WMMS Student Handbook Hub | 2026–2027
🐺 WINDSOR MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL ·
2026–2027 STUDENT HANDBOOK HUB
📘 YOUR GUIDE TO A GREAT YEAR
Know the rules.
Own your choices.
You do not need to memorize the entire handbook.
This hub helps you understand the expectations,
rights, responsibilities, and choices that matter
most during your school day.
THE WINDSOR WAY
See It. Own It. Become It.
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SEE IT
Know the expectation before you make the choice.
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OWN IT
Take responsibility for your actions and your learning.
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BECOME IT
Build the habits of the person you want to become.
What do you need to know?
Pick a topic. We'll take you right there.
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Phones + Social Media
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Attendance
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Bullying + Safety
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Consequences
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My Rights
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Bus Expectations
START WITH THESE
The Big 5 🐺
If you remember nothing else, these five ideas summarize
the basic expectations BCPS sets for students.
1
Show Up
Attend school every day unless you have a lawful
reason to be absent.
2
Engage
Participate in learning and make productive use
of your school day.
3
Bring What's Appropriate
Bring materials and items that belong in your
educational program.
4
Respect People + Property
Use positive behavior and language while respecting
the rights of others.
5
Own Your Choices
Take responsibility for your actions,
decisions, and education.
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Phone Down.
Future Up.
Personal devices should not interfere with instruction,
safety, or a positive school climate.
📱 PHONE + DIGITAL LIFE
Your phone can create real-world consequences.
What happens online can still affect school when it
disrupts the learning environment.
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During the instructional day
Students may possess a personal electronic communication
device, but use is restricted during the instructional day
except when permitted under BCPS rules.
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Do not record incidents
Students are not permitted to use personal devices
to stream or record an incident.
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Do not repost the drama
Do not store, replay, publish, or share
recordings of incidents on social media.
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Your digital behavior counts
Threatening, bullying, harassing, offensive,
or disruptive online behavior can violate
BCPS expectations.
⏰ HERE FOR IT!
Every day counts.
Missing 10% or more of the school year is considered
chronic absenteeism. In a 180-day school year,
that means 18 or more missed days.
18
days can change the whole year.
School adds up quickly. Missing class can mean missing
instruction, conversations, practice, labs, assessments,
and opportunities that are difficult to fully recreate.
🙋 KNOW BOTH SIDES
Rights + Responsibilities
Being a student comes with protections and freedoms,
but those rights also come with responsibilities.
🛡️ My Rights
✅ My Responsibilities
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Safe Learning Environment
You have the right to participate in learning
without bullying, harassment, or intimidation.
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Expression
Students have rights involving speech and expression
when those actions do not substantially disrupt school.
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Student Records
Students and families have rights involving access
to and confidentiality of educational records.
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Due Process
Students are entitled to established procedures
when disciplinary action is administered.
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Appeal
Students have the right to a timely response
to a proper appeal.
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Nondiscrimination
Students have the right to school environments
free from prohibited discrimination.
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Attend School
Follow attendance expectations and make up work
after lawful absences.
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Use Technology Responsibly
Protect your account and use BCPS technology appropriately.
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Use Expression Responsibly
Your expression cannot infringe upon the rights
of others or disrupt school procedures.
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Respect Others
Recognize that other students may hold opinions
and perspectives different from your own.
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Protect Your Account
Your username and password are confidential.
Do not share them.
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Own Your Decisions
Understand expectations and accept responsibility
for your choices.
🛡️ SAFE MEANS SAFE EVERYWHERE
Bullying. Cyberbullying. Harassment. Intimidation.
These behaviors are prohibited. Students who experience
or witness them should report the situation to a trusted
adult or administrator.
BULLYING
More than “we had an argument.”
Bullying is unwanted, demeaning behavior involving
a real or perceived power imbalance that is repeated
or highly likely to be repeated.
CYBERBULLYING
Online still counts.
Text messages, social media, apps, gaming, posts,
shared content, and airdropped material can all
be involved in cyberbullying.
HARASSMENT
Targeting someone's identity is serious.
Harassment can include negative actions that offend,
ridicule, or demean another student based on
protected characteristics.
INTIMIDATION
Threats and fear are not jokes.
Intimidation includes communication or actions
that threaten another student or create fear
or inferiority.
🚌 ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL
The handbook does not stop at the school doors.
BCPS expectations apply while students are riding
school transportation and in other circumstances
covered by the handbook's scope of authority.
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Bus behavior matters.
Students are expected to follow transportation behavior
expectations. Violations can affect transportation privileges.
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Buses have cameras.
BCPS school buses are equipped with cameras that capture
both video and audio. Recordings may be used during investigations.
⚖️ LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES
Choices have levels of seriousness.
The handbook organizes violations into categories.
The specific response depends on the behavior and circumstances.
CATEGORY I
Stop it before it grows.
Category I includes behaviors that violate expectations
and may require interventions, supports, or disciplinary action.
Fighting
Some attendance violations
Failure to follow directions
Refusing assigned work
Inappropriate device use
Academic dishonesty
CATEGORY II
More serious behavior.
Category II includes more serious misconduct
and may lead to stronger interventions and responses.
Physical attacks
Threats
Bullying / cyberbullying
School disruption
Some weapons-related violations
Theft or vandalism
Publishing recordings of code violations
CATEGORY III
Most serious violations.
Category III includes extremely serious conduct
and can result in major disciplinary consequences.
Arson or bomb threats
Serious violence
Threats of mass violence
Controlled dangerous substances
Sexual assault
Serious weapons violations
Important:
These examples are simplified for quick student reference.
Administrators use the official BCPS Student Handbook,
policies, rules, and individual circumstances when responding
to an incident.
🎮 HANDBOOK CHALLENGE
What would you do?
Real school situations. Quick choices. Instant feedback.
SCENARIO 1 OF 5
Next Scenario →
🔄 RESTORATION
Making a mistake does not end the story.
Restoration focuses on helping students transition successfully
back into the school community while repairing relationships
and rebuilding positive behavior.
1
Reflect
What happened? What choice did you make?
What was the impact?
2
Repair
Identify what needs to be corrected,
restored, or made right.
3
Reconnect
Rebuild trust and relationships
with your school community.
4
Reset
Return with a plan for making
a stronger choice next time.
🔎 FIND IT FAST
Handbook Topic Finder
Search a word like phone, fight, bullying,
attendance, bus, or technology.
One last thing. ✅
Students and families are expected to review the handbook
and acknowledge understanding of the BCPS Code of Conduct,
disciplinary process, scope of authority, and student rights
and responsibilities.
Complete Acknowledgement →
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Not sure what to do?
Find a trusted adult. Your teachers, counselors,
administrators, and support staff can help you understand
expectations, solve a conflict, report a concern, or make a plan.
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