2013-14 Student/Parent Handbook - Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Board of Education ..................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction................................................................................................................................. 2
Future-Ready Students: Goals for the 21 st Century ................................................................... 3
Student Section
Student Behavior ........................................................................................................................ 4
Code of Conduct ......................................................................................................................... 6
Academic Integrity ..................................................................................................................... 7
Assaults, Threats, and Harassment ............................................................................................. 7
Authority to Conduct Searches and Seizures.............................................................................. 8
Authority of School Personnel.................................................................................................... 8
Disruption of School ................................................................................................................... 8
Disruptive Behavior .................................................................................................................... 9
Drugs and Alcohol ...................................................................................................................... 9
Hazing ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Integrity..................................................................................................................................... 10
Management of Disruptive Students......................................................................................... 10
Right to Confidentiality ........................................................................................................... 10
Student Attire............................................................................................................................ 11
Technology Responsible Use ....................................................................................................11
Theft, Trespass or Damage to Property .................................................................................... 13
Tobacco..................................................................................................................................... 14
Weapons, Bomb Threats........................................................................................................... 14
Transportation/Bus and School................................................................................................. 16
Seclusion & Restraint…………………………………………………………………………19
Getting Help with a Problem……………………………………………………………….....22
Parent Section
Communication and Emergency Information........................................................................... 25
Powerschool & Student Information………………………………………………………….25
Enrollment and Residency ........................................................................................................ 25
Health Assessment .................................................................................................................... 26
Home Language Survey............................................................................................................ 26
Immunizations .......................................................................................................................... 26
Medical and Health Issues ........................................................................................................ 28
Illness, Guidelines for Keeping a Student Home...................................................................... 28
Homeless Students .................................................................................................................... 30
Child Nutrition.......................................................................................................................... 30
Transportation........................................................................................................................... 31
Attendance ................................................................................................................................ 34
Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation, Hazing, and Bias Behavior ............................................. 35
Chaperones and Volunteers ...................................................................................................... 35
Custody ..................................................................................................................................... 36
Field Trips................................................................................................................................. 36
Highly Qualified Teachers........................................................................................................ 36
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