WHMS 2012-2013 Student Handbook - Westmont Hilltop School ...

WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOLAny student who finds it necessary to withdraw from school before the end of the school year must follow theprocedure below. Timely submission of records to other schools depends upon satisfactory completion of thefollowing:1. As soon as possible, notify the office of your intent to withdraw. If you are transferring to another school,provide the office with the date on which you plan to leave and the name and address of the school that you planto attend.2. On the last day of your attendance, report to the office between 8:00 and 8:15 a.m. and secure a "CheckoutForm." As you proceed to each class, turn in your books and materials, satisfy all obligations, and secure yourteachers' signatures. At the close of the day, return the signed "Checkout Form" to the office.STUDENT RECORDSOn file in the middle school is a booklet entitled "Westmont Hilltop District Policy for the Collection,Maintenance and Dissemination of Student Records." These guidelines are set forth to ensure propermanagement of student records and to protect the right to privacy of the student and his or her parents.Conference requests by parents for the purpose of reviewing their child's records or receiving an explanation oftest results can be arranged. Contact the middle school guidance counselor.FIRE DRILL REGULATIONSAt the sound of the fire alarm, pupils will leave the room in a quiet manner at the direction of the teachers.Students will use the exits as indicated by the teachers.Teachers are responsible for having the class organized, closing doors, and windows. Students should walkbriskly, but never run. Student talking is prohibited at any time during the entire drill.Any student in a lavatory or otherwise not directly under a teacher's supervision should step into line with thefirst group of students that he sees and become a part of that group. Once outside, the student must report totheir homeroom teacher’s designated spot on the track.AREA EVACUATIONEach group of students will leave the school property and proceed silently to a designated location. Teachersare responsible for their assigned groups. Teachers should contact the area supervisor immediately if anemergency should occur during the evacuation. Students will either return to school with their teachers or,when necessary, they will be dismissed from the designated evacuation site. Please stress the need for silencewith your children. They need to be able to hear instructions.DISMISSALAt dismissal, students riding a late bus must remain in the auditorium while waiting for the bus. All otherstudents should exit the building and report to their assigned bus, waiting parent, or walk home immediately.Students who leave the school grounds are not permitted to return to the grounds to board the bus.Students who ride bicycles must park in the designated areas and must obey traffic signs. Students on bicycleswill not be permitted to ride through the parking lot or bus-loading zone (walking alongside bicycles ispermitted). Students who stay after school for a special activity may not loiter following the activity. TheLuzerne Street parking lot is to be utilized when parents are providing transportation home at the end of the day.17