School Rules in 2001

Schedule

Hours: 7:40 - 3:03
7 Classes
52 minute periods
7 minute passing time
30 minute lunch

Classes and Graduation Requirements

188 total class choices.

24 credits required

Required - 4 English, 3 1/2 Social Studies, 3 Math, 3 Science, 1 PE, 1/2 Health, 1/2 Reading, 1/2 Fine Arts

Starting with the graduating class of 2002, students must meet the Minnesota Profiles of learning requirements, which includes passing 3 Basic Standards tests.

Report Cards

Not Addressed

Tobacco Use/Possession

No person shall at any time possess, smoke, chew, or otherwise ingest tobacco or a tobacco product on school district property. This prohibition extends to all facilities, whether owned, rented, or leased, and all vehicles that a school district owns, leases, rents, contracts for, or controls. This includes the area to distance of 300 feet or one city block, whichever distance is greater, beyond the school property. This also includes any event or activity on or off school district property.

Narcotics, Alcoholic Beverages, and Drugs

No student shall knowingly handle, possess, use, transport, or be under the influence of any controlled substance: narcotic drug, hallucinogenic drug, amphetamine, barbiturate, marijuana, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant of any kind on or off school property at any school activity, function, or event, unless prescribed by their physician, and the student has received authorization in accordance with the school medication policy. Handling, transporting, or having on the person, in the locker or vehicle of the student any substance described above, or any paraphernalia used to ingest a controlled substance is prohibited.

Corridor Etiquette

Not Addressed

Appearance 

No headgear (hats, caps, bandana, etc.) will be worn in the Rochester Public Schools during the regular school day unless the are related to a specific school function, are related to religious practice or function, and/or are needed as a matter of health. 

Students must be appropriately dressed and groomed for school. A student appearance should not disrupt normal school activities. Clothing should not reflect extreme styles and should not be distracting. Clothing should be clean. Bare midriffs, short skirts or shorts, halter tops and visible and undergarments are not permitted. Tops with spaghetti straps may be allowed as long as undergarments are worn. If a student is wearing an undergarment such as a tube bra, strapless bra, or layered top, this is acceptable as long as undergarments are not visible. Clothing should not contain inappropriate or offensive messages, such as advertisements for alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs; sexually explicit messages; or discriminatory, demeaning, or inflammatory language. Gang-related jewelry, insignia, colors, paraphernalia, materials, clothing or attire (including, but not limited to, gloves, bandanas, shoestrings, wristbands, or jewelry which are likely to intimidate others) may not be worn or carried on campus or at school activities. Students whose appearance does not comply with these standards will be given appropriate clothing to wear for the remainder of the school day or activity or may call their parent (s)/guardians to have them bring appropriate clothing to school. 

Employment Regulations

Not Addressed

Cafeteria

Not Addressed

Sports

Boys

Football, Wrestling, Cross Country, Tennis, Track, Soccer, Golf, Swimming and Diving, Baseball,  Basketball, Adaptive Athletics, Hockey

Girls

Cross Country, Gymnastics, Tennis, Track, Soccer, Golf, Swimming and Diving, Volleyball, Softball, Basketball, Adaptive Athletics, Hockey

Activities and Clubs

Verbal Abuse, Threats, Assault or Disrespect of School Personnel

Students are expected to use appropriate language at school at all times. Students are not to be involved in intimidation, harassment, or extortion. Students are not to intentionally cause or attempt to cause physical injury to any person. This includes violations against persons, such as threatened assault, fighting, harassment, bomb threats, false fire alarms, interference, obstruction, and attack with a weapon taking place on school property or off school property at any school activity, function, or event.

Weapons, Explosives, and Dangerous Objects

Dangerous Weapon

Applies to any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, including, but not limited to, rifles, pistols, BB guns, stun guns, pellet guns, any knife, explosives (including firecrackers), num chucks, chains, look-alike weapons, electronic devices, chemical mace, tear gas, etc., and other devices that could be used as or constructed to be weapons, carried for offensive or defensive purposes and capable of producing death or bodily harm or the fear of such, or an device or instrument which in the manner it is used or intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or bodily harm or the fear of such.

Prohibited Conduct

No student shall knowingly possess, handle, or transport any object that can reasonably be considered a dangerous weapon. This includes on or off school district at any school activity, or event. Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to: handling, transporting or having on the student’s person, in the locker, or vehicle of the student any object that can be reasonably considered a weapon.

Normal school supplies and sports equipment such as pen, pencil, compass, ruler, baseball bat, etc. shall not be considered a dangerous weapon unless they are in a manner or intended to be used in a manner that is calculated or likely to produce death or bodily harm.

Sexual Violence Definition

Sexual violence is a physical act of aggression or force or the threat thereof involving the touching of another’s intimate parts of forcing a person to any person’s intimate parts. Intimae parts, as defined in Minnesota Status Section 609.341, include the primary genital area, groin, inner thigh, buttocks, or breast, as well as the clothing covering these areas. Sexual violence may include, but is not limited to:
 

1. Touching, patting, grabbing, or pinching another person’s intimate part, whether that person is of the same sex or the opposite sex.
2. Coercing, forcing, or attempting to coerce or force the touching of anyone’s intimate parts.
3. Coercing, forcing, or attempting to coerce or force sexual intercourse or sexual act on another.
4. Threatening to force or coerce sexual acts, including the touching of intimate parts or intercourse, on another.

Big Sis/Little Bro and Big Bro/Little Sis Program

The Big Sis/Little Bro and Big Bro/Little Sis program is not officially sanctioned by John Marshall High School. Over the past couple years, some students have been involved in activities that have generally disrupted the educational process at school and involve hazing in the community and other inappropriate acts. Hazing (i.e. shaving heads, paddling, and other demands or belittling acts) is a form of harassment ad is not allowed. Any student involved in hazing or harassment in a Big/Little relationship or initiation into a club or organization or team will be subject to disciplinary actions. 

The John Marshall staff does not believe that these types of activities should continue. As a result of this belief, ay activities associated with the Big Sis/Little Bro and Big Bro/Little Sis will not be allowed on or off campus by John Marshall students at John Marshall School. Some examples include, but are not limited to, dressing people in costumes, dress-up days, decorating and stuffing lockers, shaving on body parts, paddling/beating, pumping any materials or substance on or indirectly at another person, blindfolding and walking across streets, any at that endangers the safety or life of another person, hazing of any kind, or demeaning or belittling acts.

Police Liaison Program

The School/Police Liaison Program was started on March 2, 1992, at John Marshall and Mayo High Schools. The program provides a full-time police officer on campus. Officer Verdick is assigned to John Marshall High School. His duties are to assist the students, teachers, and administrators with information and advice in the area of law enforcement. Throughout the year, he makes presentations to classes on law enforcement and crime prevention.

The Officer enforces laws, investigates thefts, assaults, auto accidents, and other incidents that occur on campus and in residential parking areas. Officer Verdick’s office is open to anyone to stop by and talk report a crime, or get information. If you need help and do not know who to talk to, he is there to provide assistance. His office is in Room 3-113, and the phone number is 287-1969.

Fight Song:

Go you Rockets, GO, GO, GO
For good old JM High
We will never let you down
Our spirit is the best, RAH, RAH, RAH
Fighting Rockets onward we go
Driving striving on to the goal
Fight, fight, for JM High
It's the school that we love the best