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Student/Parent
Handbook
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parts of the handbook are on this page, if you would like a complete
copy, please contact Principal Eric Lomax.)
Foreward
The policies and procedures of
operation adopted by Lobelville School are contained in their handbook.
The handbook is designed to aid parents, students attending our school
for the first time, and those who are already enrolled as we move toward
our common goal – the best education possible for each student.
Please read the entire handbook
carefully. If you have any questions, get the answers now rather than
waiting until an interpretation may cause a misunderstanding.
The policies and procedures in this
handbook are intended to be consistent with those of the Perry County
School System. Should there be any inconsistencies, the system policies
shall take precedent. In fact, many areas covered in this handbook will
be taken directly from the board policy manual.
We will assume that each student has
read and understands the material contained in the handbook and will act
according to the rules, procedures, and regulations contained therein.
Administrative Personnel
Principal Eric Lomax
Assistant
Principal Carmon Trull
Counselor Margaret Dill
Bell
Schedule
Doors
Open 7:00 A.M.
In-Session 7:45 A.M.
Car-Riders 2:45 P.M.
Buses 3:00 P.M.
Attendance Policy
Absences
Eight (8) absences (excused and
unexcused) shall be allowed during one semester. The school personnel
shall notify the parent(s) or guardian(s) on the fifth (5th)
absence in a semester and schedule a DHA (Disciplinary Hearing
Meeting). After the eighth (8th) absence in a semester, notice to the
parents(s) or guardian(s) regarding possible failure for the semester
shall be sent. Beginning on the ninth (9th) absence,
students will receive a zero (0) for classes missed.
Make-Up (Time for Time)
Students who have nine (9) or more
absences must make up the time after school.
Tardies
A tardy is to be defined as any portion
of a school day when the student is not present. Three (3) tardies
(excused and unexcused) equals 1 day absence.
Check-Out
Student check-out shall be issued only
at the request of the parent or guardian. NOTE TO POLICY: Unusual
situations may be approved by the principal and/or reviewed by the DHA.
Make-Up Tests and Class Works
The instructor will give make-up tests
as quickly as the student returns to school. If a student misses one
day of school and a test is given on that day, he/she will be expected
to make up the test the following day or at the convenience of the
instructor.
The instructor should require make-up
work to be completed in the same order that it was scheduled. The
student is responsible for contacting his or her instructor on make-up
work when class time is missed. Should a student not make up a test and
class work, his or her grade will be affected by his or her actions. A
zero (0) will be averaged into his or her grade. Any class work or
tests missed during a suspension or expulsion will not be made up.
Failing grades (0) will be issued for the work missed.
Behavior and Discipline
Discipline must be maintained for the
protection of the rights of the individual pupil and of the student body
as a whole. Therefore, attitudes, behavior, actions, clothing, and/or
personal appearances which create a disturbance, disrupt the desired
environment, interfere with the pupils learning, or impose on the rights
of others shall be corrected by appropriate means by either the teacher
or the principal.
Classroom teachers except in certain
cases that are serious or chronic will handle discipline of students. A
student invites disciplinary action any time he/she creates a
disturbance that will take the teacher’s attention away from teaching.
No one student or group of students will be allowed to distract the
teacher from the entire class. We feel that any action by a student or
group of students that does not reflect credit on the whole school
program should be corrected by the best means. Discipline is a means of
protecting the interest of the entire school and at the same time
assisting student in self-improvement.
Measure usually employed by school
officials for disciplinary reasons include:
- Conferences concerning the offense
- Conferences with parents
- In-School Suspension (Loss of privileges at
school)
- Corporal Punishment
- Home Suspension
- Expulsion or Alternative School
The method employed depends on the
nature of the offense, the past record of the student, and other
factors.
If students conduct themselves properly
and respect the rights of others as well as private and school property,
they should have no discipline problems.
Rules
and Regulations
Suspension Policies
When a student is on suspension
(in-school or out-of-school), he or she is suspended from all school
activities during his or her suspension. This includes ball games,
harvest festivals, proms, banquets, etc. The student will not be
allowed to attend an activity until the following school day that he or
she is off suspension. An example of this would be a student who was
suspended from Monday through Friday, he or she would not be able to
attend any activity until the following Monday.
1.
Suspension and Expulsions
Suspensions and/or
expulsion is appropriate at the discretion of the principal and Board of
Education for, but not limited to, the following
reasons:
a. Willful and
persistent violation of the rules of the school or truancy.
b. Immoral or
disreputable conduct or vulgar of profane language.
c. Violence or
threatened violation against the person of any personnel attending or
assigned to any public school.
d. Willful or
malicious damage to real or personal property of said school, or the
property of any person attending or assigned to said school.
e. Marking,
defacing, or destroying school property.
f. Assaulting a
principal or teacher with vulgar, obscene or threatening language.
g. Ant other
conduct prejudicial to good order of discipline in any public school.
Expulsion is appropriate for, but not limited to,
the following reasons:
The expulsion constitutes removal from school for
one semester for the first offense and one year for the second.
a. Possession of
a pistol, gun, or firearm on school property.
b. Possession of a
knife, etc. as defined in section 39-4901 of the TCA, on school
property.
c. Unlawful use
of possession of a barbital or legend drugs, as defined in Section
52-1201 of the TCA.
d. Possession or
use of alcoholic beverages on school grounds or during any school
activities.
e. Physical
assault upon school personnel.
f. Abuse and/or
misuse of any substances on school grounds or during any school
activities.
g. Inciting,
advising, or counseling others to engage in any of the acts herein
before enumerated.
2. No tobacco products
(cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff) will be permitted on school
grounds. Teachers will be instructed to confiscate any tobacco products
found in the possession of students.
3. No student will be allowed
to leave school unless a parent calls or a member of the immediate
family comes by to pick him/her up. Phone calls and notes will be
accepted.
4. No visitors unless they have
permission from the principal.
5. Students will replace any
school property they damage above normal use.
6. No electronic devices are
allowed. (example: cell phones, beepers, laser pointers.)
Lost and Found
All lost and found articles will be handled through
the principal’s office.
Lunchroom and Lunch Period
All students may apply for free or
reduced price lunch and breakfast. If students do not qualify for free
lunch/breakfast benefits, payment of lunches should follow the procedure
listed below:
1.
Lunch payment is to made daily, weekly, or monthly in advance.
The cafeteria computerized cash register system has the capability to
make and record payments in advance. Students have an individual
account with an identification code number for tracking purposes.
2.
Lunches may be charged for no longer than one week (5 day)
period. If monthly payments are requested they must be made in advance
of the charge period. If payment of past due charges is not made at the
end of the one week (5 day) period, parents will be notified to send
lunch for the student from home. A one week (5 day) maximum charge
period is also applicable to lunch.
3.
If payment is made by check, a separate check should be given to
each child in the family. No two party checks are accepted and change
will not be given from a check given for lunch payment.
The school nutrition program
appreciated the opportunity to provide students with nutrious meals.
Thank you in advance for your support in this effort. The cost of
providing meals is only made possible by payment of parents or
reimbursement provided by the federal government.
Students who wish to bring their lunch
shall eat in the cafeteria. Thy may purchase milk without buying a
regular lunch. Milk cannot be taken out of the cafeteria. All food and
drinks must be consumed in the cafeteria. No glass bottles are allowed
in the cafeteria.
Students will eat on a staggered lunch
schedule.
Students will not be allowed to leave
campus for lunch. No food will be brought onto the campus by parents or
other students at lunch break.
Lunch Prices: Paid - $2.00 – Lunch
$.75 – Breakfast
Reduced - $.40 –
Lunch $.30 – Breakfast
Adult - $3.00 – Lunch
$1.25 – Breakfast
Lunch Assistance
Each student who has a need for some
type of lunch assistance should complete the application which will be
provided on the first day of school and return it to the principal’s
office.
Bus Loading and Unloading
Students who come to school on the bus
should return home on the bus, unless they have a note from the parents
signed by the principal. Riding the school bus is a privilege.
Improper conduct on the busses will result in that privilege being
denied. Only regularly scheduled bus students are to ride the school
buses. Bus students are to o immediately to the buses as son as they
are dismissed from school in the afternoon.
Perry County School Dress Code
Proper dress and appearance promote a
positive learning atmosphere and wholesome attitude for the school as a
whole. Therefore, the guideline for student dress and appearance are
best expressed by briefly saying “Use Common Sense”. Be neat, clean,
and dress with good taste.
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