SUNNY RIDGE ELEMENTARY - Nampa School District #131

Revised June 2012The intimidation of others;The advocacy of discrimination; andAny other behavior, (such as wearing clothing with gang colors or insignia, or the use of language,codes, or gestures) that provokes violence or seeks to advocate the purpose and objectives of suchgroups.Disciplinary actions may include suspension, expulsion, and/or police involvement.GradingReport cards will be sent home three times a year. Parent conferences will be scheduled twice a year.Please see our calendar in this handbook or at www.nsd131.org for dates. We encourage you to set upadditional teacher conferences as needed.Head LiceBecause head lice (pediculosis) are easily spread between students, it may be necessary to exclude astudent found to have head lice including the presence of nits (eggs.) To control head lice, the followingmeasures will be taken:A student suspected of having lice will be referred to the school office for inspection by theschool nurse or other school official. If head lice or nits are found, the child may be sent homewith a note to his/her parent/guardian explaining the condition and recommendations fortreatment.After the child has been treated, he/she should be inspected at the school office and if the childis lice‐free, he/she will be readmitted to class.Close contacts and friends of the initial case may also be examined for head lice and nits. If anycases are identified, they may be sent home as described above. Other students in the schoolmay be examined at the discretion of the building administrator and the school nurse.In situations where a student has a chronic head lice problem, the school nurse may need tocontact the family, possibly making a home visit to instruct them in appropriate treatment andresources. It also may be necessary for the Department of Health and Welfare and the SchoolResource Officer to be contacted in chronic cases.Health/IllnessesThe health of your child is important. If your child suffers from a chronic condition such as asthma pleaselet us know when registering your child. During the school year, if your child contracts anythingcontagious please let the school nurse know. A child should not attend school if he/she has any of thefollowing:Temperature of 100 degrees or moreVomiting or diarrheaNasal discharge of yellow/green colorCough in combination with any of the aboveAny other contagious conditions including conjunctivitis, head lice, etc.An unidentified rash4