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GENErAL INFOrmATION4. The right to file a complaint with the U. S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirements ofFERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is the Family Policy Compliance Office, U. S. Department of Education, 400Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, D. C. 20202-8520.5. The District may disclose appropriate designated “directory information” without written consent, unless you have advised the District to the contraryin accordance with District procedures. Directory information is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy ifreleased. Directory information includes a student’s name, address, email addresses, phone number(s), date and place of birth, grade level, datesof attendance and most recent previous school attended, awards received, photograph/image, participation in school activities and sports, as wellas weight and height of members of athletic teams, degrees, or similar information. The District may include personally identifiable information inschool publications such as a playbill, showing your student’s role in a drama production; the school/district website; the annual yearbook; honorroll or other recognition lists; graduation programs and sports event publications; such as a football game program, District classroom or Districtwebsites or blogs for the purposes of recognizing student achievement or informing the community about school or District events.Parents/Guardians of students under 18 years of age or a student 18 years of age or older objecting to the release of thisinformation should place their objection in writing and notify the School Principal no later than ten calendar days after the firstday of school, or within ten calendar days of the student’s enrollment.FIrE DrILLS AND SEVErE WEATHEr WArNINGSAll rooms will be evacuated when there is an announcement and/or a continuous intermittent ringing of the fire alarm. A pre-determined route is postedin each classroom, and students should move orderly, quickly and directly to designated areas. Each group shall be assembled so the teacher can checkroll. Any student in a restroom or any place other than his or her assigned room should report immediately to his or her group for accountability. A bellwill sound for students to return to the classroom.INSUrANcEThe school system does not carry insurance on students. This is the responsibility of the parents/guardians. However, school insurance may beoffered and may be purchased for any student. All students who wish to participate in the school’s athletic program must have insurance throughan independent carrier.LOcKErSLockers are rented to students at the beginning of the school year. The locker is school property, and as such, may be inspected byschool officials. Students should not put personal locks on school lockers. The use of a locker may be taken away if the privilege isabused. Lockers should not be shared. All items found in the locker will be the sole responsibility of the student renting the locker.mOmENT OF SILENcE rEFLEcTIONIn compliance with Georgia law O.C.G.A. 20-02-1050 and O.C.G.A. 20-2-1051, at the opening of every school day, all students will observe a briefperiod of silence.OBLIGATIONSAll student debt obligations must be cleared before the end of the semester in which the debts were incurred. Obligations may include: Lost ordamaged textbooks, calculators, or library materials, fees not paid, and uniforms not returned. Students will not be issued a replacement textbookfor a lost book until the obligation has been cleared. A student may be issued a textbook to use in the classroom until the lost textbook is paid for.Students who owe for obligations will not receive grade reports of any kind until all obligations have been cleared through the main office. Also,seniors who have not met obligations will not be allowed to be exempt from any final exams and may not participate in graduation activities.PArKING ON cAmPUS (HIGH ScHOOLS ONLy)The operation and parking of a vehicle on the high school campus is a privilege granted by the school. All students are expected to observe all trafficand parking regulations. The school reserves the right to suspend and/or revoke the campus parking privileges of any student who violates parkingrules and regulations or who has an outstanding debt obligation with the school.• Parking decals must be displayed.• Parking privileges may be suspended for students who abuse parking privileges by arriving late or leaving campus without permission or who operatevehicles unsafely.• The parking fee of $40 per year will be paid at the beginning of first semester.• One-day parking permits will be available in the Main Office for a cost of $3 per day. These parking permits are required for any students who park oncampus but who have not purchased a yearly parking permit.• Students who drive to school must park in designated areas.• Students are not allowed to park in the spaces provided for faculty or the bus loading areas.• Students are not permitted to remain seated in their cars after arriving at school, nor are they allowed to return to their cars during the day withoutwritten permission from an administrator.• Students are required to sign a release form that authorizes search of the car. Students who park on campus do not have an expectation of privacy withrespect to the vehicle.• As soon as a student checks out of school or school is dismissed, he/she is required to leave campus immediately. Loitering in the parking areas will notbe permitted.• The parking lot should be cleared within 10 minutes following the dismissal bell. All students must leave campus immediately unless they are involved ina school-sponsored activity or waiting on the bus or a ride.• High school administrators and school resource officers reserve the right to search any student’s vehicle parked in the parking lot for any reasonablecause.PErSONAL PrOPErTy ON cAmPUSStudents are warned and advised not to bring valuables and expensive personal belongings to school. Dressing rooms, lockers, parking lots andclassrooms are not always the safest places to leave valuables. It is better to take extra precautions than to be the victim of a loss or theft. It isadvisable for students to use a permanent marker to label items such as jackets, tennis shoes, book bags and other personal belongings. Studentsshould not leave their personal items unattended, as the school is not responsible or liable for any missing or lost personal items.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANcEDuring the morning announcements, the opportunity will be provided for students and teachers to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Althoughreciting the pledge is a way of expressing patriotism and support of those rights guaranteed by our democracy, individuals who have religiousconvictions or other objections to reciting the pledge may refrain from doing so. The homeroom teacher should be notified in advance.Otherwise, individuals are expected to stand and participate in the pledge. Non adherence warrants no punishment.15