science - Harlan County Schools

SIGN-OUT PROCEDURE
1. If a student becomes ill and needs to leave school, he/she should not stay in the
bathroom or in the nurse’s station. He/she must report to the classroom teacher before
going to the office or have office personnel alert the teacher in an emergency situation.
2. If it is necessary for the student to go home due to illness, parents or someone
designated by the parents will be contacted through the office.
3. Anyone picking up a student before school is dismissed must check in at the front
office. The student will be called to the office and signed out.
4. Students will not be released from school to anyone other than a parent/guardian, unless
appropriate paperwork has been filled out by the parent/guardian giving permission for
their child to leave with someone else. This paperwork must be filled out in the
Counselor’s office and put in the student’s permanent file. This form will NOT be sent
home and must be completed in the presence of a school official. After the appropriate
paperwork has been completed authorizing an individual other than the parent/guardian
to pick up the child from school, the parent/guardian must also send a note of
permission each time the student is to be picked up by an authorized person. NOTE:
This policy applies to all students regardless of age.
Truancy Letters
In an effort to encourage regular attendance and limit truancy, HCHS will follow these
procedures when tracking and reporting truancy referrals:
When a student has accumulated a total of 3 unexcused absences, the school will make a home
visit and notify parents by mail. When a total of 6 unexcused absences are accumulated, the
Director of Pupil Personnel will be notified to begin other procedures which could result in going
to court.
Skipping School/Class OR Leaving the Campus without Permission
Upon the arrival to the school campus in the morning, students are not to leave the campus
without first securing permission to do so from the principal or assistant principal. Boarding a
school bus constitutes being at school. Leaving the school bus without permission of school
officials is considered leaving school grounds without permission. Driving an automobile onto
campus constitutes being at school. Leaving home for school and reporting to school late or not
at all (without parents’ permission_ constitutes skipping.
Students leaving school with permission or assistant principal must sign out at the office and
upon returning to school must also sign in. Failing to sign out or sign in will result in disciplinary
action.
There is no excuse for skipping school, skipping class, or leaving school or the bus without
permission. Any student found skipping school, skipping class, or leaving the campus or bus
without permission will be subject to the following action.
First Offense: 1-3 Days of In-School Separation AND Attendance Contract
Second Offense: 1-3 Days of In-School Separation AND Attendance Contract
Third Offense: 3-5 Days of Suspension
Fourth Offense: Referral to AE for 10+ Days and Possible Court Action
Fifth Offense (and thereafter): AE or Referral for Expulsion and Possible Court Action
NOTE: An offense shall be determined when a student skips one school day or less.
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