Receipt of the signatures of parents and students indicates that the Code of Student Conduct has been read and will be adhered to.  The signature forms will be kept on file.  If you have any questions regarding the Student Code of Conduct, please feel free to call the dean’s office.

Secondary Conduct Average:

Teachers assess student conduct as follows: 

• E  Excellent citizenship

• S  Satisfactory behavior, cooperates readily

• P  Poor behavior, below average

• U  Unsatisfactory behavior, needs drastic improvement

Detention:  School-wide Detention is held from 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  The student must bring paper, a pencil, and something to study.  Students causing problems or not following instructions in detention will be sent home and referred to the dean’s office the following day for disciplinary action.  Students must arrive to detention on time or they will not be allowed to enter.  Failure to attend an assigned detention without a legitimate excuse from the parent/guardian will result in disciplinary action up to and including suspension from school.  Students may be assigned school-wide detention by any teacher for tardiness.  A teacher may assign detention in his/her classroom as a disciplinary consequence on any given day as long as they give the parent 24-hour notice.

Suspension from School: It is the philosophy of the Houston Independent School District that every student, kindergarten through twelfth grade, should have the privilege to attend school every day during the school year in order to be given thorough instruction in all subject areas.  Under certain circumstances, however, it may become necessary to suspend a student from school or assign him/her to an alternative program for misconduct when other means of correction fail or if the student is a disruptive force to the school environment.

Cafeteria:  Students may choose to eat in the cafeteria or bring a sack lunch.  Students needing to use the restroom during their assigned lunch period should use only the first floor restrooms.  The second and third floors are off limits during lunch periods.  The school cafeteria is maintained as a vital part of the health program of the school.  To encourage good nutrition, well-balanced breakfast and lunch are offered at a reasonable price.  The lunchroom management and your fellow students will appreciate your cooperation in the following:

• Deposit all lunch litter in wastebaskets immediately after you are finished eating.

• Leave the tables and floors in a clean condition for others.

• Food or drink must not be taken from the cafeteria.  Eating in the building or on the school grounds anywhere except the cafeteria is strictly prohibited.

• While in the lunch line, do not cut in front of others or allow others to cut in front of you.

• Running to or from lunch is prohibited and violators will be disciplined.

Cafeteria Duty: Students who fail to abide by the cafeteria guidelines or commit other minor discipline infractions are subject to being assigned cafeteria duty.  This involves sitting at the cafeteria duty table to silently eat your lunch and helping the custodians clean the cafeteria after students have left the lunchroom.

Halls:  Students are not permitted in the halls during classes without a signed permit that has the time on it.  During passing times, always stay to the right to facilitate the flow of traffic.  Passing time is only five minutes and tardiness to class will result in the assignment of detention.  Students should go to their locker and use the restroom during the passing period.

Smoking:  Students are not permitted to smoke at any time in the school building or on the school grounds.  This applies to all school-sponsored activities as well as the regular school day.  Violation of this rule constitutes a serious offense and possible suspension from school.

Selling:  Any sales or fund raising at Hamilton Middle School must have written administrative approval.  Selling initiated by individual students is prohibited.

Gum Chewing  Careless disposal of gum in drinking fountains, furniture, and floors presents sanitation and cleaning problems and costly repair.  Therefore, gum chewing is not permitted.  The eating of candy and chewing of toothpicks, paper, etc. is also prohibited.

Personal Property: Portable radios, CD players, cameras, beepers, Game Boys (or other electronic games), markers, large sums of money, and other such personal property are not to be brought to school.  Many problems arise concerning articles of this nature and the school will not assume responsibility for them.  If such personal property is brought to the school, the property will be taken from the student and held in the dean’s office until the parent comes to collect them.

Cell Phones: Students are permitted to bring cell phones to school for emergency purposes only.  All cell phones must be turned off and kept out of sight during school hours.  Students are not permitted to use the cell phone during school hours unless school personnel have granted permission.  If a student fails to abide by these guidelines, the cell phone will be confiscated by an administrator and held until a parent comes to collect it.  As per HISD policy, a fee of $15 will be charged prior to the return of a cell phone that has been confiscated.

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