Contents

Mission Statement, Beliefs                                                                 1

Academic Requirements                                                                    1

            Student Load                                                                           1

            Promotion and Retention                                                        1

            Driver’s license revocation                                                     2

            Dual enrollment                                                                       2

            Graduation Requirements                                                      2

            Types of Diplomas                                                                  2

            Requirements for a Diploma                                                  2

            Graduating Honor Students                                                    3

Alcohol and Drug Use                                                                         3

Allergies(Food)                                                                                   5

Alternative School                                                                               5

Athletic Eligibility                                                                                  5

Attendance                                                                                          6

            Excused Absences                                                                 6

            Tardies                                                                                    6

            Check Out Procedures                                                           7

            Attendance procedures and penalties                                    7

            Attendance committee                                                            8

            Compulsory attendance                                                         8

            Attendance of non-resident students                                      9

            Attendance of students in homeless situations                      9

            Perfect attendance                                                                 9

Assemblies, Pep Rallies                                                                     9

Behavior and Discipline Code                                                            10       

Procedural Due Process                                                        10

Board Policies’ Location                                                                     10

Boy-Girl Relationships                                                                        10

Bus Conduct                                                                                       10

Cafeteria and Food Services                                                              12

            Free or Reduced Meals                                                          12

            Cafeteria Rules                                                                       12

            Marshall County Schools Are Going Healthy                          12

Calendar                                                                                            13

            Grading periods                                                                      13

Cell phones, personal communication devices                                 14

Checks (returned)                                                                               14

Complaints and Grievances                                                               14

Computers/ Internet Use                                                                    14

Corporal Punishment                                                                          15

Credit Recovery                                                                                  15

Daily Schedule                                                                                    15

Demerits                                                                                             15

Directory Information Procedure                                                        16

Discipline plan for Middle School                                                        16

Discrimination and Harassment of Students                                     18

Dress Code                                                                                        19

Driver’s License Revocation                                                               20

Driving to School                                                                                 20

Fan Behavior                                                                                       20

Fighting                                                                                               20

Fire Drills                                                                                             21

Fire Extinguishers and Pull Stations                                                   21

Grading System                                                                                  21

            Honor Roll                                                                               21

            Reporting Competencies                                                        22

Hall Passes                                                                                         22            

Interrogations by School Personnel, Police                                        22

Lockers                                                                                               22

Medications                                                                                         23

Notice of Non-Discrimination                                                              23

Personal Property                                                                               23

School Property (Care of)                                                                   23

Searches by School Personnel                                                          23

Searches by Police                                                                             24

Section 504                                                                                         25

Snow routes                                                                                        25

Special Education Services                                                                26

Summer School/ Correspondence Courses                                     26

Surveys of Students                                                                           27

Suspensions  (See also Zero Tolerance)                                           27

            In-School Suspension                                                             28

            In-School Suspension Rules                                                  28

            Procedures for ISS and Out of School Suspension               28

Telephone                                                                                           29

Textbook Policy                                                                                   29

Tobacco Policy                                                                                   29

Unsafe School Choice Transfer Policy                                              29

Visitors                                                                                                30

Weapons and Dangerous Instruments                                              30

Zero-Tolerance Behavior                                                                    30

Cornersville Middle and High School Staff

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