- Student Handbook
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Chapter 1 - Introductory Information and General Notices
- 1.30 - General School Information
- 1.40 - Visitors
- 1.50 - Equal Opportunity and Sex Equity
- 1.60 - Animals on School Property
- 1.70 - School Volunteers
- 1.90 - Emergency School Closings
- 1.100 - Video and Audio Monitoring System
- 1.110 - Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
- 1.120 - Students with Food Allergies
- 1.130 - Care of Students with Diabetes
- 1.140 - Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
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Chapter 2 - Attendance, Promotion and Graduation
- 2.10 - Attendance
- 2.20 - Student Absences
- 2.30 - Release Time for Religious Instruction and Observance
- 2.40 - Make-Up Work
- 2.50 - Truancy
- 2.60 - Grading and Promotion
- 2.70 - Homework
- 2.80 – Exemption From PE Requirement
- 2:90 - Credit for Proficiency, Non-District Experiences and Course Substitutions
- 2.100 - Home and Hospital Instruction
- 2.110 - Early Graduation [HS]
- Chapter 3 - Student Fees and Meal Costs
- Chapter 4 - Transportation and Parking
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Chapter 5 - Health and Safety
- 5.10 - Immunization, Health, Eye and Dental Examination
- 5.15 - Screenings
- 5.20 - Student Medication
- 5.20 E1 - Student Medical Authorization Form
- 5.30 - Guidance and Counseling [HS]
- 5.30 - Guidance and Counseling [K-8]
- 5.40 - Safety Drill Procedures
- 5.50 - Communicable Disease
- 5.60 - Head Lice
- 5.70 - Emergency Treatment
- 5.80 - Chronic Health Conditions
- 5.90 - Concussions
- Health Forms and Documents
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Chapter 6 - Discipline and Conduct
- 6.10 - General Building Conduct
- 6.20 - School Dress Code and Student Appearance
- 6.30 - Student Discipline
- 6.35 - Suspension Procedures
- 6.37 - Expulsion Procedures
- 6.40 - Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment
- Board Policy 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment
- 6.45 - Sexual Harassment and Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
- 6.50 - Cafeteria Rules [K-8]
- 6.60 - Field Trips
- 6.70 - Access to Student Social Networking Passwords and Websites
- 6.80 - Student Use of Electronic Devices
- Chapter 7 - Internet, Technology and Publications
- Chapter 8 - Search and Seizure
- Chapter 9 - Athletics and Extra-Curricular Activities
- Chapter 10 - Special Education
- Chapter 11 - Student Records and Privacy
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Chapter 12 - Parental Right Notifications
- 12.10 - Teacher Qualifications
- 12.20 - Standardized Testing
- 12.30 - Homeless Child's Right to Education
- 12.40 - Sex Education Instruction
- 12.40 E1 - Notice to Parents on Sex Education Instruction
- 12.60 - English Learners
- 12.70 - School Visitation Rights
- 12.80 - Pesticide Application Notice
- 12.90 - Mandated Reporter
- 12.100 - Unsafe School Transfer
- 12.105 - Student Privacy
- 12.110 - Sex Offender Notification Law
- 12.120 - Violent Offender Community Notification
- 12.130 Parent Notices Required by the Every Student Succeeds Act
- 12.140 - Uniform Grievance Procedure
- 12.150 - Asbestos Management Plan
12.40 - Sex Education Instruction
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Students will not be required to take or participate in any class or courses in comprehensive sex education, including in grades 6-12, instruction on both abstinence and contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS; family life instruction, including in grades 6-12, instruction on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS; instruction on diseases; recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse; or instruction on donor programs for organ/tissue, blood donor, and transplantation, if his or her parent or guardian submits a written objection. The parent or guardian’s decision will not be the reason for any student discipline, including suspension or expulsion. Nothing in this Section prohibits instruction in sanitation, hygiene or traditional courses in biology.1
Parents or guardians may examine the instructional materials to be used in any district sex education class or course.
1For schools that do not include grades 6-12, substitute the following:
Students will not be required to take or participate in any class or courses in comprehensive sex education; family life instruction; instruction on diseases; recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse; or instruction on donor programs for organ/tissue, blood donor, and transplantation, if his or her parent or guardian submits a written objection. The parent or guardian’s decision will not be the reason for any student discipline, including suspension or expulsion. Nothing in this Section prohibits instruction in sanitation, hygiene or traditional courses in biology.
Parents or guardians may examine the instructional materials to be used in any district sex education class or course.
Cross-References:
PRESS 6:60-AP, Comprehensive Health Education Program
PRESS 6:60-E, Notice to Parents/Guardians of Students Enrolled in Family Life and Sex Education Classes