disciplinary action.
CONTACT: Ms. Michele Yoshida
email: hullattend@tusd.org
The school must be notified within 48 hours of your student’s absence, or it will result in a truancy. Only a Primary Guardian may clear absences. Notifying teachers does NOT automatically clear the absence.
Ways To Notify The Office:
- Email hullattend@tusd.org with the student name, grade, absence date(s) and reason(s) for the absence. The email must come from a Primary Guardian with the email address matching what is listed in PowerSchool.
- Complete the Absence Verification Google Form.
- Submit a signed parent/guardian note with the student name, grade, absence date(s) and reason(s) for the absence.
- Submit a doctor/dental note obtained from an appointment or office visit.
- Call 310-533-4516 ext. 4982 and leave a message with your name, the student name, grade, absence date(s) and reason(s) for the absence. The number must match the Primary Guardian’s listed phone number in PowerSchool.
Cell Phone Policy
The cell phone policy is designed for students to have the best educational and social experience at Hull. The following rules must be followed in order to maintain a socially-healthy and learning focused environment.
- All cell phones will be turned off and put away upon entering school. They can be turned on after the last bell rings to go home.
- Students are not to wear airpods, earbuds or headphones on campus.
- Students can use an iWatch for telling-time purposes. However, it is to be on airplane mode in class.
- In case of an emergency, if a student needs to contact their adult, or vice-versa during school hours, the contact can be made through the school office.
Cell phones in the classroom
- There may be times when your teacher asks you to use your phone for an educational experience. That is the only time your phone should be out in class.
- If a cell phone is out and/or being used without permission, the teacher will confiscate the cellphone.
- Students can pick up their phone directly from the teacher and/or the administration office at the end of the school day.
Disciplinary actions
- First infraction: Cell phone will be confiscated. Students will pick up their phone from the office or teacher’s classroom. Student will be given a verbal warning and infraction will be recorded in PowerSchool
- Second infraction: Cell phone will be confiscated. The students’ adult will be notified and will need to pick up the phone from the office at the end of the day. Administrator will review the school policy with the student and their adult. Infraction will be recorded in PowerSchool.
- Third infraction: Cell phone will be confiscated. Parents will be notified and the student will lose the cell phone privilege for the rest of the school year. Students will have to turn in their phone to the administration office at the beginning of the day and will pick up the phone on their way home. Infraction will be recorded in PowerSchool.
Dress Code Policy
In order to maintain a respectful, safe, and supportive learning environment, the following guidelines shall apply to all regular school activities at the discretion of site administration.
- Shoes must be worn at all times. Students must wear flat, closed shoes.
- Clothing, jewelry and personal items (backpacks, fanny packs, gym bags, water bottles etc.) shall be free from writing, pictures or any other insignia which are vulgar, profane, or of a sexual nature, or bear drug, alcohol or tobacco company advertising, promotions and likenesses, or which advocate racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, or religious intolerance.
- Due to student identification and campus security concerns, hoods are not to be worn at any time.
- Clothes shall conceal undergarments at all times.
- Swimwear, excessively short skirts/shorts, excessively low cut or high cut tops, tube tops, and lingerie are not appropriate school wear.
- Self-selected hats and beanies may be worn on campus. All headwear must be free of vulgar, profane, or content of a sexual nature, or bear drug, alcohol or tobacco company advertising, promotions and likenesses, or which advocate racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, or religious intolerance. Beanies may not cover students’ ears.