Teen Canteen Rules and Regulations

Teen Canteen Guidelines

Dress Code

Code of Conduct

Teen Canteen Guidelines

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• No admission before 7:30 or after 8:00pm, unless given direct permission from PTO.  Please be advised that students must wait on line OUTSIDE the front door of the school to be admitted to the Canteen at 7:30 PM. 
• PICK UP IS PROMPTLY AT 9:30 PM. Please do not wait for your child to call for pick up. The Canteen chairpersons are responsible for your child and must wait with them until they leave school grounds. PLEASE HELP US BY MAKING SURE YOU PICK UP ON TIME. STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PICKED UP BY 9:45 WILL BE BROUGHT BACK INTO THE BUILDING. IT WILL BE THE PARENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO COME INTO THE BUILDING TO PICK UP THEIR CHILD. FAILURE TO PICK UP ON TIME COULD JEOPARDIZE PARTICIPATION AT FUTURE TEEN CANTEENS.
• A student must check in at the front tables at which time his/her hand will be stamped for admission into the Teen Canteen. REMEMBER: ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAVE REGISTERED WILL BE ADMITTED.
• A student absent cannot attend that day’s canteen. If suspended from school, the student is not permitted to attend the next upcoming Teen Canteen.
• SMITH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY. There will be no guests allowed at the Canteen: 
• Once admitted, Students must remain in the building until 9:30 PM. They may leave earlier than 9:30 PM only if a parent comes inside to pick them up.
• Refreshments are free, but food must remain in the front foyer.
• Students may NOT use their school or gym lockers.
• Backpacks are not allowed at Teen Canteen.
• Cell phones, Camera phones, regular cameras or video recording devices of any kind are NOT permitted. If a child is seen with a cell phone or camera being used during a canteen it will be confiscated until the end of the evening. Please DO NOT Call or Text your child during a canteen. Cell phone use will be permitted in a designated chaperoned area.
• District policies on dress (policy #5132) drugs, alcohol, and controlled substances (policy # 5131.6) and Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (policy # 5145.2) will be strictly enforced. Please go to the district website to make yourself and your child familiar with these policies. Please make them aware of the expectations of each. Any student not following these codes will be removed from the canteen and jeopardize participation at future Teen Canteens.  

DRESS CODE 

All policies are important, and will be enforced, but we ask that parents and students pay close attention to the expectations on dress. The following are the guidelines taken from district dress code policy #5132 that the Smith School PTO will adhere to for all PTO sponsored events. To view the entire policy, log onto the Ramsey district web-site.

Students who violate the dress code will be pulled aside immediately entering the building and asked to wait in the main office until a parent can deliver appropriate clothing to school. Students will not be permitted to go to their gym or regular lockers to retrieve clothing, a parent will be called.

In order to maintain an environment conducive to education at the 6-12 level, the following are examples of the expectations. These examples include, but are not limited to:

• Shorts and skirts must be long and loose enough to allow freedom of movement and should extend down past the student’s fingertips when extended.
• Clothing (skirts, tops, jeans, pants) that are extremely low-cut or revealing, backless, strapless, transparent, halter, pajamas or that expose the bare mid-section or upper/lower torso during any normal actions, including standing, sitting or leaning over, may not be worn.
• Clothing such as leggings/sweatpants/spandex or flannel pants are acceptable and may also be worn under a skirt or shorts.
• Clothing bearing print or pictures relating to the use, possession or advertising of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or weapons, the use of violence, the negative depiction of a race, ethnic, religious or sexual group, or language that is profane or obscene or that states or implies sexual behavior may not be worn.
• Clothing that is shredded, ripped or cut off may not be worn. Shirts manufactured as sleeveless are acceptable.
• No undergarments should be visible.
• Beachwear is not permitted.
• Attire including buttons and patches with inappropriate, derogatory, gang related or offensive sayings or graphics are not permitted in school. Any clothing, bandanas, hats or symbols that are indicative of gang colors or membership are prohibited.
• For safety reasons, students are not permitted to wear on their head the hoods of hooded sweatshirts or hats/caps.
• Head coverings worn for religious reasons are allowed with verification provided to the school by a parent/guardian.
• For their own health and safety, students must wear footwear at all times. Bare feet, shoes with cleats or roller wheels and bedroom slippers are not permitted in school.
• Sunglasses and tinted not-prescription glasses are not permitted except as prescribed by a student’s physician.
• For health and safety reasons heavy chains, studded collars or bracelets and choke collars are not permitted.

CODE OF Conduct

Will follow the district policies outlined on dress #5132, drugs, alcohol and controlled substances #5131.6, and harassment, intimidation and bullying policy #5145.2

• Exhibit respectful behavior.
• Follow Teen Canteen rules and react in a respectful manner when addressed by an adult.
• Obey the directions given by chaperones.
• Respect the rights of other students.
• Make safety a priority. No physical violence, no pushing, tripping, rough play and other unsafe behavior are prohibited.
• Refrain from the following behaviors at the dance
  • “Grinding” or other inappropriate bodily contact.
  • “Sandwiching”
  • “Mosh pit”
  • “slam dancing”
  • Pushing or rough play
  • Inappropriate language
  • Do not interfere with the cafeteria lights or the sound equipment.

Students are the responsibility of the Teen Canteen chaperones. Students are expected to follow the Code of Conduct and to act in a respectful and cooperative manner. If, in the judgment of a chaperone, a student behaves inappropriately, a consequence will be assigned. The student’s parent will be contacted and, if necessary, the student will be sent home. Repeated infractions will result in permanent expulsion from remaining Teen Canteens. The Teen Canteen is a parent sponsored activity. Many parent volunteers generously give their time to make this activity possible. With your help and support, we will provide a safe, healthy social opportunity for the students of Smith School.