Coventry High School - Coventry Public Schools

Class Elections
A. Eligibility for Class or Student Government Officers
1. Successful completion of all subjects during the proceeding ten (10) academic
months. (Summer school not included).
2. Member is in good standing; no suspension record from the preceding ten (10)
academic months.
3. Candidate may not hold more than one of the following leadership positions at the
same time: Class Officer, Student Council Officer, Yearbook Editor.
4. Candidate must not hold more than two active leadership positions at one time.
5. Elections will be held late May or early June.
6. Advisor must see Guidance Director and Assistant Principal for signature of approval
attesting that the student is in good academic standing.
B. Procedures for Holding Elections
1. Candidate must use nomination papers obtained from Class Advisor and obtain a
minimum of 25 signatures from class members. A member of the class may not
sign more than one nomination paper per office.
2. Candidate should familiarize herself/himself with the list of duties for each office.
3. If three or more candidates are running for one office, a primary should be held.
The primary should be held during homeroom.
4. The Class Advisor must initiate a statement of intent and posters.
C. Removal from Office
1. An officer may be removed from office for the remainder of the year
for:
a) Failure to comply with the duties expected of their respective office
b) Failure to participate in activities sponsored by the class
c) Inappropriate behavior that reflects poorly on themselves, their
organization, school, or community
d) Suspension(s)
2. Academic failure:
a) Class officers who receive a failing grade in any subject must be
passing all subjects by the close of the next marking period and
may not receive any other failing grades for the remainder of that
school year.
b) Class officers who receive a failing grade during the third marking
period, and then again during the fourth marking period, will not
be eligible to hold office during the next school year.
c) Students who are elected to the position of class officer in June and
receive a failing grade on their fourth quarter report card, must be
passing all subjects by the close of the first marking period during
the next school year and may not fail any other classes during that
school year.
d) Those class officers who fail to meet these standards will be
removed from office.
e) If an officer is removed, the Advisor will follow the constitution of
their organization to fill the position.
Student Activities Procedures
Student activities are desirable and are to be encouraged. No student may be excluded
from an activity other than for reasons of special ability required for the activity or for
other related reasons. The school administration reserves the right to exclude from
extracurricular activities any pupil whose behavior is contrary to the best interests of the
school or group.
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