RioLinda Senior High School

6309 Dry Creek Road, Rio Linda, CA 95673

Information: (916) 286-4500          Attendance: (916) 286-4611          Counseling: (916) 286-4509          Administration: (916) 286-4503      Fax: (916) 263-6462 

  ______________________________________________________________________________________

Dance Rules

1. All students and approved guests MUST possess student identification or picture I.D. for admittance.
2. Guest must be enrolled in at least 9^th grade, and may not be older than 20 years of age.
3. RLHS students may apply for one guest pass per dance.
4. When students arrive at the dance, they must enter the dance and stay inside until the dance is over or until their parent comes to pick them up. If a student leaves early, the parent must come to the door and get him/her since we will not have supervision in the parking lot for students who might want to wait for their ride prior to the end of the dance.
5. Although walking to the dance is permitted, we encourage parents to drop their children off rather than allow them to walk. Some students in the past have been known to take detours between home and the dance, and not all of these detours are safe.
6. Students should have rides planned prior to the dance. Students should plan to leave at 11:00 pm. A telephone is available in case of emergency. All students must be picked up by 11:20 pm or lose further privileges to dances.
7. Students are encouraged to dance (in socially appropriate ways), chat with friends, enjoy the music and enjoy snacks from the concession stand. Students should not run, rough house or dance inappropriately.
8. There will be no promiscuous or provocative dancing. All violators will be given one warning. Repeat offenders may be asked to call their parents for a ride home. They may be asked to not attend the next school dance or banned from attending any dances at Rio Linda High for the rest of the school year. Moshing, or slam dancing is not acceptable. School dances are for students to socialize with their peers. The expectation is for everyone to have fun and be safe. Therefore, repeat offenders may be asked to call their parents for a ride home.
9. Horseplay, running and wrestling are not permitted. Violators will be put in timeout in the corner. If behavior continues, they may be asked to leave the dance or barred from the next dance, even if it's next year.
10. Concession items, including food and drink, will not be allowed in the gym.
11. Students are expected to comply with directions of teachers and parent chaperones. All guilty parties will automatically miss the next dance.
12. Students are expected to adhere to school dress codes. No exposed midriffs, short shorts or skirts or low-slung tops or bottoms will be allowed. Students who are not following school policy will be asked to call home and arrange a wardrobe change.
13. Students who do not adhere to the rules will be asked not to attend the next dance or banned from attending any dances at Rio Linda High for the rest of the year.

One final suggestion - if your child is going to the dance with a friend, it is recommended that you talk to the parent of the friend to confirm plans and make sure that the supervision meets your expectation. It is not uncommon for students to pick the house where the parents are out of town for the weekend and to use that as the base from which to attend the dance. Obviously, this is not advisable or safe.

We hope your children will join us at one of the dances this year. Please cooperate with us on these dance rules to help us keep the dances safe and fun.

 “Inspiring each student to extraordinary achievement every day”