Student Handbook - NW Services

NWS STUDENT HANDBOOK NWS does not guarantee placement in a specific high school grade, availabilityof specific courses at the high school, graduation from the high school,availability of Drivers Education courses or participation in school sport teamsor activities. All of these are determined by individual U.S. school districts andschools and not under the control of NWS. NWS requires that natural parents be responsible for providing sufficientfunds for their child‟s expenses during the program. Failure to do so can resultin dismissal. NWS students and their natural parents are responsible for any damages ordestruction of property, or any injury to persons inflicted or caused by astudent while participating in the program. Neither NWS nor the host family isresponsible for any property damaged or destroyed, by the student or for anyliability which results from the student‟s activities while participating in theprogram. NWS has a procedure for communication between natural parents and NWSduring the program operation. Natural parents should always communicate withthe Overseas Partner in the home country and not directly with LCs in the U.S.NWS cannot take responsibility for any problems that may occur due to failureto follow these procedures. Natural parents must support the host family‟s decisions on matters of behaviorand discipline and agree that during their child‟s adjustment period, they willnot be in constant contact with them. Failure to regulate their contact mayjeopardize the student‟s continuation in the program. NWS will make every attempt to deal fairly with any problems that may occurduring the program year. The final decision concerning dismissals will be theresponsibility of NWS. NWS high school program concludes each year on the date set for the lastgroup departure or when the student leaves the program prior to that date.Students and parents will be notified of the program end date prior to thestart of the program. Responsibility for program participants on the part ofNWS, the LC, and the host family ends on that date. NWS high school studentsmust return to their native countries on or before the expiration date of theirvisas. NWS will not assist a student in changing or extending their visa.Revised December 200953