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DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES
STUDENT BEHAVIOR
The philosophy of “freedom with responsibility” means that students are to take full responsibility for their own actions.
ACADEMIC CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
A student found to have cheated/plagiarized is to receive no credit for the assignment/test at issue. Parent(s), guidance counselors
and the Assistant Principal are to be notified by the teacher of the first offense and a conference will be scheduled. Second (repeated)
offenses are to be referred to the Assistant Principal by the teacher/counselor for further action. No credit will be awarded for any
work completed through cheating or plagiarism.
Cheating is defined as presenting someone else’s ideas, words or information as one’s own or giving unauthorized assistance to
someone else’s work. Unless authorized by a teacher, the following examples are considered cheating: using unauthorized cheat
sheets, looking at someone’s paper, having someone else write a paper, copying homework, giving or receiving answers, allowing
someone to copy work, tests, etc. and presenting information as one’s own without giving credit to one’s source.
POLICY ON THE USE OF PERSONAL CELL PHONES, PAGERS, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND LASERS AT PRHS
The School Board of the Pemi-Baker Regional School District wishes to promote a school environment in which learning will flourish.
It is a policy of the School Board that any use of personal electronic devices such as an I-Pod, personal CD players, cell phones
(voice, text, and pictures), or pagers is inconsistent with that environment and therefore, such devices are prohibited. Student cell
phones are not allowed to be on in the building at any time.
Students who are required to be available by cell phone or pager in emergency situations must leave their phone or pager in the
Main Office so that school personnel can contact them immediately in the event of an emergency. Students who have this situation
must meet with the Assistant Principal, coach, or co-curricular advisor to make appropriate arrangements. (Note – if a student is
eighteen and they have signed and submitted a letter to PRHS requesting all correspondence be sent to them, the parent/guardian
will not be called.)
Cell phone and/or other communication device violations of this policy will result in the following discipline cycle: First offense:
confiscation for the rest of the day, an Administrative Detention and the parents/guardians called. Second offense: confiscation for
three days, a Friday in-school suspension, and the parents/guardians called to pick up the device after the three days of confiscation.
Third offense: same as second offense.
Electronic device, laser pens, etc. violations of this policy will result in the following discipline cycle: First offense: warning and
confiscation for the rest of the day. Second offense: an Administrative Detention, and confiscation for the rest of the day. Third
offense: Friday in-school suspension and confiscation for the rest of the day.
Violations of the electronic device/cell phone policy while a student is taking a test or quiz will result in the student receiving
a zero on that test/quiz.
Behavior After School Hours: Students are expected to behave appropriately when in the building after school hours. Only students
who have a reason to be here (sports, clubs, rehearsals, classes, etc.) will be allowed in the building after hours. After hours are
identified as after 2:20 p.m.
Behavior at School Functions: Any student identified as engaging in behavior that is disruptive, dangerous, or detrimental to the
Plymouth Regional High School community at any athletic, social, or cultural event involving representatives of the school, or on
any bus identified as transporting Plymouth Regional High School students, shall forfeit participation in or admittance to such events
for such a length of time to be determined in conference with the Principal, the student, and the parents of the offender. It shall be
within the discretion of the Principal to place a student on probation for the first offense.
Belligerence to Teachers/Staff: Students are expected to accord teachers and other members of the school staff the respect that
their position of authority demands. Swearing, threatening, refusing to follow a teacher directive, or belligerence directed at a teacher
or any other member of the school staff is considered one of the most severe offenses against school policy:
1. First offense – Friday In-School Suspension.
2. Second offense - one to five days out-of-school suspension and conference with Principal, Superintendent of Schools, and
parents. At this time, the student will be removed permanently from the class involved.
3. Third offense - recommendation to the Superintendent for expulsion.
Bicycles and Skateboards: For safety reasons, students are not to ride bicycles or skateboards on school grounds at any time.
Students may use their bicycles or skateboards for transportation to and from school. Once on school property they must walk
their bicycle or skateboard. Bicycles are to be placed in the designated bicycle rack location. Skateboards must be placed in the
students’ locker.
Classroom Behavior Policy: Students are expected to conduct themselves in a respectful and obedient manner in the classroom.
If a student is not performing in a scholastically and behaviorally accountable manner, the following method will be used to deal
with the above described student:
1. Minor offenses will be handled according to the procedures set up by the individual teacher at the beginning of the year.
2. If this fails to remediate the disruptive behavior, then this will always be followed by parental contact by the teacher.
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