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Penns Grove – Carneys Point Regional School District Board of Education Policy Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Students – Series 5000 Role of Parents/Guardians 5020 Student Attendance 5110 Admission 5111 Evaluation & Placement Upon Entrance 5111.5 Absences & Excuses 5113 Suspension & Expulsion/Pupil Due Process 5114 Student Storage Areas 5114.6 Plagiarism 5114.7 Role of the Teacher & Other Professional Staff 5114.9 Role of the Principal/Assistant Principal 5114.11 Role of the Superintendent of Schools & the Board of Education 5114.12 No Smoking 5114.13 Nonresident Students 5118 Illegal Admissions 5118.1 Transfers / Withdrawals 5119 Transfers (Unsafe School Choice Option) 5119.3 Needs Assessment of Individual Pupils 5120 Examinations/Grading/Rating/Testing 5122 Maintaining Records of Student Grades 5122.1 Promotion & Retention 5123 Reporting to Parents / Guardians 5124 Pupil Records 5125 Pupils’ Records Policy for Students with Educational Disabilities 5125.1 Pupil Anonymity 5125.2 Awards for Achievement 5126 Commencement Activities 5127 School Activities 5127.1 Student Vehicles 5128 Campus Disturbances 5129 Student Disturbances 5129.05 Substance Abuse – Drugs, Alcohol & Tobacco 5129.3 Paging Devices, Cell Phones & Other Electronic Devices 5129.7 Electronic Communication Recording Devices 5129.75 Use of Personally Owned Computers in School 5129.8 Student Code of Conduct 5131 Dating Violence 5131.2 Vandalism & Violence 5131.5 Law Enforcement Officials 5131.65 Weapons & Dangerous Instruments 5131.7 Gangs, Gang Awareness, Gang-Related Activities 5131.10 Student Dress Code 5132 Exclusion of Pupils from School for Reasons of Illness 5132.2 Married/Pregnant Pupils 5134 Adolescent Suicide Awareness & Prevention Programs 5135 Fund Raising Activities 5136 Safety Drills 5137 Student Inter-Visitation to Schools 5140 Health 5141 Accidents 5141.1 Illness 5141.2 Administering Medication 5141.21 Self-Administration of Medication by Students with Asthma or Other Potentially Life-Threatening Illnesses 5141.22 Administration of Medical Marijuana 5141.25 Opioids 5141.26 Medical Examinations & Immunizations 5141.3 Child Abuse & Neglect 5141.4 Early Detection of Missing Children 5141.5 Control of AIDS 5141.6 HIV Status of Students 5141.7 Automated External Defibrillator 5141.9 Safety: Personal & Possessions 5142 Safety Patrol 5142.1 Insurance 5143 School Symbols, Colors 5144 Questioning & Apprehension 5145.11 Search & Seizure 5145.12 Equal Access 5145.2 Equal Educational Opportunity 5145.4 Student Gender 5145.46 Photographs of Pupils 5145.5 Pupil Grievance Procedure 5145.6 Non-Public School Pupils 5200 Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District Board of Education Policy Manual Parents! Guardians! Students Series 5000 Role of Parents / Guardians Policy 5020 Date Adopted: October 19, 1990 Date Revised: May 3, 2004, February 11, 2008 Page 1 of 1 Date Reviewd & Approved: August 20, 2018 The Board believes that the education of children is a joint responsibility, one it shares with the parents/guardians and the school community. To ensure that the best interests of the child are served in this process, a strong program of communication between home and school must be maintained and parental involvement in district concerns encouraged. The Board recognizes the vital role of the parents/guardians in the welfare and education of their children and the pivotal part they play in shaping character and values. Because parents/guardians are familiar with the needs, problems, gifts and abilities of their children, staff should seek to involve parents/guardians as much as possible in the planning of the individual program. Parents/guardians must, by law, be included in the development of certain educational programs for their children. Parents/guardians are requested to keep the school apprised of changes in factors in the home situation that may affect pupil conduct or performance. Parents/guardians are specifically requested to inform the school of any changes in legal custody of the child. Parents/guardians are responsible for their child’s punctuality, attendance, cleanliness and propriety of dress. The Superintendent of Schools shall develop procedures and regulations to implement this policy. These regulations shall include use of the parent/guardian’s native language when necessary. Legal References NJSA 18A:35-4.9 Pupil promotion and remediation; policies and procedures 18A:35-22 Notice to parents that child identified as eligible for enrollment; option of declining enrollment; involvement of parents in program NJAC 6A:8-4.3 Accountability 6A:14-1.1 et seq. Special Education 6A:10A-1.1 et seq. Improving Standards-Driven Instruction and Literacy and Increasing Efficiency in Abbott School Districts 6A:30-1.1 et seq. Evaluation of the Performance of School Districts 6A:32-12.1 Reporting requirements 6A:32-12.2 School-level planning Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District Board of Education Policy Manual Attendance! Students Series 5000 Student Attendance Policy 5110 Date Adopted: February 11, 2008 Date Revised: Page 1 of 2 Date Reviewd & Approved: August 20, 2018 Compulsory attendance at school is a long-standing state policy and has been upheld by the court of New Jersey and the U.S. Supreme Court as a matter of public concern and legislative regulation. The Board of Education has an obligation to require that the pupils of this district be present in school in order that they may be taught. This policy is for the benefit of the pupils, their parents, and the community at large. The Board concurs with the Commissioner of Education who wrote: “…pupil participation in all regularly scheduled classroom learning activities in each area of study is essential in order for each pupil to receive the maximum benefits of a thorough educational program. Frequent absences of pupils from regular classroom learning experiences disrupt the continuity of the instructional process. The benefit of regular classroom instruction is lost and cannot be entirely regained, even by extra after-school instruction. Consequently, many pupils who miss school frequently experience great difficulty in achieving the maximum benefits of schooling. Indeed, many pupils in these circumstances are able to achieve only mediocre success in their academic programs. The school cannot teach pupils who are not present. The entire process of education requires a regular continuity of instruction, classroom participation, learning experiences, and study in order to reach the goal of maximum educational benefits for each individual child. The regular contact of the pupils with one another in the classroom and their participation in well-planned instructional activity under the tutelage of a competent teacher are vital to this purpose. This is a well-established principle of education which underlies and gives purpose to the requirement of compulsory schooling in this and every other state in the nation.” (Wheatley et al V. Board of Education of the City of Burlington, Burlington County, September 23 ,1974.) The Board of Education requires that the pupils enrolled in the district attend school regularly in accordance with the laws of this state. The educational program offered by this district is predicated upon the presence of the pupil and requires continuity of instruction and classroom participation. The regular contact of pupils with one another in classroom and their participation in a well-planned instructional activity under the tutelage of a competent teacher are vital to this purpose. Attendance shall be required of all students enrolled in the school during the days and hours that he school is in session unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Board that the mental condition Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District Board of Education Policy Manual Students Series 5000 Student Attendance Policy 5110 Page 2 of 2 the mental condition of the student is such that he/she cannot benefit from the instruction or that the bodily condition of the student is such as to prevent attendance at school. All absences occasioned by the observance of the student’s religion on a day approved by the Commissioner as a religious holiday shall be excused and no student so excused shall be deprived of an award or eligibility to compete for an award or the opportunity to make up a test given on the religious holiday. In accordance with statute, the Board shall require from the parent/guardian of each child who has been absent from school or from class for any reason a written statement of the cause for such absence. The Board reserves the right to verify such statements and to investigate the cause of each absence of more than three days duration. The Board may report to appropriate authorities infractions of the law regarding the attendance of students below the age of 16. The Board further maintains that the learner has major responsibility to learn, and as such, the pupil is accountable for the faithful school attendance. The Board cannot condone, accuse, or encourage any absence by pupils. Therefore, the Superintendent of Schools may prepare regulations to assist with the implementation of this policy. Legal References NJSA 18A:35-4.9 Pupil promotion and remediation; policies and procedures 18A:36-14, -15, -16 Religious holidays; absence of pupils on; effect ... 18A:36-19a Newly enrolled students; records and identification 18A:36-24 through -26 Missing children; legislative findings and declarations ... 18A:38-25 Attendance required of children between six and 16; exceptions

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