DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION Parent/Student Handbook 2021-2022 10425 Panther Pride Dr. Delton, MI 49046 Classroom Phone: (269) 623-1207 Secretary Phone: (269) 623-1521 Administration Phone: (269) 623-1520 Administration Fax: (269) 623-1150 Table of Contents In fact, it is impossible to guarantee students will not gain access through the Internet to information and communications that they and/or their parents/ guardians may find inappropriate, offensive, objectionable or controversial. Mission Statement ................................................................................. ...1 Parents/Guardians assume risks by consenting to allow their child to participate Enrollment Process................................................................................... 1 in the use of the Internet. Parents/Guardians of minors are responsible for setting and conveying the standards that their children should follow when using District Beliefs ........................................................................................... 1 the Internet. The Board supports and respects each family's right to decide Notice of Non-Discrimination .................................................................... 2 whether to apply for independent student access to the Internet. Student/Parent Concern Procedure ......................................................... 2 Telephone Directory ................................................................................. 3 The Superintendent is directed to prepare guidelines which address students' Board of Education ................................................................................. 37 safety and security while using e-mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct Requirements for Graduation ................................................................... 4 electronic communications, and prohibit disclosure of personal identification Academic Excellence................................................................................ 5 information of minors and unauthorized access (e.g., "hacking") and other unlawful activities by minors online. Report Cards ...................................................................................... 5 Earning Credit .................................................................................... 5 Dual Enrollment .................................................................................. 5 Building principals are responsible for providing training so that Internet users Transferring Back to DKHS ................................................................ 5 under their supervision are knowledgeable about this policy and its accompanying guidelines. The Board expects that staff members will provide Attendance Policy .................................................................................. 6-7 guidance and instruction to students in the appropriate use of the Internet. All Seat Time Waiver Requirements ....................................................... 6 Internet users (and their parents if they are minors) are required to sign a Scheduled Classroom Attendance ..................................................... 7 written agreement to abide by the terms and conditions of this policy and its accompanying guidelines. Classroom Policies ................................................................................... 7 Chromebook Policies ................................................................................ 8 School Policies ...................................................................................... 8-9 Students and staff members are responsible for good behavior on the Board's School Equipment .............................................................................. 8 computers/network and the Internet just as they are in classrooms, school hallways, and other school premises and school sponsored events. Work Permits ...................................................................................... 9 Communications on the Internet are often public in nature. General school rules Student Photographs ......................................................................... 9 for behavior and communication apply. The Board does not sanction any use of Surveillance Photographs/Video ........................................................ 9 the Internet that is not authorized by or conducted strictly in compliance with this policy and its accompanying guidelines. Users who disregard this policy and its Testing ................................................................................................ 9 accompanying guidelines may have their use privileges suspended or revoked, EDP Requirements ............................................................................ 9 and disciplinary action taken against them. Users granted access to the Internet Health Related Services ................................................................... 10 through the Board's computers assume personal responsibility and liability, both civil and criminal, for uses of the Internet not authorized by this Board policy and Transcript Services .......................................................................... 10 its accompanying guidelines. Dance Rules ..................................................................................... 10 Night School ........................................................................................... 10 Self-Administrated Medication ................................................................ 10 The Board designates the Superintendent and Director of Technology as the administrators responsible for initiating, implementing, and enforcing this policy Extra-Curricular Activities ....................................................................... 11 and its accompanying guidelines as they apply to the use of the Network and DKAC Student Rights ........................................................................ 11-12 the Internet for instructional purposes. Age of Majority ................................................................................. 11 Expulsion of Students ...................................................................... 11 Closed Campus ................................................................................ 12 Search and Seizure .......................................................................... 12 Suspension from School .................................................................. 12 36 7540.03 - STUDENT NETWORK AND INTERNET ACCEPTABLE Table of Contents Continued USE AND SAFETY Student Code of Conduct ................................................................... 13-18 Advances in telecommunications and other related technologies have Philosophy of Discipline .................................................................... 13 fundamentally altered the ways in which information is accessed, Code of Conduct ............................................................................... 13 communicated, and transferred in our society. Such changes are driving the Three Strikes Policy .......................................................................... 13 need for educators to adapt their means and methods of instruction, and the way they approach student learning, to harness and utilize the vast, diverse, Category I: Out-of-School Suspension Violations ...................... 13-16 and unique resources available on the Internet. The Board of Education is Category II: Accumulative Violations .......................................... 16-18 pleased to provide Internet services to its students. The Board encourages Electronic Equipment ........................................................................ 18 students to utilize the Internet in order to promote educational excellence in our schools by providing them with the opportunity to develop the resource sharing, Gang Activity ..................................................................................... 18 innovation, and communication skills and tools which will be essential to life and Transportation .................................................................................... 19-20 work in the 21st century. The instructional use of the Internet will be guided by Vehicle .............................................................................................. 19 the Board's policy on Instructional Materials. Bus .................................................................................................... 20 Emergency Procedures ...................................................................... 20-22 The Internet is an electronic highway connecting computers and users in the District with computers and users worldwide. Access to the Internet enables Fire Alarms ........................................................................................ 20 students to explore thousands of libraries, databases, and bulletin boards, while Severe Weather Procedures ............................................................ 21 exchanging messages with people throughout the world. Access to such an School Closings/Delays .................................................................... 21 incredible quantity of information and resources brings with it, however, certain unique challenges. Safety Codes .................................................................................... 22 Board of Education Policies ..............................................................