HCA Elementary School Handbook_2025_07062025

‭Student Activities and Field Trips‬ ‭Teachers‬ ‭arrange‬ ‭varied‬ ‭activities‬ ‭for‬ ‭student‬ ‭participation‬ ‭at‬ ‭each‬ ‭grade‬ ‭level.‬ ‭These‬ ‭activities‬ ‭include‬ ‭field‬ ‭trips,‬ ‭chapel‬ ‭services,‬ ‭assembly‬ ‭programs,‬ ‭athletic‬ ‭field‬ ‭day,‬ ‭and‬ ‭musical‬ ‭programs.‬ ‭Generally‬ ‭speaking,‬ ‭two‬ ‭field‬‭trips‬‭are‬‭planned‬ ‭each‬ ‭year‬ ‭for‬ ‭grades‬ ‭K-5‬ ‭and‬ ‭are‬ ‭educationally‬ ‭driven.‬ ‭No‬ ‭student‬ ‭may‬ ‭attend‬ ‭such‬‭a‬‭trip‬‭without‬‭a‬‭signed‬‭permission‬‭slip.‬‭Transportation‬‭will‬‭be‬‭provided‬‭by‬‭the‬ ‭school’s‬ ‭bus.‬ ‭Admission‬ ‭charges,‬ ‭food,‬ ‭and‬ ‭drinks‬ ‭are‬ ‭paid‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭student.‬ ‭Ideally, one adult chaperone is required for every 10 students.‬ ‭Parents‬‭who‬‭wish‬‭to‬‭accompany‬‭their‬‭child‬‭on‬‭field‬‭trips‬‭should‬‭make‬‭this‬‭request‬ ‭to‬‭the‬‭teacher‬‭and‬ ‭transport‬‭themselves‬‭to‬‭the‬‭event.‬ ‭Heritage‬‭understands‬‭the‬ ‭desire‬ ‭of‬‭parents‬‭to‬‭share‬‭in‬‭this‬‭activity‬‭with‬‭their‬‭child;‬‭however,‬ ‭the‬‭number‬‭of‬ ‭parents‬ ‭per‬ ‭field‬ ‭trip‬ ‭is‬ ‭limited‬ ‭,‬ ‭since‬ ‭additional‬ ‭people‬ ‭impact‬ ‭the‬ ‭activity‬ ‭in‬ ‭various‬ ‭ways.‬ ‭Although‬ ‭the‬ ‭students‬ ‭are‬ ‭off‬ ‭campus‬ ‭during‬ ‭the‬ ‭activity,‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬ ‭still‬ ‭considered‬ ‭a‬ ‭school‬ ‭function,‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬‭students‬‭are‬‭participating‬‭as‬‭a‬‭class‬‭under‬ ‭the‬ ‭teacher’s‬ ‭direction.‬ ‭Parents‬ ‭are‬ ‭expected‬ ‭to‬ ‭assist‬‭the‬‭teacher‬‭as‬‭requested‬ ‭and function as part of the group at all times.‬ ‭No‬‭siblings, please.‬ ‭Student Records‬ ‭The‬‭school‬‭maintains‬‭a‬‭file‬‭for‬‭each‬‭student.‬ ‭All‬‭student‬‭file‬‭materials‬‭are‬‭treated‬ ‭as strictly confidential and are available only according to the following policy:‬ ‭●‬ ‭No‬ ‭report‬ ‭cards‬ ‭or‬ ‭student‬ ‭records‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭released‬ ‭to‬ ‭parents‬ ‭or‬ ‭to‬ ‭another‬ ‭school‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭family‬ ‭is‬ ‭delinquent‬ ‭in‬ ‭tuition‬ ‭payments‬‭or‬‭has‬‭a‬‭debt‬‭of‬‭any‬‭kind‬ ‭with the school.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Parents‬ ‭or‬ ‭guardians‬ ‭have‬ ‭the‬ ‭right‬ ‭to‬ ‭inspect‬ ‭and‬ ‭review‬ ‭all‬ ‭official‬ ‭records,‬ ‭files‬ ‭and‬ ‭data‬ ‭directly‬ ‭related‬ ‭to‬ ‭their‬ ‭child’s‬ ‭academic‬ ‭progress,‬ ‭including‬ ‭all‬ ‭material that is incorporated into their student’s cumulative record folder.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Parental‬ ‭requests‬ ‭to‬ ‭inspect‬‭and‬‭review‬‭official‬‭records‬‭relating‬‭to‬‭a‬‭child‬‭shall‬ ‭be‬ ‭made‬ ‭in‬ ‭writing‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Principal.‬ ‭Such‬ ‭requests‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭honored‬ ‭within‬‭ten‬ ‭school‬ ‭days‬ ‭following‬ ‭receipt‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭request.‬ ‭All‬ ‭records‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭reviewed‬ ‭or‬ ‭inspected‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭presence‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Principal‬ ‭so‬ ‭that‬ ‭proper‬ ‭explanation‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭given.‬ ‭There‬‭will‬‭be‬‭no‬‭release‬‭of‬‭a‬‭student’s‬‭personal‬‭records,‬‭files,‬‭or‬‭any‬‭data‬‭in‬‭those‬ ‭records‬‭without‬‭the‬‭written‬‭consent‬‭of‬‭parent‬‭or‬‭guardian‬‭to‬‭any‬‭individual,‬‭agency,‬ ‭or organization other than the following:‬ ‭●‬ ‭Staff members of the school who have a legitimate educational interest‬ ‭●‬ ‭Court‬ ‭or‬ ‭law‬ ‭enforcement‬ ‭officials‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭school‬ ‭is‬ ‭given‬ ‭a‬ ‭subpoena‬ ‭or‬ ‭court‬ ‭order‬ ‭●‬ ‭Certain federal, state, or local authorities performing functions allowed by law‬

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‭Elem Student Handbook 2025‬

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