STUDENT & PARENT HANDBOOK - Stokes County Schools

The principal shall hold all students accountable for infractions of school system or local school
rules. The principal shall investigate instances of alleged misconduct brought to his attention
and endeavor, within reason, to hear every side of the controversy. The student shall be
confronted with the allegations and be given an opportunity to present his version of the facts.
Parent Responsibilities
Parents have the responsibility to provide a home atmosphere that enhances the total
development of the child. Parents should:
Ensure that the student attends school regularly.
Know school system and local school policies, rules and regulations.
Attend scheduled parent-teacher conferences.
Support the school’s disciplinary efforts.
Contact school officials whenever the need arises.
Sign Student/Parent Handbook Acknowledgment Form (see pg. 93)
Parents and students in Stokes County Schools have the right to know the professional
qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct their child. Federal law allows parents to
ask for certain information about their child’s classroom teachers, and requires the school system
to give parents this information in a timely manner, when requested. Specifically, parents have
the right to ask for the following information about each of their children’s classroom
teachers/teacher assistants:
Definitions
Whether North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has licensed or qualified the
teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches.
Whether North Carolina Department of Public Instruction decided that the teacher can
teach in a classroom without being licensed or qualified under state regulations because
of special circumstances.
The teacher’s college major, whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the
subject of the degrees.
Whether any teachers’ assistants or similar paraprofessionals provide services to your
child and, if they do, their qualifications.
Alternative Learning Program - any program designed by the Board to serve those students at
risk of truancy, academic failure, behavior problems, and/or dropping out of school
Arson - the intentional burning or attempt to burn any building, structure, or property
Assault - an offer to do physical violence to another without striking, as well as the infliction of
blows or any offensive touching, without the consent of the person to whom the offer of violence
is made or who receives the blows or offensive touching
Assistant - the paraprofessional employed by the local Board of Education to assist the teacher
Board - the Stokes County Board of Education
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