Student Handbook 2011-2012 - Public Schools of Robeson County

Under General Statute 115C&245, the principal may take away a student’s bus ridingprivilege for:• Fighting, smoking, drinking, using or possessing drugs, using profanity or refusing toobey the driver• Entering or leaving the bus without permission of the driver• Refusing to be seated or not allowing others to be seated• Using the emergency exit when there is not an emergency• Not leaving the bus at the right time and place• Delaying the bus schedule• Distracting the bus driver, or• Participating in any inappropriate behavior while riding the busUnder General Statute 1 15C-399, the principal may Prosecute a student or parentfor:• Willfully trespassing upon or damaging a school bus• Entering a school bus or school activity bus after being forbidden to do so; or• Refusing to leave a bus upon requestBeepers/ Cell phones/Electronic Devices• Beepers cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed on school grounds inthe possession of a student. When a beeper or cell phone is found on a student,school personnel will confiscate it and the following consequences will apply.• First Offense………………….Confiscation/Returned to parent/Warning (made awareof consequences for next offense)• Second Offense………………Confiscation/Returned to parent/2 days of ISS• Third Offense………………..Confiscation/Returned to parent/Short term suspension• Any student who refuses to give up their cell phone or electronic device will bereceiving a short term suspension.Locks/Lockers• Lockers are available to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students• Lockers are assigned by the homeroom teachers• Students are held responsible for what is placed into their lockers.• Every sixth, seventh, and eighth grade student will be assigned a locker• The cost of the lock/locker rental is $5.00• The locks or those not returned will cost $5.00 each.• The lockers are not to be considered private property and are subject to be searched atany time by the administrative staff.• Personal items such as locks, signs, labels, pictures, stickers, seals, tags, etc. are not tobe placed on lockers.Book Bags/Gym Bags/BagsAll students in the Public Schools of Robeson County are required to have book bags/gymbags that are clear or nylon mesh only. Students who bring bags to school that do not meetthe requirements will be asked to leave them with the office. At the end of the day the bagwill be returned to the student. The student will be reminded of the book bag requirements.Students will not be reminded more than one time. The second offense will result in ISSfor 1day.20