2020-2021 Student Handbook
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2020-21 Student Handbook If you have difficulty accessing the information in this document because of disability, please contact the district at [email protected] or 903-457-2500 Greenville ISD Student Handbook Contents Greenville ISD Student Handbook ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Preface Parents and Students ..................................................................................................................... 10 Accessibility .................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Section One: Parental Rights ....................................................................................................................... 12 Consent, Opt-Out, and Refusal Rights ................................................................................................................... 12 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation or Provide a Mental Health Care Service ......... 12 Consent to Display a Student’s Original Works andPersonal Information ....................................... 14 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if a Student is under Age 14 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student when Not Already Permitted by Law ........................ 15 Limiting Electronic Communications between Students and District Employees ............................... 15 Objecting to the Release of Directory Information...................................................................................... 15 Objecting to the Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ...................................................................................................... 16 Participation in Third-Party Surveys ................................................................................................................ 17 Consent Required Before Student Participation in a Federally Funded Survey, Analysis, or Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 “Opting Out” of Participation in Other Types of Surveys or Screenings and the Disclosure of Personal Information ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Removing a Student from Instruction or Excusing a Student from a Required Component of Instruction .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Human Sexuality Instruction ............................................................................................................................... 18 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence inGrades 3–12 ............................................. 19 Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags ........................................................................................... 19 Religious or Moral Beliefs ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Tutoring or Test Preparation ............................................................................................................................... 20 Right of Access to Student Records, Curriculum Materials, and District Records/Policies ............. 20 Instructional Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct toNoncustodial Parent ............................................................ 20 Participation in Federally Required, State-Mandated, andDistrict Assessments ........................... 20 Student Records .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Accessing Student Records ............................................................................................................................. 21 Authorized Inspection and Use of Student Records ............................................................................. 21 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications ............................................................................................... 24 A Student with Exceptionalities orSpecial Circumstances .......................................................................... 24 Children of Military Families ............................................................................................................................... 24 Page 1 of 103 Greenville ISD Student Handbook Parental Role in Certain Classroom andSchool Assignments ................................................................ 25 Multiple-Birth Siblings ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Safety Transfers/Assignments ...................................................................................................................... 25 Student Use of a Service/Assistance Animal ................................................................................................. 26 A Student in the Conservatorship of the State(Foster Care) ................................................................... 26 A Student Who Is Homeless ................................................................................................................................. 26 A Student Who Has Learning Difficulties or Who Needs Special Education or Section 504 Services .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Special Education Referrals ............................................................................................................................ 27 Contact Person for Special Education Referrals ..................................................................................... 28 Section 504 Referrals ........................................................................................................................................ 28 Contact Person for Section 504 Referrals ................................................................................................. 28 Notification to Parents of Intervention Strategies for Learning Difficulties Provided to Students in General Education .............................................................................................................................................. 29 A Student Who Receives Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 A Student Who Speaks a Primary Language Otherthan English ........................................................... 29 A Student with Physical or Mental Impairments Protected underSection 504 .............................. 29 Section Two: Other Important Information for Parentsand Students ..........................................30 Absences/Attendance ................................................................................................................................................. 30 Compulsory Attendance ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten ............................................................................................................ 30 Ages 6–18 .............................................................................................................................................................. 30 Age 19 and Older ................................................................................................................................................ 30 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance .......................................................................................................... 30 All Grade Levels .................................................................................................................................................. 30 Secondary Grade Levels ................................................................................................................................... 31 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance ......................................................................................... 31 All Grade Levels .................................................................................................................................................. 31 Students with Disabilities ..............................................................................................................................