Student Handbook - Blytheville Public Schools

or guardian, the District shall provide the parent or guardian with a written explanation of their reason for so doing which shall include a statement
of the parent/guardian’s right to appeal.
In any instance where the child is unaccompanied by a parent or guardian, the District’s local educational liaison for homeless children and youth
shall assist the child in determining his/her place of enrollment. The Liaison shall provide the child with a notice of his/her right to appeal the
enrollment decision.
The District shall be responsible for providing transportation for a homeless child, at the request of the parent or guardian (or in the case of an
unaccompanied youth, the Liaison), to and from the child’s school of origin.*
For the purposes of this policy, students shall be considered homeless if they lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and
(a) are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks,
or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in
hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement;
(b) have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation
for human beings;
(c) are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and includes
(d) are migratory children who are living in circumstances described in clauses (a) through (c).
Date Adopted: 02/23/04
Last Revised: 04/23/12
4.41—PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OR SCREENINGS
The Blytheville School District may provide from time to time for the administration of physical exams or screenings of its students. The intent of
the exams or screenings shall be to detect contagious or infectious diseases or defects in hearing, vision, or other elements of health that would
adversely affect the student’s ability to achieve to his/her full potential.
The district shall notify parents, at least annually, of the specific or approximate dates of any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or
screening that is:
1. Required as a condition of attendance;
2. Administered by the school and scheduled by the school in advance; and
3. Not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of the student, or of other students.
For the purposes of this policy, “Invasive Physical Examination” is defined as any medical examination that involves the exposure of private body
parts, or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion, or injection into the body, but does not include a hearing, vision, or
scoliosis screening.
Except in instances where a student is suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease, parents shall have the right to opt their student
out of the exams or screenings by using form 4.41F or by providing certification from a physician that he/she has recently examined the student.
A student may be required to pass a physical exam before being allowed to participate in certain extracurricular activities to help ensure they are
physically capable of withstanding the rigors of the activity. It is understood that students who refuse to take such an exam will not be allowed to
participate in the desired activity.
The rights provided to parents under this policy transfer to the student when he/she turns 18 years old.
Notes: Parents must be “directly” notified of this policy, at least annually at the beginning of the school year and within a reasonable period of
time after any substantive change in the policy.
Date Adopted: 02/23/04 Last Revised: 02/27/06
4.42—STUDENT HANDBOOK
It shall be the policy of the Blytheville School District that the most recently adopted version of the Student Handbook be incorporated by reference
into the policies of this district. In the event that there is a conflict between the student handbook and a general board policy or policies, the more
recently adopted language will be considered binding and controlling on the matter provided the parent(s) of the student, or the student if 18 years
of age or older have acknowledged receipt of the controlling language.
Principals shall review all changes to student policies and ensure that such changes are provided to students and parents, either in the Handbook
or, if changes are made after the handbook is printed, as an addendum to the handbook.
Principals and counselors shall also review Policies 4.45—SMART CORE CURRICULUM AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
CLASSES OF 2010-11, 2011-12, AND 2012-13 and 4.45.1—SMART CORE CURRICULUM AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
CLASS OF 2013-14 AND ALL CLASSES THEREAFTER and the current ADE Standards for Accreditation Rules to ensure that there is no conflict.
If a conflict exists, the Principal and/or Counselor shall notify the Superintendent and Curriculum Coordinator immediately, so that corrections may
be made and notice of the requirements given to students and parents.
Date Adopted: 02/23/04
Last Revised: 04/23/12
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