2010 - 2011 Student Handbook ~ Grades 9-12 - McDonald County ...

X. Saturday School: Students may be assigned to Saturday School for various
reasons.
A. The student must get assignments from each teacher to work each
Saturday he or she is assigned.
B. Students found sleeping during duty will be assigned another
Saturday School.
C. Students who are tardy on an assigned Saturday will be assigned
another Saturday School. If a student is tardy two Saturdays in a
row, he/she will be suspended.
D. Punishment for missing Saturday School is as follows:
1. First Offense: 1 day out-of-school suspension
2. Second Offense: 2 days out-of-school suspension
3. Third Offense: And each subsequent offense will result in 3
days out-of- school suspension.
MULTIPLE OFFENSES
If a student commits multiple violations of any provision of this policy as
part of the same course of conduct, or violates multiple provisions of this policy
as part of the same course of conduct, and if the policy provision or provisions
violated include a maximum penalty of ten or more days out-of-school
suspension, the maximum penalty for such multiple, or violations of multiple
provisions may be expulsion.
PERSISTENT OFFENDERS
If any student who commits an offense under this policy with a maximum
penalty of ten or more days out-of-school suspension has been suspended outof-school
for any period during the previous six (6) months, disregarding
semester breaks or periods between school years, then the maximum penalty
for such offense may be increased to expulsion.
UNLISTED OFFENSES
Any act or behavior by a student for which a specific penalty is not listed
and which constitutes conduct which is prejudicial to good order in the schools
or which tends to impair the moral of students as described in Sections
167.161, RSMo, shall be subject to punishment by out-of-school suspension of
up to 180 days, or expulsion. Punishment and consequences may carry over
from one year to the next.
WEATHER INFORMATION
At certain times due to weather conditions or other factors, it is advisable
that school not be held. If such should occur, the information will be given on
KOAM-TV, Channel 7, KSN-TV, Channel 16, and KODE-TV, Channel 12, at
the earliest possible time.
FIRE DRILL
At different times during the school year, the fire alarm is sounded. The
alarm will be a continuous siren broadcasted by the fire alarm system. Each
classroom is given a type-written instruction concerning what to do in case of
fire.
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