District Information Guide - South Brunswick Public Schools

of-course” assessment be taken in the area of Biology. In addition, all students takingSenior Health must complete the 12th Grade Research Task in which students selecta critical health issue, conduct research and compose an advocacy paper in whichthey take a stance and support their position. More information on the task can befound at http://sbsbhslibrarywiki.wikispaces.com/-the High School’s Library wiki.Credits: South Brunswick High School students must successfully earn 125 credits ofwhich 105 must come from the following required courses: four years of English, threeyears of Mathematics, four years of Health/Physical Education, three years of SocialStudies (Government and Economics, U.S. History and Global Studies), half year ofFinancial Literacy (Junior Year), three years of Science (Physical Science, BiologicalScience and an additional Science elective), two years of World Language, one year of21st Century Skills (Freshman Year) and one year of Fine, Visual or Performing Art. Formore detailed information on the High School course of studies, prerequisites and coursesequences, please go to the District Web site www.sbschools.org and visit the SBHSpage to view the current course catalog.“Building “Success Tomorrow, is a Choice” Today”9device) whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents that:• Is reasonably perceived as being motivated by either any actual or perceivedcharacteristic such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexualorientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensorydisability or by any other distinguishing characteristic; and• Takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function, on a schoolbus, or off school grounds that substantially disrupts or interferes with theorderly operation of the school or the rights of other students; and that• A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, that the act willhave the effect of physically or emotionally harming a student or damaging thestudent’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of physical oremotional harm to person or damage to property; or• Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students, or• Creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with astudent’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotionalharm to the student.Seeking credits through the avenues above is called Option I. It is the traditionalpath to graduation: students earn credits through successful completion of requiredcourses. Credits are awarded for student participation in a class (called “in-theseat”time). Option II is also available to students. This is an alternate routeto graduation: students fulfill credit requirements through Personalized LearningOpportunities that meet or exceed the standards and are based on student interestor career goals. Further informationon this can be found on the SBHS webpage atwww.sbschools.org.Student: Ariana DudiTeacher: Jennifer KipnisDayton SchoolNote – Assessments and credit requirements areupdated annually based on changes at the Statelevel and District policy.Harassment, Intimidationand BullyingIt is the intent of the NJ Legislature in its January 2011enactment of the new Harassment, Intimidation, andBullying (HIB) Law to strengthen the standards andprocedures for preventing, reporting, investigating,and responding to incidence of HIB of students thatoccur in school and off school premises.The District prohibits all acts of harassment, intimidationor bullying. HIB is defi ned as any gesture,written, verbal or physical act or any electroniccommunication (that is, transmitted by an electronicA HIB complaint will be investigated promptly within the defined timeline and inadherence with the procedures set forth in the District HIB Policy. A full copy of thispolicy can be found on our Web site, www.sbschools.org along with contactinformation for the District’s Anti Bullying Coordinator and each school’s Anti BullyingSpecialist.Health RegulationsIn accordance with state regulations, South Brunswick School District requires pupilsnew to the District, students entering Kindergarten, students trying out for athletic teams,students participating in Color Guard, marching band or dance and those applying forworking papers to undergo a physical examination. Physical examinations are stronglyrecommended for students in Grades 5 and 8. A private physician must completeexaminations. In the absence of a private physician, parents or guardians areencouraged to speak with the school nurse.ImmunizationsImmunizations are required for entry or attendance in school to comply with Chapter 14of the New Jersey Sanitary Code. In 2008, the State announced various changes to itsimmunization code. Please check with your physician or school nurse to ensure that yourchild is adequately immunized for their grade. Failure to provide a complete immunizationrecord can result in the child’s exclusion from school. The school nurse reviews all immunizationrecords prior to a student’s admission. Parents or guardians are encouraged tocontact the school health office to speak about an individual child’s immunization needs.Immunization waivers are honored for health or religious reasons when proper writtendocumentation is shared with the school nurse.