Student Handbook
- HANDBOOK CHAPTERS
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CHAPTER 1: Introductory Information and General Notices
- 1.00 - School Operations During a Pandemic or Other Health Emergency
- 1.20 - Student Handbook Acknowledgement
- 1.30 - General Information
- 1.40 - Visitors
- 1.50 - Equal Opportunity and Sex Equity
- 1.60 - Animals on School Property
- 1.70 - School Volunteers
- 1.80 - Invitations and Gifts [PK-8]
- 1.85 - Treats and Snacks [PK-8]
- 1.90 - Emergency School Closings
- 1.100 - Video and Audio Monitoring System
- 1.110 - Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities
- 1.120 - Students with Food Allergies
- 1.130 - Care of Students with Diabetes
- 1.140 - Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
- 1.150 - Accommodating Breastfeeding Students
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CHAPTER 2: Attendance, Promotion and Graduation
- 2.10 - Attendance
- 2.20 - Student Absences
- 2.30 - Release Time for Religious Instruction and Observation
- 2.40 - Make-Up Work
- 2.50 - Truancy
- 2.60 - Grading and Promotion
- 2.70 - Homework
- 2.80 - Exemption from PE Requirements
- 2.90 - Credit for Proficiency, Non-District Experiences, Course Substitutions and AP
- 2.100 - Home and Hospital Instruction
- 2.110 - Early Graduation [HS]
- 2.120 - Graduation Requirements [HS]
- CHAPTER 3: Student Fees and Meal Costs
- CHAPTER 4: Transportation and Parking
- CHAPTER 5: Health and Safety
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CHAPTER 6: Discipline and Conduct
- 6.10 - General Building Conduct
- 6.20 - School Dress Code and Student Appearance
- 6.30 - Student Behavior
- 6.35 - Suspension Procedures
- 6.37 - Expulsion Procedures
- 6.40 - Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation and Harassment
- 6.45 Sexual Harassment and Teen Dating Violence Prohibited
- 6.50 - Cafeteria Rules
- 6.60 - Field Trips
- 6.70 - Access to Student Social Networking Passwords and Websites
- 6.80 - Student Use of Electronic Devices
- CHAPTER 7: Internet, Technology and Publications
- CHAPTER 8: Search and Seizure
- CHAPTER 9: Athletics and Extracurricular Activities
- CHAPTER 10: Special Education
- CHAPTER 11: Student Records and Privacy
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CHAPTER 12: Parental Right Notifications
- 12.10 - Teacher Qualifications
- 12.20 - Standardized Testing
- 12.30 - Homeless Child's Right to Education
- 12.40 - Sex Education Instruction
- 12.60 - English Learners
- 12.70 - School Visitation Rights
- 12.80 - Pesticide Application Notice
- 12.90 - Mandated Reporter
- 12.100 - Unsafe School Choice Option
- 12.105 - Student Privacy
- 12.110 - Sex Offender Notification Law
- 12.120 - Violent Offender Community Notification
- 12.130 - Parent Notices Required by the Every Student Succeeds Act
- 12.140 - Uniform Grievance Procedure
- APPENDIX - Elementary School Items
- APPENDIX - Middle School Items
- APPENDIX - High School Items
7.25 - Guidelines for School-Sponsored Publications, Productions and Websites [HS]
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School-sponsored publications, productions and websites are governed by the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act, school board policies and the student/parent handbook. Except as provided below, a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media, including the right to determine the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content of school-sponsored media.
Student journalists are prohibited from using school sponsored media in a way that:
- Is libelous, slanderous, or obscene;
- Constitutes an unwanted invasion of privacy;
- Violates Federal or State law, including the constitutional rights of third parties; or
- Incites students to (a) commit an unlawful act; (b) violate any school district policy or student handbook procedure; or (c) materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operations of the school.
All school-sponsored media shall comply with the ethics and rules of responsible journalism. Text that fits into numbers one through four above will not be tolerated and school officials and student media advisers may edit or delete such material.
The author’s name will accompany personal opinions and editorial statements. An opportunity for the expression of differing opinions from those published/produced will be provided within the same media.
No expression made by students in the exercise of freedom of speech or freedom of the press under this policy shall be deemed to be an expression of the school, school district or an expression of school board policy.
Cross-reference:
Round Lake Area Schools Community Unit District 116 Policy, 7:315, Restrictions on Publications; High Schools