FINAL TEST EXEMPTION POLICY

Any student in grades 9-12 will be exempt from final exams if they meet the following criteria:

 

                                    Year Course               Semester Course

           100-95               5 absences                    3 absences

             94-90                  4 absences                     2 absences

             89-85               3 absences                     1 absences

             84-80               2 absences                     0 absences

             79-75               1 absences                     0 absences

The cut-off for attendance for the Final Test Exemption Policy will be the last school day before final tests are scheduled to begin.

Students who have attained the necessary grade average will be exempted only if a parent or legal guardian has signed the appropriate form acknowledging awareness of the exemption and gives permission for the student not to attend school on the day(s) of exams.  Each student that does not attend school on exam days must have paternal consent form on file.

Any student who has attained perfect attendance in an individual subject, and has a passing average, will be exempt from the final test.  Students may elect to take the final test if desired.

 

 

DISRUPTION AND INTERFERENCE OF SCHOOL ACTIVITES

A student shall not use violence, force, noise, coercion, threats, intimidation, fear, passive resistance or any  other conduct which causes the disruption, interference or obstruction of any school purpose while on school property, in school vehicles or buses, or at any school sponsored activity, function or event, whether on/off campus.  Neither shall he urge other students to engage in such conduct.

A student found guilty of misbehavior may receive punishment ranging from verbal reprimand to suspension and/or expulsion dependant on the severity of the offense and the offender’s prior record.

 

BANNED ITEMS

All lighters, matches, beepers, cell phones, and walkie talkies are banned from grandsK-12 students in all school buildings, school buses and on all school premises.

            

ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESS

Parent(s) of all students shall provide in schools with the medical authorization which shall contain the following information:

1. Parents’ location and phone number during the day.

2. The name, address and phone number of the student’s physician(s).

3. Directions in the event that medical treatment is needed.

4. Information concerning a student’s particular physical disability or medical condition.

          

The authorization will be required annually and will be kept on file in the principal’s office.

If a student suffers an injury or illness, the parent(s) will be notified as to whether to pick up the child or to meet the child at the hospital.  If the parent(s) cannot be reached, the student will be transported to the hospital emergency room and the physician identified by the parent(s) will continue until they are reached.

Principals will inform the superintendent immediately of any serious injuries suffered by students while under the justification of the school.  A report of each accident taking place in a school will be filled in the offices of both the principals and the superintendent . In all accidents serious enough to be taken home, or in all cases that the staff member in charge deems desirable, reports will be made and filled as stated above.

No Student will be taken and left at home or sent home unless a parent(s) is at home to accept the responsibility of the student.

Parents who object to the procedures contained in this policy shall submit to the principal a written emergency plan for his approval.

 

Foreign Exchange Students

Any foreign student is eligible for acceptance into the foreign exchange student program, provided he/she is participating through any agency endorsed by the Council of Standards for International Educational Travel and is sponsored by and individual or organization. Before approval by the Board, the exchange program representative must make written application on behalf of the student in the local school serving the host family. No foreign exchange student shall be brought into the Untied States by the superintendent/designee of the school in which he/she is to be enrolled. The school may accept the student after determining the following:

           1. The student will have sufficient command of the English           language to enable them to participate in the general            curriculum.

           2. Appropriate curriculum offerings can be provided for the            student.

           3. An overcrowded situation will not be further aggravated.

Prior to enrolling a foreign student, the principal or designee shall require, in addition to a valid visa, the following documentation:

           1. Citizenship

           2. Birthdate

           3. Health/immigration records.

           4. Custody (including phone number, name and address of            person responsible for student)

           5. School records, including a transcript of academics (in            English)

Admission requirements and all other considerations shall be the same for foreign students as for United States students. Students will be accepted only in grades 9-12. No more than four foreign students and no more than two of the same nationality shall be placed in one school.

Students must have had acceptable academic achievement in    their native countries and must have been screened for maturity and ability to get the maximum benefit from an exchange program. Exchange students must have an adequate command of the English language and be able to function without special assistance in regular classes. The principal shall be responsible for assignment to the appropriate grade level.

Each school shall name a faculty member as a student representative to serve as a liaison between the school and exchange program agency and as an advisor to exchange program students. The sponsoring individual/ organization shall provide evidence to the school that the student will receive adequate financial support for the duration of his/her stay. Exchange students shall not be eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, nor shall schools hold fund-raising events to pay expenses incurred by exchange students.

 

Rights And Responsibilities

The board expects all school staff, students and parents to assume the responsibility for appropriate behaviors in school.

 

Each student has the right to:

1. Have the opportunity for a free education in the most appropriate learning environment.

2. Be secure in his person, papers and effects against unreasonable searchers and seizures.

3. Expect that the school will be a safe place.

4. Have an opportunity environment conducive to learning.

5. Not to be discriminated against on the basis of sex, color, creed, religion, national origin or disabilities.

 

Each student has the responsibility to:

1. Know and adhere to reasonable rules and regulations established by the board.

2. Respect the human dignity and worth of every other individual.

3. Refrain from liberal, slanderous remarks, and obscenity in verbal and written expression.

4. Study and maintain the best possible level of academic achievement.

5. Be punctual and present in the regular school program.

6. Dress and groom in a manner that meets reasonable standards of health, cleanliness, modesty and safety.

7. Maintain and/or improve the school environment.

8. Refrain from behavior which would lead to physical or emotional harm or disrupts the educational process.

9. Respect the authority of the school administrators, teachers and other authorized personnel in maintaining discipline in the school and at school-sponsored activities.

10. Obey the law and school rules as to the possession or the use of alcohol, illegal drugs and other unauthorized substances or materials.

11. Posses on school grounds only those materials which are acceptable under the law and accept the consequences for articles stored in one’s locker.

 

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