Policy_Manual_2-12-2024

1.0711.02 REMOVAL POLICY Issue date: 4/25/96

The principal has the authority to have removed from the school premises any person who may be considered a threat to the safety, well-being, or operation of the school. This applies to students and non-students alike. The principal shall receive mileage pay for taking ill or injured students home or to the hospital. (Parents or legal guardians are the first choice for such transportation in such matters.) Home visits related to school business are also reimbursable.

1.0711.03 TRAVEL POLICY Issue date: 11/00

Each principal is credited $267 per year toward expenses for travel to a national convention. This may be used for curriculum improvement and may be accumulated from year to year to a maximum of $1,600.

1.0711.04 FIRE DRILLS

Issue date: 4/25/96 Frequency: A fire drill shall be held in each building at least once each month in accordance with State law. Method: Order and speed shall be stressed in fire drills. Special accommodations, signals, and procedural instructions shall be provided and rehearsed with all students and staff with challenging circumstances, i.e., auditory, visual, physical, intellectual, behavioral, or other medical concerns. Definite instructions shall be furnished to teachers and students as to routine and manner of exit during fire drills. Fire drills shall be held without warning. Safety measures: Every teacher shall be familiar with the location of fire extinguishers in the building and shall be informed regarding the location and operation of fire alarms. Principals will frequently consult with custodian in regard to the condition and adequacy of fire- fighting equipment.

1.0711.05 MANDATORY SCHOOL DRUG USE REPORTING POLICY Issue date: 4/25/96

Due to the passage of House Bill 205 (1986), an Act which requires certain educators to report students’ drug use to parents and to report students; drug use to parents and permitting certain educators to report to law enforcement agencies, the following is adopted as policy: 1. Whenever an educator has reasonable cause to believe that a student at the public school where the educator is employed has committed a prohibited drug use act, she shall immediately report said act to the school’s designated educator. 2. Each school principal is required under this policy to appoint one educator as the “designated educator,” for reporting purposes. 3. The designated educator, upon receiving a report of a prohibited act from an educator pursuant to Section 53-22b-2, shall immediately report that to the student’s parent or legal

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