High School Student Handbook - South Milwaukee School District

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
Students should be polite, helpful, and considerate to substitute teachers. Proper
behavior, respect, and compliance with directives of substitutes is required and
expected. Substitute teachers are considered South Milwaukee staff members.
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
Surveillance cameras may be located in school buildings and on school grounds. The
primary purpose for using surveillance cameras in the District is to provide a safe and
secure environment for all students, staff and visitors. Cameras will only be placed in
public areas such as entrances, hallways, cafeterias, libraries, athletic areas and
parking lots. Cameras will not be located in private areas such as restrooms and locker
rooms. The cameras may record sounds and images and such sounds and images may
be stored electronically, in printed or recorded form. The stored images are the property
of the District. The District reserves the discretion to refuse to provide copies to
students, parents, staff, community members or other individuals or groups. In cases
where surveillance recordings involve student disciplinary action, the recording may
become part of that student’s record and shall be dealt with consistent to the District’s
student records policy and procedures. Disciplinary action may be taken based on video
documentation. Cameras will be monitored throughout the school day, however, the
District does not guarantee that the cameras will be monitored at all times. (Policy 734)
SUSPENSION
The building principal or his/her designee may suspend a student for not more than five
school days, or, if notice of expulsion hearing has been sent, not more than a total of 15
consecutive school days in accordance with state law.
A student may be suspended for:
1. Noncompliance with school or School Board rules or teacher rules made with the
School Board’s consent; or,
2. Knowingly conveying any threat or false information concerning an attempt or
alleged attempt being made or to be made to destroy any school property by means
of explosives; or,
3. Conduct by the student while at school or while under the supervision of a school
authority that endangers the property, health or safety of others which includes
making a threat to the health or safety of a person or making a threat to damage
property; or
4. Conduct while not at school or while not under the supervision of a school authority
that endangers the property, health or safety of others at school or under the
supervision of a school authority or endangers the property, health or safety of any
district employee or School Board member which includes making a threat to the
health or safety of a person or making a threat to damage property.
Repeated violations may lead to expulsion. In addition, students shall be suspended
when required by law. Suspensions may be in-house or out-of-school as determined by
the administration.
A suspended student shall not be denied the opportunity to take any quarterly, semester
or grading period examinations or to complete coursework missed during the
suspension period (Policy 447.2; Wisconsin Statutes Section 120.13).
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