Garland ISD policy requires every student and staff member possess and wear their student or staff ID badge each school day. These are part of our dress code and will be monitored as such. Students will be held accountable for wearing their school ID each day.

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• Arriving after 9:01 a.m. is an absence for 1st period
• Late morning arrivals must enter through the front door and receive a pass from the front office
• 10 minutes late to all other classes is an absence
• 10 minutes missing during class will result in an office referral for skipping/truancy
• Consequences will be assigned for repeated tardiness. Include: detention, loss of privilege, and visit to the reset room.

Students at Coyle Technology Center will interact in a safe, secure, and nurturing environment based on students adhering to campus norms.

“Loss of privilege” means that students may not attend and/or participate in extracurricular school activities on or off campus before, during, or after school. Privileges include athletic activities, dances, pep rallies, assemblies and field trips. Students may be placed on the Loss of Privilege List for disciplinary consequences for misbehavior, and other reasons deemed appropriate by school administration.

• 1st tardy: warning

• 2nd tardy: warning

• 3rd tardy: parent contact and lunch detention

• 4th tardy: two days lunch detention and parent contact

• 5th tardy: Thursday school

• 6th tardy: two Thursday schools

• 7th tardy: Parent conference; three Thursday schools

All visitors must enter through the front vestibule and check in with the front office. To better protect our students, visitors and staff, our campus screens for registered sex offenders. A valid state issued ID is required to enter our campus for any reason. All visitors MUST enter through the front office.  There are no exceptions to this district policy.  Please have your state issued ID ready for viewing. Thank you for your cooperation in helping keep our campus safe.

Dress code reminders 2026-2027

• All clothing must be free of rips, tears, embellishments, and/or holes. Sweatpants, joggers, and cargo pants are NOT allowed.

• Shorts, skirts, skorts, or jumpers must be no shorter than the tips of the fingers when the arms are extended by the sides of the body. The same standard applies to slits or slashes in skirts or jumpers.

• Undergarments must not be visible. Pants may not sag or bag at the waist or drag on the ground. No baggy or sagging oversized clothing is allowed.

• No jeggings, stretch pants, yoga pants, or leggings may be worn unless worn under a skirt, jumper, or skort that complies with the dress code. Spandex material, biker shorts, tennis skirts, and cutoffs are prohibited.

• Jumpers will also be allowed in plain khaki or black as long as the length is acceptable (no shorter than fingertips when extended to the sides), grade-level colored polo must be worn underneath, and are not considered tight.

• Belts – Solid black or brown must be worn if pants have belt loops. All belt buckles must be standard size. 

• Sweatshirts without hoods are permitted only in the student's assigned grade-level color and must be worn over the required grade-level polo shirt.

  • Hooded sweatshirts ARE NOT allowed to be worn while inside the building. When students enter the building, hoodies MUST BE TAKEN OFF and placed in their backpack or carried.

    • Note: tucking the hood inside the sweatshirt is NOT AN OPTION and will be dress-coded.

• Jackets must be solid white, black, or gray with no logos, graphics, or multiple colors.

  • Jackets must remain unzipped throughout the school day so the required polo shirt is always visible.

• Hats, caps, sweatbands, bonnets, durag caps, skull cap, scarves, bandanas, visors,  or other head coverings are prohibited in the classroom or school building unless there is a religious or medical exception. 

• For reasons of health and safety, shoes must be worn at all times.

  • The following footwear is prohibited due to health or safety concerns:

    • Crocs, Slides, House shoes, Beach footwear, Flip flops, Roller shoes/ shoes with wheels, Steel toe shoes, High heels over 2 inches.

• Certain classes may require students to wear certain types of footwear. For example, athletic shoes may be required for physical education/athletics classes

On their designated Spirit Day, students may choose to wear either a Coyle Tech spirit shirt or a college or career shirt in place of their grade-level polo.

Spirit Days by grade level

• Tuesday: 6th Grade
• Wednesday: 7th Grade
• Thursday: 8th Grade

If your student carries a backpack, it must be clear or mesh. Students have the option of not using a backpack as well. Many of our students do not carry backpacks because all of their instructional materials can be accessed from the Chromebook. 

Purses must be small clutch size - approximately the size of a hand with or without a handle or strap. No larger than 6.5" and 4.5" with or without a handle or strap.

We will collect, tag, and hold in the main office all backpacks that are not clear or mesh. Students will be allowed to retrieve any instructional items from their backpacks before going to their first period. All tagged and held backpacks will be returned to the student at the end of the school day.

Students may bring water bottles or bottles of water. However, the water bottles must not be squeeze-type bottles such as the green Gatorade bottles. The bottles should be made of hard material. Students can not drink from their bottles during transition times, or at any time in the hallways.

Only clear water is allowed on campus. Any liquids other than clear water (Gatorade, juice, etc.) will be confiscated and thrown away without reimbursements. 

What are the rules with cell phones, bluetooth and other electronic devices?

• Students will not be allowed to use any electronic devices during the school day. This excludes SCHOOL-issued Chromebooks or any medically-required devices. 
• Prior to entering the building, students will turn off/silence  all electronic devices (cell phones, AirPods, smartwatches, earbuds, headphones...etc.) and will keep them turned off/silent until after school dismissal at 4:10pm.
• Smartwatches may not be worn unless a student has a documented medical need for a smart watch. Documentation must be in a Section 504 Health Plan with a nurse and counselor.  If the student is caught using the messaging or cell features, it will be confiscated. 
• Electronic devices are expected and required by Texas Law House Bill 1481,  to be kept in the student’s backpacks at all times. Pockets are not acceptable for placement of a cell phone.
• They must not be visible throughout the school day outside of the student’s own personal backpack. This includes, but is not limited to: classrooms, hallways, restrooms, cafeteria, gymnasium, library, and other common areas. 
• Parents are urged to utilize the school phone to relay any messages that may be urgent in nature to their child. We will relay any critical information to your child without interrupting instruction.
• If a student is found to be in possession of the devices outside of their backpack during school hours, they will be confiscated and delivered to the main office. A parent or guardian (not the student) must pick up the confiscated items in the main office between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:10 pm., or they will be held until the next available pickup times. 

What happens if my cell phone/device is taken?

• 1st and 2nd Offense: Phone held for up to 24 hours. Parent Pick Up in front office after 24-hours.
• 3rd and 4th Offense: Parent pick-up and pay $15 fee.
• 5th Offense: Device is confiscated for the remainder of the semester.
• ***Failure to turn over the device upon request will result in confiscation by administration, and adherence to an elevated graduated list of consequences. ***