Student/Parent Handbook - Onteora Central School District

6. In the event of a reoccurrence of the violation of any of the school’s drug or alcohol policies,the student will be suspended five (5) school days and referred to the Superintendent for ahearing.VISITORS TO THE SCHOOLThe middle/high school encourages parents and other district citizens to visit the district’s schools andclassrooms to observe the work of students, teachers and other staff. Since schools are a place of workand learning, however, certain limits must be set for such visits. The building principal or his or herdesignee is responsible for all persons in the building and on the grounds. For these reasons, thefollowing rules apply to visitors to the schools:1. Anyone who is not a regular staff member or student of the school will be considered avisitor.2. All visitors to the school must sign in at the visitor’s entrance. There they will be issueda visitor’s identification badge, which must be worn at all times while in the school oron school grounds. The visitor must return the identification badge before leaving thebuilding.3. Visitors attending school functions that are open to the public, such as parent-teacherorganization meetings or public gatherings, are not required to register.4. Parents or citizens who wish to observe a classroom while school is in session arerequired to arrange such visits in advance with the classroom teacher(s), so that classdisruption is kept to a minimum.5. Teachers are expected not to take class time to discuss individual matters with visitors.6. Any unauthorized person on school property will be reported to the principal or his orher designee. Unauthorized persons will be asked to leave. The police may be called ifthe situation warrants.7. All visitors are expected to abide by the rules for public conduct on school propertycontained in this code of conduct.8. Prospective students and/or students wishing to shadow a host student must completethe student shadowing form at least five days in advance and get final approval fromadministration.9. Students wishing to bring a guest to a school-sponsored event must complete thestudent guest form and get final approval from administration. Please allow a coupledays to process the paperwork.PUBLICATION AND EXPLANATIONThe rights and responsibilities of students, the discipline code and the penalties shall be publicized andexplained to students and provided in writing to all parents on an annual basis. The Superintendentshall determine the timing of the explanation and the manner of publication. The Superintendent shalladvise the Board in writing each year of the manner and extent of the publication and explanation.PROCEDURE FOR IDENTIFICATION/RESOLUTION OF DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMSPupil service personnel, administrators, teachers, and others shall report to the building principalstudents who are having problems or appear to be having problems regarding matters covered in thediscipline code. Parents are also invited to advise the building principal of concerns the parents mayhave regarding the children pertaining to the discipline code. Students are expected to report to43