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STUDENT HANDBOOKS

In order to inform students, parents and staff members of pertinent Board policies, regulations, and school rules and procedures, the administration shall publish and annually revise student handbooks containing information about the school unit as a whole and the individual schools.  The principal shall insure that the contents of student handbooks conform with School Board policies, administrative regulations, and state and federal laws and regulations.  The Board shall conduct an annual review of the student handbooks.

Handbooks shall be distributed to all students during student orientation or the first week of school each year and to new students when they enroll.

The following items should be contained in every student handbook:

• Mission statement;
• Admission policies including required immunization, age, transfer requirements;
• The school’s attendance policy and absence makeup work procedures;
• The school district’s graduation requirements (high school handbook);
• Student responsibility for behavior and penalties for failing to conduct oneself in accordance with school district policies including the possibility of suspension and/or expulsion;
• A statement concerning due process and student appeal procedures;
• The district’s policies on alcohol and other drugs, tobacco, weapons, violence and threats of violence;
• Academic and conduct-related rules regarding eligibility for extracurricular activities;
• Emergency procedures, including drills, illness and injury;
• Computer and internet use rules;
• Options available to parents for alternative instruction and/or review of instructional materials; and
• Statement of nondiscrimination/equal opportunity in education and employment;
• The name, address and telephone number of the person designated to receive complaints concerning discrimination or harassment;
• Policies concerning access to student records;
• The district’s policy and practice concerning school closings or cancellations, including how notices of school delay or closing will be broadcast or how students will be otherwise notified.

Adopted:          01/22/01