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Simon A. Sanchez High School Student Planner 2013-20143. Death in the immediate family. Immediate family is defined as mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, guardian (legal oractual), brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, spouse, grandparent and child.4. Required appearances in court or some legally related proceedings.5. Lack of available bus transportation, provided the students relies on bus transportation to go to school6. Travel that has the prior approval of a school administrator.7. Natural catastrophe or disaster.8. Participation in authorized school-related activities in compliance with administrative actions taken by the school, such asfield trips, conferences called by administrators or counselors, suspensions, going home because of illness or injury, etc.The school administrator shall have the final authority to decide whether an absence is considered as excused within thelimits contained in this policy.Students who are unable to receive a passing grade for a semester due to an accumulation of 6 or more unexcused shall receive“NO CREDIT” (NC) on their academic record if their academic performance for that semester would otherwise enable them toreceive a passing grade. However, a notation shall be made in their record of what their passing grade would have been if they hadnot received NC grades. NC grades shall be recorded as earning (0) grade points on students’ records for the semester in which theNC grades were obtained. Students who earned NC grades may retake and be graded for the courses in which NC grades werereceived during any semester after the one in which the NC was received. The grade to be recorded on a student’s cumulative recordfor such a retake course shall be the average of the original grade, which would have been received if an NC grade had not beenobtained and the grade earned from the retaken course, provided an NC grade is not again received in the retaken course.Students whose academic performance for a semester does not enable them to receive a passing grade are to receive the failinggrade indicated by their work instead of the NC grade for the semester.Students who are under the compulsory education age (below 16 years old) are required to attend school full-time, notwithstandingtheir inability to receive a passing grade in any course.EMERGENCY PROCEDURESAll students are required to familiarize themselves with the evacuation procedures and plan for a quick and easy evacuation.Whenever the building must be evacuated, students must follow the assigned evacuation routes, and go to the assigned holding areaswhere the teacher will take attendance. Maps of the building and evacuation routes are found in each room and in your schoolplanner.Bomb Scare: If the school should receive a call relative to the presence of a bomb, regular emergency procedures will be initiatedat that time. Entry into the building will be prohibited for all personnel and students until the Department of Public Safety has grantedclearance.Earthquake: If an earthquake occurs when students are indoors, they should take cover under a desk, table, bench, or in doorways,halls and against inside walls. Students should not run through or near buildings. The greatest danger is from falling debris justoutside doorways and close to outer walls.If an earthquake occurs when students are outside, they should move away from buildings and utility wires. Once in the open, theyshould stay there until the shaking stops.In the event the building is evacuated, students must go to the assigned holding areas where the teachers will take attendance.Fire Alarm Evacuation Procedure: Bell will ring in short bursts for about twenty (20) seconds. Teachers will direct the studentsalong the assigned evacuation routes and take roll at the assigned holding areas Students are to stay with their teachers in thedesignated area until the administrator gives the signal for the return to classes.Lockdown/Shelter-in-Place: Bell will ring continuously for one (1) minute. Teachers will direct all students/visitors into classrooms(if outside) and secure rooms. Cover windows, turn off lights, move away from doors and windows, and have everyone get down onthe floor. All phones should be turned off except for teacher’s phone, which should be placed on vibrate or silent mode. Keepstudents calm and quiet, and allow no one outside of classrooms in until police and administrators unlock your classroom door.Power Outages: In the event of a power outage during class time, all students and teachers will remain in their classrooms until theschool administrator directs them to leave. If a power outage occurs during passing time, break, lunch, or before school, studentsshould proceed to the main hallway, unless otherwise directed by the administration.Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges“Home of the SHARKS”22