Floyd Henson
Junior High School
STUDENT HANDBOOK 2022-2023
609 North Stanford Road
FLOYD HENSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
The faculty, staff, and administration welcome you to Floyd Henson Junior High School. It is our sincere hope that you will find this year challenging, exciting, and rewarding. Your success in school depends upon the development of effective study habits, perceptive listening skills, and the practice of regular attendance.
The goal of our school is for each student to achieve his or her greatest potential. To reach this goal, there must exist a cooperative effort on the part of students, teachers, administrators, parents, and the community. We urge your cooperation in this venture and assure you that the results will be well worth the effort.
The purpose of this handbook and agenda is to help you become aware of your privileges, opportunities, and responsibilities as a citizen of this school. Each student should read this handbook and be knowledgeable of its contents. Please share the book and its contents with your parents. If you or your parents have any questions or concerns about the procedure outlined in this handbook, please feel free to contact a teacher, staff member, or administrator for an explanation. Have a great year!
FLORA COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #35
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE / 662-2412
BUS BARN / 662-4272
PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM / 662-6502
NURSE’S OFFICE / 662-4820
SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE / 662-8894
FLORA HIGH SCHOOL / 662-8316
FLOYD HENSON JR. HIGH SCHOOL / 662-8394
FLORA ELEMENTARY School 662-2014
ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL TIMES:
The Floyd Henson Junior High building opens when the first bell rings at 7:45 a.m. There is no need for students to arrive before this time unless they are requested to be early for a scheduled activity. Our first bell will ring at 8:08 AM. Junior high students are dismissed at two times: 3:05PM for bus riders and 3:12PM for pick-ups, walkers. Junior high students report to their first period class by 8:15.
CLASS PERIODS:
Students are expected to be in their seats in the classroom when the tardy bell rings at 8:15 AM. If they want to eat breakfast, they need to be in their rooms by 8:08. A three minute passing period is provided between each class.
REGULAR SCHOOL DAY:
1st PERIOD: 8:20-9:06
2nd PERIOD: 9:09-9:51
3rd PERIOD: 9:54-10:36
4th PERIOD: 10:39-11:22
5th PERIOD: 11:25-12:08
6th PERIOD: 12:11-12:54
7th PERIOD: 12:57-1:39
8th PERIOD: 1:42-2:24
9th PERIOD: 2:27-3:05 ***1st Dismissal for bus riders onlY
3:12 ***2nd Dismissal for pick-ups and walkers
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LUNCH PERIOD:
Students may purchase a school lunch, or they may bring a sack lunch and eat in the dining area. Students are not permitted to bring carbonated drinks to school. Extra milk, food, and snacks may not be charged. Students will receive a weekly lunch bill, unless circumstances prohibit.
Students will remain on campus for lunch. Parents may sign their OWN child out in the office and pick the student up in person each day. Parents are allowed to take up to 3 other students for lunch on their child’s birthday. A permission note must be received by the school office from each child’s parent before leaving. Students who return to campus are not allowed to bring carbonated beverages, McDonald’s, Burger King, fast food, etc. Parents who bring lunches to school for their child may not bring a carbonated beverage.
TRANSPORTATION
BUS ELIGIBILITY:
Students who live more than 1 ½ miles from their attendance center, or who have to cross a designated hazardous area, may be eligible for bus service. Mr. Frank Lusk, bus supervisor, should be contacted at 662-4272 regarding bus schedules, problems on the bus, and etc.
GUIDELINES FOR BUS RIDERS: Dismissed at 3:05 pm
A bus conduct report will be sent to parents when students do not obey the bus rules. A minimum consequence for a third bus conduct report will be a three day suspension from bus riding privileges. A fourth bus conduct report will result in a five day suspension from bus riding privileges. If misbehavior continues, or if necessary for safety reasons, a student’s bus riding privilege may be suspended for the remainder of the school year. Parents/Guardians wanting their child to ride home with a friend must send a note with their child to be verified and signed in the office. A set of guidelines for proper bus behavior will be posted on each bus.
GUIDELINES FOR BICYCLE RIDERS: Dismissed at 3:12pm
Riding a bicycle to school is a privilege. Following simple, common sense rules will help you protect and retain this privilege.
1. Only one person on a bike.
2. Keep to the right at all times.
3. Obey all traffic rules and regulations.
4. Do not interfere with the flow of traffic at any time.
5. Park bicycles in the bike rack when you arrive and stay away from it until you are ready to leave.
6. ALL bicyclists and walkers are to use the sidewalk that connects the Floyd Henson Jr. High to Shadwell or the sidewalk on North Stanford Road. Students cannot use North Stanford Road toward Highway 50.
7. Avoid heavily traveled streets/highways as much as possible.
8. The school is not responsible for theft or damage to bikes. However, if incidents are reported promptly, every effort will be made to find out what happened, and to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.
GUIDELINES FOR WALKERS: Dismissed at 3:12pm
To help keep students safe on their way to and from school follow these simple, common sense rules.
1. Stay to the side of the road if a sidewalk is not provided.
2. Do not walk through yards or fields.
3. Do not block road or path ways.
4. Look both ways before crossing a road and pathway.
5. In the case of misbehavior from students on their way home, either by bike or walking, the school is responsible until the student reaches his/her house. For example: if a student/students are involved in a fight on the way home from school and it’s reported, the students involved will have consequences from the school.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES:
It is often necessary for students to stay after school for various activities (basketball, baseball, volleyball, track practice, cheerleading practice, club activities, special projects, etc.). Coaches or supervising teachers should advise students in advance what time such activities will end so the students may arrange for transportation home. A phone (near the gym) is available for student use. Students are not allowed to stay after school until an evening activity begins.
FIRE/DISASTER DRILLS:
Fire and disaster drills are required at regular intervals by law. They are important safety precautions. It is essential that when the signal is heard, everyone follows the proper procedure and acts promptly, in a quiet manner, according to the instructions. Instructions and escape routes are posted in each room.
TRUANCY:
The state of Illinois requires students to have a 95% attendance rate. Students who are absent more than 5% without a medical note for each absence are unexcused and required by law to be reported to the District Truancy Officer. The Truancy Officer may initiate legal action against the student or his/her parents or guardians. Parents or guardians of chronic truants may be found guilty of a Class C Misdemeanor. Any changes or revisions passed by the state of Illinois regarding truancy will supersede this policy and be effective immediately.
SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND EMERGENCIES:
In the event of severe weather, mechanical breakdown, or an emergency situation, schools starting times or dismissal times may be changed. These changes will be announced over radio stations WNOI (FM Flora), WVLN (AM Olney), WSEI (FM Olney), and WFIW (AM Fairfield). Reports in the morning will be broadcast before 7:30 A.M.
GRADES
GRADING SCALE:
A (100-95) B- (86) D+ (76)
A- (94) C+(85) D (75-70)
B+ (93) C (84-78) D- (69)
B (92-87) C-(77) F (68)
REPORT CARDS:
1st Quarter Midterm – September 16
2nd Quarter Midterm – November 10
3rd Quarter Midterm – January 27
4th Quarter Midterm – March 31
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Report cards for each Midterm and Quarter are available on our Infinite Campus website. Go to floraschools.com, scroll down on the left column to the bottom white box labeled Infinite Campus, and click on this box. The parent will use their pass code to have access to the child’s profile, which includes attendance, behavior, and detailed academic information on assignments and assessments. Parents can receive their pass code information from the junior high school office. Report cards are available at the end of each grading period (quarter), usually 9 weeks. Letter grades and percentages are used to indicate a student’s progress. If the parent/guardian does not have internet access, please call the office and ask to be put on the parent list to receive a hard copy of your child’s report card. Report cards can be accessed on our website during the following months:
1st Quarter concludes – October 14
2nd Quarter concludes – December 21
3rd Quarter concludes – March 2
4th Quarter concludes - May 19
MIDTERM GRADE REPORTS:
These reports are similar to the report card and accessed the same way, through our Infinite Campus website. Midterm reports are available midway through each quarter to keep parents/guardians informed and up-to-date on their child’s academic status.
PARENT CONFERENCES:
Parents may make appointments for a conference with the teachers or the principal at the junior high by calling 662-8394.
HOMEWORk VERIFICATION:
Use our homework hotline to get assignments each day by calling 662-8394 after 4:00 p.m. The homework hotline page is also posted on our school website, floraschoolS.com, click on FHJHS, and then click on “Homework Hotline Page”. Also, teachers post assignments on our website: go to floraschools.com, click on FHJHS, click on Staff directory-weekly agenda and homework, and click on the teacher’s “teacher page”.
PROMOTION POLICY:
Students in grades 6-7-8 must pass four of their five basic academic classes and attend school regularly to be promoted to the next grade. The five basic academic classes are math, science, social studies, reading, and English.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance and academic performance are closely related. Regular attendance is essential as a student misses an important part of his/her instruction when not in school. All students are expected to attend school regularly and to be on time for class in order to benefit to the fullest from the instructional program. The middle school attendance policies are designed to develop student punctuality, self-discipline, and responsibility. It is for these reasons that the Board of Education has adopted the following attendance policy
I. Absences
Students are not to exceed ten days for the entire school year. Telephone calls are the recommended initial method of notification; however, a note the next day is required. Please call the school prior to 9 a.m. on the day of the absence. Any absences beyond the ten days, a parent/legal guardian excused absences must have administrative approval or fall into the exempted absences category.
II. Exempted Absences
All absences from a class, except those listed below, will count towards the ten allotted days for the entire year. Absences which will not count toward the excused absences periods are:
A. Participation in a school-sponsored activity
B. Suspension for disciplinary reasons
C. Weather conditions which prohibit the normal operation of school buses
D. An illness verified by a doctor’s note
Verification should consist of one of the following: (1) note from the doctor indicating that an appointment with the student was held by him/her, (2) note from the doctor indicating that he/she dispensed or prescribed medication for the student, or (3) a letter from the doctor explaining an extended illness for which the student is receiving medical attention under the doctor’s care.
1. A note from the doctor, which only says that a student was sick at home, is not acceptable.
2. Routine appointments are not excused as verified illnesses (Examples: orthodontist, optometrist, physicals, etc.).
3. Notes and letters from doctors verifying illnesses are due in the attendance office when the student returns to school. In no case will they be accepted more than 6 calendar days after the absence.
E. College visitation days approved by the principal. Arrangements must be made in advance with the Guidance Department.
III. Attendance Intervention
It is our goal to work with parents and students in a positive manner to assure that students are well prepared for the future. Teachers will monitor student attendance closely. If appropriate, an administrator will be asked to assist the family in developing a plan to ensure better attendance.
IV. Procedure in Case of Absence
A. Parents or guardians should notify the school by 9:00 a.m. whenever their child is absent from school. A call should be made for each day of absence unless the office has been notified of an extended illness. It will be assumed that the student is truant unless a call has been received. Schools will attempt to contact the parent to verify a student’s absence if the office has not received a call by 9:00 a.m. If a parent does not have access to a phone, a note stating the reason for the absence must be presented to the office upon return. Emails and messages through messenger will be accepted.
B. Students who expect to be absent for two or more days should request assignments by the school secretary by 11 a.m..
C. Students who expect to be absent two or more weeks due to a serious medical condition should contact the Guidance Office to arrange tutoring.
V. Procedure Following an Absence
A student should report to the office when he/she returns following an absence of less than an entire day. At that time if the absence is excused because of a parent note or phone call, the student’s name will go on the excused list. If, however, no appropriate excuse from parents is presented, the student’s name goes on the unexcused list. All teachers have been instructed to record grades of “0” for a student on any days of unexcused absence. In order to replace the grades of “0" with the earned grade on those days, the student must present an appropriate parent note at the office, receive an admit slip verifying an excused absence, and present it to each of his/her teachers. A student has two days after returning from an absence to complete this requirement. After that time, the grade of “0" will be considered the permanent grade. If a student arrives late or leaves and returns on the same day, he/she should come to the office for an admit slip before going to class.
VI. Pre-Arranged Absences
A student may obtain a pre-arranged absence when he/she knows he/she will be absent in the immediate future. Prearranged absences must be approved by administration prior to the absence. A parent must call or provide written confirmation prior to the absence.
Examples include:
1. Medical or dental appointments that cannot be scheduled at any other time
2. Trips with parents (See total number of Exempted Absences)
3. Civil court appearances
4. Funerals
The procedure for obtaining a pre-arranged absence is to bring a note from home at least one day in advance of the absence explaining the reason. If a teacher does not want to accept the pre-arranged absence, the final decision will rest with the principal.
1. Homework Policy
Students will be given a week to hand in all homework before a zero will be recorded in the grade book. (In class assignments DO NOT fall under this category. In class assignments are just that. They are to be completed in class during the time that the teacher alots the students to complete it. ) After the week time has lapsed, the student will be assigned a zero. During the fourth quarter, 8th grade students will be given only 3 days to complete their assignments. (this is an effort to prepare them for FHS) In all circumstances, the final call is up to teachers’ discretion.
CHEATING POLICY
In the event that a student is caught cheating, they will be given a choice of taking a 70% or lower on the assignment (depending on their graded product, after they redo it on their own) and a detention, OR a zero in the gradebook and no detention. Either way they choose they will receive a write up on the Infinite Campus program and parents will be contacted.
ADVANCED CLASS QUALIFICATIONS:
Any middle school student with a C or below or have poor attendance, will not be enrolled in advanced classes. If a student begins the year in advanced classes and their grade drops to a C or lower, they may be removed from those classes by teacher recommendation. Generally only students placed in advanced classes during their 8th grade year will be in advanced classes as a freshman. 8th grade students that are receiving a C or below will not be enrolled in advanced courses in high school the following year as a freshman. Advanced class placement is based on STAR test scores, IAR test scores, grades, a placement test for 8th grade math, and the teacher.
Any and all exceptions will be based solely on teacher recommendation.
RETENTION POLICY:
Students who receive a yearly average grade of an F (68% or below) in two or more of the five basic academic areas will be retained in the same grade. In addition, any 8th grade student failing 2 or more classes for the year will not attend the 8th grade trip.
SUMMER SCHOOL CREDIT:
Summer school courses are offered through Illinois Virtual School (IVS). IVS is an on-line program from the Illinois State Board of Education that is available to all public and private students in the state. It is not mandatory for a school district to provide a summer school program. However, our school district has approved this summer school program as a possible solution for credit recovery and promotion. The expense of this program is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. If a student cumulatively fails two subjects, that student is required to complete the IVS summer school course in order to be promoted to the next grade level. If a student fails 3 or more of these subjects, that student is automatically retained and must repeat their current grade level.
If there is to be an alternate form of summer school offered, your child’s school will make you aware of it if necessary.
STUDENT AWARDS (Honor Roll):
“High Honors” Honor Roll- Students who achieve a 4.50 GPA and higher on the 5.00 scale on their report card in all areas and receive no grade below” C “.
“Honors” Honor Roll- Students who achieve a 4.00 GPA on their report card in all areas and receive no grade below “C “.
STUDENTS’ RIGHTS/SERVICES
REVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
The following opportunities shall be observed before disciplinary action is taken with a student:
1. The school official shall give the student oral notice of the charges and evidence to support the charges.
2. If the student denies the charges, he/she shall be given the opportunity to present an explanation. The school official shall then inform the student whether or not the punishment is to be imposed.
3. Written notice of the charges and severity of the punishment may be sent to the parent.
4. Students whose presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process may be immediately removed from the school or placed in our Alternative Classroom.
Alternative Classroom:
Students can be placed in alternative learning classrooms for multiple reasons. A student who is serving a single or multiple In-School Suspension, a student may be placed in this educational setting as an alternative for sending them off to an off-campus education center. Students may also be placed in this setting to catch up on work if they were absent for a long period of time, or simply need help catching up because of falling behind. Before a student is placed in this setting, parents will be notified.
SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES:
The Flora Unit #35 District provides, in conjunction with the Southeastern Special Education Coop, services for students with learning disabilities, behavioral disabilities, remedial work in math and reading, speech therapy, vision and hearing evaluation, and social services.
SPECIAL RIGHTS OF STUDENTS:
1. All children ages 5-21 (3-21 if handicapped), who are residents of the district, are entitled to a free and appropriate public education in the Unit #35 District.
2. When a student commits acts of gross disobedience or misconduct, the right stated above may be temporarily forfeited but only after the student has been afforded review opportunities.
3. The maximum number of consecutive days a student may be suspended from school is ten (10). The Board of Education may expel a student for as long as the board deems necessary.
4. No student shall be refused admission or be excluded from any courses of instruction, interscholastic athletic program, or comparable programs by reasons of marital status, sex, race, color, or nationality.
5. Confidentiality of records must be protected at all times on all student records. Records may not be released to anyone other than school or educational officials without written consent of the student’s parents (if the student is under the age of 18).
6. Students over age 14, or with parent’s consent under the age of 14, may have access to their official personal records upon proper request.
7. Students of parents who certify indigence or inability to purchase or rent required textbook materials or to pay school fees may not be denied educational services or academic credit due to the inability.
8. Students, parents, and guardians are entitled to timely and periodic information concerning student progress.
9. Students from families whose income level qualifies them for free or reduced breakfast and lunches, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Illinois Office of Education, shall receive free or reduced price breakfast and lunches from the cafeteria. They also qualify for an exemption of textbook fees.
10. Parents may request a review opportunity meeting to settle a difference of opinion with the school over services for a child classified as handicapped as defined in Article IV of the School Code of Illinois.
11. Sexual harassment is a kind of discrimination that will not be tolerated at Floyd Henson Junior High School. This is treatment based upon gender, actions, or words that:
A. are directed at a person because of his/her sex
B. are uninvited, unwanted, and unwelcomed
C. cause a person to feel uncomfortable or offended
D. create an environment that makes learning difficult
E. may be offensive
There are several types of sexual harassment, physical, verbal, and nonverbal. Incidents of harassment will be reported to parents and local authorities.
12. Safe Schools Act - All students have the right to an education free of threats or intimidation. Persons interfering with a child’s attendance by using threats or intimidation could be sentenced to a 1 year jail term.
13. Parents/guardians have the right to request their students’ classroom teachers’ professional qualifications and whenever their student is assigned to, or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who is not highly qualified.
HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION:
A student who has a long-term absence (two consecutive weeks or more) due to illness or injury may be eligible for homebound instruction. After eligibility is determined by the school district, a signed statement by a medical doctor verifying the need is required to be on file at the school. The student may receive up to five hours per week of instruction.
REGISTRATION OF NEW STUDENTS:
New students will register in the office by completing the necessary forms. They will be issued textbooks and enrolled in classes.
WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL:
Notice should be given to the school office (in advance if possible). On the last day of attendance, the student will turn in all textbooks, check/clean lockers, and take care of any obligations that are outstanding.
STUDENT RECORDS:
Student records are kept on file in the building that the child attends. Parents will be granted access to all official records pertaining to their children maintained in any form by the school. A student’s records will not be released to anyone other than school or educational officials without the informed written consent of the student’s parents. The parent or student shall be provided an opportunity to challenge or rebut information contained in the student’s records.
Directory information such as name, address, grade, school, age, height, and weight may be released to certain agencies or organizations unless denied by the parent.
Parents or students requesting personal copies of student records must allow adequate time for copying and gathering information. Copies will cost no more than .25 per page.
Temporary records will be kept for five (5) years after a student has transferred, graduated, or otherwise withdrawn from school. Permanent records will be retained for a minimum of sixty (60) years after the students has transferred, graduated, or otherwise permanently withdrawn from school. Parents/students may request a copy of such records prior to their destruction.
PERMANENT RECORDS consist of identifying information, including the following:
1. Student and parent names, address, birth date, place of birth, and gender.
2. Academic transcript including grades, class rank, graduation date, grade level achieved, and scores on college entrance exams.
3. Attendance record.
4. Accident reports and health records.
5. Records of the release of permanent record information.
6. Honors and awards received.
7. Information concerning participation in school-sponsored activities or athletics and offices held in school-sponsored organizations.
CAFETERIA SERVICES:
Breakfast will be served from 8:08-8:20 each day. The school cafeteria serves lunches daily which meet the “Type A” regulations established by the State of Illinois. Students who walk or get a ride to school must be in line by 8:10 to receive breakfast and will not be excused if late to 1st hour class. If a bus is late, students on that bus are allowed to eat upon arrival at school. Students may pay daily, weekly, or monthly. At the conclusion of the school year, any owed balances on student accounts will not carry over and must be paid.
DELINQUENT FEES:
Flora Community School District #35 has developed a program called Financial Eligibility. This program is designed to deal with Delinquent Fee Accounts, of any variety. Students shall not be denied educational services or academic credit due to the inability or unwillingness of parents or guardians to pay school fees.
TEXTBOOKS:
Textbooks are issued to students on a rental basis. Students are responsible for the condition and return of the book which they are issued. Students will be charged repair or a prorated cost of books issued to them.
DISCIPLINE
STUDENT DISCIPLINE
Discipline is the responsibility of all teachers and students at FHJHS. Students shall be expected to use accepted patterns of courtesy and decency, respect the rights of others, and abide by State, District 35, and building laws, policies, and regulations. Students should fully understand that all teachers, staff members, and bus personnel have the authority to correct inappropriate behavior at any time, either in the building, on school grounds, on the bus, or at any school-sponsored event, home or away.
Discipline Measures
School authorities reserve the right to intervene and discipline any behavior that, in their judgment, impairs a positive school environment or is inappropriate. School officials shall limit the number and duration of expulsions and out-of-school suspensions to the greatest extent practicable, and, where practicable and reasonable, shall consider forms of non-exclusionary discipline before using out-of-school suspensions or expulsions. School personnel shall not advise or encourage students to drop out of school voluntarily due to behavioral or academic difficulties. Potential disciplinary measures include, without limitation, any of the following measures:
1. Notifying parents.
2. Disciplinary Conference.
3. Withholding of privileges.
4. Temporary removal from the classroom.
5. Return of property or restitution for lost, stolen or damaged property.
6. In-school suspension.
7. After-school study or Saturday study provided the student’s parent/guardian has been notified.
8. Community Service
9. Seizure of contraband; confiscation and temporary retention of the personal property that was used to violate school rules
10. Suspension of bus privileges.
11. Suspension from school and all school activities for up to 10 days. A suspended student is prohibited from being on school grounds
12. Expulsion from school and all activities for a definite time period not to exceed two calendar years. An expelled student is prohibited from being on school grounds.
13. Transfer to an alternative program if the student is expelled or otherwise qualifies for transfer under State law.
14. A student being placed in Alternative Learning on campus
15. Notifying juvenile authorities or other law enforcement whenever the conduct involves criminal activity, such as,
illegal drugs (controlled substances), “look-alikes,” alcohol or weapons or in other circumstances as authorities by the reciprocal reporting agreement between the District and local law enforcement agencies.
Simplified Classroom Disruption Policy: This policy assists in creating a positive environment in which all students can learn. For recurring classroom disruptions, such as: continuous talking, tardiness, frequently out of seat, chewing on gum-candy-or any objects (choking hazards and a distraction), late assignments, leaving books and belongings, not prepared for class, and refusing to work will warrant a detention. 1st=warning, 2nd=25 minute detention, and 3rd=45 minute detention. These behaviors pull other students off-task and take time away from instruction as the teacher must redirect the student and address the issue. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance with helping us reiterate expectations.
Discipline protocol for students making threats to students:
1st incident
· Investigate
· Document– depending on the findings
· Reassure the student making the report, they did the right thing, and to please communicate to us if another threat or uncomfortable situation arises
ü The counselor or principal will conduct periodic checks with the student
· Communicate with their teachers to provide extra awareness and supervision
· Sign a “cease and desist” contract with the student who made the threat
· Separate seating arrangement
· Call both sets of parents
· Depending on the threat, call the police and have an officer conference with the student who made the threat
· The student who made the threat will meet weekly with the counselor
2nd Incident
· Investigate
· Document– depending on the finding
· Call the police and have an officer conference with the student who made the threat
· Call both sets of parents
· Call One Hope United – Crisis Intervention Agency
· Upon the return of the student, which depends on the previous amount of discipline points accumulated, so this infraction may move to a recommendation for Safe School or an expulsion:
* Parent/Guardian of the student who made the threat must attend a mandatory conference with the counselor and principal
* Upon the return of the student, reassure the student making the report, to communicate to us if another threat or uncomfortable situation arises
* Communicate with their teachers as a reminder to provide extra awareness and supervision
* Upon return, meet weekly with the counselor or an officer
3rd Incident
· Investigate
· Document– depending on the findings
· – the student will be recommended for Safe School or an expulsion
· Call both sets of parents
· Call One Hope United – Crisis Intervention Agency
· Call the police and have an officer conference with the student who made the threat
DETENTION:
Detentions (25 minutes or 45 minutes) will be scheduled by the administration and held on Tuesday, and Thursday 3:15 - 3:40PM or 3:15 – 4:00 PM. All students assigned detention will be issued a written explanation of the detention listing the time, place, and date it is to be served. Sleeping during a detention does not count as serving the detention. A copy of the detention will be on Infinite Campus.
IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION:
Students found guilty of disobedience or misconduct may be assigned to in-school suspension (Alternate Room). Students will be isolated in a separate classroom from other students. All school privileges are withdrawn and close supervision is provided to ensure that the students complete their regular academic assignments.
PROBATION:
Probationary status may be defined as the denial of the privilege to participate in all extracurricular activities, beverage machines and/or use of the computer lab. Students may be placed on probation as a result of serious misconduct, excessive tardiness, or truancy. Any student that has several major disciplinary notices per semester for behavior may lose their field trips and extracurricular activities.
SUSPENSION:
Pupils may be suspended by the building principal from school for a period of no more than ten (10) consecutive days after the child has been afforded review opportunities. Suspended students will not be permitted on school grounds or allowed to participate in extracurricular activities during the period of suspension. Length of suspension will be determined by school authorities. Parents or guardians will be notified in writing of the action taken and will be given an opportunity to a hearing to determine a satisfactory solution to the student’s conduct. Students will be allowed to make up missed assignments upon return.
EXPULSION:
Students may be expelled from school for as long as the board deems necessary. Only the Board of Education may expel a child and only after following a required review opportunity meeting.
DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES:
The building principal may discipline students by means of dismissal from classes, detention, probation, or suspension from school and by recommending expulsion; however, students have a right to due process before the disciplinary action is taken.
The following procedure shall be observed:
1. The school official shall give the student oral notice of the charges and evidence to support those charges.
2. If a student denies the charge, he shall be given the opportunity to present an explanation. The school official shall then inform the student whether or not the punishment is to be imposed.
3. Written notice of the charges and severity of the punishment may be sent to the parent.
4. Students whose presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process may be immediately removed from school.
PARENT CONFERENCE, SUSPENSION, EXPULSION:
The following list gives examples of some offenses which warrant a parent conference, suspension, or expulsion. These will be effective at any time students are under the jurisdiction or supervision of school authorities (including school buses and bus stops, to and from school, lunch periods, any athletic events, or other school sponsored activities).
1. Use, possession, or selling of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, narcotics, look-alike drugs, e-cigs, vapor pens, pills, or medicine.
2. Fighting on or near the school grounds.
3. Theft or malicious damage of school property or property belonging to other students or staff members (including cars and bicycles parked at school or school-sponsored events).
4. Show disrespect or insubordination towards teachers, students, and other staff members (including the use of obscene language or gestures).
5. Use or possession of weapons or weaponry: knives, firearms, slingshots, bean shooters, rubber bands, paper stars, lighters, water guns, etc. are not to be brought or used in school and will be confiscated by school officials.
6. Continuous and willful refusal to accomplish school tasks even though able to do so.
7. Persistent violation of school regulations.
8. Disorderly, vicious, illegal, or immoral conduct.
9. Bullying, harassing, threatening, intimidating, or demeaning any person or group of people.
PREVENTION OF BULLYING, INTIMIDATION, and HARASSMENT
Bullying, intimidation, and harassment diminish a student’s ability to learn and a school’s ability to educate. Preventing students from engaging in these disruptive behaviors and providing all students equal access to a safe, non-hostile learning environment are important school goals.
Bullying on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, immigration status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender-related identity or expression, ancestry, age religion, physical or mental disability, order of protection status, including pregnancy, association with a person or group with one or more of the aforementioned actual or perceived characteristics, or any other distinguishing characteristic is prohibited in each of the following situations:
1. During any school-sponsored education program or activity.
2. While in school, or school property, on school buses or other school vehicles, at designated school bus stops waiting for the school bus, or at school-sponsored or school-sanctioned events or activities.
3.Through the transmission of information from a school computer, a school computer network, or other similar electronic school equipment.
4.Through the transmission of information from a computer that is accessed at a nonschool-related location, activity, function, or program or from the use of technology or an electronic device that is not owned, leased, or used by the school district or school if the bullying causes a substantial disruption to the educational process or orderly operation of a school.
Bullying includes cyber-bullying (bullying through the use of technology or any electronic communication) and means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or electronically, directed toward a student or students that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:
1. Placing the student or students in reasonable fear of harm to the students or student’s person or property;
2. Causing a substantially detrimental effect on the student’s or students’ physical or mental health.
3. Substantially interfering with the student’s or students’ academic performance.
4. Substantially interfering with the student’s or students’ ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.
Examples of prohibited conduct include name-calling, using derogatory slurs, stalking, sexual violence, causing psychological harm, threatening or causing physical harm, threatened or actual destruction of property, or wearing or possessing items depicting or implying hatred or prejudice of one of the characteristics stated above.
Cyberbullying means bullying through the use of technology or any electronic communication, including without limitation any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in party by a wire, radio, electromagnetic system, photo-electronic system, or photo-optical system, including without limitation electronic mail, internet communications, instant messages, facsimile communications. Cyberbullying includes the creation of a webpage or weblog in which the creator assumes the identity of another person or the knowing impersonation of another person as the author of posted content or messages if the creation or impersonation creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of bullying. Cyberbullying also includes the distribution by electronic means of communication to more than one person or the posting of material on an electronic medium that may be assessed by one or more persons if the distribution or posting creates any of the effects enumerated in the definition of bullying.
Students are encouraged to immediately report bullying. A report may be made orally or in writing to the district complaint manager or any staff member with whom the student is comfortable speaking. Anyone, including staff members and parents/guardians, who has information about actual or threatened bullying is encouraged to report it to the district complaint manager or any staff member. Anonymous reports are also accepted by phone call or in writing.
A reprisal or retaliation against any person who reports an act of bullying is prohibited. A student’s act of reprisal or retaliation will be treated as bullying for purposes of determining any consequences or other appropriate remedial actions.
A student will not be punished for reporting bullying or supplying information, even if the school’s investigation concludes that no bullying occurred. However, knowingly making a false accusation or providing knowingly false information will be treated as bullying for purposes of determining any consequences or other appropriate remedial actions.
Student Tips: Ask the person to stop, ignore the bully, stay with other people, don’t be alone, tell an adult. If a cyber-situation, block the person from your accounts. Bullies get their power from our negative emotions. Try to act calm and move away to safe peers. We can’t help unless we are made aware of the situation. A student must inform a teacher, the principal, or an adult you trust. Everyone has a right to feel safe at school.
SAFE SCHOOL ACT
All students have the right to an education free of threats or intimidation. Persons interfering with a child’s attendance by using threats or intimidation could be sentenced up to a one year jail term.
DISRUPTIVE DEVICES
Electronic devices such as cell phones, cameras, MP3’s, music players, IPOD’s, IPAD’s, and etc., are not permitted during the school day. The school day begins when you get on the bus or if you are not a bus rider, when you step onto school property. If you have an electronic device at school, this device must be turned off and kept in the student’s locker. If devices are seen out of the locker or heard, regardless of the ownership, they will be confiscated.
Any use of a recording device on school grounds without prior permission will result in consequences. This includes any and all extra-curricular activities
Devices that violate this policy will result in the device being confiscated. It will be held for the number of days listed below including any weekend days falling during that time. Devices will not be returned on a weekend or holiday. The exception to this is during an extended vacation of an entire week of school. These devices can be picked up after the following penalties are complete:
1st Offense: A written warning is issued; the device is confiscated and returned to the student at the conclusion of the school day.
2nd Offense: The device is confiscated, and will be returned only to the parent/guardian at the conclusion of the school day.
3rd Offense: The device is confiscated for 3 calendar days, and will be returned only to the parent/guardian at the conclusion of the 3rd calendar day.
4th Offense: The device is confiscated for 5 calendar days, and will be returned only to the parent/guardian at the conclusion of the 5th calendar day.
Any refusal to surrender a device may result to in-school suspensions.
DRESS CODE:
There is an ever-increasing amount of literature based on recent research, which supports the premise that there is a high correlation between a certain formality in dress and educational excellence. Researchers seem to be reaching the same basic conclusions that many students, to a great extent, “behave the way they dress.” These findings seem to support the belief that certain standards of dress and modesty must be established and maintained. The standards should, however, be consistent with good judgment, civility, common sense, decency, respectability, and community standards.
Students at Floyd Henson Jr. High students have the right to attend school dressed in a suitable and acceptable manner as long as his/her personal appearance does not constitute a hazard to his/her classmates’ health, safety, or welfare. Additionally, a student’s personal appearance must not cause a disruption or disturbance that interferes with the educational process within the confines of the school.
Therefore, students enrolled in Floyd Henson Jr. High will be expected and required to be attired, while at school, in a manner consistent with acceptable community standards of decency, good taste, respectability, safety, and security.
The School Board and administration have agreed to the following guidelines concerning student dress.
BASIC STYLE ATTIRE - shirts, blouses, slacks, jeans, dresses, skirts, and some types of shorts are acceptable.
• Skirts, shorts, and cut-offs are acceptable if at mid-thigh length. Mid-thigh means halfway between your knee and upper thigh.
• Students are discouraged from wearing baggy and/or loose fitting, layered attire.
• Shoes are to be worn at all times on school premises.
• Pants, skirts, or shorts must be worn at the waist, not across the rear-end or in a manner in which undergarments or skin are visible.
The following attire is inappropriate for school. These apply to both girls and boys. Individual exceptions and clarifications are noted. Dress codes will also be followed for all extra-curricular activities, including ball games and dances. Violation of these standards can result in a detention. Every attempt will be made to find immediate resolve for appropriate compliance to these standards.
• Pants, skirts, shorts, or shirts worn in a manner that expose undergarments.
• Tank tops, spaghetti strap tops, crop tops, half shirts, halter tops, mesh tops (or similar see through material), sleeveless shirts and muscle shirts are not permitted. Your shirts MUST have sleeves.
• Shorter length shirts and shorts are not acceptable. A garment must not expose the torso under any conditions. (i.e. A garment should not be so short that the torso is exposed when the student extends his/her arms). Clothing designed as underclothing, including thermal underwear and boxers will not be worn during school.
• No “see through” materials are permissible unless worn over an appropriate shirt.
• Low-cut shirts that expose cleavage should not be worn under any circumstances.
• Team jerseys that are designed as tank tops may not be worn unless an appropriate shirt is worn underneath.
• As a matter of school safety and security, students are discouraged from wearing sweaters, sweatshirts that are excessively baggy and loose fitting in nature.
• Jeans, pants, etc. should not be excessively baggy or drag the floor in length.
• Pants, jeans, shorts, or etc. cannot have holes above the knee that expose skin or pocket lining.
• No clothing with cuts, slits, holes, or other purposefully damaged areas.
• No clothing with messages advertising or promoting the use of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, or illegal drugs.
• No clothing with messages or signs promoting racial, religious, ethnic, gender hatred or violence.
• No clothing with messages or signs promoting sexual references, violence, gangs, or antisocial behavior. Example would be, but not limited to: Hooters and Joe’s Crab Shack apparel, Virginity Rocks
• Clothing with inappropriately placed patches or advertisements is not permitted. Patches or decorations may not be suggestive or degrading in nature.
• P.E. attire is not to be worn from P. E. to other classes. Appropriate P.E. dress is required for physical education students.
• Unusual or costume dress is not allowed. The administration will exercise its discretionary authority to determine if a garment or attire is inappropriate or disruptive in nature.
* Bibs or suspenders may only be worn over an appropriately tucked-in shirt.
• Inappropriate chains may not be worn to school. These include, but are not limited to wallet chains, dog chains, bicycle chains, and etc.
further clarifications:
• Hats or hoods are not to be worn inside the building. Hats should be removed immediately upon entering the building and should not be put on until after exiting the building. Hats worn inside will be confiscated.
• Sunglasses are not permitted inside the building.
No body-sprays or colognes in the hall lockers. Do not spray in the hall. Students may only have these items in their PE locker, but the container cannot be glass due to safety regulations.
• Pointer lights, paper poppers, paper footballs, and all paper creations are not allowed to be made at school or brought to school unless directed by a teacher as part of a project.
* Do not write or mark on your skin or clothing.
• Do NOT bring gum or candy to school. Do NOT chew gum at school. Chewing gum at school can result in detention.
• Coats, jackets, gloves etc. are discouraged in the classroom for security purposes. Coats, jackets, etc. should remain in students’ lockers while school is in session. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of temperature conditions and dress appropriately.
• Book bags, backpacks, etc. need to be of average size and should be able to fit inside the students’ locker. Backpacks and book bags, which are bulky in size and block classroom aisles, will not be allowed in the classroom due to safety and security issues. Students are responsible for managing their time appropriately during passing periods.
Due to safety and security concerns, school administration reserves the right to change and /or adapt rules accordingly to promote a healthy environment and benefit students and staff. Students violating dress code guidelines will be given alternate clothing provided by the school or call home to have appropriate clothing brought to them.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
ACCIDENTS:
Every accident in the building, on school grounds, at practice sessions, or at any athletic event sponsored by the school should be reported immediately to the teacher/official in charge. The accident should also be reported to the school office so that proper medical attention can be arranged (if necessary) and a report can be filed.
ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT PLAN:
On or after September 1, 1992, the formal Asbestos Management Plan for all district facilities will be available for inspection by any interested individual. An appointment should be made through the superintendent’s office at least one working day in advance.
CARE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY:
Students are responsible for the proper care of all books, supplies, and furniture provided by the school. Students who disfigure property, break windows, deface books, lose materials or damage school property will be required to pay for damage, repair, or replacement and in addition to being punished under the regular school discipline program.
LOCKERS:
Each student is assigned a locker for the storage of his/her books, outer clothing, and other materials. The lockers are the property of the school.
Students should furnish locks for their hallway lockers and must provide a key or the combination for the office.
Students are responsible for keeping their lockers in order. Students are NOT permitted to share lockers and switch lockers. Stickers and other materials attached with glue or tape are NOT to be placed in/on the lockers.
LOST AND FOUND:
Students who find items at school are asked to take them to the office where the rightful owner may claim them. Unclaimed items are placed in the lost and found tub located at the top of the commons. At the end of the school year, if the items are not claimed, they will be disposed of or reused for other students in the building.
P. E. Uniforms:
The physical education uniform is mandatory for physical education class. Uniforms consist of a school-issued T-shirt and school-issued pair of shorts. These will be purchased after school has started. The T-shirt and shorts are a total of $20.00 You can choose to purchase additional shirts and shorts. Individual shorts and tops are $10.00 a piece when purchased individually.
SCHOOL PICTURES:
School pictures of each student are taken yearly for use in student records, yearbooks, and graduation publicity. Packages are made available to parents for purchase in the fall and spring. Sport pictures are taken in the spring.
SCHOOL YEARBOOK:
Each year a student yearbook is published which gives a pictorial record of the year’s events. Students may purchase a copy on a pre-pay basis. The books are distributed at school.
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USE OF SCHOOL TELEPHONE:
The phones located in the building are business phones. Students may use these phones only after first receiving permission from the office and secondly during a lunch or study hall one time per quarter for forgetting homework, but not to make after school arrangements with friends. Students will not be excused from class to use the phone unless it is an extreme emergency due to an illness.
Student Electives
Students in grades 7-8 must select an additional elective, besides a study hall. Students do not get to select their study hall hour. Students can choose two (non-study hall) electives. It is highly recommended that 6th grade students have one study hall. If a student is mandated to take an intervention (RTI) class due to low scores, only one elective will be available. During pre-registration, students will rank their choices for the offered electives. Electives are not guaranteed. If a student does not select an elective, a selection will be made for them. Students will not have an option of dropping a scheduled elective. Electives are calculated for a grade but will incur minimal to no homework.
ART
This class is designed to give students experiences with a wide variety of art media as well as study in color, design, and art history. The course is not an in-depth study in any particular area but familiarization of materials, terms, artists, and the diversity of visual arts. The students will become acquainted with the practical and figurative aspects of art for appreciation, practicality, or further study in the area.
BAND
The FHJHS Band encompasses both JV Band (6th Grade) and Varsity Band (7th & 8th Grades). Students will further their abilities on their instruments, and increase their knowledge of music rhythms and counting. The bands perform a variety of musical styles and learn various methods of band, including marching, concert, and pep band. Outside of school participation is required for performances: parades, concerts, and basketball games. Grading is based on participation, performances, and homework assignments such as a practice log.
CHORUS
The FHJHS Choir is a participation based class that focuses on learning and improving vocal technique and singing abilities. Students in choir learn basic music theory skills and how to read music as well as increase their awareness of their own abilities. The choir performs two concerts each year, a Christmas Concert in December and a Spring Concert in May. Additional performances may be scheduled at the discretion of the director (i.e. Veteran’s Day Program, caroling, etc.). Grading is based on in-class activities, performances, and predominantly student participation.
CREATIVE WRITING
This class is designed to give students the opportunity to write creatively using their imagination and life experiences. Students will also learn about writing a school newspaper.
LIFE SKILLS
Life Skills is a class that focuses on several different topics and protocols relevant to junior high school students. Some topics “may” include: Internet safety, study skills, organization (lockers, bedrooms, and homework time), conflict/resolution skills, manners, basic sewing, no-bake recipes, budgets, community service.
ROBOTICS
Robotics introduces students to coding, building robots, and then programming them from start to finish.
Music Appreciation
Students will study different genres, styles of music and dance. Students will gain knowledge of different styles of music and appreciate the difference in each.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
A weekly eligibility based on the yearly average will be conducted the 1st day of each week for the entire student body. Any student failing 2 or more classes for the year will not be allowed to attend or participate in extracurricular activities, including dances, and attending ballgames.
For safety and supervision reasons, during FHJHS sporting events, any student (including high school) who leaves the building is NOT permitted to come back unless pre-approved before leaving by the administration or accompanied by an adult. Students are to be seated in the gym watching the event and not congregating or playing in the hall.
BASEBALL / SOFTBALL:
Baseball and Softball are offered to all students in grades 6-7-8. A maximum of fifteen players will be selected for the traveling team. The season runs from August to September.
BASKETBALL:
Basketball teams for 6-7-8 grade girls and boys play regularly scheduled games from October through February.
CAFETERIA HELPERS:
Several students are needed to clean tables and do general clean-up work in the cafeteria. Students are under the direction of the cafeteria supervisor. Students also receive free meals for working in the lunchroom. Students must complete a form to be signed by a parent. Helpers will be chosen at the discretion of the lunchroom supervisor.
CHEERLEADERS:
Cheerleaders are selected each year from the 6, 7, AND 8TH grade classes to a maximum of 14-member squad. Tryouts are held before a panel of judges. Cheerleaders practice regularly, attend games, and help generate school spirit, and assist in crowd control.
ENRICHMENT PROGRAM:
FHJHS provides an academic enhancement program for qualifying students. Admittance to the enrichment program is based on standardized test scores, student performance, and teacher recommendations. Meetings will be held during the morning, before school hours on a monthly basis.
PUPS Club
In this organization, the students work together to promote wise-choice making throughout junior high school. This organization is led by our school counselor.
SCHOLASTIC BOWL:
The scholastic bowl program is offered in the Spring. This is an activity in which a team competes to answer a combination of toss-up and bonus questions. Points are scored by the team who buzzes in first and answers the question correctly.
STUDENT COUNCIL:
The students elect at least four members from each grade each year. The council is active in student affairs and in helping plan activities.
TRACK
Track is offered to 6-7-8 grade girls and boys during April and May.
Cross Country
This will be a co-op sport with North Clay. This is for girls and boys in 6-7-8 grades.
VOLLEYBALL:
A volleyball program is offered for 7-8 grade girls during January through April.
6th grade girls will have the opportunity to participate in an intramural volleyball team.
YEARBOOK STAFF:
The yearbook staff is made up of members from each grade chosen by the faculty at FHJHS. The yearbook staff is responsible for taking pictures, promoting yearbook sales, choosing the yearbook cover design, and other yearbook tasks.
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY:
We are pleased to announce that access to the school wide network, as well as the INTERNET, will be available to students and staff who qualify. To qualify, students and parents must read, sign, and return the Acceptable Use Policy.
The staff of Flora Community Unit #35 strongly believes in the educational value of technology and recognizes its potential to support the curriculum and students' learning in facilitating resource sharing, innovation and communication. We will make every effort to provide quality experiences to students and teachers using these services; however, inappropriate interaction with any information service or inappropriate use of computer equipment is strictly prohibited.
For Kindle, Nook, and e-Books (electronic reading devices):
STUDENT HANDBOOK
The FHJHS Student Handbook is a summary of board policies and school expectations and information. Any information not covered in the student handbook is covered by board policy, which is mandated by Illinois State Law. Students participating in extracurricular activities must also follow the guidelines regarding expectations and eligibility set in the district’s athletic handbook.
Health Requirements
The Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health requires each student to be in compliance with health record requirements.
Physical Examination
Students entering sixth grade must have had a health examination within one year of entering school using the date of the first school attendance day for that school year. If the student is transferring into the district from an Illinois school, health records can be requested by completing the appropriate form at the Floyd Henson Junior High office. If the student is transferring into the district from outside the state, a health examination must be obtained and recorded on the Illinois school health form. Students transferring into the district have 30 days from enrollment to comply with the law, and the physical examination must be performed within one year of their enrollment date. The current Illinois Certificate of Child Health Examination form, last revised November, 2015, is the only acceptable physical form, and must be signed by a physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician’s assistant. The Health History section of the form must be completed by the student’s parent or guardian.
Immunizations
Immunization records must be up-to-date for all grade levels. If you have questions regarding your child’s immunization record, please contact the Nurse’s Office located at the Flora Elementary School.
Failure to present the required physical exam form and immunizations by the first day of school will result in the student’s exclusion from school. In accordance with rules adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), a student will be exempt from this policy’s requirements for religious or medical grounds, if the student’s parent or guardian presents a completed copy of the IDPH’s Certificate of Religious Exemption form signed by a physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician’s assistant to the Superintendent or Nurse’s Office.
Dental Examination
Oral health examinations must be performed on students in sixth grade. The dental exam is due May 15th and must be done within 18 months of the due date. The examination must be signed by a licensed dentist and completed on the Illinois Dental Examination Record form. The form can be turned in at any time but no later than May 15th of the student’s sixth grade school year.
Health Services
Students may utilize the service of the Unit #35 School District nurses for aid in emergency, illness, injury, or for other needs they might have. The nurses are available on an as-needed basis. Please notify the staff to contact the district nurses if needed. Student health records are housed and maintained at the Nurse’s Office located at Flora Elementary School.
Health Concerns
Please notify the Nurse’s Office if your child is known to have a serious health concern. This information is helpful to the school district so the student can receive the best possible care if a serious situation occurs. At registration parents are also asked to list health concerns, in general, on the appropriate form. All health information on your child is important to the staff, i.e., fractures, new glasses, surgery, etc. The information may be helpful in creating classroom arrangements. If your child has any new health information anytime during the school year, please contact the Nurse’s Office.
Administering Medication in School
State guidelines regarding medication dispensing in school are as follows:
· School personnel are not allowed to give prescription or non-prescription medication without a written order from the child’s licensed prescriber as well as a written request from the child’s parent or guardian requesting the medication be given during school hours.
· Only those medications that are necessary to maintain the child in the school and must be given during school hours shall be administered.
· The form for the written order/request can be obtained from the student’s school office, the Nurse’s Office, or online at floraschools.com.
· Orders for medication shall be renewed each school year.
· Changes in medication shall have written authorization from the licensed prescriber.
· It is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to assure that the completed Permit to Give Medication in School form and the medication(s) are brought to the school.
· Prescription medications must be brought to school in a container appropriately labeled by the pharmacy or licensed prescriber. Non-prescription medications ordered by the licensed prescriber shall be brought in with the manufacturer’s original label listing the ingredients and the child’s name on the container along with the form completed by the licensed prescriber and the parent/guardian requesting medication be given during the school hours. All the medication must be turned in to the school office by the parent/guardian or a designated adult and remain in the school office for dispensing.
· The parent/guardian will be responsible at the end of the treatment regime for removing from the school any unused medication which was prescribed for their child. If the parent/guardian does not pick up the medication by the end of the school year, the certified school nurse will dispose of the medication in the presence of a witness.
Self-Administration of Medication by Students with Asthma
For purposes of this subject only, “self-administration” is defined as a pupil’s discretionary use of his/her prescribed asthma medication.
Students with asthma are allowed to carry and self-administer lifesaving asthma medications while at school and school functions. The parents or guardians of the student must provide the district with written authorization and a copy of the prescription label for the self-administration of asthma medication. Self-administration medication forms are available in the student’s school office or the Nurse’s Office.
Illinois State law requires the parents or guardians of the student be informed in writing that the school district or nonpublic school and its employees and agents are to incur no liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the self-administration of medication by the student. Parents/guardians will be required to sign a statement acknowledging that the district will incur no liability and stating that the parents/guardians will indemnify and hold harmless the district and its employees and agents against any claims, except a claim based on willful and wanton conduct, arising out of the self-administration.
The permission for self-administration of medication is effective only for the school year in which it is granted and will be renewed each school year upon fulfillment of the requirements set forth above.
A student with asthma is required to have an asthma action plan on file in the Nurse’s Office. Along with the self-administration of medication form, the asthma action plan is only effective for the school year in which it is granted and shall be renewed each year.
Special Needs with Meals/Milk Program
If a student has an allergy or illness and should not receive certain food or milk products, the student’s doctor must write a note specifying what is to be omitted and, if applicable, the substitutions that are needed (i.e. juice instead of milk). If there is a subsequent change, a note from the student’s parent/guardian or their doctor is necessary before the regular meal or milk is permitted. The request is effective only for the school year in which it is presented and must be renewed each school year.
Fever
A fever is a warning sign that all is not right in the body, which includes an oral temperature of 100 degrees or greater. While a student cannot catch a fever, they can catch whatever reason is causing the fever. If a student has a fever of 100 degrees or greater, he/she must stay home. A child is not allowed to return to school until he/she has been fever free (without medicine) for 24 hours.
Vomiting and Diarrhea
If a student is vomiting or has diarrhea, he/she must stay home. The child may return to school once he/she has been symptom free for 24 hours.
Rash
If a student has a body rash with itching or a fever, he/she must stay home. The child may return to school once he/she has been free of the rash, itching, fever, or if they have been evaluated and cleared by their primary care provider.
Conjunctivitis
If a student has redness, itching, and/or pus draining from their eye, he/she must stay home. The child is clear to return to school once they have been free from drainage and/or have been evaluated and cleared by an optometrist or their primary care provider.
Head Lice (Pediculosis)
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), “no-nit” policies should be discontinued from the school setting (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). However at Flora C.U.S.D. #35, while we no longer abide by the “no-nit” policy we feel is necessary we develop a policy, which outlines our guidelines regarding head lice. Therefore, the purpose of this policy is to create a protocol for the administration, faculty, parents, and students of Flora C.U.S.D. #35 to follow in the case where live lice are present.
When a case of head lice is reported or suspected indicating possible infestation the nurse will investigate the case. Each student who is found with live lice is to be excluded from school and logged into the lice logbook. The student must be treated as instructed by the nurse to the parent/guardian. Before readmission to school, the student must be taken to the school nurse’s office for a head check from which they will be permitted to return to school if no live lice are found. Upon returning to class, the nurse will check them off of the lice logbook as being allowed to return.
When the school nurse identifies a case, they must notify the child’s parent or a family member to pick up the student and transport them home. In the event that a parent or family member cannot be reached, the child will remain in the nurse’s office and then be released at the end of the day as usual.
When a student is excluded, all household contacts in the district will be checked as soon as possible. In the elementary school, upon identification of live lice the student’s classroom will be checked as well.
When a student or household contact is excluded, the nurse will notify the principal of the building. If the student rides a school bus, the nurse will notify the transportation administrator. He/she will then notify the bus driver that the student may not board the bus for transportation back to school unless he/she is cleared by one of the school nurses.
Students will be allowed to return to school after completing appropriate treatment. Before readmission to school, the student must be taken to the school nurse’s office for a head check from which they will be permitted to return to school if no live lice are found. Parents will be required to come to school with any returning student and remain with the student until the child has been rescreened. Upon returning to class, the nurse will check them off of the lice logbook as being allowed to return. The nurse will also do follow-up head checks throughout the school year as needed.
References:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015, September 2). Head Lice Information for Schools. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/schools.html
Narcan (Naloxone)
Narcan is indicated for the reversal of an opioid overdose induced by natural or synthetic opioids and exhibited by respiratory depression or unresponsiveness. Narcan is delivered by intranasal administration. It is the policy of Flora C.U.S.D. #35 to provide assistance to any person(s) who may be suffering from an opioid overdose through the delivery of Narcan.
School Song
Onward Flora, Onward Flora
Keep Our Banner High
We will pledge our hearts to thee
We will fight let’s do or die
Flying colors, blue and orange
They shall never die
But shall we lose this game
We’ll try try again
F-H-J-H-S
F-H-J-H-S
Loyal ever, Quitters never
Pride we cannot hide
Through the game of life we go
But forever side by side
Fight them Fairly, fight them squarely
Always out to win
Shout, Shout the Victory for
Floyd Henson Junior High
Jah-Hee
Jah-Haw
Sis-Boom-Bah
Floyd Henson Junior High
Rah-Rah-Rah!!!!!!!
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