January 10 - January 15, 2022

The Clairemont School Week At A Glance (SWAG) is intended to provide students, staff, and families with timely information about upcoming events and important announcements for the coming week. Check out all the wonderful things happening at CHS next week.

Your CHS Admin Team

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday, January 10

Tuesday, January 11

• Sharp Healthcare Vaccination Event (10:00 am - 2:00 pm)

• CHS Foundation Fundraiser at isa.bella (4:00 - 8:00 pm)

• Site Governance Team (SGT) Meeting in Room 114 (3:45 pm)

• Girls JV Soccer at Home vs. Canyon Hills High School (4:00 pm)

• Girls Varsity Water Polo at Mission Bay High School (4:15 pm)

• Girls JV Basketball at Home vs. Mission Bay High School (4:30 pm)

• Boys JV Basketball at Morse High School (4:30 pm)

• Girls JV Water Polo at Mission Bay High School (5:15 pm)

• Girls Varsity Soccer at Home vs. Canyon Hills High School (6:00 pm)

• Girls Varsity Basketball at Home vs. Mission Bay (6:15 pm)

• Boys Varsity Basketball at Morse High School (6:15 pm)

Wednesday, January 12

• Boys Varsity Soccer at High Tech High SD (3:30 pm)

• Boys JV Soccer at High Tech High SD (4:00 pm)

• Varsity Wrestling at Lincoln High School (5:00 pm)

Thursday, January 13

• Girls Varsity Water Polo at UC High School (TBA)

• Girls JV Water Polo at UC High School (TBA)

• Girls JV Soccer at UC High School (4:00 pm)

• Girls Varsity Soccer at UC High School (6:00 pm)

Friday, January 14

• Boys JV Soccer at Home vs. Crawford High School (4:00 pm)

• Girls JV Basketball at Home vs. Crawford High School (4:30 pm)

• Boys JV Basketball at Home vs. Crawford High School (5:30 pm)

• Girls Varsity Basketball at Crawford High School (6:00 pm)

• Boys Varsity Soccer at Home vs. Crawford High School (6:00 pm)

• Boys Varsity Basketball at Crawford High School (7:30 pm)

Saturday, January 15

• Varsity Wrestling at Monte Vista Varsity Tournament (9:00 am)

• JV Wrestling at Poway Freshman/JV Tournament (9:00 am)

• Varsity Girls Wrestling at Mar Vista (9:00 am)

• Girls Varsity Water Polo at Cathedral Catholic High School (10:00 am)

• Girls JV Water Polo at Cathedral Catholic High School (11:00 am)

• Boys JV Basketball at Home vs. Fallbrook High School (1:00 pm)

• Boys Varsity Basketball at Home vs. Fallbrook High School (2:30 pm)

SDUSD VACCINE MANDATE UPDATE

The following communication from SDUSD District Leadership regarding the vaccine mandate for students ages 16 and up went out to all families last Friday:

As education leaders, we believe strongly that all students should be in school. That is why we are working to create the safest possible learning environments for all students, despite the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the nation. Now that safe and effective vaccines are available to all students over the age of 5, we continue to urge everyone eligible to get vaccinated. We are also committed to a robust testing program to stop the spread of the virus within our school communities.

Last fall, the Board of Education adopted a strict vaccine mandate that would have required all 16-year-old students, as of Nov. 1, 2021, without a medical or IEP exemption to be vaccinated in order to attend in-person instruction starting January 24th. On December 20th, the Superior Court ruled that we cannot implement our vaccine mandate, a decision which we plan to appeal.

At a hearing yesterday, the plaintiffs (Let Them Choose) asked the judge to order the district to stop communicating to parents about its commitment to a vaccination requirement, and the judge flatly rejected that attempt.

After the judge summarily denied Let Them Choose’s motion, there was some discussion regarding the preparation of a judgment, which we do not yet have. During that discussion the judge characterized his ruling in a way that would require the district to seek a stay of enforcement, and the district intends to seek a stay so that its efforts, applauded by Judge Meyer, can continue. Indeed, Judge Meyer stated in open court that he hopes the district will be successful in obtaining a stay.

In the meantime, we remain focused on ensuring that our schools continue to be healthy and safe for our students and staff, even though we cannot currently implement the vaccine mandate. We will maintain our effort in ramping up COVID testing, especially for those who are not vaccinated. Many have asked if we are requiring athletes and other extracurricular participants to be vaccinated. Currently, we do not plan to require a vaccine for this group of students however, we will continue to encourage all eligible students to get vaccinated and plan for the potential that the Court of Appeal will allow us to move forward in the future.

During the fall semester, the CHS Site Governance Team reviewed the school's Dress Code. After gathering input from a variety of stakeholders, including students, staff, and parents, the SGT made a number of revisions to the Dress Code. The updated Dress Code will go into effect on Monday, January 24 at the start of the second semester. Please see Clairemont's new Dress Code below:

CLAIREMONT HIGH SCHOOL DRESS CODE

Clairemont High School believes that the primary responsibility for a student’s attire resides with the student and parent/guardian. The school and district are responsible for seeing that student attire does not interfere with the health or safety of any students, and that student attire supports a purposeful academic learning environment.

In addition, as a Linked Learning Demonstration site, the academic program at Clairemont High School centers on preparing students for work-based learning experiences (i.e., Mock Interviews, Job Shadowing, Guest Speakers, Mentor Program, and Internship Program). As a result, student attire should foster a sense of professional confidence and support students in being focused and ready for the demands of work-based learning experiences.

STUDENTS MUST WEAR:

• Bottoms such as pants, sweatpants, shorts, skirts, dresses, or leggings

• Shirts with sleeves or shoulder straps that cover the entire torso

• Footwear (​* for student safety, athletic shoes are required for PE and sports ​participation)

STUDENTS MAY WEAR:

• Religious headwear at any time

• Hoodie sweatshirts (no hoods in class)

• Leggings, as long as they are of a completely non see through material

• Ripped jeans, as long as underwear and buttocks are not exposed

• Hats and sunglasses outdoors during passing periods, at lunch, and at teacher discretion indoors

STUDENTS MAY NOT WEAR:

• Violent images or language

• Images or language depicting or advertising drugs or alcohol (or any illegal item or activity)

• Profanity, sexually explicit images, or pornography

• Images or language that creates an intimidating environment (such as gang related images or language)

• Visible underwear

• Beachwear (including bathing suits and tube tops)

• Sleepwear (including pajamas, robes, and/or slippers)

• Helmets or headgear that obscures the face (except as a religious observance)

SPECIAL EVENTS:

• On certain special occasions, students may be asked to “Dress to Impress” in professional or business casual attire for school sponsored events such as Mock Interviews, Mentor Meetings, Fieldtrips, Job Shadows, and Internships. To support students, Clairemont High does an annual Professional Clothing Drive where industry and community partners donate professional clothing that students can choose to take home and keep for free.

Students not wearing appropriate school attire will be required to change into school issued t-shirts or shorts/sweats or may be required to adjust apparel accordingly. Parents may be contacted to provide students with appropriate attire. Borrowed clothing needs to be returned at the end of the school day and students will be given their clothing back to take home. Any further incidents could be subject to administrative disciplinary actions

SECOND SEMESTER SCHEDULE RELEASE DATE

All second semester schedules for the 2021-2022 school year will be made available in PowerSchool on Monday, January 10. After reviewing your schedule, if you would like to speak with your counselor, please use the Counseling Appointment Request Form located on our website under the "Counseling" tab. Schedule Change Appointments will be scheduled for the following dates and will be processed in the order they are received.

• Seniors - Tuesday, January 11

• Juniors - Wednesday, January 12

• Sophomores - Thursday, January 13

• Freshman - Friday, January 14

Schedules need to be reviewed prior to attempting to schedule a schedule change. Any appointments or attempts to make a schedule change prior to 1/10 will need to be resubmitted. Please wait until schedules are released since schedules are still being worked on.

The deadline to complete any schedule changes for the second semester is Friday, January 28, 2022 by end of day.

END OF SEMESTER 1

The first semester of the 2021-2022 school ends on Friday, January 21. As a friendly reminder, CHS will be following our Finals Day Schedule on Thursday, January 20 and Friday, January 21. On those days, school will let out at 2:35 pm. The bus schedule has also been adjusted for those days and will be departing campus at 2:45 pm. For a complete list of all Late-In and Finals Day Schedule dates, please see our 2021-2022 Bell Schedule.

TEACHER CONTACT INFORMATION

A full list of CHS Staff Contact information can be found on our school website at https://clairemont.sandiegounified.org/.

ATHLETICS COACHING CONTACTS

CHS COUNSELING GOOGLE CLASSROOMS

The CHS Counseling Staff has created grade level Google Classrooms to provide students with resources and supports during Online Learning. Although students were automatically enrolled in these classrooms based on their grade level, please have your child check their Google Classroom suite to be sure they are able to access this valuable resource.

For more information about CHS Counseling, check out our Clairemont Counseling webpage.

California Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are required to post the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) School Guidance Checklist and the COVID Prevention Plan online. San Diego Unified has made these documents available for public review HERE.