FRONT COVER - Norwin School District

efore capturing and/or disseminating any audio, video or images of any students or school
personnel, and the District reserves the right to take disciplinary action, where necessary and
appropriate, and/or to refer any matter to the relevant legal authorities in the event an individual’s
legal rights are violated. Students may also be asked to use cell phones to participate in polls,
which may involve the application of text messaging surcharges.
The District reserves the right to deny connection to its network if it finds that a device is
adversely affecting network infrastructure or performance.
When a personal electronic device is confiscated, the student’s parent/guardian must come into
the school during school hours to pick up the device. In addition to confiscation, further
disciplinary action may follow.
Students should be aware that if a personal electronic device is used to take photographs or record audio
or video while on school property or at school events, the student may be subject to violation of the state
wiretapping laws. (18 Pa C.S.A. section 5703).
Photographs and Videotapes of Students
Media requested interviews or photographs of students will only be conducted after the building principal
and parent/guardian have been notified and granted permission. An appropriate adult and/or school
official must be present during all interviews or photo sessions; no student will be interviewed or
photographed while alone.
Team/group photographs for extra-curricular activities will be permitted. Candid photographs of students
attending school functions will also be permitted.
Photographs of all students in grades 9,10, and 11 are taken in the school each year for optional student
purchase. Seniors who wish to have their photograph included in the yearbook must follow the
procedures (photographer, deadlines, etc.) described to them at the end of their junior year. Because
ample time is available in the summer for taking of senior pictures, students are not excused from school
for this activity.
Pledge of Allegiance
Students will have the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of each school day.
Students who religious or personal reasons for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance may decline to do so,
however they will not interrupt those students who are paying respect to our flag and country.
Public Display of Affection/Inappropriate Physical Activity
Students are not permitted to demonstrate public displays of affection on school grounds or at school
activities. This includes, but is not limited to, kissing, embracing or other inappropriate physical contact,
“sexting” or using electronic devices to transmit inappropriate images or to share inappropriate images.
Violations shall result in disciplinary action.
Scheduling
In January, students meet with their guidance counselors to begin scheduling courses for the following
academic year. Care is taken to ensure that an appropriate plan of study is prepared for each student.
If, however, circumstances require changes to the initial selections, changes are permitted through a
designated date in May. Once the published “change date” has passed, a student’s schedule will only be
altered for the following reasons:
The student schedule is incorrect due to clerical error.
The student’s academic performance during the final quarter of school or summer school dictates
a change.
The instructor initiates a change because the student is unable to maintain an acceptable level of
academic success.
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