National Honor Society (NHS)
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Discipline and Dismissal
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Section 1. Members are expected to maintain the appropriate grade point average as specified in Article II, Section 4. A student not receiving the appropriate grades will be allowed one quarter to bring up his/her grades. Failure to do so shall result in dismissal.
Section 2. Any student who has been suspended, placed in alternative school, or has violated any civil laws shall be dismissed from membership in NHS. Any student who violates the code of ethics, such as cheating, or school policy shall be dismissed.
Section 3. Any student who does not comply with their obligation for membership, as specified below, is subject to dismissal and will not receive his/her collar for graduation.
- Members must attend monthly meetings set for the first Thursday of every month at 2:55 PM. Make-up meetings for students who are unable to attend Thursday afternoon meetings are set for Friday mornings at 7:00 AM. If a student is absent from the afternoon meeting, he/she must bring a note to attend the morning make-up meeting. If a student is absent from both meetings he/she must bring a note to the advisor within three days that excuses him/her from both the official meeting AND the make-up meeting. A legitimate excuse is one that would be accepted by AHS attendance. Work is not an excuse. Unexcused absences from meetings may not exceed 2 for the year. Students who arrive more than 5 minutes late to the meeting, who have been dismissed from a meeting by an advisor, or who miss a required/mandatory service project or activity (without discussing the conflict with the advisor and getting approval for missing the activity prior to the activity), will incur an unexcused absence. Required / mandatory projects and activities are defined as those mandatory for all members or graduating class of members, or those activities to which the member committed by signing up prior to the activity.
- Each member of NHS will be expected to regularly participate in chapter club projects and personal service projects as outlined in the National Constitution of NHS (Article XIV). Members of the Onyx Chapter will record this participation by use of the “hours” system. Twenty service hours must be completed by the end of each semester, including fifteen personal hours and five club hours. Ten service hours must be completed each quarter and must be turned in to the chapter advisor on the appropriate form by 3:00 on the day of the last meeting of each quarter. Service hours may be completed in any combination of club and personal hours each quarter that results in ten hours per quarter and twenty per semester (15 / 5). The five club hours of service to be completed each semester will be completed through a chapter or club service project to be organized by the club officers. Only three of the next quarter’s hours may be carried over from additional hours.
- Service may include anything done for school (such as tutoring, cleaning, working with special education), a hospital, community, government service, etc., which is approved by a committee composed of officers and advisors. Service to the community shall not include anything done as part of one’s family obligations or as required by another organization or office held by the member. No more than 1 hour may be spent helping a teacher. Helping AHS teachers in non-scholastic efforts does not count as hours.
- Each member shall pay $30.00 per year dues. Members must pay these dues by the second meeting after induction and by the second meeting of the new school year.
- Member standing will be re-evaluated for the final time nine weeks into the last quarter. All hours must be complete by that time.
- A member, whose online presence reveals unbecoming conduct contrary to the standards of character, leadership, scholarship, or service which were the basis of their selection, is subject to immediate disciplinary review. For example, evidence of attendance at an event at which illegal activities occur is a violation of the character and leadership standards which are the basis for member selection.
Section 4. In accordance with the National Constitution of NHS (Article X), members who fall below the standards which were the basis of their selection shall be promptly warned in writing by the chapter advisor and given one quarter to correct the deficiency before dismissal procedures are started, except in the case of flagrant violations. Should any student fall short of the expectations outlined in Section 3 above, he/she will be put on probationary status for one quarter to allow time for correction of the deficiency. While on probationary status, members are still required to meet all expectations outlined in Section 3 above; however, they are not allowed to vote. They are also required to complete three additional service hours within the probationary period. Should the student fall short of expectations again during this probationary period, dismissal procedures will begin at once. If not, at the end of the quarter, the chapter advisor(s) will meet with the student to review his/her membership status. If at that time the student has completed the three extra service hours, corrected the deficiency, and met all expectations since the violation, his/her active membership status will be restored. If the advisor determines that the deficiency has not been corrected, then dismissal procedures will be initiated. Any member who incurs double-probation simultaneously or cumulatively, is subject to disciplinary review. The member will have the opportunity to be heard by the Student Advisory Committee before disciplinary measures are taken by the advisor or Faculty Council. The member will have 3 days after receiving the SAC notice to inform the advisor of his/her intention to attend or not attend.
Section 5. If a student is to be dismissed from membership in NHS, he/she will receive a letter from the advisor. A copy of this letter will be sent to parents, the principal, the counselor, and the registrar of students. Any NHS student being considered for dismissal is entitled to a hearing; and in the event that a student desires a hearing, he/she shall inform the NHS advisor of such desire within 3 days after receiving his/her notice. The student will be notified of the time and place of the hearing; and, at such time and place, the student shall be allowed reasonable time to present his/her case to Faculty Council. In the event that the Council rules unfavorably, the student may appeal such ruling in accord with the applicable rules governing disciplinary appeals in Fort Bend ISD. In the event that the rulings of the Council remain intact the student shall surrender his/her NHS membership certificate to the chapter advisor. The student’s name shall be struck from the rolls of NHS for all purposes and inquiries thereafter.