High School Student Handbook - South Milwaukee School District

3. Students are to sit or kneel on the floor, with heads held down, close together,
faced away from any glass, outside wall, or door.
4. Students should remain calm and quiet.
5. The plan of action will remain in effect until an administrator announces the “All
Clear” over the P.A. system.
6. Evacuation of disabled students must be provided by the staff member supervising
that student at the time of the evacuation. Assist the student to the designated area
for that classroom.
7. After Dismissal: If a tornado warning is issued, and a student is on the 6-12 campus,
the student is required to go to a designated safe area and WILL NOT be released
until the tornado warning has expired. A student may be released from a safe area
prior to an “all-clear” only through parent/guardian authorization or self-authorization
if the student has completed an age of majority form.
Tornado Watch: means conditions are such that a tornado might develop.
Tornado Warning: means that a tornado has been sighted.
EXAM POLICY
To qualify for final exam exemptions students must meet the eligibility requirements.
Course syllabus will include information informing students whether final exams can or
cannot be exempted (transcripted credit or advanced standing agreements may impact
this decision.) The criteria to allow or not allow a student to exempt a final exam will be
consistent among all teachers teaching the same course. Students who become ineligible
after the initial sign-up may be denied exemption privileges up to the day of the exam.
Administrators will notify students who become ineligible after being notified of the reason
by the teacher.
Students arriving 10-minutes late for an exam will not be allowed to take the exam. They
will need to make arrangements with their teacher to make-up the exam during the allotted
times during exam days.
Exam Exemption Eligibility Requirements
• A student’s class average at the time of the request must be an “A”, and the average
must be maintained for the remainder of the course.
• Faculty will check academic records and notify students who qualify. Students will be
notified of their exemption status from their teachers.
Allowed Exemptions
• SOPHOMORES may choose to exempt one (1) final exam for a class that ends in
June, provided qualifications are met and maintained.
• JUNIORS may choose to exempt one (1) final exam for one (1) class that ends in
January, and one (1) class that ends in June, provided qualifications are met and
maintained.
• SENIORS may choose to exempt any final exam, provided qualifications are met and
maintained.
EXPULSION
The school board may expel a student from school whenever it finds that the interest of
the school demands the student’s expulsion and finds the student:
1. Is guilty of repeated refusal or neglect to obey the rules; or
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