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Reporting an Absence

1. Regular and punctual attendance is necessary for academic growth.
2. A student is allowed only two parental absences per nine-week period. The office must be notified by the parent prior to or on the day of absence for the absence to be considered an excused absence.
3. All other absences require medical or legal documentation for the absence to be considered excused. Documentation must be submitted to the school office or to the student’s teacher prior to the absence or within 2 days of the student’s return to school.

• Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (MKAS)
• 3rd Grade Reading Assessment MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program)
• 3rd MAAP English Language Arts and Mathematics

Dr. Vickie Tiblier, President

Mrs. Kacee Waters, Secretary

Mr. Ron Chambers, Member

Mr. Greg Denyer, Member

Mrs. Lauranne Tomaszewski, Member

Mr. Alwyn Luckey, Attorney

Student Complaints of Bullying or Harassing Behavior

Bullying Definitions:

Parents/Guardians

• Keep in regular communication with the school concerning their child's conduct and progress.
• Make efforts to ensure that their child is in daily attendance; report and explain any absence.
• Provide their child with the resources needed to complete class work.
• Assist their child in being well groomed and in compliance with personal appearance regulations.
• Bring to the attention of school authorities any problem or condition which affects their child in the school community.
• Discuss report cards and work assignments with their child.
• Care for their child's physical well-being.

Students

• Attend all classes daily and on time.
• Be prepared for class with proper materials.
• Be respectful to all individuals and property.
• Conduct himself /herself in a safe and responsible manner.
• Be well-groomed and in compliance with personal appearance regulations.
• Be responsible for his/her own work.
• Abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the school and individual classroom teachers.

Schools

• Maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning.
• Exhibit an attitude of respect for students and parents.
• Plan inclusive instruction to meet the needs of all students.
• Keep an open line of communication between themselves, students, and parents.

• Our first priority in an emergency situation is to ensure the safety of our students and staff, and secure all campuses and facilities. It is the responsibility of every district employee to ensure student safety.

• School and district leadership work closely with the OSSD PD, The City of Ocean Springs Police Department, and other partners when a critical incident affects a school. We do not make decisions based solely on rumor or conjecture. Each threat is swiftly and thoroughly investigated to determine its credibility. That process can take time, because it can involve search warrants, interviews, home visits, and more. 
• This can be a difficult time for families. You may have heard of a situation from your student or rumors online, but as it is investigated, you likely will not receive much information from official sources like the school, district or police department. This is intentional, because communicating before we have all of the facts can delay or impede the investigation and unnecessarily escalate a situation. We rely on you to trust us, and have patience, during this time.
• While it can be tempting, please avoid speculating or participating in the spread of misinformation online and in messaging. This creates unnecessary stress and concern for others, and it can put your student, our staff, and campus in danger.

• State and federal law, as well as district policy, restrict what information is public about students and investigations. When it comes to students, very little information can be shared publicly — and districts must comply with data practices and investigatory requirements. That means we are often unable to share any information about a student who is involved in an incident, including whether they are a student at our school, whether they are attending on a certain day and any disciplinary action they will receive.
• In a moment when you don’t have all the information you want to have, please know we are making decisions to keep our students and staff safe, hold people accountable for their actions, and when possible, help them to learn from their mistakes. To do this most effectively — and legally — we cannot share most of the details that could make some families feel more fully informed.

• Once we gather facts and develop appropriate messages for each unique situation, we begin a second period of reviewing those messages for any inaccurate or misleading information, having them reviewed by partners and our legal advisors to be sure we comply with legal requirements, and determine who should receive a message. At times, it is only a small group of individuals directly impacted; other times, it may be the entire school community.
• If a message needs to go to the entire school community or a large group of people, it must be loaded into our mass communication systems and sent. While you wait to receive a message, there are often dozens of school leaders, district administrators, law enforcement and legal professionals working as fast as they possibly can to get information to you. It matters to us that you are informed quickly, and we ask for grace and understanding as we make that happen.
• OSSD will first notify staff and parents via email and/or phone call. The district will then publish information on social media and communicate with local media, if necessary.

1. Trust us to keep your children safe. We all receive extensive training and practice emergency response so we are prepared to manage these situations. Our decisions are based on facts and deep situational understanding. 
   1. Remember: OSSD employs a full-time police department, which consists of nine sworn-in police officers that are lawfully armed and will use necessary force to protect our students and staff.
2. Avoid spreading misinformation or speculation: in today’s world, news travels fast but misinformation travels faster. Please avoid speculating or participating in the spread of misinformation online and in messaging, as it creates unnecessary stress and concern for others, and it can put your student, our staff, and campus in danger.
3. Have conversations with your children about social media and their digital citizenship, and actively monitor their online activity.
4. Continue to keep us informed any time you learn of information that could affect student or school safety. We take all reports seriously, investigate them, and take appropriate action.
5. Show grace and practice empathy. Being a school staff member can be one of the most rewarding and the most challenging careers — and our faculty and staff go far above and beyond for our students, families, and one another. In critical situations, we ask for our community to support our staff members just as they support our students each and every day.

Mr. Michael Lindsey, Superintendent

Mr. Justin Sutton, Assistant Superintendent

Mrs. Mary Gill, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Doyle Reid, Chief of Instructional Technology

Mr. Joey Lee, Chief Operations Officer

Mr. Keith Carter, Director of Athletics

Mrs. Kaci Kelly, Director of Child Nutrition

Mr. Trey Brennan, Director of Communications

Mrs. Tonya Bolton, Director of Federal Programs

Mr. Joey Lee, Director of Human Resources

Mr. Brooks McKay, Director of Operations

Dr. Tricia Cox, Director of Special Services

Mrs. Cecilia Zahedi, Director of Student Services

Mrs. Allisha Frierson, Transportation Supervisor

Chief Marshall Riff, Chief of Campus Police

Kindergarten - 6th Grade

Use of Personal Laptops and Tablets 

• Personal devices that are broken while at school or during school-sponsored activities;
• Personal devices that are lost or stolen at school or during school-sponsored activities; or,  
• Maintenance or upkeep of any device (keeping it charged, installing updates or upgrades, fixing any software or hardware issues,  etc.)

Student-Athletes, Drivers, Extracurricular Participants

Possession and/or Reasonable Suspicion

1. at school, or
2. off-school property at a school-sponsored or school-approved activity event or function, or
3. at any other place or time set forth in Article III of this policy, or
4. is under the influence of prohibited drugs or alcohol on school property or at any school-sponsored or school-approved activity, event or function. Reasonable suspicion must be based on specific contemporaneous physical, behavioral or performance indicators of probable drug and/or alcohol use which can be articulated. Reasonable suspicion will not arise when indicators are not observed as provided in Article VIII of this policy.

Tornado Drill / Tornado Warning

1. Students are to sit on the floor in their designated location with their heads between their knees with some sort of covering on their heads.
2. There will be one responsible person for each corner of the building.
3. Students stay in the assigned areas until the warning is lifted.

Fire Drills

Shelter-In-Place

School Lockdown / Active Shooter Drill

Parental-Excused Absence

Documented-Excused Absence

Administrative-Excused Absence

School-Sponsored Activity-Excused Absence

Withdrawing Privileges

Work Assignment

Detention

Time Out

In-School Isolation

Out-of-School Suspension

Expulsion

Overall School Rules

• Listen and follow directions.
• Take care of school property, and keep our school neat and clean.
• Stay in assigned areas, and act in an orderly manner.
• Keep hands, feet, and other objects to yourself.
• Be in hallways or restrooms only with permission.
• Walk quietly and in an orderly manner in the hallways and on walkways.
• Chewing gum is not allowed.
• Running is allowed only on the playground under supervision.
• Trading items of any kind are not allowed at school.
• Cell phones, radios, games, smart watches, and other electronic devices are to be left at home.
• Toys are not to be brought to school without written permission from the teacher.
• Proper behavior is expected in the cafeteria, on campus, and at all and other school activities.
• A student is not permitted to use the school phone except in an emergency with principal approval.

Severe Disruptions

• Open defiance (bold refusal to obey or conform)
• Profanity or vulgarity (to include acts, gestures, or symbols) directed at another person
• Use or possession of any form of tobacco or tobacco paraphernalia on school property or at any school-sponsored activity
• Use, sale, or possession of drugs or alcohol on school property or at any school-sponsored activity
• Defacing or otherwise injuring property that belongs to the school district (plus restitution for damages)
• Fighting at school or at school-sponsored activities
• Use or possession of dangerous objects (including fireworks)
• Use or possession of weapons
• Stealing or possession of stolen property  (plus restitution)
• Cutting classes or in-school truancy
• Leaving campus without authorization
• Bullying, harassment, intimidation, or threats toward other students or staff members
• Action resulting in injury or endangerment of other students
• Other behaviors as determined by the principal

1. A copy of the discipline plan shall be distributed to each student and the parent/guardian of the student shall sign a statement verifying that they have been given notice of the discipline policies (MS Code 37-11-53). The BOT shall have its official discipline plan legally audited on an annual basis to ensure that its policies and procedures are currently in compliance with applicable statutes, case law, and state and federal constitutional provisions.
2. All discipline plans shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
   1. The parent/guardian of a compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a public school shall be responsible financially for his or her minor child’s destructive acts against school property or persons;
   2. The parent/guardian of a compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a public school may be  requested to appear at school by an appropriate school official for a conference regarding the acts of their child;
   3. The parent/guardian of a compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a public school who has been summoned by proper notification by an appropriate school official shall be required under this provision to attend such discipline conference;
   4. The parent/guardian of a compulsory-school-age child enrolled in a public school shall be responsible for any criminal fines brought against each student for unlawful activity as defined in MS Code § 37-11-29 occurring on school grounds;
3. Any parent, guardian, or custodian of a compulsory-school-age child subject to the provisions of this section imposed upon him or her under the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined not to exceed three thousand five hundred dollars ($3500.00).
4. Any public school district shall be entitled to recover damages in an amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), plus necessary court costs, from the parents of any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years and over the age of six (6), who maliciously and willfully damages or destroys property belonging to the school district. However, this section shall not apply to parents whose parental control of such child has been removed by court order or decree. The action authorized in this section shall be added to all other actions which the school district is entitled to maintain and nothing in this section shall preclude recovery in a greater amount from the minor or from a person, including the parents, for damages to which such minor or other person would otherwise be liable.

Vision and Hearing

Head Lice Examination

1. To reinforce classroom instruction;
2. To complete unfinished classroom assignments;
3. To promote independent work;
4. To promote growth and responsibility in meeting curriculum requirements; and,
5. To accommodate the student’s individual achievement level and ability.

• teacher-student conference,
• teacher-parent contact and/or conference,
• counselor-student conference,
• counselor-parent contact and/or conference,
• administrator-teacher conference,
• administrator-student conference,
• administrator-teacher-student conference,
• administrator-teacher-student-parent conference,
• student program adjustment
• referral to MTSS

Medical Exemptions

Religious Exemptions

• Sharing offensive websites with other students
• Sending and receiving inappropriate email, blogs and other prohibited messages
• Sharing offensive material created at home
• Sending or receiving libelous electronic messages
• Engaging in the violation of criminal and civil laws
• Illegally uploading or downloading copyrighted material
• Using your child’s picture in a false light
• Violating your child’s privacy regarding health and other personal issues

• using proxy sites (sites that allow the user to bypass the district internet filter) to avoid the district filter
• sending and distributing offensive material on district computers or school grounds
• sending cyber-threats of death, bodily harm, damage to property to other students or staff
• creating offensive materials on home computers and distributing them on school grounds
• using their own portable devices to distribute offensive material on school grounds

• The student should have no expectation of privacy at any time while using district resources, nor at home when it pertains to school business. 
• The district is authorized to monitor email logs and internet histories of students and does so.
• Students should use the internet/network for appropriate educational purposes and research.
• Students should use the internet/network only with the permission of designated school staff.
• Students should be considerate of other users on the network.
• Students must use appropriate language for school situations and must not use vulgar or profane language or images, including those with implied vulgarity and/or profanity.
• Students should immediately report any security problems or breaches of these responsibilities to the supervising teacher.
• Students must adhere to copyright laws and plagiarism rules when using the internet.
• Students must not share user IDs and passwords required to access e-mail and other programs.
• Students must not give out personal information about themselves or where they live.
• Students must not fill out forms on the internet without parent/teacher permission.
• Students must not send pictures of themselves through email.
• Students may not have access to e-commerce or publicly-provided internet service providers.
• Students will receive district accounts upon teacher request and parent permission if the accounts are needed for educational projects.
• Students must not use proxy avoidance sites (sites that allow the user to bypass the district internet filter) or other sites indicated as blocked. Use of these sites violates this contract and could result in loss of Internet access and/or other disciplinary actions.
• Students must not intentionally degrade or disrupt internet network services or equipment. This includes but is not limited to tampering with computer hardware or software, vandalizing data, invoking computer viruses, attempting to gain access to restricted or unauthorized network services, unauthorized redirection of school web pages, or violating copyright laws.
• Students must not work directly on teacher, school, or district department webs without express written permission from the district web administrator and/or Chief of Instructional Technology.
• Students must not construct websites using content or links that violate state or federal laws.
• Students must not use the network in a fashion inconsistent with directions from teachers and other staff.

Check-Out Daily Cut-Off

1. Written permission is to be provided by the parent or guardian requesting that the school district comply with the physician's order for all prescribed medication. The medication permission request form is to be filled out stating: name of medication, dosage to be given, time medication is to be given, number of days to be given, and any other special instruction.
2. Medication is to be given to the student by the nurse, principal/designee, provided that the prescribing physician submits medication permission in writing.
3. Medication is to be brought to and signed into the nurse or principal/designee by the parent/guardian or an adult designated by the parent/guardian in a container appropriately labeled by the pharmacy or physician. Over-the-counter medication is to be provided by the parent and brought to the nurse or principal/designee in the original container with the child's name clearly labeled on the container. Under no circumstances are students allowed to bring medication to school or take medication home from school.  
4. The principal will designate the staff member(s) to administer the prescribed or over-the-counter medicine to the student. The person designated to administer the medication will document the medicine log each time the medicine is given.
5. A locked cabinet or drawer is provided for the storage of prescribed medication.
6. Communication between the parent, school personnel, and physician regarding the effectiveness of the medication administered during school hours is encouraged.
7. The nurse or principal/designee of the school will notify the parent/guardian as quickly as possible when the student taking the prescribed or over-the-counter medication shows signs of having an adverse reaction to the medication. (The parent's current telephone number(s) must be available on the student's emergency procedure card which is located in the school office).
8. In the event emergency medical treatment is required for any student and the school is unable to contact the parent/guardian by telephone within a reasonable period of time, the parent/guardian consents to and gives authority to school officials to secure the required treatment for the child/ward. The statement for emergency medical treatment is on the student's emergency procedure card. The written consent for emergency medical treatment by the parent/guardian also includes a statement of understanding that the parent/guardian accepts sole responsibility for payment of such medical costs incurred.
9. Non-prescription medication (i.e., aspirin, Tylenol, cold medicine, cough drops, homeopathic or herbal medication/preparation, etc.) will not be given to a student by school personnel without prior written permission from a physician. Non-prescription medication must be provided by the parent or guardian as indicated in item #3 above.
10. OSSD recognizes that some students have medical conditions which require that the student possess certain medical supplies in order to immediately treat their condition. Therefore, students shall be allowed to possess items such as inhalers, epi-pens, medical supplies, and medications if the student presents to the district a written statement from a licensed physician which documents the need for the student to possess the medical supply and/or medication as well as verification that the student has been directed on its use. In addition to the physician's statement, the student's parents shall execute the district medication permission request form.
11. § 37-11-71 - Mississippi Asthma and Anaphylaxis Child Safety Act and OSSD BOT Policy JGCDA - Self-Administration of Asthma and Anaphylaxis Medications. This policy states that schools can maintain a supply of EPIPENs. These will be used for emergencies only.
12. OSSD does not allow the use of medical cannabis while on OSSD property as defined by MS Code § 97-37-17 (1) (a).

• Tier I: Quality classroom instruction of the Mississippi College & Career Readiness Standards (MCCRS) 
• Tier II: Focused supplemental instruction, and 
• Tier III: Intensive interventions specifically designed to meet the individual needs of students.  

Students

Employees and Applicants for Employment

• The right to inspect and review the student’s education record,
• The right to exercise a limited control over other people’s access to the student’s education record.
• The right to seek to correct the student’s education record in a hearing, if necessary,
• The right to report violations of the FERPA to the Department of Education
• The right to be informed about FERPA rights.

• High-achieving and successful students have parents who set high goals and expectations for their child’s process.
• The earlier in a child’s educational process parents become involved, the more powerful and positive the results will be.
• Children who read at home with parents make significant gains in reading achievement.
• When parents are involved in the educational process, their children have:
  • Higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates.
  • Increased motivation and self-esteem.
  • Decreased use of drugs and alcohol.

• Administer a Parent Need Survey in the spring of each year which will provide input as to the effectiveness of the schoolwide program; especially the OSSD BOT Policy - LA Parental Involvement Policy.
  • This is an excellent time for parents to voice any concerns or submit possible changes. 
• Provide information and decision making help at PTO or other parent meetings.  Make available to parents and community members the School-wide Title I Plan which includes the OSSD BOT Policy - LA Parents Involvement Policy. 

• Host three meetings a year in order to inform parents about the School-wide Program and Title I requirements and offerings.
• Pecan Park Elementary invites all parents to annual meetings throughout the school year in which parents are informed of the Title I school-wide program, the school compact and the 1% set aside.  
• Other topics covered include benefits and activities, roles, rights, and responsibilities of parents in the education of their child, and federal guidelines. At these meetings parents are also informed of their rights to know the qualifications of their child’s teacher and if that teacher is highly qualified. 
• Provide parent information about programs, curriculum, assessment, and achievement expectations.  
• Newsletters - Pecan Park Press
• School website
• Social Media  
• School calendars posted on website and /or in student handbooks  
• E-mails/Conferences  
• PTO meetings/or other parent meetings  
• STEAM Night, Book Fair, Popcorn Fridays, Read Across America, “Crusin Pecan Park” 
• MTSS meetings

Building Capacity

• Provide training for parents, faculty and staff for improved student achievement
• Educate faculty and staff through in-service opportunities of the importance of working with parents as equal partners to build ties between parents and school.
• Ensure that documents sent home are in a parent-friendly language(s) 
• Provide parents with opportunities that explain state academic and achievement standards, state and local assessments, and student progress through parent/conferences
• Administrators, teachers and/or guidance counselor will explain the following:
  • Assessment Results
  • Student Progress Reports
  • Student Report Cards
  • State School Report Card
  • EL Screening
  • Parent/Teacher Conferences
  • MKAS
  • MAAP
  • iReady

Shared Responsibilities for High Student Performance

Accessibility

Parents’ Right-to-Know

• Provide instruction in a way that will engage all students and is differentiated to all students
• Provide a positive classroom climate for learning
• Keep an open line of communication with students, parents/guardians, teachers and community
• Notify parents/guardians and students of academic performance and progress; and
• Make an effort to meet with my student’s parents throughout the year.

• Do my best at all times
• Treat teachers, peers and myself with respect
• Do my best to attend school on a regular basis
• Be prepared with all necessary materials; and
• Do my best to complete on a timely basis all homework assignments.

• Provide a caring home environment, including acceptable food and rest, so that my child is ready to learn.
• Help my child with his/her homework;
• Communicate with my child’s teacher about absences, homework or other issues that may affect my child’s education;
• Ensure that my child attends school on a daily basis in conjunction with attendance guidelines. 
• Provide  my child with necessary supplies to be successful in the classroom;
• Read with my child on a daily basis; and
• Ask questions about his/her school day to let them know that parents care

Procedures to Submit Comments of Dissatisfaction with the Parent and Family Engagement Policy/Plan

• Parents are notified at the annual Title I meeting that the Parents Needs Survey is an excellent opportunity for them to make comments and suggestions for program improvements. Parents are encouraged to use the comment section provided at the end of the survey.
• Data from these surveys as well as data from the comprehensive needs assessment are compiled and analyzed in order to determine the overall effectiveness of the Title I school-wide program which includes the Parental and Family Engagement Policy/Plan.

Permanent Records

Transfer of Records

1. Rules for students who ride school buses, rules for the classroom, and rules for overall school behaviors that are developed collaboratively for each age group.
2. Student behavior objectives which are consistent throughout the district.
3. Disciplinary rules that are published via teacher newsletters, school bulletins, school assemblies, parent groups, and community organizations.
4. Special arrangements to advise new students and their parents of disciplinary rules.
5. Special awards and/or recognition for good citizenship.
6. Consistent enforcement of rules with all due process provisions being implemented.
7. Records of disciplinary actions that affect individual students.
8. A procedure of notifying parents when their child is involved in serious or recurring disciplinary problems. Grievances are handled according to the regular chain of command within the school and the school district according to OSSD BOT Policy JCAA - Due Process.

• Turning in someone else’s work as your own.  
• Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit.  
• Failing to put a direct quotation in quotation marks.  
• Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation.  
• Changing words by copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit.  
• Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up a majority of your work, whether you give credit or not.
• Submitting work generated by AI technology

OSSD BOT Policy JCDAA - Use of Tobacco and Smoking Devices

1. 1st Offense: the student shall receive three (3) days In-School Suspension (ISI) or one day of Out-of-School Suspension (OSS).
2. 2nd Offense: the student shall receive three (3) days Off-Campus Suspension (OCS). 
3. 3rd Offense: the student shall receive five (5) days to ten (10) days of OCS and may be recommended for expulsion.

OSSD BOT Policy JCDAE - Weapons

1. "Weapon" shall mean any device enumerated in subsection (2) or (4) of that section.
2. "Educational property" shall include any public or private school buildings or bus, public or private school campus, grounds, recreational areas, athletic fields, or other property owned, used or operated by any local school board, school, college or university board of trustees, or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution or during a school-related activity.

1. OSSD gymnasiums, restrooms, and bus stops.
2. Off site school sponsored events (such as graduation, awards, banquets, etc).
3. Any school sponsored activity.
4. Travel to and from school.
5. Attendance at and travel by students to participate in athletic programs, extracurricular activities, clubs, ceremonies, contests, field trips, competitions, etc.
6. Violations of this policy while on the campus of another institution while a student may be present for purposes of participating in athletic programs, extracurricular activities, clubs, ceremonies, contests, field trips, competitions, etc.

1. Law enforcement officers and other government officials may carry weapons onto school grounds as permitted by law.
2. Those used within the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) program in conducting training when such training is a normal element of such programs; such programs may include training in the use of pneumatic guns. Such training shall occur only at a location or locations approved by the Superintendent;
3. MHSAA sanctioned or school board approved activities (ex. Archery or Shooting Sports);
4. Replica firearms by a ceremonial color guard; and 
5. Approved safety classes. This approval must be in writing and granted prior to the weapon being brought to school. 

1. 1st Offense: the student shall receive three (3) days of OCS - Off-Campus Suspension.
2. 2nd Offense: the student shall receive five (5) days of OCS.
3. 3rd Offense: the student shall receive nine (9) days of OCS and student shall be recommended for expulsion.

1. 1st Offense: the student shall receive five (5) days of OSS. 
2. 2nd Offense: the student shall receive nine (9) days of OSS and shall be recommended for expulsion.

• know what the charges are against them,
• give an explanation in their own defense,
• be told what kind of consequences they can expect for violating the rule or regulation.
• any student suspended and/or expelled for violation of the district’s drug policy or weapons policy, or for committing a violent act on educational property shall have the right to appeal the suspension and/or expulsion to the OSSD BOT. See OSSD BOT Policy JCAA - Due Process.

1. Minimum numeric average of 70 in current subject/grade level;
2. Potential for doing work in the next higher grade level;
3. Attendance;
4. Willingness to complete work;
5. Each student receiving a standard diploma has achieved mastery of minimum academic skills as measured by assessments developed and administered by the State Board of Education and/or other options as adopted by the State Board of Education;

Kindergarten

Grades 1st - 3rd

• the student's name, address, telephone listing, and date and place of birth; 
• parent or lawful custodian's name, address, and telephone listing;
• major field of study and grade level classification;
• student's participation in officially recognized activities or sports;
• dates of attendance, dates of enrollment, withdrawal, re-entry;
• certificates, awards, and honors received;
• most recent previous educational agency or institution attended. 

• Internet use and access
• release of information & press releases (internet, newspaper, directories, rosters, school publications, etc.). 

1. Full name and street address
2. Home phone number and a second phone number
3. Student’s name

1. Shoes must be worn. Taps, cleats, wheels and spikes on shoes will not be permitted except in appropriate settings. 
2. No excessively large, torn, or worn clothing will be permitted.
3. No patches, emblems, or advertisements of a violent, suggestive, indecent, or obscene nature will be allowed.
4. Slacks, jumpsuits, jeans, and shorts of moderate length may be worn.
5. Appropriate underclothing will be worn.
6. Any clothing tending toward immodesty will be prohibited.
7. Head coverings, caps, hats, headdress (including the hood of a shirt or sweatshirt), etc, will not be worn unless there has been prior approval from administration. 
8. Muscle shirts, basketball jerseys, and tank tops will not be permitted unless worn as a vest-type garment over a shirt.
9. Clothing, hats, caps, or other personal property which advertises, or promotes the use of alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs shall be prohibited.
10. Clothing, hats, caps, or other personal property which convey obscene, lewd, or vulgar comments, messages, or portraits shall be prohibited.
11. Clothing, hats, caps, or other personal property with sexual innuendos shall be prohibited.
12. All pants, shorts, skirts, etc., shall be worn with the waistband or beltline around the waist and above the hips.
13. Clothing, hats, caps, or personal property which shall cause a disruption to the learning process or which might be a hazard to the safety of students shall be prohibited.
14. Anything not covered in the code that is distracting to either a teacher or student should be brought to the attention of the administration. 
15. For the safety and well being of all students and staff, coats, jackets, windbreakers, vests, and other similar outer garments which extend below the knee in length shall be prohibited. 
16. Students shall not wear any attire which shall impinge upon the health, safety and/or welfare of the students and employees within the district.

• 2nd and 3rd grade students
• Leadership
• Classroom performance
• Attendance
• Citizenship

Restraint

1. Order the student to desist in the behavior.
2. Advise the student that they will be restrained if the behavior does not cease.

1. school transportation or other school-related actions,
2. medical or dental appointments if accompanied by a written excuse from the physician, dentist, or other medical personnel, and
3. special circumstances in accordance with the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law and deemed acceptable by the principal or her designee.

School Resource Officers

Reporting Suspicious Behavior

• The parent/guardian was not aware that the student was absent;
• The parent/guardian was aware but chose not to excuse; or
• The reason for the absence is not a valid excuse for temporary nonattendance according to the state’s Compulsory Attendance Law.

Students Living With Parents/Guardians

Student's Family Residing with a Third Party

• Signs of severe illness, including fever, irritability, difficulty breathing, crying that doesn't stop with the usual comforting or extreme sleepiness.
• Diarrhea or stools that contain blood or mucus.
• Vomiting and diarrhea two or more times in 24 hours unless a physician feels the cause of vomiting is not an infectious disease, and writes a note to that effect and the student is no longer in danger of becoming dehydrated and must be able to self-care for diarrhea.
• Mouth sores and/or drooling until a physician or the health department does not feel the condition is infectious.
• Fever or rash or a change in behavior until a physician has determined that the problem is not caused by an infectious disease.