Rossville Elementary's
Supply List & Student Handbook
Supply List & Student Handbook
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Rossville Elementary's Supply List & Student Handbook |
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| 2010-2011 Supply List In addition to paper and pencils and 1 pkg of baby wipes for the computer lab, students will need the following listed items. |
Lottery Funded Pre-K |
Kindergarten |
1st Grade 2 1 inch hard back 3-ring binder 2 boxes 24 count crayons 1 pair student scissors 1 pkg glue sticks 2 3-prong folders |
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2nd Grade 2 pkg colored pencils 2 pkg pencil top erasers 2 3-ring binders 1 in w/pockets 2 boxes 24 count crayons 1 pkg glue sticks |
3rd Grade 2 3-ring binders (1 inch) 3 black & white composition books 10 3-prong folders w/ pockets pencil top erasers 1 pencil pouch (no boxes) containing crayons/colored pencils |
4th Grade 2 3-ring binders (1 in w/pockets) 1 pkg colored pencils or crayons 1 black & white composition book 1 pkg markers 2 spiral notebooks |
5th Grade |
STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR 2010-11
Welcome to Rossville Elementary! We are very proud of our school and the targeted instruction that is provided on a daily basis. Research shows that reading is the number one thing you can do to increase student achievement, so we invite you to “Lasso a Good Book,” with your child! This will be our 25 Book Campaign theme this year and we look forward to seeing everyone reach this goal! We encourage you to get involved because together, we can make RES the best school in the state! The policies and guidelines in this handbook are designed to make the school run smoothly and efficiently to maximize the learning opportunities and fulfill the vision of the school.
OUR VISION
The children of Rossville Elementary School will become responsible, respectful members of society. Dedicated teachers, parents, and community members will provide an academically challenging learning environment that is safe, orderly, and nurturing so that all students can reach their full potential.
OUR MISSION
To ensure ALL students graduate-
Ready for College, Ready for Work, Ready for Life!
OUR BELIEFS
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
Instructional time is vital at Rossville Elementary. If you need to speak with a staff member, please leave a message with the secretary in the front office. If you have an emergency situation, please go immediately to the front office and ask for the principal or assistant principal. Volunteers, visitors, or parents arriving after 7:40, please remember to obtain a pass from the office before entering a classroom.
COMMUNICATI ON
We believe that communication between home and school are vitally important in the academic success of your child. Please sign student agendas each night and look for important homework information. You will also receive a monthly “Paw Print” newsletter highlighting important information including the current GPS standards your child will be working on. Look for these newsletters at the beginning of each month! ALSO frequently visit our school Web site at www.walkerschools.org/res .
GENERAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE
7:00............................School Doors Open
7:00 - 7:40................. Breakfast
7:45............................Tardy Bell
2:00............................Last time for Early Dismissal
2:35............................End of Day Announcements
2:35........................... Buses Load
2:40............................Car Riders Dismissed
3:00............................Teachers Off Duty
Please do not drop students off at school before the school doors open.
School attendance is compulsory in Georgia between the ages of six (6) and sixteen (16). Children enrolled in the public schools prior to their sixth birthday are subject to this law and the rules of the State Board of Education governing compulsory attendance, even though they have not attained six years of age. A child who has not attained six years of age, but has attended in excess of 20 days, shall be subject to the compulsory school attendance law (20-2-150 (c)).
DEFINITIONS:
Excused (lawful) Absence: Any absence permitted by the policies and regulations of the local Board of Education in accordance with State laws and State Department of Education policies and regulations. Students may be temporarily excused from school when:
Students who are at least twelve (12) years of age will be counted as present when serving as page of the Georgia General Assembly.
Unexcused (unlawful) Absence: Unlawful absences are absences from school for reasons other than those considered excusable under Georgia Law or School Board Policy. While school days missed as a result of an out of school suspension are considered unexcused for attendance record keeping, they shall not count as unexcused days for the purpose of determining student truancy. Students who have unexcused absences will not be allowed to make up missed work for credit. Walker County Schools promote and encourage positive student attendance and, in accordance with Georgia law, has established the following attendance protocol.
GRADES & ABSENCES
Elementary - A total of seven (7) lawful or unlawful absences per semester will be considered excessive.
For students with lawful absences, the number of days allowed to make up work will be equal to the number of days absent plus one (1).
Absences shall not penalize student grades if the following conditions are met:
Students with unlawful absences will not be permitted to make up work for credit unless extenuating circumstances exist, as determined by the principal. Out of school suspensions shall count as unlawful absences.
Students must attend school for at least one half of the required time at each grade level to be counted present for the day.
ATTENDANCE – PROTOCOL LEVELS
Georgia compulsory attendance laws identify truancy as a Code of Conduct violation. To promote and encourage regular attendance, Walker County Schools will implement the following procedures:
Level 1 - 1 or 2 absences: Teacher (or Principal’s designee) is encouraged to attempt personal contact with parent on day of absence; attempts and contacts should be documented and a record maintained.
Level 2 - 3+ absences: Principal (or designee) should attempt personal contact with parent/guardian. If parent cannot be reached, a letter should be sent. Letter should include attendance policy. A standardized letter will be developed for use by all schools. Attempts and contacts should be documented and a record maintained.
Level 3 - 5 unexcused absences: As required by law, school will attempt to notify parent by telephone or letter, informing parent of five unexcused absences and stating law and possible consequences for continued unexcused absences. After two reasonable attempts to notify the parent, guardian, or other person who has charge of the student, Walker County Schools will send written notice via certified mail with return receipt requested. Letter must contain copy of compulsory attendance law and will instruct parent to contact principal or designee upon receipt of letter. School will maintain documentation.
Level 4 - 6+ unexcused absences; (students at this level are considered to have excessive absences): Parent/student meeting (in-house Truancy Treatment Team) with school staff (must include Principal or designee) will be required. This is an attempt to address student attendance. Parent/student must sign attendance contract agreeing that student will attend school regularly. Parent/student will be informed that a referral will be made to the school social worker if attendance does not improve. Documentation of meeting will be maintained. Please note: Attendance contracts are valid for three years from the day signed.
6+ excused absences (for middle/high school) or
7+ excused absences (for elementary school) The principal or designee will confer with the school social worker and nurse in order to determine whether a referral is warranted.
Level 5 - 7+ unexcused absences: Referral to the school social worker; the referral form must be signed by the principal (or designee) and all relevant correspondence and documentation must be attached. The school social worker will work with the student and family in order to address attendance problems. Remember that Attendance contracts signed in the in-house Truancy Treatment Team are valid for three years from the day signed!
This outreach should include telephone calls, home visits or conferences at school. Follow-up letter by the school social worker to parent advising that continued unexcused absences may result in referral to Walker County Truancy Treatment Team (Grades K-6) or Walker County Department of Juvenile Justice (Grades 6-12). The school personnel will notify the school social worker if attendance has not improved. (In accordance with Georgia law, Walker County Schools will use its best efforts, including certified mail, to notify students age 14 or older when the student has only three (3) absences remaining before violating the state’s attendance requirements pursuant to O.C.G.A. 40-5-2 regarding the denial of driver’s permits and licenses.)
Absences: If prior interventions are unsuccessful, the school social worker may make a referral to Walker County Truancy Treatment Team (grades K-6) or Walker County Department of Juvenile Justice (Grades 6-12). Referrals to other agencies, such as Walker County Magistrate and/or Superior Court or the Department of Family and Children’s Services, may also be made where warranted. Other strategies may also be used which include loss of credit, student probation, loss of parking and possible suspension. In accordance with Georgia law, the State Board of Education will be notified of any student accumulating ten (10) unexcused absences during a semester. A student’s driver’s permit or license may be denied or withdrawn by the Department of Motor Vehicles due to poor attendance.
Parents are urged to leave their children in school for the entire day. Appointments should be scheduled outside school hours whenever possible. If students must be picked up prior to the end of the school day, parents are required to come to the office and sign out their child before 2:00 p.m. Students will then be called to the office to leave with their parents. Parents should not go to the classroom for their child. Individual students will not be called for check out after 2:00 pm.
MAKE-UP WORK
Make-up work is available to students when they return to school following an EXCUSED ABSENCE. If it is an extended EXCUSED ABSENCE, parents may call the school office to request missed work.
It is the responsibility of students to make up all assignments that are missed. A minimum of three days will be allowed to complete them. The teacher will assist the student by providing directions for completing the work.
If your child is seriously injured or sick and will be required to miss two or more weeks of school, contact the office for hospital/homebound arrangements to be made.
TARDINESS / TIME-FOR-TIME
Students must be prompt and regular in their attendance if satisfactory work is to be accomplished. Punctuality is an important characteristic for success in any job. Students not in their classrooms by 7:45 a.m. will be required to check in at the office and will be counted as tardy. After the 5th tardy, students will be required to make up the time after school. This “Time for Time” program will begin at 2:35 and conclude at 3:30 for those who are required to attend. If you have difficulty getting your child here on time, please consider putting them on the bus. This will ensure that instruction can begin at 7:45 and students are getting the best instruction to be successful. Students that arrive before 11:00 a.m. or check out after 11:00 a.m. will be counted present for the day.
Truancy violates state and local attendance laws and will be considered a serious offense. The School System Social Worker will be notified of any student with repeated absences and/or tardiness.
Those students with perfect or excellent attendance but excessive tardiness (more than 8) will not receive perfect or excellent attendance.
The classroom teacher and school office should be notified at least one day in advance when a student is going to move. A transfer/withdrawal form will be completed for you to take to the new school.
Pediculosis (Head Lice)
When a student is found to have live infestation of pediculosis (head lice) he/she will be removed from class as well as all school related activities. The exclusion will continue as long as the live infestation is present.
Head checks will be performed when pediculosis is suspected (i.e: itching, scratching or visible infestation) at the discretion of school administrators.
If live infestation is found, every effort will be made to contact the parent/guardian to pick up the student from school immediately.
Students must bring head-lice treatment checklist along with parent/guardian signature upon return to school. This assigned checklist will be documentation of proof of treatment and will be filed with individual student lice log for future reference.
Visitors are welcome at Rossville Elementary. For the protection of students, all visitors are required to register at the front office and wear a visitor’s badge.
Rossville Elementary is fortunate to have a very active and supportive parent/teacher group. Many activities are planned and many opportunities await your participation. Please join and become active in this dedicated group. The cost is only $1.00 and we encourage you and your family to join this group!
Student insurance will be available to all students at the beginning of each school year. Information will be sent home as soon as possible. This insurance is not through the school, but through a private company offered for your convenience at a reasonable cost.
All families are asked to complete and return the free and reduced lunch forms to help our school maintain Title I funding.
Breakfast Program - A nutritious hot breakfast is served from 7:00 to 7:40 a.m. each morning. Students will enter the building and breakfast will be served in the commons area. Students will take their breakfast to the classroom and begin their day while eating with their classmates.
Lunch Program - You are encouraged to pay by the week in order to reduce bookkeeping and lessen the chance of money being misplaced or lost. Free and reduced meals are available upon receipt of an application and approval of a completed application. These applications are available in the school office.
Please provide your child with sufficient lunch money each day. Student charges are limited to a maximum of $5.00. No supplemental items can be charged. Extra curricular activities may be withheld if lunch charges are owed.
Elementary student lunch costs, for the 2010-2011 school year, have been set at $1.50 for lunch and $1.00 for breakfast. Reduced-price meals are set at 40 cents for lunch and 30 cents for breakfast.
All students entering a Georgia school are required to present proof of adequate immunization. Until these records are on file, a child cannot be officially enrolled. The law dictates that you have 30 days after a child is placed in school to obtain these certificates. After that time, we are not permitted to allow the child to continue in school.
In the event we have school closings due to inclement weather, please listen to the following stations:
WRCB-TV......................Channel 3...................WQCH (AM 1590) Radio
WTVC-TV..................... Channel 9...................WGIA (AM 950) Radio
WDEF-TV......................Channel 12................. US101 - Radio
NightTalk/Morning Show.................................. Lite Mix 105-Radio
WLOV (L97.3 & 99.3) ......................................Radio Rossville
Please complete both the front and back of the card completely with all necessary information. Please send any changes in address or telephone numbers to the office immediately as they occur. For the safety of all students, you must now have a Child Safety Code when picking your child up. This form was included in your child’s beginning of the year packet. Only those individuals that know this Child Safety Code will be allowed to pick your child up. In the event that there is a custody issue, it is your responsibility to notify the office if you wish to change this code.
For the safety of our students, we must always have the necessary phone numbers to get in touch with parents in an
Emergency. If you make any changes to your phone number or address, you MUST contact the school immediately.
Students are allowed to call home only in the case of an emergency. Forgotten items are not considered emergencies. Arrangements for after-school activities should be made before coming to school.
All field trips are governed by the County Board of Education Policy. Students must return the Signed Parent Permission Waiver/Release Form before being allowed to participate in the trip. By board policy, in order to maintain discipline, the teacher has the prerogative to deny a student’s participation in a field trip.
Parents are welcome to attend field trips with students; however, they must provide their own transportation.
Please help us keep students safe by following the guidelines below:
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Our school traffic flows in one direction and parents are not to drive against the traffic flow. Everyone must be patient and follow the same rules.
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Parents should always drive slowly while on our campus and always be cautious of children being loaded into and released from other cars.
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Please do not leave your car parked unattended unless you are in a parking space during our arrival and dismissal times. (7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.) Please do not block bus-loading areas.
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All students will be expected to enter through the main entrance in the morning. Parents can release students in front of the main entrance north to the end of the school.
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During afternoon dismissal please make sure to have your sentence strip visible (preferably on the dash) when picking up your child.
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Please remain in your car when picking your child up in the afternoon this helps us to ensure the safety of our students.
Please do not cut across lines of traffic to quickly exit our campus. This could cause a traffic accident.
Class parties are held in December and in February. These parties are supported by volunteers and are scheduled for the last hour of the day.
School personnel try to prevent losses, but they are not responsible for student’s personal property. Anything not needed for class should be left at home. Baseball cards, cameras, radios, recorders, skateboards, knives, matches, lighters, chewing gum, electronic games, toys, etc. should not be brought to school. If these items are brought and lost or stolen, investigations will not be conducted to find missing items in the school or on buses. If items are taken up, these items will be stored by the assistant principal and may be picked up by parents at the end of the school year.
Medication time schedules should be set so that, when possible, medicine is taken at home rather than at school. However, if medication must be taken at school, the following procedures apply:
Unused medication needs to be picked up at the school within one week after the discontinuation date; otherwise the school will dispose of the medication.
The above procedures MUST be followed or medication will not be given at school.
Rossville Elementary School is fortunate to have a family involvement center. The center provides a variety of services and resources to support parents. If you would like to volunteer or receive more information about the center, please call Cathy Morton at (706) 866-5901.
The Rossville Elementary problem solving team meets on a regular basis. The purpose of the team is to discuss and plan instructional strategies for students who are experiencing academic, social, or behavioral problems in school. The team meets to consider all available information on a student including a complete review of the existing records. Students are usually referred to the RTI process by their teacher, however, parents may also request an RTI meeting by notifying the classroom teacher, a school administrator, or the counselor.
Local businesses have joined in an educational partnership by adopting our school. Some of the benefits we have received include supplies for the school, motivational speakers for students, and support of other programs for the students. We appreciate all the work and effort our sponsors have contributed to the education of our students. We encourage you to visit the BILO located on Chickamauga Ave in Rossville. They are very active in our school and we appreciate their support!
It is the policy of Rossville Elementary to provide equal educational opportunities without regard to race, sex, age, religion, national origin, handicapping condition, or veteran status in its educational programs and activities. This includes, but is not limited to, admissions, educational services, financial aid, and employment.
August 16.......................Students First Day
September 6....................Labor Day Holiday
October 4-8.....................Fall Break
November 22-26............Thanksgiving Holidays
December 20-Jan.4........ Christmas Holidays (Students)
January 17......................MLK Holiday
February 21....................Presidents Day Holiday
March 11........................Professional Learning Day
April 4-8.........................Spring Break
May 20...........................Students Last Day
All students are expected to behave in a respectful and orderly manner while at school. If, however, a student is persistently disruptive, we reserve the right to employ firm discipline. Our school discipline procedure conforms to both local and state policies. Appropriate behavior should be maintained by all students in the classroom, hallways, cafeteria, assemblies, restrooms, playground area, as well as field trips. Rossville Elementary School adheres to the progressive discipline procedures outlined in Walker County Board Policy. In addition, every teacher has specific class rules each student is expected to follow.
Rossville Elementary School has adopted a Zero-Tolerance policy on the following components of the discipline system:
B - Be on time
A - Always do your best
R - Respect yourself and others - cooperate
K - Kindness at all times
S - Safety first
Students will be transported home in one of three ways, bus riders, car riders or “walk-ups”. You will receive a form to specify which method of transportation your child will be using. For the safety of all children, we request that you follow the guidelines stated for each type of dismissal. Your help in this matter will make the process of dismissal more efficient for everyone.
Bus service is available to all RES students. Parents are encouraged to have students transported to and from school on the bus. This reduces traffic and saves time. For safety reasons students are strongly discouraged from walking to school.
Please remember that riding the school bus is a privilege. All children being transported are under the authority of the bus driver and must obey the bus rules.
Second Infraction
Third Infraction
Fourth Infraction
Parent and student are invited to attend a meeting with the principal, bus driver and director of transportation.
Suspension of bus privileges for 10 days or more; including possibility of suspension of bus privileges for the remainder of the school year.
Much confusion comes with changes in methods of going home. Please limit changes and make certain your child knows how he is going home, and what he is supposed to do at the end of the school day.
If your child is to go home any way other than he normally does, he MUST bring a dated, written note from home stating this, with the child’s first and last name, teacher’s name, and phone# of person to contact if there is a question. Your child MUST give it to his teacher the first thing in the morning to be forwarded to the office.
If your child is to go home with someone from school, whether on a bus or in a car pool, a note is also required from the parent of the other party agreeing to the visit. If your child is normally transported by a day care van please notify the school office as well as the day care of any changes in plans.
Students must get on and off the bus at the same place everyday. In cases of an emergency, a student may ride home with another student provided the office has received a note from the parents, and a bus pass has been issued.
DUE TO CUSTODY AND SAFETY CONCERNS: IN THE EVENT STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE A NOTE FROM A PARENT SPECIFYING THE CHANGE IN TRANSPORTATION, THEY WILL BE SENT HOME BY THEIR USUAL MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
Phone calls during the day changing transportation plans are both confusing to the child and the school. Please make arrangements prior to the child coming to school.
SAFE AND DRUG FREE SCHOOLS NEEDS ASSESSMENT PARENTAL NOTIFICATION
In order to provide the best drug and violence prevention activities for your child and in accordance with the guidelines for the No Child Left Behind Legislation, your child may be asked to complete surveys that pertain to student involvement in attitudes toward substance abuse and violent situations (i.e. PRIDE, Life Skills or locally developed surveys.) These surveys are completely confidential and may be administered throughout the school year. The data collected will be used to identify critical areas of need and help us:
If you do not wish for your child to participate or if you have any questions, please contact the school.
All students have the right to study in an environment free from all forms of discrimination and conduct, which can be considered harassing, coercive, or disruptive, including sexual harassment. The school’s position is that sexual harassment is a form of misconduct that undermines the integrity of the student. No student--either male or female--should be subject to unsolicited and unwelcome sexual overtures or conduct--either verbal or physical. Sexual harassment refers to behavior that is not welcome, that is personally offensive, that debilitates morale, and that, therefore, interferes with work effectiveness. Such behavior may result in disciplinary action up to and including suspension.
It is the policy of the Walker County Board of Education to maintain a learning environment that is free from harassment. It shall be a violation of this policy for any employee of the Walker County Board of Education to harass a student. It shall also be a violation of this policy for students to harass other students. Any violation of this policy should be reported immediately to the principal or assistant principal.
NOTICE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND ELIGIBLE STUDENT OF RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and eligible students the right to:
(1) Inspect and review, within 45 days of a request, the education records of a student who is your child, or in the case of a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, your own education records. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal a written request identifying the record(s) they wish to inspect. The pincipal will make arrangements for access and provide notice of such arrangements.
(2) Request the amendment of the student’s education records to ensure that they are not inaccurate, misleading or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy or other rights. To request the school district to amend a record, parents or eligible students should write the school principal, specify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy or other rights. If the district decides not to amend the record, it will notify the parents or eligible students of the decision and inform them of their right to a hearing.
(3) Consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that the Act authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception which permits disclosure without consent is to school officials with legitimate educational interest. A school official is a person employed by the district as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member; a member of the school board; a person with whom the district has contracted to perform a specific task (such as attorney, auditor, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee (such as a disciplinary or grievance committee) or assisting another school official in performing his/her task. A school official has a legitimate education interest if the official needs to review an educational record in order to fulfill his/her professional responsibility. Upon request, the school district forwards educational records without prior consent to another school in which the student seeks or intends to enroll.
(4) File with the United States Department of Education a complaint concerning the alleged failures by the Walker County Board of Education to comply with the requirements of the Act. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-5901.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act also requires that the Walker County School District, with certain exceptions, obtain a parent’s, or eligible student’s, written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the child’s education records, However, Walker County School District may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without written consent, unless you have advised the District to the contrary in accordance with District procedures, The primary purpose of directory information is to allow the Walker County School District to include this type of information from the child’s education records in certain school publications. Examples include:
Directory information, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent’s prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA to provide military recruiters, upon request, with three directory information categories--names, addresses and telephone listings--unless parents have advised the District that they do not want their student’s information disclosed without their prior written consent.
If you do not want the Walker County School District to disclose directory information from your child’s education records without your prior written consent, you must notify the District in writing by August 19.
The Walker County School District has designated the following information as directory information:
CLUBS
Rossville Elementary is fortunate to sponsor numerous activities and clubs for our students. These include Student Council, Tech Staff, P.E. Staff, Champs,
4-H, Chorus, and Flagstaff. If you do not wish for your student to be considered for participation in any or all of these activities, please notify the school in writing by August 27, 2010.
DRESS CODE
The Walker County Board of Education supports an educational environment for students, which is safe, conducive to learning, and free of distractions. A student’s dress and personal appearance should reflect dignity and pride in oneself and in the school. Toward this end students shall wear apparel, which is appropriate for school and which will not interfere with the classroom or school operation. The following list provides students, parents, and school personnel with an understanding of what apparel is and is not acceptable at school. Parents are encouraged to assist the school by monitoring their child’s clothing. The following list is not all-inclusive. Each school administration has the right to evaluate a student’s clothing to determine whether an item might be substantially likely to interfere with the function of the school. A parent/guardian or student may request in writing an exception for medical reasons to this dress code. This written request, along with supporting medical documentation, shall be given to the school principal for determination of acceptance or rejection of the request.
GENERAL
Each student shall wear clothing, which is the appropriate size for his/her body. All clothing shall be determined appropriately and shall not have rips, tears, slits, cuts, etc., which reveal areas of the body. Transparent clothing is prohibited. Clothing which is tight or clinging (e.g. spandex type material) is prohibited as outerwear. Appropriate undergarments shall be worn at all times and shall not be visible. Any type of apparel which has a reference (i.e. pictures, symbols, words, etc.) to alcohol, drugs, tobacco, sex, obscene language, suicide, violence, vulgarity, gang, symbols/affiliation, cult symbols/affiliation or ethnic, sexual, or religious disparagement is prohibited.
PANTS / SLACKS / JEANS / SHORTS
All pants/slacks/jeans/shorts shall be worn at the student’s natural waistline. Baggy, oversized, or sagging pants/slacks/jeans/shorts are prohibited. Pants/slacks/jeans/shorts shall be fastened appropriately and those designed for a belt shall have a belt, which is fastened appropriately. The cuff width and length of pants/slacks/jeans shall not cover completely the student’s shoes. The length of shorts for elementary school students shall exceed a student’s fingertips when the arm and fingers are extended downward against the leg.
DRESSES / SKIRTS
In elementary school the length of dresses/skirts shall exceed a student’s fingertips when the arm and fingers are extended downward against the leg. Skirts designed for a belt shall have a belt, which is fastened.
SHIRTS / BLOUSES / TOPS
Shirts/blouses/tops shall cover the torso from the shoulders to the waistline. Shirts/blouses/tops shall be tucked in the waistband unless they are designed to be worn outside the waistband, in which case they shall not extend below the bottom of the shorts or skirt. Tank tops, tube tops, spaghetti straps, see-through blouses, and shirts/blouses/tops with torn out sleeves or sides are prohibited. Sleeveless blouses may be worn provided the armpit area is well fitted. Shirts/blouses/tops which reveal a bare midriff when the person’s arms are raised over the head are prohibited.
SHOES
Students shall wear safe shoes at all times. Flip-flops, bedroom/bathroom slippers, shoes with metal toecaps, and shoes with taps or cleats on the soles are prohibited. “Heelies” and other types of skating shoes are prohibited. It is strongly recommended that elementary school students wear tennis shoes, except for platform or high-heeled tennis shoes, which are prohibited.
COATS
Coats shall not be longer than mid-thigh.
HAIR
Hair, which is painted or dyed unnatural colors and hairstyles, which have a distracting appearance, are prohibited.
JEWELRY
Students may wear pierced earrings. However, any other type of body or facial pierced jewelry, which is visible outside the students clothing, is prohibited. Jewelry, which may create a hazardous condition, such as chains, wallet chains, or spiked or studded bracelets or necklaces, are prohibited.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES
Students should dress appropriately for fitness and movement activities in P.E. for numerous reasons involving safety and comfort. The following items are required for all students participating in physical education classes: Tennis shoes with non-marking soles, mid-thigh to knee length shorts, a comfortable non-restrictive shirt. Jewelry is not permitted as it may get lost, stolen, or result in an injury. Students are permitted to miss physical education class up to three days with a note from the parent giving permission. A doctor’s excuse is to be kept on file for consecutive absences of four or more days.
Again, we wish you a safe and successful school year. The teachers, staff and administration at Rossville Elementary want to work with you in any way possible. Please call with any questions or concerns you may have. By working together and supporting each other we can make the educational experiences of the students effective and enjoyable.
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