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The only public display of affection between students that is allowed on school grounds is handholding.B. STUDENT SUSPENSION BY TEACHERA teacher is authorized to immediately remove and in-school suspend a student from class, subject, oractivity if the teacher has good reason to believe the student’s conduct interferes with the learning effortsof other students in the classroom and warrants suspension under this policy when the student commits aviolation of law or engages in disruptive behavior which includes, but is not limited to, the followingconduct:1. Throwing objects that can cause bodily injury or property damage.2. Fighting.3. Directing profanity, vulgar language or obscene gestures toward the teacher or other students.4. Violating safety rules as written in the student handbook.5. Expressing racial or ethnic slurs toward the teacher or another student.6. Engaging in any misbehavior that gives the teacher reasonable belief that the conduct will inciteviolence.7. Destroying/defacing school property.8. Violating computer use policies, rules, or agreements.9. Sexual harassment toward the teacher or another student.At the discretion of the teacher, students may be suspended up to one day.Further consequence for improper behavior will be determined by the Principal.C. SEARCH & SEIZUREStudents’ lockers and desks are school property and remain under the control of the school district.Periodic general inspection of lockers and desks may be conducted by school authorities for any reasonand at any time, without notice. Furthermore, a student’s person and/or belongings (e.g., purse, bookbag, athletic bag, etc.) may be searched whenever a school official has a reasonable suspicion that thestudent has illegal or unauthorized substances or item(s).D. RULES FOR GYM AT LUNCHTIME BREAK1. Play basketball or sit in the stands. Do not sit on the floor, on mats, or in the doughnuts. Do notplay volleyball against the wall.2. Roll or hand off balls to other students. Do not kick balls. Do not throw balls unless you throwthem to another student or unless you are making a basket. If you kick or throw balls, you willbe given a warning for the first time, and the second time you will be asked to go back to yourclassroom.3. No Street ball or rough play.4. Staff in the gym can play your CD’s on the gym CD player.5. With Teacher permission DVD, CD players, ipods/MP3, DS, DSi, and Game Boy’s may bebrought into the gym or student lounge. Remember HPS is NOT responsible for lost, damaged orstolen items.6. If you have a problem in the gym, please see a staff member who is supervising in the gym.D. MiBLSi PROGRAMHPS is the first center base school to participate in the MiBLSi (Michigan’s Integrated Behavior andLearning Support Initiative) project. This was created to support school wide Positive Behavior Support(PBS) and reading programs at our building. The purpose of MiBLSi is to develop support systems andsustained implementation of a data-driven, problem-solving model in our school so teachers can helpstudents become better readers with appropriate behavior resulting in decreased negative behaviors, andincreased success in the school and community. Our goal is to decrease negative behaviors by rolemodeling and practicing positive behavior.14
IV.FORMSA. HIGHLAND PINES SCHOOL DISCIPLINE REFERRAL FORMWhen a student has a minor or major behavior, a Highland Pines Discipline Referral form will be filledout. This form will document the student’s name, date, and the classroom teacher, age of the student,referring staff, and the location of the behavior. It will also document if the behavior was a minor ormajor one, and what was the motivation. The report will include if seclusion or restraint was used, forhow long, what the consequence was, and if others were involved. A copy could be sent to the parent,social worker, and the building supervisor.B. COMMUNICATION FORMThis form is commonly used when reporting illness, injuries, or seizures.V. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSIn addition to the support services available to our students, there are other activities in which your childmay become involved. Other activities students may participate in include musical programs, chimechoir, choir, cheerleading, and student council.A. SPECIAL OLYMPICSEven though HPS supports and participates in the Special Olympics program it is not school affiliated.Special Olympics’ is an international sports training and competition program open to mentally andphysically challenged children and adults. The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-roundsports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all mentally andphysically challenged children and adults. This gives them continuing opportunities to develop physicalfitness, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympians, and the community.Persons eligible for participation in Special Olympics (according to the guidelines provided by MichiganSpecial Olympics) must be at least eight years old, classified as mentally or physically impaired, oridentified as having cognitive delays with significant learning or vocational problems. They must receivespecially designed instruction for at least fifty percent of their instructional day.B. TOURNAMENTS AND STATE GAME PARTICIPATIONEligibility for participation will be at the discretion of the athletic director.Properly completed, dated, and signed health appraisal, application for participation, and Down’sSyndrome Evaluation, when necessary, be on file with the area Director.Consistently positive, appropriate behavior is expected.Qualities such as consistent attendance and hard work in practice would be a basis for selecting astudent/athlete over another for a particular event. Unfortunately, number limitations by the stateoffice may force us to exclude some students from some events. An athlete is not selected solelybecause he or she is the best athlete.Acceptable skills and knowledge of the rules are necessary to compete in a specific sport or event.Ill health or physical problems may exclude some athletes from participating due to the physicaldemands of some sports.C. ATHLETIC CODE OF CONDUCTAn athlete is any student of Highland Pines School who competes in any athletic competition or event.The CODE OF CONDUCT is a set of rules the athlete must obey in the classroom, in the school, athome, and on the field of play.15
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