GRANDFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STUDENT HANDBOOK
2009-2010

STUDENT’S POLICIES

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States
of America and to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

The Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence will be observed at the beginning of first hour everyday.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
It is the policy of the Grandfield Schools I-249 to provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, qualified handicap, or veteran in its educational programs and activities. This includes, but is not limited to, admissions, educational services, financial aid, and employment.
Inquiries concerning application of this policy may be referred to Ed Turlington, Superintendent, Grandfield Public Schools I249, 811 West 3rd, Grandfield Oklahoma 73546, telephone number (580) 479-5237.
The Grandfield Public Schools I-249 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, qualified handicap, or veteran.

CONFIDENTIALITY PROCEDURES:
All confidential records will be kept in a separate folder and not in the child’s regular school cumulative folder. In each student’s folder of confidential records, a form will be kept showing a record of who saw the records, on what date, and the purpose.

All confidential records, except the information needed on transcripts, will be destroyed upon parental request or when their usefulness is over (but not sooner than five years). Parents will be notified 60 days before destruction and will be offered the opportunity to obtain the documents.

These records will be kept in the Office of the Elementary and Secondary Principals located at the respective schools. In the Grandfield Public School System, the elementary and secondary principals, and the counselor are responsible for all confidential records of handicapped students.

Confidentiality Procedures (SDE Form 11) are attached to each handicapped student’s confidential folder in the following offices:
Office of the High School Principal (in locked file cabinet)
Office of the Elementary Principal (in locked file cabinet)

EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY POLICY
FERPA – SBP – FL - R
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) certain rights with respect to the student’s education records. They are:
1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the District receives a request for access.

Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal (or appropriate school official) a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The principal will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.

2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate or misleading.

Parents or eligible students may ask the District to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.

If the District decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the District will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.

3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.

One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the District as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel; a person serving on the School Board; a person or company with whom the District has contracted to perform a special task such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist; or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks.

A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.
(Optional) Upon request, the District discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. (NOTE: FERPA requires a school district to make a reasonable attempt to notify the student of records request unless it states in its annual notification that it intends to forward records on request).

4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirements of FERPA.
The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U. S. Department of Education
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D. C. 20202-4605

DIRECTORY INFORMATION
The Grandfield School District proposes to designate the following personally identifiable information contained in a student’s education record as “directory information”, and it will disclose that information without prior written consent.
1. The student’s name
2. The names of the student’s parents
3. The student’s date of birth
4. The student’s class designation (i.e., first grade, tenth grade, etc.)
5. The student’s extra curricular participation
6. The student’s achievement awards or honors
7. The student’s weight and height if a member of an athletic team
8. The student’s photograph
9. The school or school district the student attended before he or she enrolled in the Grandfield School District.

After the parent or eligible students have been notified, they will have two weeks to advise the school district in writing (a letter to the school superintendent’s office of any or all of the items they refuse to permit the district to designate as directory information about that student.

At the end of the two week period, each student’s record will be appropriately marked by the records custodian to indicate the items the district will designate as directory information about the student. This designation will remain in effect until it is modified by the written direction of the student’s parents or the eligible student.

4. CARE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY
A modern, fully-equipped school plant designed for beauty and utility is a part of the heritage of the student body. It belongs to many generations and is not the sole property of any annual group of students. Thus, it is the privilege and obligation of any one student body to appreciate fully, use carefully, preserve faithfully, and pass to future generations, the buildings, its grounds, and its equipment without blemish.
The state or any county, city, town, municipal corporation or school district, or any person, corporation or organization, shall be entitled to recover damages in a court of competent jurisdiction from the parents of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years, living with the parents at the time of the act, who shall commit any criminal or delinquent act resulting in bodily injury to any person or damage to or larceny of any property, real, personal or mixed, belonging to the state or a county, city, town, municipal corporation, school district, person, corporation or organization. The amount of damages awarded shall not exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). (23-10).
4.1 Textbooks – A local school board is authorized to withhold transcripts, or other records of the school relating to any school child who fails to return a textbook or make payment for the textbook if not returned. The term “transcript” shall include any record of a grade or grades given to a student by a teacher.

5. ATTENDANCE:
A. REGULATION 1 – The Grandfield Public Schools shall provide an organizational structure and an instructional program which allows each student to progress in accordance with his/her individual growth and development.
REGULATION 2 – It is the intent of the State Board of Education that the superintendent and local board of education annually review the scheduling of activities so that minimal interruptions occur in the instructional program of a child.
REGULATION 3 - The maximum number of absences for activities, whether sponsored by the school or outside agency/organization, which removes the student from the classroom shall be ten (10) for any one class period of each school year. Excluded from this number are state and national levels of school sponsored contests. State and national contests are those for which a student must earn the right to compete.
REGULATION 4 – Each local board of education shall appoint, at the beginning of the school year, an Activities and Attendance Officer. This Officer shall be responsible for reviewing and recommending any deviation of the activities policy to the local board of education. The Activities and Attendance Officer is the Principal.
REGULATION 5 – Each school district shall be responsible for maintaining an addendum to the attendance records to verify the conditions within the school system that apply to the above regulation.
REGULATION 6 – Procedures for filing complaints about absences :
First a meeting with the teacher. Second a meeting with the principal and the teacher. Third a meeting with the teacher, principal, and superintendent. Fourth a signed written complaint must first be filed with the local board of education. If the complaint is not resolved at the local level, then the complaint can be filed with the District Court.
REGULATION 7 – The superintendent may be called to appear before the State Board of Education for determination of the appropriate action to be taken. In cases of flagrant violation, state funds may be deducted/withheld from the school district.

A. All children residing in the Grandfield School District who will be six (6) years of age on or before September 1 of the school year, and who will not be over twenty-one (21) on or before September 1 of the school year, will be admitted free to the Grandfield Public School. Children must be five (5) years of age by September 1 of the school year to be enrolled in kindergarten.
B. Oklahoma’s School Immunization Law is rigidly enforced. No minor shall be admitted to any public, private, or parochial school operating in this state unless such child can present to the appropriate school authorities certification from a licensed physician, or authorized representative of the State Department or Public Health, that each child has received immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles(rubeola, rubella, and poliomyelitis, or is likely to be immune as a result of the disease.
REGULATION 8 – It shall be the duty of the principal or head teacher of each public, private or other school in the State of Oklahoma to keep a full and complete record of the attendance of all children at such school and to notify the attendance officer of the district in which such school is located of the absence of such children from the school together with the causes thereof, if known; and it shall be the duty of any parent, guardian or other person having charge of any child of compulsory attendance age to notify the child’s teacher concerning the cause of any absences of such child. Such attendance officer and teacher shall be required to report to the school health officer all absences on account of illness with such information respecting the same as may be available by report or investigation; and the attendance officer shall, if justified by the circumstances, promptly give to the parent, guardian or custodian of any child who has not complied with the provisions of this article oral and documented or written warning to the last-known address of such person that the attendance of such child is required at some public, private or other school as herein provided. If within five (5) days after the warning has been received, the parent, guardian or custodian of such child does not comply with the provisions of this article, then such attendance officer shall make complaint against the parent, guardian or custodian of such child in a court of competent jurisdiction for such violation, which violation shall be a misdemeanor. If a child is absent without valid excuse four (4) or more days or parts of days within a four-week period or is absent without valid excuse for ten (10) or more days or parts of days within a semester, the attendance officer shall notify the parent, guardian or custodian of the child and immediately report such absences to the district attorney in the county wherein the school is located for juvenile proceedings pursuant to Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. (70-10-106)
REGULATION 9 – Neglect or Refusal to Compel Child to Attend School - Exceptions
A. It shall be unlawful for a parent, guardian, or other person having custody of a child who is over the age of five (5) years, and under the age of eighteen (18) years, to neglect or refuse to cause or compel such child to attend and comply with the rules of some public, private or other school, unless other means of education are provided for the full term the schools of the district are in session or the child is excused as provided in this section. One (1) day of kindergarten shall be required of all children five (5) years of age or older unless the child is excused from kindergarten attendance as provided in this section. A child who is five (5) years of age shall be excused from kindergarten attendance until the next school year after the child is six (6) years of age if a parent, guardian, or other person having custody of the child notifies the superintendent of the district where the child is a resident by certified mail prior to enrollment in kindergarten, or at any time during the first school year that the child is required to attend kindergarten pursuant to this section, of election to withhold the child from kindergarten until the next school year after the child is six (6) years of age. A kindergarten program shall be directed toward developmentally appropriate objectives for such children. The program shall require that any teacher employed on and after January 1, 1993, to teach a kindergarten program within the public school system shall be certified in early childhood education. All teachers hired to teach a kindergarten program within the public school system prior to January 1, 1993, shall be required to obtain certification in early childhood education on or before the 1996-97 school year in order to continue to teach a kindergarten program.
B. It shall be unlawful for any child who is over the age of twelve (12) years and under the age of eighteen (18) years, and who has not finished four (4) years of high school work, to neglect or refuse to attend and comply with the rules of some public, private or other school, or receive an education by other means for the full term the schools of the district are in session.
Provided, that this section shall not apply:
If any such child is prevented from attending school by reason of mental or physical disability, to be determined by the board of education of the district upon a certificate of the school physician or public health physician, or if no such physician is available, a duly licensed and practicing physician;
If any such child is excused from attendance at school, due to an emergency, by the principal teacher of the school in which such child is enrolled, at the request of the parent, guardian, custodian or other person having control of such child;
If any such child who has attained his her sixteenth birthday is excused from attending school by written, joint agreement between:
a. the school administrator of the school district where the child attends school, and
b. the parent, guardian or custodian of the child. Provided, further, that no child shall be excused from attending school by such joint agreement between a school administrator and the parent, guardian or custodian of the child unless and until it has been determined that such action is for the best interest of the child and /or the community, and that said child shall thereafter be under the supervision of the parent, guardian or custodian until the child has reached the age of eighteen (18) years; or
If any such child is excused from attending school for the purpose of observing religious holy days if before the absence, the parent, guardian, or person having custody or control of the student submits a written request for the excused absence. The school district shall excuse a student pursuant to this subsection for the days on which the religious hold days are observed and for the days on which the student must travel to and from the site where the student will observe the holy days.
C. It shall be the duty of the attendance officer to enforce the provisions of this section. In the prosecution of a parent, guardian, or other person having custody of a child for violation of any provision of this section, it shall be an affirmative defense that the parent, guardian, or other person having custody of the child has made substantial and reasonable efforts to comply with the compulsory attendance requirements of this section but is unable to cause the child to attend school. If the court determines the affirmative defense is valid, it shall dismiss the complaint against the parent, guardian, or other person having custody of the child and shall notify the school attendance officer who shall refer the child to the district attorney for the county in which the child resides for the filing of a Child in Need of Supervision petition against the child pursuant to the Oklahoma Juvenile Code.
D. Any parent, guardian, custodian, child or other person violating any of the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be reported to the Tillman County District Attorneys Office. At this time the District Attorneys office sets the fees/fines for each student. Each day the child remains out of school after the oral and documented or written warning has been given to the parent, guardian, custodian, child or other person or the child has been ordered to school by the juvenile court shall constitute a separate offense.

Note: Amended by SB 1597, Sec. 1 of the 2006 Reg. Sess.
A married person under eighteen (18) years of age is required is a question of fact to be determined by a jury within the
to attend school and to comply with the compulsory attendance law confines of a court of competent jurisdiction. May 1, 1972
regardless of his/her status as to legal rights of majority. April 19, (AG OP. No. 72-155)
1995 (AG Op. No. 95-8)
County Attorney can file complaint for violation of compulsory
A school district may not refuse to excuse absence from school school law without authorization or verification or supervisor of
of students on their religious holy days. June 2, 1987 (AG Op. No. school census and attendance. Sheppard v. State, 306 P.2d 346
87-41) (Okla. Crim. App. 1957)

Not necessary for private school attended by child to be Children attending commercial colleges in good faith and
accredited. AG Op. February 13, 1974 receiving instruction equivalent to that given in public schools do
not violate compulsory school attendance law. February 5, 1953
Board of Education has discretion to classify students and
require examination when students have not attended the public Prosecution for violation of compulsory school attendance law
schools. AG OP. February 13, 1974 should be brought in county where parents reside, and not in
county in which public school the child is eligible to attend is
District not required to furnish textbooks and other materials located. AG Op. November 8, 1952
to resident child not attending a district-operated school. AG
Op. February 13, 1974. Attendance of school age child at public school not compulsory
if child is receiving equivalent instruction by correspondence for
Compulsory Attendance Statue does not require that a parent full term the district school is in session, and if the instruction by
or other individual giving private tutoring hold an Oklahoma correspondence is not for the purpose of evading the proper
teaching certificate if private instruction is given in good faith education for the child. AG Op. June 28, 1950
and is equivalent to that afforded by the state. February 14,
1974 (AG Op. No. 73-129) The fact that a person between the ages of 16 and 18 years is
the sole support of his family does not relieve such person from
The requirements of 70 O.S. 1971, §10-105 may be met by the compulsory school attendance requirements. AG Op.
providing of means of education other than public or private September 17, 1949
school, but, if challenged, the adequacy and sufficiency of such
education


IMMUNIZATION REGULATIONS
Criteria for immunizations required:
Each child shall present certification that he or she has received or is receiving the
immunizations as specified below before he or she is admitted to any public, private, or
parochial school.

GUIDE TO IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS IN OKLAHOMA
2009-2010

Kindergarten thru 10th 11th - 12th

5DTP/DTaP/Td/Tdap 5DTP/DTaP/Td/Tdap
4 Polio 4 Polio
2 MMR 2 MMR
2 or 3 Hep B 2 or 3 Hep B
2 Hep A 2 Hep A
1 Varicella

(b) The minimum intervals between doses shall be as follows:
DTP/DTaP:
(A) First and second dose – 4 weeks
(B) Second and third does – 4 weeks
Third and fourth dose – 6 months
Fourth and fifth dose – 6 months
If the 4th dose of DTP/DTaP is administered on or after the child’s 4th birthday then the 5th dose of DTP/DTaP is not required. Beginning Jan. 1, 2003, if a 5th dose of DtaP is required it must be given on or after the 4th birthday or within 4 days before the birthday.
Polio:
(A) First and second dose – 4 weeks
(B) Second and third does – 4 weeks
(C) Third and fourth dose – 4 weeks
(D) If the 3rd dose of Polio is administered on or after the child’s 4th birthday then the 4th dose of Polio is not required.
MMR: First and second dose – 4 weeks
All measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and varicella vaccine doses must be administered on or after the child’s first birthday or up to 4 days before the birthday to be counted as valid doses.

Hepatitis B
(E) First and second dose – 1 month (4 weeks)
(F) Second and third dose – 2 months (8 weeks), and the third dose at least 4 months (16 weeks) after first dose, and the third dose not before 6 months of age.
(G) Hepatitis B may be administered in a two (2) dose series to children 11 through 15 years of age. All other age groups must receive the three (3) dose Hepatitis B series.

Hepatitis A:
(H) First and second dose – 6 months
(I) Hepatitis A vaccine must be administered on or after the child’s second birthday or within 4 days before the birthday.
Longer than recommended time periods between doses of multi-dose vaccines do not diminish the effectiveness of these vaccines. It is not necessary to restart the series of any vaccine due to longer than recommended time periods between doses.
Children may be allowed to attend school if they have received the first dose in the series of any multi-dose vaccine but must complete the series on schedule. These children are in the process of receiving immunizations.
Pneumococcal vaccination (PCV or PPV) is not required for school.
Doses administered 4 days or less, before the minimum intervals or ages, will be counted as valid doses; applies to all children including those already enrolled.
(c) A child, through his parent or guardian, may apply for an exemption from this requirement by
submitting a form to the school. The school shall maintain a copy of the application in the
child’s records and send a copy to the Department for approval.
A request for exemption for medical reasons shall contain a certificate signed by a physician stating that the physical condition of the child is such that the immunization would endanger the life or health of the child and that the child should be exempt for immunization.
A request for exemption for religious or other personal reasons shall contain a signed written statement from the parent or guardian stating a summary of the objections. Lost or unobtainable immunization records are not a ground for personal exemption.
(d) A child participating in a pre-kindergarten school program shall have received or be in the
process of receiving the appropriate immunization for the listed diseases based on the child’s
age.
The Department may grant exemptions or substitutions in the immunization schedule based on a medical history of a physical condition such that the immunization would endanger the life or health of the child or a medical history stating the child is likely to be immune as a result of having had a vaccine-preventable disease if the following are met:
(1) A history of having had diphtheria and/or tetanus is not acceptable as proof of immunity since infection with diphtheria or tetanus may not render an individual immune to either of these diseases,
(2) A history of having had polio, pertussis, rubella, mumps, hepatitis B, or hepatitis A must be supported by laboratory evidence to be acceptable as proof of immunity to these diseases,
(3) A history of having had measles must be accompanied by a statement from a physician, public health authority, or laboratory evidence to be acceptable as proof of immunity to measles,
(4) A parental history of a child having varicella (chickenpox) disease is acceptable in lieu of varicella vaccine.
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and PCV vaccine is not a requirement for children attending pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, or school, but they are required for children in childcare.
In some circumstances, the United States Food and Drug Administration may approve the use of an alternative dosage schedule for an existing vaccine. These alternative schedules may be used to meet the requirements only when the alternative schedule is fully documented. Such documentation must include the name of the vaccine and dosage received for each dose of that vaccine.

C. All pupils entering the Kindergarten must furnish a birth certificate. Parents will be given two (2) weeks after the start of school to procure birth certificates for students starting kindergarten. If a birth certificate is not submitted by this time, the student may be dropped from school until his correct age can be determined.
Pupils entering the Grandfield Schools who reside outside the school district must have legal transfers or pay full tuition in advance and must be responsible for their own transportation.
It shall be the policy of the Grandfield Schools in instances of tuition being paid by students that in case of withdrawal from the school system, the parent, guardian or student will be refunded on a pro ratio basis.
Students in the Grandfield District desiring to attend school other than in Grandfield must submit their request to the Board of Education for approval.
All students are responsible for regular and punctual school attendance. All students must report to the office before school starts and pick up an admit the day they return to school after being absent. Any class work during an absence from the secondary schools will be made up by arrangements between the student, teacher, and principal.
Absences: The only acceptable reason for school absence is sickness or serious emergency. Regular attendance is of tremendous value to the pupils, as well as to the school. Irregular attendance, regardless of the cause, will not produce satisfactory results. Regular attendance stimulates interest in work and prevents discouragement that comes from being behind in class. A pupil out of school one day really loses two days of work because he comes to school unprepared for the day following the absence. Habits of regularity and punctuality are good habits to form. In many cases, business firms have refused to employ boys and girls whose school attendance was poor.
If a student exceeds the requirements for attendance that are active in extracurricular
activities, then they are not eligible to participate if their attendance exceeds over 10% (school & personal absents).

Excusable absences include:
Death in the immediate family (grandparents, mother, father, sister, or brother).
Illness of the student. (With note or phone call from parent and/or doctor’s note).
When a family is leaving town and desires to take the student with them providing that:
The school is notified in advance of the absence.
A student gets his/her assignments in advance of the absence and turns the assignments in as soon as they return.
All make-up tests, etc. are made up at the discretion of the individual teacher.
Truancy is defined as deliberate absence from school on the part of the pupil with or without the knowledge of the parent and for which no justifiable excuse is given.
Doctor’s statements are required in support of excused absences claimed for reasons of illness.
All absences require an admit slip from the principal’s office. The student must bring a note, or have the parent call the office, or have been picked up or brought back to the office by parents to receive an admit back to class. The teacher shall not permit the student in class without an admit slip. Any pupil who violates this rule forfeits membership in the school until reinstated by the principal after meeting with the parents.
In all cases, the principal decides the status of the absence. Students who receive unexcused absences will receive a zero for the day. They will not be allowed to make up their work.
Four (4) unexcused absences, within a nine weeks period, will be regarded as sufficient cause to drop a pupil from the roll provided that a certified letter will be sent to the parents or guardians. Eight (8) unexcused absences, within a semester, will be regarded as sufficient cause to cause a students grade to drop a whole letter grade and a certified letter will be sent to the parents or guardians regarding this matter .
No student will be allowed to leave school without properly checking out through the principal’s office. If ill, a parent must be notified.
Students will not be allowed more than eighteen (18) absences (excused or unexcused) per semester per class in order to pass that semester.
1. Tardies - First Tardy – Conference, Second Tardy – detention, Third Tardy – Unexcused absence. (Teacher will contact Principal). Fourth Tardy – One (1) day ISS, Fifth Tardy – Two (2) days ISS, Sixth Tardy – Unexcused absence – three (3) days ISS. Students should arrive in class, and be seated before the tardy bell rings. Five (5) minutes are provided to travel from one class to another. Excessive tardiness will not be tolerated. When a student is late to his/her class, he/she will not be admitted to class without a tardy slip. When a student arrives at school late they must report to the principal’s office before entering class. They should report directly to the principal’s office to receive a tardy slip. If a student arrives (25) minutes late or more to first hour, he/she will be counted absent for that hour.
2. Make-up Work---All class work missed when absent is recorded as zero until it is made up. Time in which to complete necessary make-up work. One day for each day absent to make up work. Example: two days absent then two days will be allowed to make up work. Work not made up within this period will not be accepted and will remain a zero to be averaged in with other grades.
The student’s parent or guardian needs to contact the school by 8:15 a.m. on the day of any absence. In the event the school is not contacted, a school official will attempt to contact the parent.
Following the fourth (4)unexcused absence in a 9-weeks the parent or guardian will receive a certified letter regarding Oklahoma’s school attendance laws.
Following the eighth (8) unexcused absence in a semester the parent or guardian will receive another certified letter regarding Oklahoma’s school attendance laws.
When a student reaches eleven unexcused (11) absences in a semester the district attorney will be contacted and the student will no longer attend Grandfield public schools.
The district attorney has responsibility for initiating legal proceedings pursuant to Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
If a child is suspended for disciplinary reasons those days count toward the ten (10) day absences rule per semester as unexcused absences.
In compliance with the Oklahoma School Law (Section 387/Part 2), a student who has been absent without a valid excuse for ten (10) consecutive days shall be removed from the district’s attendance roll beginning with e eleventh day.

6. SCHOOL DISMISSAL:
The decision as to whether school will be dismissed because of bad weather will be made by the Superintendent after consultation with administrators responsible for transportation services.
The announcement of school dismissal will be made by one of the following methods: School Messenger, radio, or television stations that serve the area. Please do not call a teacher, principal or superintendent about whether we are having school or not. LISTEN TO THE RADIO, WATCH TV OR RECEIVE A PHONE CALL! If cancellation is not announced by 7:30 A.M., you should prepare to come to school.

7. PUPILS-RELEASED TO LAW OFFICERS:
Various police, attorneys and/or insurance investigators may interrogate school children only with the consent of the parent or guardian or upon the written order of a court and with permission of the principal.
No child will be released into the custody of an officer of the law without the parent or guardian’s consent or upon the written order of a court. If a law officer directly requests a student through a teacher, the teacher will not release said student without permission of the principal personally.

8. RULES OF CONDUCT:
The student body of Grandfield Schools is composed of ladies and gentlemen. Their standard of conduct should always be to think and do those things which are right and proper in a democratic society. Their speech and deeds will be expected to be above adverse criticism.

9. DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS:
The school’s primary goal is to educate, not discipline. However, when the behavior of an individual student comes in conflict with the rights of others, corrective actions are necessary for the benefit of the individuals and of the school.

The teacher of a child attending a public school shall have the same rights as a parent or guardian to control and discipline such a child according to local policies during the time the child is in attendance or in transit to or from the school or any other school function authorized by the school district or classroom presided over by the teacher.

All students will be treated in a fair and equitable manner. Disciplinary action will be based on a careful assessment of the circumstances surrounding each infraction. The following are examples of these circumstances: the student’s attitude, the seriousness of the offense, the effect of the offense on other students, whether the offense is physically or mentally damaging to other people, and whether the incident is isolated or habitual behavior. In administering discipline, consideration will be given to alternative methods of punishment to
insure that the most effective discipline is administered in each case. In all disciplinary actions, teachers and administrators will be mindful of the fact that they are dealing with individual personalities. The faculty will consider consultation with parents or disciplinary measures that might prove most effective in particular instances.

STUDENT DISCIPLINE THREATENING BEHAVIOR (REGULATION)
Threatening behavior is defined as an activity which portrays that another person, persons, or property may or will be harmed or killed. As used in the School Bullying Prevention act, “harassment, intimidation, and bullying” means any gesture, written or verbal expression, or physical act that a reasonable person should know will harm another student, damage the student’s property, place another student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or damage to the student’s property, or insult or demean any student or group of students in such a way as to disrupt or interfere with the school’s educational mission or the education of any student. Harassment, intimidation, and bullying include, but are not limited to, a gesture or written, verbal, or physical act. Such behavior is specifically prohibited by board policy.

Any student exhibiting threatening behavior either verbally, in written form, or by gesture toward another student or school personnel or others while under school supervision shall be subject to the following:
1. The student will be referred immediately to a site administrator or his/her
designee for intervention.
2. The administrator will gather and evaluate incident information and either (a) document the incident and place the student on a five-day probationary period, or (b) implement the following intervention procedure:
A. The student will be subject to an immediate suspension from school for a minimum of three days.
B. The student’s parent(s)/guardian will be notified.
C. The Grandfield Police Department shall be notified.
D. A mandatory conference will be held with the parent(s)/guardian, student, school officials, and others as deemed necessary. (“Others may include, but not be limited to, the following: police, Multi-County Youth Services, Office of Juvenile Affairs, Department of Human Services, and Child Welfare.) The conference shall take place as soon as possible.
E. The student must attend mandatory counseling with an appropriate counseling agency as determined by the school. The counseling agency will make recommendations to the school concerning the student’s re-entry to school.
F. A conference shall be held with the site school counselor, an administrator, and the student prior to the student’s re-entry to school. If it is determined that the student may not return to school, further counseling and/or alternative placement will be implemented. The student will be re-evaluated at a later date as determined by the school.
Any student who has been previously disciplined for threatening behavior is subject to alternative placement or suspension if the offense is repeated. The alternative placement or suspension shall not exceed the remainder of the current semester and the succeeding semester.

Misconduct will not be tolerated. Pupils deemed guilty of disrupting ordinary procedure of any school activity (curricular or extra-curricular) will be punished. Teachers are urged to administer punishment that will inhibit the re-occurrence of such misconduct. A wide variety of punishment will be considered in order that the punishment fit the misconduct.
Hall passes will be issued to students between classes. It is the responsibility of the student to have a hall pass issued by the teacher before leaving class. Hall passes will not be issued in the first fifteen (15) minutes of class or during the last fifteen (15) minutes of class.
The failure of a student to cooperate with the teachers or the administration may result in indefinite suspension. Re-entry can be gained only by fulfilling the obligation which caused the suspension. Additional punishment may be administered at the Principal’s discretion.
Any student deemed guilty of intimidating or harassing any student or teacher could be expelled for the remainder of the semester. Before such expelled student will be enrolled in another semester, the expelled student, along with his parents or guardian, must appear before the Board of Education. The Board of Education will have the responsibility to determine if the expelled student should have the privilege of resuming his studies in the Grandfield system.
Any and all evidence of intimidation and/or harassment should be brought to the attention of the Principal or teacher immediately.
Some causes for the suspension or expulsion of students are as follows:
continued willful disobedience
deliberate violation of school rules
damaging or defacing school property
repeated truancy
profanity or vulgarity
stealing
immoral conduct
gambling or bringing alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, narcotics, drugs, etc., on the school premises, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs when in attendance at school or at school functions.
Fighting during school hours or at school activities
Possession of dangerous or illegal weapons(guns, Knives, etc…)
Not attending the regularly scheduled classes (playing hooky).
Cheating , plagiarism, etc…
Defiance of authority
Excessive tardies
Extortion
Violation of the dress code
Any violation of federal, state, or local law or ordinance
Verbal or physical abuse
Use of tobacco
Electronic devices
Gang activity
Sexual harassment
Laser pens
Inappropriate internet use
Failing to comply with school bus regulations

APPEAL COMMITTEE POLICY FOR STUDENT SUSPENSION
In accordance with the Grandfield board of education, the following policies shall govern the suspension of students from school.
The authority to suspend a student from a school in the school district is delegated to the respective building principals.
A suspension shall not extend beyond the present semester and the succeeding semester except for violations of the Weapons-Free Schools Policy which provides suspensions for up to one calendar year.
Except under circumstances which require the immediate removal of a student or students, the parent(s) or legal guardian shall be informed if possible before a student is released from school.
Suspended students will not be permitted to make up work. It is recorded as an unexcused absence and a zero is recorded in the grade book.
Procedural steps to suspension:
1. Short term suspension. A student may be suspended from school for up through a ten (10) day period by the principal. Both the student and the parent(s) shall be notified of the suspension, the reasons therefore, and the right to appeal the suspension to the superintendent. The parents of students who are suspended greater than three (3) days may appeal the suspension to the superintendent.
2. Long term suspension. A student may be suspended from school for greater than ten (10) days or the remainder of the current semester and the entirety of the following semester. Both the student and the parent(s) shall be notified of the suspension, the grounds therefore, and the right to appeal the suspension to the board of education.

NOTE: Any student suspended either long term or short term is prohibited from school grounds and all extra-curricular activities or school events.

Appellate procedures. The parents of any suspended student who has been suspended under the steps listed above may appeal the suspension to the Board of Education. The following procedures shall govern the appellate process.
1. The student’s parent(s) shall notify the superintendent in writing within 3 school days of their intent to appeal the suspension.
2. Upon receiving notice of a parent(s) intent to appeal, the superintendent shall advise the president of the board of education. The appeal shall be heard within ten days from the date the notice of intent is filed with the superintendent. The superintendent, at his/her discretion may permit the suspended student to attend classes pending the outcome of the appeal.
3. During the hearing of the appeal, the student may be represented by legal counsel or other adult representative; may examine witnesses on his own behalf including the student’s own testimony.
4. The board of education shall uphold the suspension, modify the terms of the suspension, or overrule the suspension. The student and the student’s parent(s) shall be notified within five school days of the decision.

Appeal for reinstatement. Students who have been suspended for the remainder of a semester, or more, may petition the superintendent for reinstatement. The superintendent may, at his/her discretion, schedule an informal hearing with the concerned principal. At the hearing, the student may present evidence of attitude or behavior modification which would support reinstatement. The superintendent and the principal may reinstate the student or deny reinstatement and submit a written report of the informal hearing to the board of education. The board shall take whatever action it deems appropriate.
A suspension will be addressed by the Board of Education.

A student shall show proper respect for the teacher. The teacher is in charge of the class and has the authority to conduct it in accordance with the school laws of Oklahoma. A student shall not question the fairness or correctness of a teacher’s action in handling a discipline problem during class time.

ISS (In-School suspension) – ISS will start with minimum of one (1) day and the maximum of 45 days per school year. Classroom rules are as follows:

a. No talking at all while in ISS classroom. No writing notes to other students.
b. Have all necessary books, paper, pencils/pens, etc with you. No one will be allowed to go
back to his/her locker, classroom, etc.
c. No candy, food, gum, or drinks allowed in ISS, except at lunch.
d. Sit up in desk, no lying back in desk and/or laying head on desk.
No phones, beepers, or headphones allowed.
Must follow all school regulations regarding dress code and/or behavior guidelines of school.
Do not get up from seat or leave cubicle. Keep all trash at your seat until you have a restroom break.
You must raise your hand for permission to speak and wait for the teacher acknowledge your hand before you speak.
Students are not allowed to leave cubical at anytime except to pickup lunch or for a restroom break (escorted).
All belongings are to be placed under desk neatly. Hang all jackets, sweaters, etc on back of chair.
Students are not allowed to leave ISS at anytime except for trip to principal’s office and/or counselors office.
Students will not eat breakfast or lunch in cafeteria, but will eat in cubical. Student will be assigned a cubical for their time in ISS.
Students will be in ISS by 7:55 am and are dismissed at 3:30 pm.
Students may not use any form of writing/drawing instrument other than a pen or pencil.
Do not write on anything other than the paper you are working on.
All assignments must be completed in class and turned in at the end of the day.
If you refuse to do an assignment your parents will be notified and points will be given.
You will be on a point system in ISS; points will be given for rules that are broken.
At ten (10) points you will be referred to the principal for an automatic three (3) day suspension.
ISS teacher may call parents at any time, but at seven (7) points the parents will be called.
Insubordination, disruption, or acts that pose a danger to other students will result in being sent to the principal’s office.
While in ISS students are not allowed to attend any after school home event.
ISS time is based on a full day, if you miss one half a day you must complete a full day. Doctor appointments will not count if excused by the office.
The following are how behavior points will be awarded:
1. Tardy, dress code, candy, gum, food (other than cafeteria food), drinks or writing notes: one (1) point.
2. Talking w/o permission, sleeping, head down, marking on walls: two (2) points.
3. Refusing to do an assignment, throwing any object, cussing, talking back, rudeness,
etc: three (3) points.
Students will copy these rules when entering the classroom everyday.
Students will stay busy during the entire ISS stay.

10. BULLYING, HAZING, HARASSMENT & INTIMIDATION POLICY
It is the policy of this school district that no student or employee of the district shall participate in or be members of any secret fraternity or secret organization that is in any degree related to the school or to a school activity.
No student will be subject to bullying, hazing, harassment, intimidation, or any other form of persecution by student or employee, based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation and religion, whether connected to any fraternity or organization or not.
For the purposes of this policy, hazing is defined as the deliberate harassment of a student by means of rough practical jokes or causing the student to perform meaningless, difficult, or humiliating tasks.
For the purposes of this policy, bullying is defined as a type of violence that occurs when someone uses his or her power unfairly and repeatedly to hurt someone else.
For the purposes of this policy, violence is defined as any work, look, sign, or act that hurts a person’s body, feeling, or things.
This policy is not intended to deprive school district authorities from taking necessary and appropriate disciplinary action toward any student or employee. Students or employees who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action which may include expulsion for students and employment termination for employees.
Additionally, in the “School Bullying Prevention Act” passed in 2002 and revised in 2008, the Oklahoma Legislature defines school harassment, intimidation and bullying as: “any gesture, written or verbal expression, electronic communication, or physical act that a reasonable person should know will harm another student, damage another student’s property, place another student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or damage to the student’s property, or insult educational mission or the education of any student” (§70-24-100.0).

11. SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS POLICY
The policy of this school district forbids discrimination against, or harassment of any student on the basis of sex. The Board of Education will not tolerate sexual harassment by any of its employees or students. This policy applies to all students and employees including non-employee volunteers whose work is subject to the control of school personnel. Policy DA applies to sexual harassment of employees.

1. Sexual harassment
For the purpose of this policy, sexual harassment includes:
Verbal or physical sexual advances, including subtle pressure for sexual activity; touching, pinching, patting, or brushing against; comments regarding physical or personality characteristics of a sexual nature; and sexually-oriented “kidding” “teasing” double meanings, and jokes.

Demeaning comments about a girl’s ability to excel in a class historically considered a “boy’s” subject, privately talking to a student about sexual matters, hugging or touching a student inappropriately may constitute sexual harassment.

Writing graffiti which names a student or otherwise identifies a student is potentially slanderous and constitutes sexual harassment. Graffiti of any kind will not be tolerated on school property. The superintendent is directed to cause any graffiti or unauthorized writings to be removed immediately.

Any of the aforementioned conduct which effectively deprives a student of access to educational opportunities or benefits provided by the school.

2. Specific Prohibitions
A. Administrators and Supervisors
1. It is sexual harassment for an administrator, supervisor, support employee, or
teacher to use his or her authority to solicit sexual favors or attention from students.
2. Administrators, supervisors, support personnel, or teachers who either engage in
sexual harassment of students or tolerate such conduct by other employees shall be
subject to sanctions, as described below.
3. The school district is not concerned with the “off-duty” conduct of school personnel
unless the conduct has or will have a negative impact on the educational process of
the school. Any romantic or sexual affiliation between school personnel and students,
including students who have reached the age of majority (18), during school hours
will have a negative impact on the educational process and shall constitute a violation
of school policy. Such violations may result in suspension of the student and
suspension or termination for the employee. Any sexual affiliation between teachers
and students under the age of 18 may constitute a crime under state or federal law.
3. Report, Investigation, and Sanctions
A. It is the express policy of the board of education to encourage student victims of
sexual harassment to come forward with such claims. This may be done through the
Sexual Discrimination Grievance policy. The Office of Civil Rights relies on school
administrators’ judgment and common sense in meeting the requirements of the
federal law.
1. Students who feel that administrators, supervisors, support personnel, teachers,
or other students are subjecting them to sexual harassment are encouraged to
report these conditions, or have their parents report these conditions, to the
appropriate administrator or teacher. If the student’s immediate administrator
or teacher is the alleged offending person, the report will be made to the next
higher level of administration or supervision or to any responsible adult person.
2. Every attempt will be made to maintain confidentiality; however, absolute
confidentiality cannot be guaranteed because of due process concerns which
arise in sexual harassment investigations. No reprisals or retaliation will be
allowed to occur as a result of the good faith reporting of charges of sexual
harassment.
B. In determining whether alleged conduct constitutes sexual harassment, the totality of the
circumstances, the nature of the conduct, and the context in which the alleged conduct
occurred will be investigated. The superintendent has the responsibility of investigating and
resolving complaints of sexual harassment.
Any employee found to have engaged in sexual harassment of students shall be subject to
sanctions, including, but not limited to warning, suspension, or termination subject to
applicable procedural and due process requirements.
Any student found to have engaged in sexual harassment of other students shall be subject
to sanctions, including, but not limited to warning, suspension or other appropriate
punishment subject to applicable procedural and due process requirements.
A copy of this Sexual Harassment policy will be provided to students and parents each
year.
Special effort will be made to apprise district administrators, teachers and counselors of
their obligation to receive student complaints of sexual harassment, document such
complaints, and forward them to the grievance committee.

12. HARASSMENT POLICY
It is the policy of this school district that harassment of students by other students, personnel, or the public will not be tolerated. This policy is in effect while the students are on school grounds, in school transportation, or attending school-sponsored activities, and while away from school grounds if the misconduct directly affects the good order, efficient management, and welfare of the school district.

Harassment is intimidation by threats of or actual physical violence; the creation by whatever means of a climate of hostility or intimidation; or the use of language, conduct, or symbols in such manner as to be commonly understood to convey hatred, contempt, or prejudice or to have the effect of insulting or stigmatizing an individual. Harassment includes but is not limited to harassment on the basis of race, sex, creed, color, national origin, religion, marital status, or disability.

As used in the School Bullying Prevention Act, “harassment, intimidation, and bullying” means any gesture, written or verbal expression, or physical act that a reasonable person should know will harm another student, damage another student’s property, place another student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or damage to the student’s educational mission or the education of any student. Harassment, intimidation, and bullying include, but are not limited to, a gesture or written, verbal, or physical act. Such behavior is specifically prohibited.
1. Verbal, physical, or written harassment or abuse
2. Repeated remarks of a demeaning nature
3. Implied or explicit threat concerning one’s grades, achievement, etc.
4. Demeaning jokes, stories, or activities directed at the student
5. Unwelcome physical contact.

13. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
In order to maintain an effective learning environment for all students and personnel, corporal punishment will be retained as a means of discipline. On an annual basis, a parent or guardian may sign an agreement for use of corporal punishment following the guidelines below relative to numbers 4,5, and 6.
If no document is on file granting or denying corporal punishment, then when a student has been brought to the principal/designee and alternative methods have not been successful, and corporal punishment is recommended, then it will be administered under the following guidelines:
1. The parent or guardian will be contacted and asked to come to the school.
2. They will be asked to date, time and sign a statement giving permission to use corporal punishment.
3. If a parent/guardian refuses to sign a statement, then the student will be suspended according to policy.
4. The corporal punishment must never be administered in the presence of other children.
5. Before corporal punishment is administered, a witness must be informed in the presence of the student for the reason of the punishment and witness the punishment.
6. A written record of each disciplinary action requiring corporal punishment will be kept by the principal.

NO ADMINISTRATOR WILL USE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OUTSIDE OF THESE GUIDELINES
If a signed statement prohibiting corporal punishment is on file in the principal’s office, a parent/guardian will be contacted before any action is taken. If the parent or guardian cannot be contacted after appropriate attempts by the principal or his/her designee, the student will remain in the office until contacts are made. The student will be suspended until a conference can be held with school authorities to determine the punishment.

14. BUS RIDER RULES:
Riding a school bus is a privilege and the privilege may be removed for not abiding by the bus rider rules.
Previous to loading, students should:
Be on time at the designated school bus stops—keep the bus on schedule.
Stay off the road at all times while waiting for the bus.
Do not move toward the bus at the school loading zone until the bus has been brought to a complete stop.
Respect people and their property while waiting on the bus.
Receive proper school official authorization to be discharged at places other than the regular bus stop.
While on the bus, students should:
1. Keep all parts of the body inside the bus.
2. Refrain from eating and drinking on the bus.
3. Refrain from the use of any form of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs.
4. Assist in keeping the bus safe and clean at all times.
5. Remember that loud talking and laughing or unnecessary confusion diverts the driver’s attention and may result in a serious accident. (The life you save may be your own.)
6. Treat bus equipment as you would valuable furniture in your own home.
Damage to seats, etc. must be paid for by the offender.
7. Should never tamper with the bus or any of its equipment.
8. Maintain possession of books, lunches, or other articles and keep the aisle clear.
9. Help look after the safety and comfort of small children.
10. Not throw objects in or out of the bus.
11. Remain in their seats while the bus is in motion.
12. Refrain from horseplay and fighting on the school bus.
13. Be courteous to fellow pupils and the bus driver.
14. Remain quiet when approaching a railroad crossing stop.
15. Remain in the bus during road emergencies except when it may be hazardous to your safety.
After leaving the bus, students should:
Go at least ten (10) feet in front of the bus, stop, check traffic, wait for bus driver’s signal, then cross road.
Go home immediately, staying clear of traffic.
Help look after the safety and comfort of small children.
Extracurricular Trips
1. The above rules and regulations should apply to all trips under school sponsorship.
2. Sponsors should be appointed by the school officials.
Bus Rider Policy
The school bus driver has a great responsibility. Each day he carries a “precious cargo” and his only concern should be to see that all of his passengers are transported to and from school safely. Unfortunately, there are times when children (young and old) do things that cause the driver to be distracted from his job. This is dangerous and cannot be allowed. It is necessary, therefore, that Student Conduct Rules and Regulations be in force and that they be followed without question. Each parent must see that the child understands the importance of good behavior while riding a bus.

Riding a school bus is not a right but a privilege granted to those who are eligible and are able to abide by the rules and regulations. If the rules are broken, there will be punishment administered, on an increased scale. For students in K through 3rd grades a counseling process will be administered for controlling discipline with occasionally some punishment assessed after counseling fails. Only in very rare cases is it necessary to deny riding privileges to students K-3.

Students in grades 4 through 12 will receive no counseling, first offense students will be suspended from riding the bus for a week. Second offense students will be suspended from riding the bus for a month. Third offense students will be suspended from riding the bus for the rest of the semester or for the remainder of the school year.
This applies only to students in the 4th through 12th grades. There will be no counseling with them. Additional disciplinary steps may also be used in addition to the suspension from riding the bus. They have read the rules and you have gone over it with them. Punishment will be immediate, and by the principal of their respective school. If a student shows an uncontrolled malicious disregard for the safety and well being of the passengers and driver, it is possible that immediate suspension will occur without going through the above procedure.

The bus driver accepts the responsibility of getting your child to and from school safely, therefore, what he\she observes and reports to the principal is final. The driver is not there to determine the right or wrong of one student in a dispute with another, but is there to report any misconduct or behavior that might keep him from properly doing his job.

Any student who is involved in damage to a school bus will be required to pay for the damage.

IN ORDER TO RIDE THE SCHOOL BUS THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL.
(Turn in the form to the principal).

To the Grandfield School System:
We have read and discussed with our children the school bus policy and rules. We agree with the Grandfield School System that these rules should be in force and that any student who cannot abide by these simple rules should be disciplined and/or counseled with according to the stated policy.

As parents, we ask that the school contact us by telephone or written letter each time our children are involved in incidents so that we might further counsel our children on proper bus conduct.

Sincerely,

___________________________
Parent’s Signature

__________________ ________________________
Date Phone Number

Please write in the names and grade of each child in your family that will ride the school bus. This statement will be in effect for the current school year.

___________________________________Grade__________________________

15. TRAVEL IN NON-SCHOOL OWNED VEHICLES:
No student will travel on school trips in any vehicle not owned and insured by the district unless prior permission has been secured from the parent or guardian, and authorized by the Principal. Students must return on the bus unless released to the parents. Parents and students’ cars may be used by drivers on school trips at the discretion of the principal and sponsor. Certified (by State Department of Education) drivers should be used in cars, if at all possible, and must be used in buses.
To use a private vehicle for school purposes, the employee must have the permission of the superintendent, or his or her designee.
This permission may be in the form of a standing permit for employees who use their own cars regularly for school purposes. The permit will state the particular purpose, and whether it includes transportation of students.
For special trips involving students, including field trips, a special permit must be obtained in advance for the specific trip.
Employees so authorized to use their cars for school business purposes must have adequate liability coverage.
The district will assume no responsibility for liability in case of accident unless the employee has the authorization described above.
The board specifically forbids any employee to transport students for school purposes without prior authorization by the superintendent or his or her designee.
No student will be sent on school errands with his or her own automobile, or a district-owned automobile, without written permission from parent or guardian.
Local school vehicles and driving of faculty and staff vehicles is off limits to all students at any and all times unless written permission is given by parent or guardian at the beginning of each school year signed in principal’s office.

16. PHONE CALLS:
Use of the telephone by a student is limited to the office ONLY. A student may use the telephone only with the permission of office personnel. Students are not to receive telephone calls while they are in class unless it is an emergency. No class will be interrupted unless it is absolutely necessary. Students will not leave class for any reason to use the telephone except in the case of an emergency. STUDENTS WILL NOT USE THE PHONES IN THE CLASSROOMS.

17. DRIVING PERMITS:
Students may drive motor vehicles to school under the following conditions:
Each student who drives a vehicle to school must have the permission of his parent or guardian AND the principal. Forms for this purpose are available in the principal’s office.
Vehicles are not to be driven more than 15 miles per hour in the school area.
Vehicles are to be driven in a safe and courteous manner.
No students are to drive vehicles at noon, unless cleared by the Principal.
Vehicles are to be parked in designated areas only. They are not to be moved between classes. For example don’t move your vehicle between 7th and 8th period. Student vehicles are not to be parked on the east side of the school. Seniors have first priority to park on the north side of the high school and the rest of the students will park in the parking lot.
Violation of any of these conditions will result in the loss of driving privileges and/or indefinite suspension.



G. CAMPUS CLOSED DURING LUNCH: GRADES 7 – 12
Grades 7th through 12th will not be allowed to leave campus during lunch. If students leave at lunch they must be picked up and checked out and checked back in by their parents or guardians each day. Students who are not checked out properly will be considered truant.
Students will need to stay in the cafeteria or commons area during the lunch period. Students are not allowed to take food or drinks out of the cafeteria. Students are not permitted to bring outside food and drinks to cafeteria.

H. Breakfast is served from 7:30am to 8:00am each morning. Students are not allowed in the
cafeteria before 7:30am. Students are not permitted to take food or milk out of the cafeteria.

18. SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY

All students in Grandfield School District shall possess the knowledge and skills necessary to make nutritious food choices and enjoyable physical activity choices for a lifetime. All staff in Grandfield School District are encouraged to model healthful eating and physical activity as a valuable part of daily life.

To meet this goal, the Grandfield School District adopts this school wellness policy with the following commitments to nutrition, nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that support student and staff wellness.

School Meals Policy Statements:

Per USDA Regulations §210.10 and 220.8, school lunches and breakfasts will meet menu-planning system guidelines as required by USDA.
Per USDA Regulation §210.10, school lunches will provide 1/3 of the recommended dietary allowances (RDA) for calories, protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C as required by USDA.
Per USDA Regulation §220.8, school breakfasts will provide ¼ of the RDA for calories, protein, calcium, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C as required by USDA.
Per USDA Regulations §210.10 and §220.8, the total calories from fat in school meals will be limited to 30 percent when averaged over one week.
Per USDA Regulations §210.10 and 220.8, the total calories from saturated fat in school meals will be less than 10 percent when averaged over one week.
Per USDA Regulations §210.10 and §220.8, school meals will meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Qualifying school sites will participate in USDA’s Summer Food Service Program.
Healthy food preparation techniques will be implemented. Deep-fat fried products served as part of a reimbursable meal will not exceed three ounces per serving.
Fruits and/or vegetables will be offered daily and will be fresh whenever possible. Frozen and canned fruits should be packed in natural juice, water, or light syrup.
Schools serving chips will use reduced-fat or baked varieties, rather than the traditional varieties, whenever possible.
Students will be offered a variety of skim and lowfat milk, meat and beans, fruits and vegetables, and whole grains on a daily basis.
A nutrient analysis of school meals offered to students will be made available upon request.
School staff will support and encourage student participation in the USDA school meals programs.
School sites will be encouraged to participate in Farm-to-School by purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers when available. Grandfield Schools participates in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.

Other Food Items Sold On School Campuses Policy Statements:

Per USDA Regulation §210, Appendix B, foods of minimal nutritional value (FMNV) are prohibited from being sold or served during student meal services in the food service area where USDA reimbursable meals are served or eaten.
Per the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, beverage contracts will not restrict the sale of fluid milk products at any time during the school day or at any place on the school premises.

Per Oklahoma Senate Bill 265 (effective school year 2007-2008), student’s in elementary schools will not have access to FMNV except on special occasions.

Per Oklahoma Senate Bill 265 (effective school year 2007-2008), students in middle and junior high schools will not have access to FMNV except after school, at events which take place in the evening, and on special occasions.

Per Oklahoma Senate Bill 265 (effective school year 2007-2008), diet soda, an FMNV, will be available for sale at the junior high only in vending areas outside of the cafeteria.

Per Oklahoma Senate Bill 265 (effective school year 2007-2008), healthy food options will be provided at the high school and priced lower than FMNV in order to encourage students and staff to make healthier food choices.

Nutrition Education Policy Statements:

Per USDA Regulations §210.12 and §227, nutrition education is offered in the school cafeteria as well as the classroom.
Per Oklahoma Senate Bill 1627, the Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee at each school site will study and make recommendations regarding health education, nutrition, and health services.
MyPyramid nutrition education resources will be used in the cafeteria and classroom.
The Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom curriculum will be implemented in Grades K-6.
Students will receive consistent nutritional messages throughout the school, classroom, cafeteria, and school events.
School staff will promote healthful eating and healthy lifestyles to students and parents.

Physical Activity Policy Statements:

Per Oklahoma Senate Bill 1627, the Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee at each school site will study and make recommendations regarding physical education and physical activity.
Per Oklahoma Senate Bill 312 (effective school year 2006-2007), students in Grades K through 6 will participate in 60 minutes of physical activity each week.
Students will participate in an annual health-related fitness test (e.g., Fitness Gram, President’s Challenge to Physical Fitness, etc.).
School sites will establish or enhance physical activity opportunities for students.
Elementary school sites will provide 20 minutes of daily recess that promotes physical activity beyond what is provided through physical education classes.
Active transportation to and from school will be encouraged by assessing safest routes for students to walk or bike to school and by installing bike racks at school buildings.
Students will not be denied participation in recess or other physical activity as a form of discipline.
All playgrounds will meet the recommended safety standards for design, installation, and maintenance.
School sites will provide adequate equipment (e.g., balls, rackets, and other manipulatives) for every student to be active.

School-Based Activities Policy Statements:

Per Oklahoma Senate Bill 1627, each school site will establish a Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee that meets and makes recommendations to the school principal. The school principal shall give consideration to recommendations made by the Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee.
Per the school district’s Child Nutrition Programs Agreement, school meals may not be used as a reward or punishment.
Per USDA Regulations §210.12 and §227, students and parents will be involved in the NSLP. Parent and student involvement will include menu-planning suggestions, cafeteria enhancement, program promotion, and other related student-community support activities.
Students will be provided with a clean, safe, enjoyable meal environment.
Students will be provided with an adequate amount of time to eat breakfast and lunch. A minimum of 15 minutes will be provided at breakfast and 20 minutes at lunch (after students receive their trays).
Elementary schools will be encouraged to participate in the Healthier US School Challenge.
Students will be involved in planning for a healthy school environment. Students will be asked for input and feedback through the use of student surveys, student committees, and school clubs.

This School Wellness Policy adopted by the Board of the Grandfield Public Schools at the regularly scheduled meeting on this, the 27th day of June in the year 2006.



________________________________________ _________________________________
SFA Official Clerk of the Board

19. CLASS SOCIALS:
The principal will approve all class socials, parties, etc, and such activities should be on the school calendar at least two (2) weeks in advance.

Any student drinking intoxicating or non-intoxicating beverages at any school sponsored activities, or attending a school sponsored activity under the influence of alcohol, illegal substances, or illegal drugs will be expelled and will not be allowed to re-enter during the school
year.

20. REPORTING STUDENTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OR POSSESSING
NONINTOXICATING BEVERAGES, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, OR CONTROLLED
DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES:
It shall be the policy of the Grandfield Board of Education that any teacher who has reasonable cause to suspect that a student may be under the influence of or said student has in his or her possession:
non-intoxicating beverages;
alcoholic beverages; or a
controlled dangerous substance;
as the above are now defined by state law, shall immediately notify the principal or his or her designee of such suspicions. The principal shall immediately notify the superintendent of schools and a parent or legal guardian of said student of the matter.
Any suspension and/or search of said student shall be subject to any applicable school policy, state law, or student handbook regulation.

Every teacher employed by the Grandfield Board of Education, who has reasonable cause to suspect that a student is under the influence of or has in his or her possession non-intoxicating beverages, alcoholic beverages, or a controlled dangerous substance and who reports such information to the appropriate school official; shall be immune from all civil liability. Reference: O.S. Title 70, Section 24-132.

20.5 FOOD OR DRINKS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE CLASSROOMS

21. VISITORS:
Parents are asked not to send smaller brothers, sisters, or friends to visit with students in their
classroom. The classroom teacher does not plan for these children and they usually spend the
day with nothing to do. EACH VISITOR MUST CHECK IN WITH THE OFFICE BEFORE GOING ANYWHERE ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS. NO EXCEPTIONS.

22. TOBACCO USE POLICY
The use of tobacco in any form on school premises or any extra curricular activities or trips is absolutely forbidden by any student or adult. Any tobacco product will be confiscated upon detection. First offense will result in a three (3) day out of school suspension. Further offenses will result in further disciplinary actions. The possession of tobacco is also prohibited. Notification of minor in possession may, at principal’s discretion, be reported to local authority.

The Grandfield Board of Education recognizes that the use of tobacco has been shown to be
linked to illnesses and disabilities and that federal and state law prohibits smoking in any
indoor facility, or the grounds thereof, which is used to provide educational services to
children. Therefore, smoking, chewing or any other use of tobacco by staff, students and
members of the public is prohibited on, in or upon any school property during the hours of
7:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m., during school session, or when class or any program established for
students is in session.

1 .“School property” is defined as all property owned, leased, rented or otherwise used by
any school in this district including but not limited to the following:
A. All interior portions of any building or other structure used for instruction,
administration, support services, maintenance or storage. The term shall not
apply to buildings used primarily as residences, i.e., teacherages.
B. All School grounds over which the school exercises control including areas
surrounding any building, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation areas and
parking areas.
C. All vehicles used by the district for transporting students, staff, visitors or other
persons.
2. “Tobacco” is defined as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco and all
other kinds and forms of tobacco prepared in such manner to be suitable for chewing,
smoking or both, and includes cloves or any other product packaged for smoking.
3. “Use” is defined as lighting, chewing, inhaling or smoking any tobacco as defined
within this policy.
4. “Staff includes, but is not limited to, full-time, part-time, and contract employees.

Signs will be posted in prominent places on school property to notify the public that
smoking or other use of tobacco products in prohibited except in designated smoking areas
outside the buildings for the use of adults during certain school activities or functions,
including, but not limited to, athletic contests. Such areas will be designated by the
superintendent. Employees and patrons shall refrain from the use of tobacco except in
specifically designated areas after normal school hours.

23. STUDENT CHEMICAL ABUSE POLICY:
Rationale: It is the intent of this policy to safeguard the health, character, citizenship and personality development of all students in the Grandfield Public Schools. This policy is predicated upon the belief that parents are concerned for the welfare of not only their own children, but for all children in the community. It is recognized that abuse of alcohol and drugs is a complex and multifaceted problem; the ultimate solution will be complex and the schools play but one part in the total effort. There must be widespread commitment on the part of the entire school staff, parents, and community to create an open environment where boys and girls feel secure, wanted, loved, and free to express their feelings.

The word “alcohol” used in this policy, refers to any beverage containing alcohol. The word “drug” shall mean any “mood-altering chemical of any substance which is represented by the disciplined student as being a mood-altering drug”. Drugs prescribed by a physician for a specific individual are excluded from this policy with respect to that individual, taken according to prescription.

SUSPICION OF INVOLVEMENT is defined as reasonable cause to believe involvement by a student (examples: teacher alerts, dog alerts, others).
ACTION: Parents will be contacted and student may be sent home that day plus additional steps as the administration deems appropriate.
DIRECT POSSESSION/USE
Disciplinary Procedures for Alcohol and Drug Offenses
Student distribution, use or possession, or being under the influence of alcoholic
beverages, unlawful drugs, controlled substances, hallucinogens/inhalants or items that are purported to be unlawful drugs or controlled substances are those defined as illegal under laws of the United States and the State of Oklahoma. Illegal conduct, such as possession, possession with intent to distribute, distribution, and possession of drug paraphernalia, will be reported to the police. When any of the conduct described in this paragraph occurs during school time, on school premises, or during school-sponsored activities, district action will be independent of police or court action and could result in suspension, expulsion, denial of privilege to drive any vehicle on school premises, participation in any school activity, and/or recommendations for outside treatment.

School personnel will immediately notify the appropriate administrator when they reasonably believe a student to be under the influence or in possession of alcohol, unlawful drugs, controlled substances, hallucinogens/inhalants, or drug paraphernalia. There upon, the administrator will contact the parents or legal guardian. Circumstances may require the assistance of the law enforcement agencies.

The following g disciplinary action will apply, except in exceptional circumstances:
Use, Possession, Under the Influence, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Students who use, possess, or are under the influence of alcohol, unlawful drugs, controlled substances, hallucinogens/inhalants or possess drug paraphernalia during school time, on school premises, or during school-sponsored activities will be subject to immediate disciplinary actions.

First Offense: The appropriate administrator will notify the parents/guardians and request an immediate conference. Law enforcement officials will be notified if students are in possession of alcohol, illegal substances and/or drug paraphernalia. The administrator may recommend or permit the student to receive urinalysis or blood testing, at student’s expense, and provide the results to the school prior to disciplinary action being imposed. The administrator will not be bound by the results of the urinalysis or blood tests. The student will receive one of the following options:

The student will be assigned to the alternative school or be placed on home bound for a minimum of 45 days and must participate in a Student Assistance Program by completing six consecutive sessions in the appropriate support group through the Student Assistance Program. A portion of the suspension may be modified if the student furnishes proof of completing an assessment at a licensed treatment agency and show proof of a negative urinalysis or blood test. NOTE: before returning to regular classes the students must show proof of a negative urinalysis or blood test if the first test was positive.

Second Offense: The appropriate administrator will notify parents/guardians and request an immediate conference. Law enforcement officials will be notified if student is in possession of alcohol, illegal substances, and/or drug paraphernalia.

The student will be expelled for a minimum of the remaining semester and up to the next full semester. At the expulsion hearing, if student and parent/guardian agree to seek and complete professional treatment at a licensed treatment agency, a second formal hearing will be held to consider the disposition of the student’s expulsion if the student and parent/guardian furnish proof of completing treatment at a licensed treatment agency.

During any period of the expulsion, the student will lose credit for all school work and will forfeit the privilege of participating in or attending any and all extracurricular activities.

Third and Subsequent Offenses: The student will be expelled for the remainder of the current semester and next full semester. The student and parents/legal guardians will be recommended to seek an assessment and/or treatment at a licensed treatment agency.

During any period of the expulsion, the student will lose credit for all school work and will forfeit the privilege of participating in or attending any and all extracurricular activities.

24. RADIOS, TAPEPLAYERS AND CD PLAYERS
Radios, Tape Players, CD Players, Camcorders, and Tape Recorders will not be brought to school unless a special project is being undertaken and permission through the principal’s office is obtained. This also applies to all school activities with the same provision as above.

25. ELECTRONIC PAGING DEVICE:
It is the policy of the Board of Education that no student shall possess or use an electronic paging device, beeper, cell phone, MP3, blackberries, DVD players or ALL electronic devices while on school premises, or while in transit under the authority of the school, or while attending any function sponsored or authorized by the school except that a student may possess and use an electronic paging device, beeper or cell phone upon prior written consent of the student’s parents or guardian, and the principal or the principal’s designee. Such consent will be granted only upon a showing of medical necessity or other compelling reason as determined by the principal. The first (1st) offense - three (3) days ISS, plus device will be kept for the 3 days and the parent will have to pick up device after three (3) days. Second (2nd) offense – will be five(5) days and each offense will increase by five(5) days or student the may be suspended.

26. ASSEMBLY ETIQUETTE:
An assembly program will be scheduled from time to time. Classes will sit together in assigned areas with their sponsors.

All students should be courteous toward speakers. Applause is the correct and appropriate way of showing your approval of a program or speaker. Stomping, yelling, and whistling are not in good taste and will not be tolerated. A pep assembly is the place for yelling, whistling, and showing of school spirit.

27. LIBRARY RULES:
All library books will be checked on the basis of two (2) weeks. Re-checking may be allowed if the book is not listed on the waiting list. THE FINES FOR OVERDUE BOOKS WILL BE FIVE CENTS (5 CENTS) PER DAY. Lost books must be paid for by students who had the book checked out. Times for checking books in or out of the library will be posted at the library.

28. GRANDFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTERNET POLICY
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The internet is a complex network of computer networks. It not only links computer systems in the United States, but those around the world. The internet offers a wealth of information on an infinite variety of topics. The internet is largely unregulated—anyone with the technical expertise can add or modify content. The School is able to provide more information to its users by accessing the internet but the school has no control over internet content. The internet may supply useful ideas, information and opinion from around the world but it may also supply content that may be offensive, controversial or sexually explicit.

Our Internet terminals in the school may be equipped with filtering software but customers should be aware that filters may not protect users from all material that may be offensive to them or their children. Users are reminded that there is no guarantee of privacy associated with their use of the internet. The Grandfield Public Schools, library staff and faculty will have access to a history of all sites that your child visits while on the internet.

In using the Internet at the School, please be aware that:
Not all sources on the internet provide accurate, complete or current data.
There are sexually-explicit or other materials which you may find offensive.
Internet sites frequently change addresses or close down.
The Grandfield Public School Library does not protect you from information you may find offensive.

LIBRARY INTERNET POLICY
1. E-mail services are not provided to students.
2. Chat rooms are off-limits to students.
3. Use of the Grandfield Public School’s Internet access terminals to engage in any activity which constitutes a violation of local, state, or federal laws is strictly prohibited.
4. Only students who have signed the Internet Access Form may use the schools Internet terminals.
5. Printing is available at the Internet terminals for a fee. 10 cents per page payable at the library desk or in the computer lab at the time of printing.
6. To prevent the spread of computer viruses, students will not be allowed to download.
7. Internet use will be managed in a manner consistent with the School’s Personal Conduct Policy which has been adopted by the Grandfield Board of Education and is printed in the student handbook.
8. Students are expected to demonstrate good taste and sensitivity in their use of the Internet at the Grandfield Public Schools.

UNACCEPTABLE USE OF THE INTERNET
Use of the Grandfield Public School’s Internet access terminals is a privilege which may be revoked for inappropriate conduct. Persons who violate School Internet use policies will be asked to cease those activities and are subject to revocation of privileges. Examples of inappropriate use include, but are not limited to:
1. Use of the Internet for any purposes which violate federal, state, or local laws, to transmit threatening, obscene, or harassing materials, or to interfere with or disrupt network users, services or equipment. Disruptions include, but are not limited to: distribution of unsolicited advertising, propagation of computer worms or viruses, and using the network to make unauthorized entry to any other machine accessible via the network.
2. Users representing themselves as another person.
3. Violation of copyright and/or license law.
4. Deletion, installation, or modification of installed hardware or software.
5. Accessing and viewing materials in a manner which creates the existence of a sexually hostile working environment.

Failure to use the school’s internet terminals appropriately and responsibly, as defined in these policies and guidelines, may result in revocation of internet use privileges. Illegal activities will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.



INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
The Internet is a valuable educational resource for children but because of its unregulated nature there are sites that parents may feel are inappropriate for their children. The School is sensitive to this fact but will be unable to monitor the Internet activities of each child using the Internet. Parents of minor children must assume full responsibility for their child’s use of the Internet terminals. Parents must co-sign the School Internet Access Form for each student that wants to use the School’s Internet terminals.

GRANDFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS INTERNET USE AGREEMENT
I have read and understand the Responsibilities of Users and will abide by them. I further understand that any violation of the Responsibilities is unethical and may constitute a criminal offense. Should I commit any violation, my access privileges may be revoked according to school policy and/or appropriate legal action may be taken.
I recognize it is impossible for the Grandfield Public Schools to restrict access to all controversial materials and I will not hold the Grandfield Public Schools and/or the library staff or school faculty responsible for materials acquired or viewed on the internet.

User’s name, printed:_________________________________________
User’s phone number:________________________________________
User’s signature:_____________________________________________
Date:_________________________

If you are under age 18, a parent or legal guardian must also read and sign this agreement.
As a parent or legal guardian of this user, I have read this agreement and the Responsibilities of Users. I recognize it is impossible for the Grandfield Public Schools to restrict access to all controversial materials, and I will not hold the Grandfield Public Schools and/or the library staff or school faculty responsible for materials acquired by my child on the internet. Further, I accept full responsibility for supervision of my child’s use of the internet. I give permission to certify my child for use of the internet.

Parent or legal guardian’s name, printed:___________________________________________
Parent or legal guardian’s signature:_______________________________________________
Date___________________________

Failure to use the School’s Internet terminals appropriately and responsibly, as defined in these policies and guidelines, may result in revocation of internet use privileges. The first offense will result in a 2 month suspension, a second offense will result in a 6 month suspension and a third offense will result in not less than a one year suspension of internet privileges.

29. CHEERLEADERS CONSTITUTION POLICY
The Cheerleading Squad shall be known as the Bearcat Cheerleaders.
1. PURPOSE:
1.1 It shall be the purpose of the Bearcat Cheerleaders to promote and uphold team spirit for those we encounter, to develop good sportsmanship by example, and to support good relations in the community and between teams and squads during events. The organizational goal is to work in harmony with the Team management and administration, other athletic teams, and sporting organizations.
2. ELIGIBILITY:
2.1 A cheerleader candidate must support the Bearcat Cheerleaders.
2.2 A candidate must be neatly presented, medically fit, and if under 18 years old
provide parental permission.
2.3 A candidate may be male or female and a minimum age of 12 years, and
maximum of 18.
2.4 Acceptance of a candidate shall be on the basis of ability, the coaches agree-
ment, acceptance of the squad rules, and without prejudice of race, creed, or color.
3. MEMBERSHIP:
3.1 The entire regular squad will cheer at all games and competitions.

4. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
4.1 All cheerleaders will attend all practices and competitions or events, unless pre-
approved by coach. Absenteeism of 3 or more practices will result in suspension of
cheering. Practices will continue to be mandated.
4.2 Spring or Summer Camp: All cheerleaders and coaches are required to attend
annual camp as a squad.
4.3 Competitions: The squad as a group will decide to enter a competition. If the
majority decide to compete, the entire squad will do so.
4.4 Social Activities: All members are encouraged, but not required to attend.
Advance notice of non-attendance is required.
4.5 Team Activities other than Games: As social activities, members will be required to attend a reasonable proportion of these activities throughout the year.
4.6 If any other activities or opportunities are chosen by the coach, the coach shall
decide if the event is mandatory or optional. Reasonable notice of all such activities/opportunities will be given for mandatory events, and as early as possible for others.
5. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other than uniform) All through Fundraising
5.1 Annual Camp/Clinics: The cheerleader is responsible for the cost of attending.
Fundraiser projects will be available to assist those participating.
5.2 Transportation: The coach will be responsible for supplying game/event transport.
5.3 Each member will be required to purchase certain items of clothing/uniform for hygienic reasons. These will be listed.
6. TRYOUTS:
6.1 Tryouts will normally be held each year prior to the start of team training, but may
additionally be conducted at other times at the discretion of the coach.
6.2 The format of the Tryouts will be decided by the coach, and will be held in a fair
and open manner conducive to allowing each candidate to show his/her best abilities
and potential.
7. SELECTION OF CO-CAPTAINS AND OTHER OFFICERS:
7.1 The Bearcat Cheerleaders will have one captain and one co-captain. The coach will
choose each.
8. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COACH:
The Coach is responsible for:
8.1 Ensuring that squad members are safe, as the top priority at all times, that First Aid is available, and emergency contact list is kept up to date and present at all times.
8.2 Organizing and arranging training schedule, equipment, training facilities, travel and events.
9. DUTIES OF CAPTAINS AND CO-CAPTAINS:
9.1 Set an example to the rest of the squad by following the rules and regulations of the Bearcat Cheerleaders. The Co-Captains will set an example by doing more than his/her share.
9.2 Be at practice early and start practice on time.
9.3 Assist in setting cheers and chants to be used at games and events. The squad should make suggestions, but the decision shall be by the Co-Captains and Coach.
9.4 Act as a peacemaker in case of disagreements.
9.5 Co-ordinate the painting and hanging up of signs.
9.6 Be responsible for welcoming visiting squads and setting a good example of friendliness to other cheerleaders.
9.7 Keep the crowd cheering and your cheerleaders in proper formation during games.
9.8 Show no partiality within the squad.
9.9 In the event the captain or co-captain is not able to perform his/her duties, the coach will choose another.
10. PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
10.1 To be set by the coach.
10.2 All Cheerleaders are required to attend all practice sessions unless valid reasons are notified to the coach.
11. UNIFORMS & PRACTICE WEAR:
11.1 Uniforms will be purchased via fundraising by the regular members.
11.2 Practice wear will consist of T-shirts, shorts, and cheerleading shoes. There will be no jewelry during practice or cheering at games.
11.3 Cheerleaders in uniform or wearing any item of squad or team identification must always conduct themselves in a manner becoming to Bearcat Cheerleader.
12. APPEARANCE:
12.1 For safety reasons jewelry or watches will not be worn with uniform or at practice, except for small flat earrings or small stud earrings.
12.2 Uniforms must be kept spotless at all times.
12.3 Makeup should be natural and not excessive.
12.4 All hairstyles must be neat and secured up out of the face, not needing attention (combing etc) while performing.
12.5 Cheerleaders should look their best at all times, especially when in uniform.
13. CONDUCT:
13.1 Squad members are required to maintain and uphold the reputation of the Bearcat Cheerleaders through their own conduct and squad spirit.
13.2 Members are required to be courteous, polite, friendly, and try to have a smile for everybody.
13.3 All cheers and chants shall be of a positive and sportsmanlike manner.
13.4 Members will make every attempt to ignore or dissuade negative responses at events and not become involved in such action themselves.
14. FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES:
14.1 All cheerleaders will participate in all fundraising projects per year. The money raised will be used to fund additional agreed expenses during the year such as extra items of kit or equipment. Donations to, and fund raising for, Bearcat Cheerleading team funds or charity projects may be conducted as agreed by the squad and coaches/managers.
14.2 All fundraising activities will be approved by the majority of the squad and with the approval of the coach, principal, superintendent, and school board.
15. DISCIPLINARY ACTION:
15.1 It shall be squad policy that disciplinary action will only be invoked as a last resort, and that every reasonable attempt will be made to avoid situations likely to lead to such action through squad discussion and positive encouragement, by example, and by finding ways and means to correct negative trends. Demerits will be given for every violation to the listed constitution, practice rules and/or squad rules. Written notice of such will be given. With 5 demerits, the cheerleader will be suspended from 1 month of events (practice remains mandatory). With 10 demerits, the cheerleader will be dismissed from the squad.
15.2 A cheerleader may be suspended from games/events for the following reasons:
Unexcused absence, excessive absence or tardiness, failure to cooperate with coaches/managers, if grade point average falls below 2.0, or failure to abide by squad rules and regulations.
15.3 A cheerleader may be dismissed from the squad for the following reasons: Excessive and irreconcilable disruptive influence on the squad, conduct likely to bring the squad or team reputation into disrepute (such as use of alcohol or drugs), and as otherwise deemed necessary by coach.

30. STUDENT LOCKERS:
Each student will be issued a locker. Student lockers remain the property of the school and are only assigned to the student for the storage of school and personal property for the convenience of the student. It is the students responsibility to see that the locker is kept locked and in order at all times. The school is not responsible for theft and has no insurance covering student property and is encouraged not to share a locker and \ or combination with another student. A combination lock is provided at the beginning of each school year for each student 7 -12. If the lock is not returned at the end of the school year or when the student checks out, then a fee of $5.00 will be payable to Grandfield Public Schools before that student can check out. The locker is the property of Grandfield Public Schools and is subject to inspection and search by school officials.
LOCKER RULES
No Weapons
No Alcoholic beverages or tobacco products
No controlled substances or dangerous drugs
No Noisemakers, firecrackers, explosives, flammable or other harmful items
No sexually offensive materials or items.
No other items which are prohibited by school policy ( refer to student code handbook)
No material prohibited by federal state or local law

31. SEARCH OF STUDENTS:
A student search, either personal or locker, by a public school official or teacher will be found reasonable under the U.S. Supreme Court standard, if (a) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the student has violating either the law or the rules of the school, and (b) the search itself is conducted in a manner reasonably related to its objective and not excessively intrusive in light of the age and sex of the student and the nature of the infraction. “Reasonable grounds” for a student search may include, for example, a school official’s personal observation that a student possesses contraband material on school premises, or the official’s receipt of a report to the effect by a teacher, another school employee, a student, or some other reliable source. Even a report from an anonymous source may constitute reasonable grounds for a search, if all the circumstances persuade the school official that the report is reliable (for example, there is independent information corroborating it). In general, the more serious the threat to public safety posed by the contraband material allegedly possessed by the student ( e.g., a weapon), the more likely it is that a court would find reasonable grounds for school officials to act swiftly to conduct a search. The Superintendent or Principal of any pupil in school in the State of Oklahoma, or any teacher or security personnel will have the authority to detain and authorize the search of any pupil or pupils on any school ground premises or while in transit under the authority of the school or any function sponsored or authorized by the school, for dangerous weapons or controlled dangerous substances, such as illegal drugs, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act and herein Superintendent or Principal authorizing such search will be responsible for obtaining any warrant or other authorization necessary to conduct such search. The search will be conducted by a person of the same sex as the person being searched.

32. EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILLS:
Occasionally there will be Tornado, Fire, and Lock-Down Drills .
FIRE DRILL SIGNAL -Long and short sounding of the bell. When this happens, it is very important that you leave the building in an orderly manner as quickly as possible. When you are outside, go directly to your designated area for roll call.
Wing #1 and Weight Room report to parking lot area.
Wing #2, #3 and #4 are to report to the area south of the tennis court.
Gymnasium report to the area west of the gym going out the back doors.
IETV building, Cafeteria and Room #14 report to the area east of the school (Park).
Auditorium and Offices are to report to the Reed Park area.
#16 or Vocational Agriculture Room report to area west of the building
(Baseball Field).
TORNADO DRILL - Short rapid sounding of the bell everyone to the IETV Room.
Elementary Building – All students to Elementary Basement.
BOMB THREAT – In case of a bomb threat the school buildings will be totally evacuated. The alarm will be the same as for the fire drill. The alarm will be a long and short continuous ringing of the bells. Students will then remain with their instructors and follow their directions. The civil and legal authorities will be notified and the building(s) checked by trained personnel. No one person shall re-enter the building until cleared to do so by the authorities.

Teachers are to stay with their students and take a second head count after the building is evacuated.
D. LOCK-DOWN DRILL – No bell will ring. ONLY an announcement will be made. EVERYONE will stay in their rooms at this time with the windows and doors securely locked, all lights turned off, and quiet until an all good from the principal over the intercom.


33. STUDENT APPEARANCE AND DRESS: GRADES K THRU 12
Students should present a neat, conservative, and appropriate appearance during school hours. The administration will determine proper dress using the following guidelines:
Shoes will be worn at all times. No house shoes, thongs, flip-flops, or shower shoes.
Clothes will not be excessively tight, baggy, or have holes in them.
The waistband of all garments will not be worn below the hipline ( no sagging or dragging).
Shorts, dresses, and skirts must be at least 3 inches from the top of the kneecap. No sport shorts, short shorts, or bicycle shorts may be worn. (Cutoff pants may be worn as long as they are hemmed and meet the requirements of at least 3 inches from the top of the kneecap.
Exception: Cheerleaders in uniform.
See through clothing, Low cut blouses, bare midriffs, tank tops, crop tops, bare backs, ( any clothing revealing bare shoulders) are not permitted. All shirts must have sleeves.
No body piercing of any kind. (Earrings are limited to one earring per ear only). No piercing allowed for male students.
All Tattoos will be covered.
No hats, caps, du rags, or other head coverings will not be worn inside the building.
Garments that are intended as undergarments may not be worn as an outer garment. This includes leggings.
When multi-layered garments are worn, the outside garment will be considered as the primary garment for determining appropriate dress. No Blankets.
Any article of clothing that graphically depicts scenes of violence, death, or cruel acts will not be permitted.
Any article of clothing that depicts alcohol, drugs, tobacco, or sexually suggestive materials will not be permitted.
Any clothing accessory that could be used as a weapon such as chains, handcuffs, studded gloves, studded bracelets etc... will not be permitted.
Gang symbols can’t be displayed on clothing or body.
O. Bandanas of any color are not permitted at school or at any extracurricular activities
NOTE: Violation of student dress code will result in student being sent home and receiving unexcused absences for the time it takes them to change and return to school. The second offense of the dress code will result in the student being sent home as an unexcused absence for the remainder of the day plus three (3) day of ISS when the student returns. Continued violation of the dress code will result in further progressive disciplinary actions. When in doubt if you are in violation of the dress code, wear something else.
P. Shirts will be tucked in at ALL times regardless of length. If a longer garment, such as a hoodie is worn over clothing, the shirt below HAS to be tucked in.
Q. NO “COLORED” HAIR IS PERMITTED.
R. HOODIES ARE NOT TO BE WORN UNLESS THE WEATHER IS 50° OR BELOW

34. GANG ACTIVITY POLICY
It is the policy of this school district that membership in secret fraternities or sororities, or in other clubs or gangs not sponsored by established agencies or organizations, is prohibited.

Gangs which initiate, advocate, or promote activities which intimidate or threaten the safety or well-being of persons or property on school grounds, or at school activities, or which disrupt the school environment are harmful to the educational process and are strictly prohibited. The use of hand signals, graffiti, or the presence of any apparel, jewelry, accessory, or manner of grooming which, by virtue of its color, arrangement, trademark, symbol, or any other attribute which indicates or implies membership or affiliation with such a group, presents a clear and present danger to the school environment and educational objectives of the community and are forbidden.

Incidents involving initiations, hazing, intimidation, and/or related activities of such group affiliations which are likely to cause bodily danger, physical harm, or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in physical or mental harm to students are prohibited.

Any student wearing, carrying, or displaying gang paraphernalia, or exhibiting behavior, or dress codes, (saggy pants), or gestures which symbolize gang membership; or causing and/or participating in activities which intimidate or affect the attendance of another student will be subject to disciplinary action with possible suspension and expulsion.

The superintendent may provide in-service training in gang behavior and characteristics to facilitate staff identification of students at risk and promote membership in authorized school groups and activities as an alternative.



35. GUN CONTROL POLICY
In accordance with Public Law 103-227 passed by the U. S. Congress, the Grandfield School District gun control policy is as printed. The Grandfield Schools' policy for guns at school will have a penalty of expulsion from school for a period of not less than one year for any student who is determined to have brought a weapon to school under the jurisdiction of the local district. The policy may allow the local Board of Education to modify such expulsion requirements for a student on a case-by-case basis. "Weapon" means a "firearm”.

36. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATHLETICS, CHEERLEADING, FFA, 4-H,
AND ACADEMIC TEAM
Only those students who are fully eligible scholastically and are good citizens will be permitted to represent the school in any capacity.
Check list for eligibility of students participating in athletics or other activities, will be made each week.
High School students must have made credits in five or more subjects the preceding semester to be eligible to participate.
To be able to participate in extra-curricular activities, a student must be eligible according to current OSSAA guidelines.
The students must be attending classes at least 90% of the time. This applies to all students in any school sponsored activity.
Any student who reaches his nineteenth birthday before September 1st will not be eligible in athletic contests or in any activity.
Any student dismissed from school or regular class will not be eligible to represent the school in any extra-curricular activity between schools.
Any person absent during the day of an activity must have the absence accounted for the day prior to the activity excluding emergency situations. If the absence is considered as a “hooky” by the administration, the student must attend at least one day of school and satisfy the requirements of the same before again becoming eligible.
Any student who is under discipline or whose conduct or character is such as to reflect discredit upon the school is not eligible.
Fans, school personnel, and students must conduct themselves in a true sportsman-like manner.
Students who drop out of school will not be allowed to attend school-sponsored activities unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Students must remain with the parent or guardian while in attendance at the event.
Any student ejected from a game must be reinstated by the high school principal. The student must have a conference with the school principal and understand that a letter reporting the incident is to be forwarded to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association. The ejected student will be suspended for the next game. If a second offense occurs, the student will be held out for the rest of the season.
Grandfield students will follow the guidelines of the Activity Association for both athletic and non-athletic events. The regulations allow for the student to participate in three (3) activities which might require loss of school time in FFA, 4-H, Academic Team, Cheerleading, and Athletics as well as the regular state sponsored events. A detailed list of these events are available in the principal’s office. Also, refer to #5, Attendance, Regulation 3, regarding days allowed.
Any Grandfield Public School student attending ANY school activity, whether at home or out of town, is subject to Grandfield Public Schools policies.

No student will be allowed to attend more than two (2) conventions unless special permission is given through principal and sponsors.

ATHLETICS, CHEERLEADING, FFA, 4-H, AND ACADEMIC TEAM
ANY PLAYER WHO QUITS A SPORTS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IS INELIGIBLE FOR ALL SPORTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

37. STUDENT ACTIVITIES DRUG TESTING POLICY – (School Board Policy (FNCFD).
Athletics, Cheerleading, FFA, 4-H, and Academic Team

The Grandfield Board of Education, in an effort to protect the health and safety of its students from illegal and/or performance-enhancing drug use and abuse, thereby setting an example for all other students of the Grandfield Public School District, has adopted the following policy for drug testing of ALL students of Grandfield Public School District.

Purpose and Intent

It is the desire of the board of education, administration, and staff that every student in the Grandfield Public School Dis­trict refrain from using or possessing illegal drugs. The administration and board of education realize that their power to restrict the possession or use of illegal drugs is limited. The sanctions of this policy relate solely to limiting the opportunity of any student determined to be in violation of this policy to participate in extracurricular activities. This policy is intended to complement all other policies, rules, and regulations of the Grandfield Public School District regarding possession or use of illegal drugs.

Participation in school-sponsored extracurricular activities such as interscholastic athletics at the Grandfield Public School District is a privilege. Students who participate in extracurricular activities are respected by the student body and are expected to hold themselves as good examples of conduct, sportsmanship, and training. Accordingly, students in extracurricular activities carry a responsibility to themselves, their fellow students, their parents, and their school to set the highest possible examples of conduct, which includes avoiding the use or possession of illegal drugs. Addi­tionally, this school district is contracted to follow the rules and regulations of the OSSAA whose rules specifically state: A student under a discipline plan or whose conduct or character outside the school is such as to reflect discredit upon the school shall be ineligible until reinstated.

The purposes of this policy are to prevent illegal drug use, to educate students as to the serious physical, mental, and emotional harm caused by illegal drug use; to alert students with possible substance abuse problems to the potential harms of illegal drug use; to help students avoid drugs; to help students get off drugs; to prevent injury, illness, and harm as a result of illegal drug use; and to strive within this school district for an environment free of illegal drug use and abuse. This policy is not intended to be disciplinary or punitive in nature. The sanctions of this policy relate solely to limiting the opportunity of any student found to be in violation of the policy to participate in any extracurricular activities. There will be no academic sanction for violation of this policy.

Illegal drug use of any kind is incompatible with participation in any extracurricular activities on behalf of the school district. For the safety, health, and well-being of the students of the district, this policy has been adopted for use by all participant students in grades 5-12.

Definitions

1. Student athlete or athlete means a member of the elementary school or high school district-sponsored interscholastic sports team. This includes athletes and cheerleaders.

2. Extracurricular means those activities that take place outside the regular course of study in school and participants are those students involved in those activities.

3. Drug use test means a scientifically substantiated method to test for the presence of illegal or performance-enhancing drug or the metabolites thereof in a person’s urine.
4. Random selection basis means a mechanism for selecting students for drug testing that:

A. results in an equal probability that any student from a group of students subject to the selection mechanism will be selected, and

B. does not give the school district discretion to waive the selection of any student athlete or extracurricular activities participant selected under the mechanism.

5. Follow up tests can be weekly, at random, or any time a student who has tested positive may be under suspicion of being under the influence.

6. Illegal drugs means any substance which an individual may not sell, possess, use, distribute, or purchase under either federal or state law. Illegal drugs include, but is not limited to, all scheduled drugs as defined by the Oklahoma Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Act, all prescription drugs obtained without authorization, and all prescribed and over-the-counter drugs being used for an abusive purpose.

7. Performance-enhancing drugs include anabolic steroids and any other natural or synthetic substance used to increase muscle mass, strength, endurance, speed, or other athletic ability. The term “performance-enhancing drugs” does not include dietary or nutritional supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and proteins which can be lawfully purchased in over-the-counter transactions.

8. Positive, when referring to a drug use test administered under this policy, means a toxicological test result which is considered to demonstrate the presence of an illegal or a performance-enhancing drug or the metabo­lites thereof using the standards customarily established by the testing laboratory administering the drug use test.

9. Reasonable suspicion means a suspicion based on specific personal observations concerning the appearance, speech, or behavior of a student athlete or extracurricular participant, and reasonable inferences drawn from those observations in the light of experience. Information provided by a reliable source, if based on personal knowledge, shall constitute reasonable suspicion. In the context of performance-enhancing drugs, reasonable suspicion specifically includes unusual increases in size, strength, weight, or other athletic abilities.

10. Self-referral is when a participant believes he/she will test positive for illegal or performance enhancing drugs, prior to submission for a drug test under this policy, so notifies the principal, athletic director, coach, or sponsor of such belief.

Procedures

A physical examination signed by a parent/guardian is required before a student may participate on a school district athletic team. A urine screen to detect the presence of illegal or performance-enhancing drugs which could have a harmful effect on the prospective athlete’s health and athletic performance will be included as part of that physical examination.

Student participants in extracurricular activities shall be provided with a copy of this policy and an extracurricular activities student drug testing program consent form which must be read, signed, and dated by the student, parent or custodial guardian, and coach/sponsor before a participant student shall be eligible to practice in any extracurricular activity. The consent shall provide a urine sample (a) at the beginning of each school year or when the student enrolls in an extracurricular activity; (b) as chosen by the random selection basis; and (c) at any time requested based on rea­sonable suspicion to be tested for illegal or performance-enhancing drugs. No student shall be allowed to practice or participate in any extracurricular activity unless the student has returned the properly signed consent form.

All extracurricular activities participants shall be required to provide a urine sample for drug use testing for illegal drugs and/or performance enhancing drugs. Extracurricular participants who move into the district after the school year begins will have to undergo a drug test before they will be eligible for participation.

Drug use testing for extracurricular participants will also be chosen on a weekly selection basis from a list of all extracurricular participants in off-season or in-season activities. The school district will determine a weekly number of students’ names to be drawn at random to provide a urine sample for drug use testing for illegal or performance-enhancing drugs.

In addition to the drug test required above, any extracurricular participant may be required to submit to a drug use test for illegal drugs or performance-enhancing drugs or the metabolites thereof at any time upon reasonable suspicion by the athletic director, principal, sponsor, or coach of the student.

The school district will determine any necessary fees to be collected from students who are drug tested and when those fees will be collected. The cost of subsequent tests will be borne by the school district or appropriate activity fund.

Any drug use test required by the school district under the terms of this policy will be administered by or at the direc­tion of a professional laboratory chosen by the school district that uses scientifically validated toxicological methods. The professional laboratory shall be required to have detailed, written specifications to assure chain of custody of the specimens, proper laboratory control, and scientific testing.

All aspects of the drug use testing program, including the taking of specimens, will be conducted to safeguard the per­sonal and privacy rights of students to a maximum degree possible. The test specimen shall be obtained in a manner designed to minimize intrusiveness of the procedure. In particular, the specimen must be collected in a restroom or other private facility with an enclosed stall or stalls. The athletic director/sponsor shall designate a coach or other school employee of the same sex as the student to accompany the student to a restroom or other private facility. The monitor shall not observe the student while the specimen is being produced, but the monitor shall be present outside the stall to listen for the normal sounds of urination in order to guard against tampered specimens and to ensure an accurate chain of custody. The monitor shall verify the normal warmth and appearance of the specimen. If at any time during the testing procedure the monitor has reason to believe or suspect that a student is tampering with the specimen, the monitor may stop the procedure and inform the athletic director/sponsor who will then determine if a new sample should be obtained. The monitor shall give each student a form on which the student may list any medi­cations he/she has taken or is taking or any other legitimate reasons for having been in contact with illegal drugs or performance-enhancing drugs in the preceding 30 days. The parent or legal guardian shall be able to confirm the medication list submitted by their child during the 24 hours following any drug test. The medication list shall be submitted to the lab in a sealed and confidential envelope.

If the initial drug use test is positive, the initial test result will be subject to confirmation by a second and different test of the same specimen. The second test will use the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry technique. A specimen shall not be reported positive unless the second test utilizing the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry procedure is positive for the presence of an illegal drug or the metabolites thereof. The unused portion of a specimen that tested positive shall be preserved by the laboratory for a period of six months or to the end of the school year, whichever is shorter. Student records will be retained until the end of the school year.

Confidentiality

If the drug use test for any student has a positive result, the laboratory will contact the athletic director or designee with the results. Procedures for maintaining confidentiality will be practiced. The athletic director or designee will contact the principal, the student, the head coach/sponsor, and the parent or custodial guardian of the student and schedule a conference. At the conference, the student will be given the opportunity to submit additional information to the athletic director or to the lab. The school district will rely on the opinion of the laboratory which performed the test in determining whether the positive test result was produced by other than consumption of an illegal drug or per­formance-enhancing drug. Under no circumstance will results from a drug test under this policy be turned over to any law enforcement officer or agency.

Appeal

A student who has been determined by the athletic director or designee to be in violation of this policy shall have the right to appeal the decision to the superintendent or the superintendent’s designee(s). Such appeal must be lodged within five business days of notice of the initial report of the offense as stated in this policy, during which time the student will remain eligible to participate in any extracurricular activities. The superintendent or designee(s) shall then determine whether the original finding was justified. There is no further appeal right from the superintendent’s decision and the decision shall be conclusive in all respects. Any necessary interpretation or application of this policy shall be in the sole and exclusive judgment and discretion of the superintendent, which shall be final and non-appealable.

Consequences

1. First positive test. The student will be put in ISS (In-School Suspension) and will not be allowed to participation in all extracurricular activities at the principal’s discretion. The student and parent/guardian must attend counseling two times during the suspension period and one follow-up session. Counseling will consist of a session with the Grandfield Public Schools counselor and a session with a counseling service. Follow-up sessions may be with one or both counselors.

2. Second positive retest. The student will be put in ISS (In-School Suspension) for forty-five days (45) and will not be allowed to participate in any extracurricular activity at the principal’s discretion.

3. Third positive retest. The student will be suspended for the remainder of the year

4. Self Referral. A student who self-refers to the athletic director, principal, coach, or sponsor before being notified to submit to a drug test will be allowed to remain active in all extracurricular activities. However, the student will be considered to have committed his/her first offense under this policy, and will be required to retest as would a student who has tested positive.

5. Refusal to submit to a drug test. If a participant student refuses to submit to a drug test under this policy, such student shall not be eligible to participate in any extracurricular activity, including all meetings, practices, performances, and competition for 180 school days, upon completion of which, the participating student shall again be subject to this policy.

The cost per test is subject to change and will be determined by the board of education on an annual basis.




CROSS-REFERENCE: Policy FM, Student Activities, Eligibility
Policy FNCF, Drug-free Schools


Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities
Each extra-curricular activity student shall be provided with a copy of the Student Activities Drug Testing Policy and Student Drug Testing Consent which shall be read, signed and dated by the student, parent or custodial guardian, and coach/sponsor before such student shall be eligible to practice or participate in any extra-curricular activities. The consent shall be to provide a urine sample: (a) as part of their annual physical or for eligibility for participation: (b) as chosen by the random selection basis; and (c) at any time requested based on reasonable suspicion to be tested for illegal or performance-enhancing drugs. No student shall be allowed to practice or participate in any extra-curricular activity unless the student has returned the properly signed Student Drug Testing Consent.


Student’s Last Name First Name MI
I understand after having read the “Student Activity Drug Testing Policy” and “Student Drug Testing Consent” that, out of care for my safety and health, the Grandfield Public School District enforces the rules applying to the consumption or possession of illegal and performance-enhancing drugs. As a member of a Grandfield extra-curricular activity, I realize that the personal decision that I make daily in regard to the consumption or possession of illegal or performance-enhancing drugs may affect my health and well being as well as the possible endangerment of those around me and reflect upon any organization with which I am associated. If I choose to violate school policy regarding the use or possession of illegal or performance enhancing drugs any time while I am involved in in-season or off-season activities, I understand upon determination of that violation I will be subject to the restrictions on my participation as outlined in the Policy.


Signature of Student Date

We have read and understand the Grandfield Public School District “Student Activities Drug Testing Policy” and “Student Drug Testing Consent.” We desire that the student named above participate in the extra-curricular programs of the Grandfield Public School District, and we hereby voluntarily agree to be subject to its terms. We accept the method of obtaining urine samples, testing and analysis of such specimens, and all other aspects of the program. We further agree and consent to the disclosure of the sampling, testing and results as provided in this program.

_______________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Parent or Custodial Guardian Date

_______________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Coach Date


38. GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURES
GRANDFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM

PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS
The Public Schools, of Grandfield, believe that it is their mission to provide appropriate, differentiated, educational opportunities for all students identified as having high learning abilities.

DEFINITION
Gifted Child Educational programs mean those special instructional programs, supportive services, unique educational materials, learning settings and other educational services which differentiate, supplement, and support the regular educational program in meeting the needs of the gifted child.

IDENTIFICATION
A student who scores in the top 3% (97) percentile on a Nationally Standardized Intelligence Test will automatically be placed in the program for three years.
A multi criteria evaluation will be used to locate all potentially Gifted/Talented Students. No student will be denied admission to the program on the basis of one assessment criteria alone. Multi-criteria evaluations will include assessments that are fair and unbiased and may include the following:
Referrals – professional, parent, peer, self
Performance
Scales, inventories, checklists
Interviews
School ability index scores
Contests or competitions
Motivation
OR:
score a composite score in the top 3% (97) percentile) on a Nationally Standardized Achievement Test or,
score in the top 3% (97) percentile) of a Nationally Standardized Achievement Test in any core subject area (Language Skills, Work Study Skills, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Reading, Vocabulary, Written Expression, Listening, Word Analysis or Using Sources of Information); or
students who demonstrate exceptionally high creative or artistic ability, and students who demonstrate a high degree of leadership ability.. Also we may use teacher referrals or other evaluation mechanisms in lieu of nationally standardized achievement and mental ability tests; or
be recommended by parents, qualified professionals, teachers, counselors, or the Gifted and Talented Advisory Board, for possible admission to the program.
C. Testing Schedule
The school testing program may be revised, from year to year, according to
district needs and State Department of Education mandates, with school board
approval. Nationally Standardized Achievement Tests will be given each school
year to all students in Grades K-1-T1-2-3-4-5-6-7, or the grades mandated by
the State Department of Education.

Nationally Standardized Intelligence Tests will be given each school year to
Grades 1,4,7 and 10.

The State Mandated Writing Test will be given each school year to the grades
mandated by the State Department.

Students who qualify for the program via test scores will be evaluated at this
time to determine their possible entry into the program during the next school
year. An I.Q. score is valid for three years. Multi-criteria referrals will be only
for one year.

V. PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARD
Due Process - Should any student or parent have concerns about the Gifted/
Talented program, whether or not their child is admitted or not admitted, they will be able to direct their concerns to the Gifted and Talented Advisory Board,
Composed of the referring teacher, building principal, the coordinator of the Gifted/Talented Program at the High School or the Elementary School and the upper and lower end teacher representative in the elementary and the high school teacher representative.
B. Individual Evaluations - Individual tests/evaluations may be administered as
the need arises. (written parental consent is required for individual
testing/evaluation).
Confidentiality – Confidentiality of all relevant records will be in compliance with the Confidentiality Procedures as set forth by the State Department of Education.
Additional Evaluations – If the parents of a student wish to have an additional evaluation of their child, the request must be approved by the teacher or counselor, principal or the Advisory Board. Most additional evaluations that are of an individual-testing nature, will be administered by the Regional Education Service Center on their regularly scheduled day to be in the Grandfield Schools. Also, a parental form must be signed by the parents consenting to the additional evaluation.
Transfer Students – Test scores and other evaluations from another school will be accepted for admittance to our Gifted/Talented Program provided they meet the standards required of our own students for entry into our Gifted/Talented Program and the advisory board approves the transfer student.
Review of Placement – Every student in the program will be evaluated on a yearly basis as to their progress, or lack of progress, in the program – (March, April, May) by the Advisory Board.
Participation in the Program – If a student qualifies for the Program but the parent does not wish for them to be included, or the student does not wish to participate, parents should verify, in writing, the fact that they were notified of the students eligibility.
Removal – A student may be removed from a specific activity due to misconduct or a lack of interest, or failure to perform regular classroom assignments, upon approval of the gifted teacher and the administrator in charge; however, a student may not be completely removed from the program without a meeting with the parents.

VI. PROGRAMMING DESCRIPTION
Our Program for high ability learners will include curricular options and modifications which are designed to meet the assessed interest and needs of the students.

Our students will be able to select such options as regular classroom enrichment, mentorships, enrichment classes and interest groups. Guidance/counseling will also be available. Possible, in the future, other options will be made available to our students.

VII. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION
Whenever a student is identified as being Gifted or Talented, the parents of the student will be notified in writing that their child has been so identified. Also, in writing a summary of the proposed program will be sent to the parents.

VIII. GIFTED AND TALENTED ADVISORY BOARD
Beverly Albert--------------------------- Gifted/Talented Coordinator
Rebecca Frost ----------------------------High School Teacher Representative
Barbara Kafer---------------------------Lower Elementary Representative
Ben Bernard----------------------------- Elementary Principal
Beverly Albert---------------------------Gifted/Talented Elementary Coordinator
Kathy Baughman------------------------Lower End Elementary Representative
Amanda Tillman ----------------------Upper End Elementary Teacher Representative

39. WEEKLY REPORTS:
WEEKLY GRADES AND PARENT NOTIFICATION OF FAILING GRADES:
On Thursday of each week, every instructor shall notify the principals’ offices of any student who is failing, making low grades, not doing graded work, or unacceptable behavior in the classroom. The Principal shall in turn send notification to the student’s parent and/or guardian.

STUDENT RETENTION (REGULATION)
In accordance with the policy of the board of education, the following criteria for the selection of students to be retained in their current grade will be used in this school district.

Students shall be promoted or receive credit for a course of study if a grade average of 60% has been achieved for an entire course of study as determined by the teacher.

Students in grades one through eight must achieve a grade average of 60% or higher in at least three major courses of study to be promoted to the next higher grade. The major courses of study are math, language arts, science, reading, and social studies.

In the elementary and middle schools, a placement committee consisting of the principal, counselor, and teacher(s) shall determine if a student is to be assigned to the next higher grade. The committee shall consider standardized test scores and the student’s age.

Whenever a teacher or a placement committee recommends that a student be retained at the present grade level or not passed in a course, the parent or guardian, if dissatisfied with the recommendation, may appeal the decision by complying with the district’s appeal process. The decision of the board of education shall be final. The parent may prepare a written statement to be placed in and become a part of the permanent record of the student stating the reason(s) for disagreeing with the decision of the board.

40. ENTRANCE-GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
The Grandfield High School shall require twenty-six units or more of regularly organized classroom instruction for graduation. Eighteen (18) of the twenty-four (24) units required for graduation shall be earned in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades.

The twenty-nine(29) required units to graduate shall include:

4 units Language Arts (shall include English I,II,III, and IV).
Grammar and Composition, American Literature, and
English Literature shall be taught as part of these 4 units.
Advanced Composition, World Literature, Speech, or
Journalism will not count as English I,II,II, or IV.
3 units Science (one shall be a Laboratory Science)
4 units Mathematics (PASS requirements for Jr or Sr - 1 unit)
1 unit American History
1 unit Oklahoma History
2 units Arts (includes visual Art and Music)
1 unit Citizenship Skills (Government, Geography, Economics,
Non Western Culture, World History)

14 units Elective Courses

Total = 29 Units
The number of credits to be classified as a junior must be fourteen (16) at the beginning of the school year.

The number of credits to be classified as a senior must be nineteen (24) at the beginning of the school year.



High School Grade Classification

Freshman 0 – 7 Credits
Sophomore 8 – 15 Credits
Junior 16 – 23 Credits
Senior 24– Above Credits

Students moving to Oklahoma from another state and enrolling in a senior high school (10th, 11th, or 12th grades) may graduate without Oklahoma History and/or World History if the course is not taught in the senior high school, or if the out-of-state student is unable to take the course due to the scheduling of classes.

Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, in order to graduate from a public high school accredited by the State Board of Education, with a standard diploma, students shall complete the following core curriculum units or sets of competencies at the secondary level:

LANGUAGE ARTS – 4 units or sets of competencies, to consist of 1 unit or set of competencies of grammar and composition, and 3 units or sets of competencies which may include, but are not limited to, the following courses:
American Literature, English Literature, World Literature, Advanced English Courses, or other English courses with content and/or rigor equal to or above grammar and composition.

MATHEMATICS – 4 units or sets of competencies, to consist of 2 unit or set of competencies of Algebra I or Algebra I taught in a contextual methodology and Money with Algebra (PASS requirement), and 2 units or sets of competencies which may include, but are not limited to, the following courses:
Algebra II, Geometry or Geometry taught in a contextual methodology, Trigonometry, Math Analysis or Pre-calculus, Calculus, Statistics and/or Probability, Computer Science, or contextual mathematics courses which enhance technology preparation whether taught at a: (1) Comprehensive High School, or
(2) Technology Center School when taken in the eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by a certified teacher, and approved by the State Board of Education and the independent district board of education, Mathematics courses taught at a technology center school by a teacher certified in the secondary subject area when taken in the eleventh or twelfth grade upon approval of the State Board of Education and the independent district board of education, or other mathematics courses with content and/or rigor equal to or above Algebra I.

SCIENCE – 3 units or sets of competencies, to consist of 1 unit or set of competencies of Biology I or Biology I taught in a contextual methodology, and 2 units or sets of competencies in the areas of life, physical, or earth science or technology which may include, but are not limited to, the following courses:
Chemistry I, Physics, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physical Science, Earth Science, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Astronomy, Applied Biology/Chemistry, Applied Physics, Principles of Technology, Qualified Agricultural Education Courses, Contextual Science Courses which enhance technology preparation whether taught at a: (1) Comprehensive High School, or (2) Technology Center School when taken in the eleventh or twelfth grade, taught by a certified teacher, and approved by the State Board of Education and the independent district board of education, Science courses taught at a technology center school by a teacher certified in the secondary subject area when taken in the eleventh or twelfth grade upon approval of the State Board of Education and the independent district board of education, or other Science Courses with content and/or rigor equal to or above Biology I.

SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 units or sets of competencies, to consist of 1 unit or set of competencies of United States History, ½ to 1 unit or set of competencies of United States Government, ½ unit or set of competencies of Oklahoma History, and ½ to 1 unit or set of competencies which may include, but are not limited to, the following courses:
World History, Geography, Economics, Anthropology, or other social studies courses with content and/or rigor equal to or above United States History, United States Government, and Oklahoma History.

ARTS – 2 units or sets of competencies which may include, but are not limited to,
courses in Visual Arts and General Music.

ELECTIVES (9)

All 7th Graders are required to take Geography.
To meet graduation requirements, local school district options may include, but shall not be limited to, courses taken by concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, or correspondence, or courses bearing different titles. School districts shall strongly encourage students to complete two units or sets of competencies of foreign languages as part of the core curriculum for high school graduation. Local school district requirements may exceed state graduation requirements. Credit may be granted for Applied Biology/Chemistry, Physics, Principles of Technology, Applied Mathematics I and II and Computer Science whether taught at the comprehensive high school or a Career and Technology Education center. A Carnegie Unit of credit is given for the successful completion of a course that meets 40 minutes a day, five days per week, for at least 36 weeks, or the equivalent of 120 clock hours within the school year. Sets of competencies are the skills and competencies specified in the Priority Academic Student Skills, or other skills and competencies adopted by the State Board of Education. Rigor means a level of difficulty that is appropriate for the grade level and that meets state and national standards. Contextual methodology means academic content and skills taught by utilizing real-world problems and projects in such a way that helps students understand the application of knowledge.

As a condition of receiving accreditation from the State Board of Education, all students in grades nine through twelve shall enroll in a minimum of six periods, or the equivalent in block scheduling, of rigorous academic and/or rigorous vocational courses each day, which may include arts, vocal and instrumental music, speech classes, and physical education classes.

Academic and vocational-technical courses designed to offer sets of competencies integrated or embedded within the course that provide for the teaching and learning of the appropriate skills and knowledge in the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS), as adopted by the State Board of Education, may upon approval of the Board be counted for academic credit and toward meeting the graduation requirements of subsection B of this section.

The State Board of Education shall provide an option for high school graduation based upon attainment of the desired levels of competencies as required in tests pursuant to the provisions of Section 1210.508 of this title. Such option shall be in lieu of the amount of course credits earned.

The State Board of Education shall prescribe, adopt and approve a promotion system based on the attainment by students of specified levels of competencies in each area of the core curriculum. Provided, however, that children who have Individualized Education Plans pursuant to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act may be exempted from the requirements of the subsection.

Students enrolled in an alternative education program who meet the requirements of their plans leading to high school graduation developed pursuant to Section 1210.568 of this title shall be awarded a standard diploma.

In addition to the standard diploma, district boards of education shall develop and issue a Diploma of Honor that is to be awarded to students, beginning with students in the 2002-2003 high school graduating class who have met or exceeded the following criteria by the end of their senior year in high school with at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Earned four units in English.
Earned three units in Mathematics.
Earned three units in Social Studies.
Earned three units in Science.
Earned one-half additional unit in the area of Technology.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO OKLAHOMA COLLEGES:

Beginning with the graduating class of 1997, Oklahoma Colleges will require for admittance:
(1) Language Arts: 4 units (Grammar, Composition, Literature).
(2) Lab Science: 3 units
(3) Math: 4 units (including Algebra II).
(4) Social Studies: 2 units (including American History).
(5) Citizenship: 1 units (Economics, Geography, Government, or
World History).
6. Other: 3 units (from first 1-5 listed above or
Computer Science or Foreign Language).

Total = 17 Units

41. PROFICIENCY BASED PROMOTION POLICY
All students in grades K-12 are eligible for proficiency based promotion if they perform at the 90% level on designated assessments. Elementary students may advance one or more grade levels by passing all of the core curriculum area tests in an individual grade. Secondary students may advance one or more levels in any specific core curriculum area.
Students shall have the opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in the core areas as identified by state statute:
Social Studies
Language Arts
The Arts
Languages
Mathematics
Science-Proficiency in all laboratory sciences will require that students are able to perform relevant laboratory techniques.
Opportunity for assessment will be provided at least twice each school year.
The two assessment periods will be during the first ten days of a new school year, and during the last two weeks of that school year.
Students may take more than one test each assessment period.
Students not scoring 90% will be allowed to try again during the next assessment period.
Exceptions to standard assessment may be approved by the Board of Education for those students with disabling conditions.
Students demonstrating proficiency in a core curriculum will be given credit for their learning and will be given the opportunity to advance to the next level of study in the appropriate curriculum area.
If the parent or guardian requests promotion/acceleration contrary to the recommendation of school personnel, the parent or guardian shall sign a written statement to that effect. This statement shall be included in the permanent record of the student.
Failure to demonstrate proficiency will not be noted on the transcript.
If proficiency is demonstrated in a 9-12 curriculum area, appropriate notation will be placed on the high school transcript. The unit shall count toward meeting the requirements for the high school diploma.
Units earned through proficiency assessment will be transferable with students among school districts within the state of Oklahoma.

42. OKLAHOMA SCHOOL TESTING PROGRAM
2008 – 2009 Testing Schedule to be announced.

Local school district testing requirements may exceed state requirements. The CRTs are designed to measure student attainment of skills established in Oklahoma’s core curriculum, the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS). Each student who completes the instruction for the specified secondary level competencies shall complete an end-of-instruction test (a criterion-referenced test) in order to graduate from high school. Students shall be afforded the opportunity to retake the end-of-instruction tests once prior to graduation. The highest achieved state test performance index on the end-of-instruction tests shall be recorded on the student’s high school transcript.
All grades 3 through 8 will have Mandatory State Testing to be in compliance with No Child Left Behind.

43. GRADING SYSTEM

All students in grade 1-12 will receive letter grades. These grades will range from an A to F.

An incomplete grade in any class that is not made up within two (2) weeks shall be recorded as a failing grade. (Incomplete grades will be considered to be the same as failing grades in determining scholastic eligibility).
The week of Finals NO extra-curricular activities will be scheduled.

Grading Scale – (Effective 2004-2005 School Year).

A = 90 – 100 = 4
B = 80 - 89 = 3
C = 70 - 79 = 2
D = 60 - 69 = 1
F = 59 - 0 = 0
A grade mark of “I” is an incomplete and will be changed when the course is completed within the time limit set by the teacher.

EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO TAKE SEMESTER. SEMESTER TEST MAKE UP 10% OF THE FINAL GRADE.

GRADING
Nine Weeks: Daily work – weekly tests – 70%
Nine Weeks test---------------------------------20%
Semester------------------------------------------10%

Students taking more difficult classes along the college preparatory level will be considered first for the valedictorian and salutatorian honors. For weighted classes, students will receive 5% bonus points by class. The weighted classes include: Chemistry, Physics, Botany-Zoology, Physiology, Spanish II, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Advanced Composition.

44. VALEDICTORIAN-SALUTATORIAN POLICY:

Only students enrolled in the college bound curriculum are to be eligible for valedictorian and salutatorian.

Students achieving an average of 4.0 GPA for four years will receive the title of valedictorian.

The GPA will be figured on the four point scale of; An A equals 4.0 points, B equals 3.0 points, C equals 2.0 points, and D equals 1.0 points.

The computerized accumulative average will be figured from the 9th grade through the first semester ending in December of their senior year. A student must attend one (1) full semester prior to graduation.

The salutatorian will be the immediate next highest grade to the 4.0 achievers.

Multiple valedictorian and salutatorian are possible under this system.


45. HONOR ROLL:
Principal’s Academic Honor Roll: This roll will be published at the end of each nine (9) weeks. Any student who is carrying at least four (4) solid subject hours, and who has a grade of a B or above, in all classes, is eligible for this honor roll.

Superintendent’s Academic Honor Roll: Any student who is carrying at least four (4) solid subject hours and has a ninety (90) or above, in all classes, is eligible for this honor roll.

Oklahoma High School Honor Society: This society is made up of the upper 10% of the High School enrollment. The student cannot have made any grade below a B. The grades are based on the last semester of the previous year and the first semester of the current year.


46. DIPLOMAS:
The High School Diploma is an award given by the school in recognition of, among other things, a completed course of study.

Grandfield High School will award three (2) classes of diplomas.
The regular diploma will be given for the minimum graduation requirements.
Diploma of Honor starting with the graduating class of 2003. Students must complete the state mandated Diploma of Honor classes and maintain a 3.00 GPA.

GRADUATION: No student will be permitted to participate in the graduation exercises who has not completed requirements for graduation and is not eligible to receive a diploma.

BACCALAUREATE: Baccalaureate will be held on the Sunday evening prior to Commencement exercises.

47. OPEN RECORDS ACT:
It is the policy of this school district to recognize and facilitate the public’s right of access to and review of public records. The district is not required to release information contained in its education records except in conformity with the provisions of the Open Records Act, Title 51, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 24A.1, to the extent that such act does not supersede federal law.

The superintendent shall be the district’s custodian of public records and shall be responsible for the preservation and care of those public records. However, the superintendent may designate an individual to be responsible for releasing public records for inspection and copying for the public. Additionally, the superintendent may establish reasonable rules of procedure by which public records may be inspected.

48. INFORMATION REFERRAL PROCEDURE
The Elementary and Secondary Principals are designated as “Referral Officers”.
It is the desire of the school to cooperate fully with the OSBI and other state and federal agencies by supplying directory (name and address) information of students upon request at no fee. All other information must be requested from the Referral Officer in writing and be accompanied by either (a) a written statement signed by the parent or guardian, or the student if age 18 or older, authorizing Grandfield Public Schools to release the student’s records, or (b) a court order.


49. EDUCATION OPEN TRANSFER ACT POLICY
The Board of Education of the Grandfield School District will comply with the provisions set forth in the Education Open Transfer Act, 70 O.S. § 8-101.1 et seq. The purpose of this Board Policy is to specify the criteria and standards for approval of transfers requested under the Education Open Transfer Act. Transfers requested pursuant to emergency situations and other criteria not falling under the Education Open Transfer Act will be handled according to the statutory provisions governing such requests. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Education Open Transfer Act, transfers of children with disabilities shall be granted as authorized in Section 13-103 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes. This policy includes provisions relating to the availability of programs, staff or space as criteria for approval or denial of transfers. Nothing in this Board Policy shall be construed to be in conflict with the provisions of the Act.

FILING AND NOTIFICATION DEADLINES

Students wishing to transfer to the Grandfield School District may obtain transfer request applications at the Office of the Superintendent. Written application for any transfer shall be made by the parent(s) of the student. For purposes of the Education Open Transfer Act, the term “parent” means the parent of the student or person having custody of the student.
In order for any transfer request to be considered by the Board, the request must be received at the Office of the Superintendent of the Grandfield School District or before February 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the transfer is desired. Any transfer requests received at the Office of the Superintendent later than February 1 will not be considered.
By March 1 of the school year preceding the school year for which the transfer is desired, the Grandfield School District shall notify the resident school district that an application for transfer has been filed by a student enrolled in the resident school district.
The Board of Education of the Grandfield School District shall approve or deny the application for transfer on or before June 1 of the school year preceding the school for which the transfer is desired.

CONSIDERATION OF TRANSFER APPLICATIONS
Transfer requests will be reviewed and transfers approved or denied on a first-come, first-served basis. Transfers will not be accepted or rejected based on ethnicity, national origin, gender, income level, disabling condition, proficiency in the English language, measure of achievement, aptitude or athletic ability.
Quality of education for students residing in the Grandfield School District is the first priority of the Board of Education. Accordingly, the Board reserves the right to leave open additional spaces in any program with the anticipation that said spaces are to be filled by resident students. Any requests for transfer will be considered secondary to such spaces being held for resident students. Only when the Board has determined that the additional spaces are not going to be filled will it consider filling such spaces with transfer students from another district.
Under no circumstances will a transfer be allowed which would necessitate the hiring of additional staff to handle the student or students or which would over-load an existing program or class. Under no circumstances will a transfer be allowed if there is not adequate physical space for the student or students wishing to transfer.
Discipline records of students applying to transfer to the Grandfield School District will be requested as part of the student’s records. It shall be within the discretion of the Board of Education and/or the Board’s authorized representative to determine, based upon the student’s disciplinary records, whether a transfer will be approved or denied. Students with negative discipline records or those deemed “not in good standing” at the sending school will generally not be approved for transfer to this district. Any transfer application by a student who has previously been suspended from school for being found guilty of an act as outlined in 70 O.S. § 24-101.3 will automatically be rejected.

50. EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR POLICY
Description and Purpose
Extended School Year is available to those handicapped students who meet the eligibility criteria. The purpose of Extended School Year is to prevent or slow severe skill regression caused by an interruption of services during the summer months. It is not to enhance the level of performance exhibited by the student at the end of the regular school year. The need for Extended School Year is based on a construct of “skill regression and a student'’ limited capacity for recoupment”. Extended School Year is provided only when it is determined that a student might regress to such an extent in a critical skill area that recoupment of such skill loss would be unlikely or impossible and therefore would require an unusually long period of time to recoup the present level of performance. When a student meets the criteria, services will be proposed at no cost.

51. STUDENT SERVICES POLICY:
The Grandfield Schools health services program is an integral part of the total educational program, and serves all students. The services are provided through the Tillman County Health Department, Grandfield Ambulance Service with their Emergency Medical Technicians, local doctor, and local licensed and registered nurses.



52. POLICY ON DISPENSING MEDICATION:
The term “medicine” as used in this policy means “non-prescription medicine” and filled prescription medicine. “Filled prescription medicine” is prescription medication contained in a prescription vial with a label which correctly states the name and address of the pharmacy, date of filling, name of patient, name of prescriber, prescription number, and directions for the administration of the medication.
Only the following personnel shall be authorized to administer medicine at school: the school nurse, or in the absence of such nurse, the school principal, or school employees who have been designated in writing by the nurse and the school principal as authorized to administer medicine. A nurse employed by the County Health Department working pursuant to an agreement made between the County Health Department and this School District may also administer medicine in the absence of a school nurse.
No medicine shall be administered unless the parent or guardian of the student requiring the medication has given the school written authorization to administer the medicine. The parent or guardian of any student requiring medication during school shall bring the medication to the principal of the school the student attends, and complete and sign the Parental Authorization Form attached to this policy. When a student enrolls in a particular school, the parent or guardian of the student may sign a “Clinic Card” authorizing the appropriate personnel to administer non-prescription medication to the student during an emergency when the parent or guardian cannot be reached. Each school shall keep on file the written authorization(s) of the parent or guardian of the student to administer medicine to the students.
Filled prescription medicine shall be administered pursuant to the directions for the administration of the medicine listed on the label, or as otherwise authorized in writing by the physician prescribing the same. Non-prescription medication may be dispensed and administered only in compliance with the written directions on label of the medication, or as otherwise authorized in writing by the child’s physician. All medicine shall be properly stored, and not readily accessible to persons other than the persons who will administer the medication.
Each school in which any medicine is administered shall keep a record of the name of the student to whom the medicine was administered, the date the medicine was administered, the name of the person who administered the medicine, the type or name of medicine which was administered, the dosage of the medicine which was administered, and the time the medicine was administered. “The Log Of The Administration of Medicine” attached to this policy shall be used by each school to keep the record of all medicine administered during each school year.
The Board of Education adopts this policy pursuant to the provision of 70 O.S. 1984, 1-116.2. Under this statute a school nurse, county nurse, administrator, or designated school employees are not liable to the student or his parents or guardian for civil damages for any personal injuries to the student which result from acts or omissions of the school or county nurse, administrator, or designated school employees in administering any medicine pursuant to the provisions of the statute. However, such immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful, or wanton negligence.

53. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:
There are numerous communicable diseases* that may affect a school age population and/or school staff. Some of these have a high degree of communicability. Some are life threatening in nature. Some are both. These include, but are not limited to:

*** Aids Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Cat Scratch Disease Pinworm
Chicken Pox Rabies
Common Cold Ringworm
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) ** Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Cytomegalovirus Roseola
Diphtheria ** Rubella
Fifth Disease ** Rubeola
Gonorrhea Salmonella Infections
** Hepatitis A, B, Non-A Scabies
Non-B Delta Scarlet Fever
Herpes Infections Shigellosis
Impetigo Syphilis
* Influenza Tetanus
* Meningitis Trench Mouth
* Mononucleosis Infection Typhoid Fever
** Mumps ** Tuberculosis


* For details concerning general information, consult the “General Information
Guidelines of Communicable Disease” adopted January 1986.
** Mandatory reporting to County and State Health Departments by school personnel.
*** Aids shall be reported to State Health officials on an individual basis.

EXCEPTION TO ROUTINE REPORTING – Reports of sexually transmitted diseases are kept by local physicians and they report to local health agencies. Sexually transmitted disease reporting is handled in a confidential manner.
RECOMMEND EXCLUSION AND RETURN TO SCHOOL

Exclude From School

DISEASE YES NO NEEDED FOR RETURN TO CLASSROOM

Aids Individual case consideration mandatory.

Chicken Pox X May return seven days after onset of rash or
when all lesions are crusted over.

Hepatitis X Parents or staff member requested to provide
release statement from M.D. or D.O.


Impetigo X If under proper treatment. Monitored by
school staff

Influenza X Parents or staff member requested to provide
release statement from M.D. or D.O.


Meningitis X Parents or staff member requested to provide
release statement from M.D. or D.O.

Mononucleosis X If under proper treatment
Infectious Mononucleosis monitored by school staff.

Mumps X Parents or staff member requested to provide
release statement from M.D. or D.O.

Pertussis X Parents or staff member requested to provide
release statement from M.D. or D.O.

Ringworm X If under proper treatment. Monitored by
school officials.

Rocky Mountain X Parents or staff member requested to release
Spotted Fever statement from M.D. or D.O.

Roseola X May return to school when fever subsides
and no evidence of rash

Rubella X Parents or staff member requested to provide
release statement from M.D. or D.O.

Rubeola X Parents or staff member requested to provide
release statement from M.D. or D.O.

Scabies X Parents or staff member requested to provide
Release statement from M.D. or D.O.
Monitoring of proper treatment as verified
by school officials.

Tuberculosis X Requires doctor release statement.
Monitoring of proper treatment as verified by
school personnel.

OTHER DISEASES OF SPECIAL CONSIDERATION – Oklahoma State Law
(70-O.S. 1981, Section 1210.194) concerning Pediculosis (Head Lice).
“Any child afflicted with a contagious disease or head lice may be prohibited from attending a public, private, or parochial school until such time as he/she is free from the contagious disease or head lice. Any child prohibited from school due to head lice shall present to the appropriate school authorities, before said child may re-enter school, certification from a health professional as defined by section 2601, or Title 63 or the Oklahoma Statutes or, an authorized representative of the State Department of Health, that said child is no longer afflicted with head lice”.
CONFIDENTIALITY – Information relating to students with communicable diseases shall be confidential. The number of personnel needed to be aware of the child’s condition must be kept to a minimum.
TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING CONDITIONS OF LIFE THREATENING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SHALL INCLUDE:
Student’s or staff member’s physician
Public Health Official
School Principal
Central Office Administrator
School Attorney when appropriate
VIRAL SYNDROMES – Persons with viral syndromes which are associated with a rash, but which doctors cannot specifically diagnose without viral studies (these take one month for completion), should be excluded from school while person has a fever and shows evidence of rash or symptoms. These students or staff members may return to school when symptoms subside.

54. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME – AIDS
The Board of Education believes that its primary responsibility is to provide the opportunity for an education to each school age child who resides within this district and who is qualified under Oklahoma law to attend school.

It is the policy of this board of education that students who have contracted Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), or students who are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) will not be denied educational opportunities. The placement of students with AIDS or with HIV within the school system will depend upon the students’ needs and the school’s capabilities. Students who have been verified by the Oklahoma Department of Public Health, the school physician, or a private physician as having contracted AIDS may be placed in the school’s handicapped program provided that the students otherwise meet eligibility requirements or will be enrolled according to procedures established by the superintendent. The superintendent is directed to prepare regulations and/or procedures which support this policy.
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (REGULATION)
In accordance with the policy of the board of education, this regulation shall govern the placement of students infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which can result in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and its related illnesses.

The knowledge that a student of this school district is infected with HIV may arise from different sources. If a student or the student's parents or guardian advises a member of the staff that the student is infected with HIV or is suspected of being infected, the staff member will report that information immediately to the superintendent.

If the student or any person other than a student’s parents or guardians reports that a student is infected with HIV or has AIDS, the superintendent will meet with the student’s parents or guardian as soon as possible.

The superintendent will determine if the parents/guardian have knowledge of the student’s infection and, if not, whether further medical examination is desired. If the superintendent confirms that the student is infected with HIV or that the student has AIDS, the superintendent will report the student’s illness to the Oklahoma Department of Public Health.

The State Department of Health may convene a confidential meeting of a multidisciplinary team for recommendation on school placement of an HIV infected student. The multidisciplinary team shall include, but not be limited to the following:
The parent, parents, legal representative or legal guardian of the student;
The physician of the student
A representative from the superintendent’s office of the affected school district.
A representative from the State Department of Education; and
A representative from the State Department of Health.
A member of the Board of Education

When a student is confirmed as being infected with HIV, the superintendent will discuss the educational options of the student with the multidisciplinary team convened by the State Department of Health. If the State Department of Health does not convene a multidisciplinary team, the superintendent will convene a Health Review Committee composed of the parents, the student’s physician, public health personnel, and school personnel. School personnel may include the superintendent, or the superintendent’s designee, the counselor, and, for elementary students, the home room or grade teacher. The Health Review Committee shall make recommendations for educational placement after weighing the risks and benefits to both the infected child and to others in the educational setting. If the Health Review Committee determines that the condition of the student warrants the child being classified as a “handicapped child” in need of special education and related services under P.L.94-142, then the district shall convene a Special Education Placement Team to consider whether the child qualifies for an individual Educational Placement.

The Health Review Committee will determine if the student’s health poses an immediate and present danger to the student, the school staff, or other students if the infected student is placed in a regular classroom environment. If the Health Review Committee determines that such a danger is present, the superintendent will offer homebound instruction to the student under the school’s homebound instruction program. A student with AIDS may be temporarily removed from the classroom by the school superintendent if and when communicable diseases are occurring in the school population in order to protect the infected student from extraordinary risk.

If the Health Review Committee determines that the student’s health does not pose an immediate danger to the student, school staff, or other students, the Health Review Committee will be requested to conduct a monthly evaluation of the infected student’s progress or a more frequent evaluation as circumstances warrant.

55. PROM POLICY
If you choose to bring a date other than a Grandfield High School Junior or Senior you must have a permission form signed and turned in to the High School Principal by the date set by the principal. You must also pay a $20. fee for your date. Dates that are not Juniors or Seniors, from our school, must at least be a Sophomore in high school and no older than 20 years of age and must be approved by the principal. (This is a policy set by the Grandfield School Board). Students that have graduated from high school must provide a valid drivers license and the name of their previous high school. Students still in school will need to provide the name of their high school.

56. STUDENT INSURANCE
The Grandfield Public School system assumes no financial responsibility for medical costs of an accident occurring to a student while participating in a sport or other school activities. An accident insurance program is offered for your convenience.

57. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS:
The Board of Education recognizes the educational value of student publications in teaching journalism, yearbook, English, writing and other related skills. The Board, therefore, encourages and supports student publications produced by students in journalism, newspaper, yearbook, or writing classes.

Student staff members of any school sponsored publication will be appointed by the appropriate teacher. The teacher, in conjunction with the superintendent or the superintendent’s designee, will determine the articles to be printed and will approve the content of those articles.

Student newspapers or other publications published in connection with any part of the school curriculum may be distributed among the student body. However, such publications will not constitute a public forum and only students enrolled in the sponsoring class will submit material for publication consideration. Such publication will not be sold.

Students will be permitted reasonable latitude-within the restrictions and limitations established in the accompanying regulation-in writing, composing, and publishing articles that deal with education and contemporary, national, state and local events, and personages. Publications will not contain articles, photographs, advertisements, drawings or other visual communication devices which may interfere with the education process. Obscenity, profanity, or vulgarity is expressly and specifically prohibited from publication.

The superintendent will prepare a regulation supporting this policy and outlining the review and appeal process concerning rejected articles.

CONDITIONS WHICH MAY CAUSE VERBAL OR WRITTEN EXPRESSION TO BE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED.
Under the following conditions written material may be restricted or prohibited when expression is inappropriate to the maturity level of the student and:
When there is evidence which reasonably supports a judgment that significant or substantial disruption of the normal operation of the school or injury or damage to persons or property may result. In order for written expression to be disruptive or hazardous, there must exist clear and specific facts upon which it would be reasonable to judge that a clear and present likelihood of an immediate and substantial disruption would result if the expression were allowed to occur. While it is not possible to provide all inclusive examples of descriptions of substantial disruption of school activities, the following are some disruptions which would be considered substantial:
Interference with the conduct of a class which amounts to more than a temporary diversion of attention, such as a walkout or boycotts.
Unsettling effects on faculty, staff, or administration to the point that job performance is affected.
Violence, physical injury, or property damage.
Decreased enrollment in class when class or teacher is criticized.

When the expression is construed to be obscene.
Obscene expressions are those which the average person, applying contemporary community standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interests; that the work depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; or the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literacy, artistic, political, or scientific value.
When the expression is considered libelous.
The expression shall be considered libelous when it includes defamatory falsehoods about individuals. In order to be libelous, the defamatory falsehood must be made with actual malice; that is, with the knowledge that it is false or with reckless disregard of whether it is false or not.
When the expression invades the privacy of other individuals.
Invasion of privacy includes exploitation of an individual’s personality, providing information of an individual’s private affairs with which the public has no legitimate concern, or wrongful intrusion into an individual’s private activities in a manner that can cause mental suffering, shame, or humiliation to a person of ordinary sensibilities.
When the expression criticizes school officials or advocates violation of school rules to the extent that there is evidence that supports a judgment that substantial disruption of the normal operation of the school with result (see A.)
When the expression attacks ethnic, religious, social or handicapped groups; or females or males as a group; or promotes discrimination against said groups and there is substantial evidence indicating such expression will result in substantial disruption of normal school operation.
When the expression encourages or advocates illegal activity, not including expression which criticizes existing laws.

PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS
The principal has two school days to determine whether authorization to distribute the material will be granted. If the principal decides to withhold authorization, the principal must state the reasons in writing and provide the student(s) with a copy of the reasons.
The aggrieved student(s) may within five school days appeal in writing the decision to the superintendent who must issue a written decision with-in five school days after receiving the appeal.

If the concern is not resolved to the satisfaction of the student(s) at the superintendent level, the student(s) may appeal to the board of education, who will hear the concerned at the next regularly scheduled meeting provided the appeal has been received at least two days prior to the meeting. The board will render its decision within two school days.

VIOLATION OF POLICY AND/OR REGULATIONS
Students who violate this policy or regulation are subject to appropriate disciplinary action which may include short or long-term suspension, or expulsion, depending on the severity of the violation and the student(s) record.

Teachers or other school personnel who violate this policy or regulation are subject to appropriate disciplinary action as determined by the superintendent.



58. STAFF-STUDENT COMMUNICATIONS – School Board Policy DHAB-E
At the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, we are sending notice that our staff has been directed not to communicate with students via telephone, email, instant message, or Internet website without specific written permission from a parent or guardian. Permission slips are available for parents to utilize to grant permission for school employees to contact your child outside school hours. Please contact school administration regarding any violations of this policy.