science - Harlan County Schools

Students must report to the cafeteria during their lunch period. Lunch students who are found to
be out of the cafeteria during their lunch period without the expressed permission of the
lunchroom monitor are subject to disciplinary action (ASD, Saturday School, etc.). Students shall
not loiter in stairways. Those who do are subject to disciplinary action.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Prescription medications shall be taken only as prescribed on the physician’s or dentist’s written
authorization.
Parents/guardians shall bring all prescription medication, original or refill, to school in a
pharmacy labeled container that includes the student’s name, date, medication, dosage, strength,
and directions for use including frequency, duration, and mode of administration, prescribers
name and pharmacy name, address, and phone number. Labels that have been altered in any way
will not be accepted. Per KRS 218A.210, “A person to whom or for whose use any controlled
substance has been presented, sold, dispensed by a practitioner or other persons authorized under
this chapter, may lawfully possess it only in the container in which it was delivered to him by the
person selling or dispensing the same.” Changes in the dosage and/or times of taking medication
must be received in the form of a written order from the physician, OR the parent/guardian must
bring to school a new prescription bottle from the pharmacy indicating the changes.
Nonprescription (over-the-counter) medications may be accepted on an individual basis as
provided by the parent or legal guardian when prescribed by a physician and when a completed
authorization form for the student to take the medication is on file. The parent/guardian must
bring to school the medication in its original container, dated upon receipt, with a two (2) week or
longer supply, and with the physician’s order attached to the container. With the approval of the
Health Care Coordinator and the Principal, nonprescription medications for periods of less than
two (2) weeks duration may be accepted on an individual basis. The parent/guardian shall
complete an authorization form for the student to take the medication and shall bring the
medication in its original container to school, date the container upon receipt, and attach to the
container the physician’s order, if applicable.
BUS REGULATIONS
The privilege of any pupil to ride a bus is conditional upon their good behavior and observance
of the rules and regulations established by the Harlan County Board of
Education. (BOE policy references: 09.226, 06.34). Any pupil who
violates any of these rules or regulations will be reported to the
principal of the school or his designee for necessary corrective
action.
All students, living in HCHS district, who live more than one mile from the school are provided
transportation by the Harlan County Board of Education. Students who live outside the HCHS
district but choose to attend this school must provide their own transportation or be in
compliance with HCBOE 09.226.
Those students who ride the buses are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that does not
adversely affect safety. The bus driver is in full charge of the bus and may at any time assign a
permanent seat to the student or take additional appropriate disciplinary action including making
a referral to the principal or his designee. The bus driver may further request that the student not
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