• Students will be assigned one detention for each period of truancy.
• Detentions must be served from 2:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, in the assigned room.

SATURDAY SCHOOL
La Quinta High School conducts Saturday School which is designed to discourage disciplinary and truancy problems. We, as a school staff, find this program to be extremely beneficial in fostering a positive educational climate. Truancy, suspension, and discipline problems are greatly reduced as a result of Saturday School. Saturday School will be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon every Saturday morning (excluding some holiday weekends). If you have any questions regarding this program, please call the assistant principal in charge of Saturday School at 663-6373.

• Students who leave campus during lunch or a scheduled class period without the proper check-out procedure (off campus without a pass) will receive a Saturday School. Parents will be contacted.
• Forgery of any school document will result in assignment of a Saturday School and parent contact will be made.
• Students who are truant more than three (3) consecutive periods on the same day or are truant in the same class period more than (4) consecutive days will be assigned a Saturday School and parent contact made.
• Students who are truant the last period of their school day will receive a Saturday School.
• The student is subject to suspension if a Saturday School is not served.
• Saturday School and detentions will be assigned by the administrators.

ON CAMPUS SUSPENSION
Based on available district funding, on campus suspension may be used for students who commit non-violent, suspendable offenses. Students suspended will not be allowed contact with students during the instructional day. They will be required to complete assignments under the supervision of a substitute teacher.

OFF CAMPUS SUSPENSION
The term suspension means the removal of a student from all school activities (including extracurricular activities such as clubs, sports and ROP classes) by an authorized member of the administrative staff for a specific and limited amount of time.  Students who are suspended off campus may not be on or around campus during their suspension.  They are not allowed to participate in or attend school activities or athletic events.

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