Port Huron Area School District
| Principal: | Mr. Scott Fairman | |
| Address: | 3835 Franklin Lakeport, MI 48059 | |
| Phone: | 810-984-6521 | |
| Fax: | 810-385-2918 | |
| School Hours: | 8:27am-3:00pm | |
| Office Hours: | 7:30am-3:30pm | |
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Schools, like any organization, have rules and regulations that help it to function smoothly. The following guidelines should be discussed at home with your child(ren) so they are clear as to what is acceptable behavior here at Lakeport. We have a 3 B's theme - Be respectful, Be responsible and Be safe. (See our matrix at the end of the handbook)
• Respect adult supervision by following directions.
• Use appropriate language. No teasing, name calling, or swearing. We do not allow "Bullies" at Lakeport School.
• Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself.
• Use quiet, indoor voices.
• Walk inside the building and directly to and from the bus.
• Students are not allowed to leave the immediate school grounds and must be in sight of an adult.
• Toys (trucks, cars, dolls, sports equipment, etc.) may only be brought to school if special arrangements have been made with your child's teacher.
• We are concerned about the safety and well-being of the students here at Lakeport. Any unsafe or deliberate act to hurt someone may result in suspension or expulsion.
The Board of Education of the Port Huron Area School District has adopted a Student Code Handbook that details the disciplinary guidelines for the District. Although it has been designed for the secondary students, this document is also to be used as a guide in the elementary schools. (Copies are available to parents upon request.) Below is the Elementary Student Code of Conduct.
We believe that an orderly school is conducive to learning. Teachers are responsible for the control and supervision of their classrooms. The principal will take disciplinary action in regards to bus problems, lunchtime or other times when the children are not under the immediate supervision of their teacher, or when teachers have exhausted all avenues of discipline and the child still has not responded.
The policy on discipline is that parents are usually contacted by letter or telephone regarding problems that are fairly serious in nature. Parents are encouraged to discuss the infraction with their child and administer the appropriate punishment. Repeated disobedience may result in in-house suspension/retention or suspension from school. If the school and home can work together on issues such as discipline, the problems can easily be solved. Consistent follow-through and support of the school are necessary.
Every school in the Port Huron Area School District has rules for student behavior. These rules are communicated to students at the beginning and throughout the school year. These rules help maintain a healthy and safe learning environment in our schools. Students are expected to follow these rules and maintain good behavior in school buildings, on school grounds, in school vehicles, at bus stops, at school related functions whether on or away from school grounds and while in route to and from school and school related functions. Failure to follow school rules could result in a student being excluded from school, school busing and school related functions. Therefore, you are encouraged to take the time to know and review the school rules with your child. If you have any questions regarding the school rules, please contact the school principal.
Some student behavior is very serious (persistent disobedience and gross misdemeanors) and will result in suspension or expulsion from school and possibly from all public education in the State of Michigan. The following are examples of behavior that are considered to be gross misdemeanors:
1) Possession of a weapon or explosive device: A weapon includes a knife (regardless of the size of the knife; including a razor blade and look-alike knife), gun (including a b.b. gun, starter pistol and look-alike gun), club, chain or any potentially dangerous instrument. An explosive device can include any liquid, compound or object that has the potential to explode and includes a bullet, fire works and contained gasoline. Possession includes bringing to the bus stop, on the bus, while walking to or from school, in a school building, at a school related function, or holding for a friend or holding briefly to look at. See position statement at the end of this handbook.
2) Possession, use or distribution of illicit substances: Illicit substances include illegal drugs, inhalants, alcohol, tobacco products, drug paraphernalia, caffeine pills, medication (except the possession or use of prescription medication when authorized under the District's medication policy), and fake and look-alike drugs or alcohol. Possession means the same as defined for weapons and explosive devices.
3) Making a verbal assault: A verbal assault is any verbal or written statement that indicates the intent to inflict harm to another person.
4) Making a bomb or similar threat: A bomb or similar threat is any verbal or written statement that indicates a bomb or similar object is or may be placed or may explode at or near a school building, school bus, school staff, school grounds or school related function. Threats can be in the form of a telephone call, written statement or drawing on a bathroom wall or elsewhere, comment to staff or another student, e-mail message, Internet message, etc.
5) Physical assault: A physical assault means intentionally causing or attempting to cause physical harm to another through force or violence.
The Port Huron Area School District may discipline a student for conduct that occurs off school grounds and outside of school hours where the District determines the conduct has a direct and immediate effect on the District's discipline or education process or the safety and welfare of students or staff.
We encourage parents to schedule dentist, doctor, and other appointments for children at times other than during school hours. However, it occasionally becomes necessary for students to leave early for various reasons. Parents must come to the office to sign the student out.
Parents are asked to send a note to their child's teacher when the child is not to ride the bus home. Students must ride the bus home unless they have a written note from home.
If a child becomes ill during the day and it is determined that the student should be sent home, the parent will be contacted. If the parent cannot be reached, reference will be made to the emergency card and those people will be contacted in the order they appear on the card. The child will be kept in the office until the parent or other designated person arrives.
The personnel of Lakeport School are not authorized to give medicine to students unless the following conditions are met:
1. The medication must be brought to the school office by a parent in the original container. The label must include the prescribing physician, name of the student, dosage and frequency of administration.
2. A completed Medication Control Form (available HERE) must be signed by the parent and physician. This must remain on file in the office. This note should also indicate the dosage and frequency at which the medication should be given to the youngster. Anytime there is a change in medication and/or dosage given, a new medication control form must be completed by the physician.
Over-the-counter drugs such as aspirin, cough medicine, etc. will be treated the same as prescription drugs; the original container must be sent along with a Medication Control Form signed by parent and physician.
Self possession and self-administration of medication by a student must be approved by the Principal and the proper Medication Control Form signed by parent and physician must be on file in the school office.
For minor injuries incurred at school, external treatment such as Band-Aids or ice may be applied for temporary relief. (Attempts will be made to contact the parent for injuries of a more serious nature.) If your child is allergic to any form of medicine, be sure to list this information on the emergency card.
Even with adequate supervision and constant instruction on safety, accidents still occur. Should a child be injured at school, the following steps will be taken:
1. Minor first aid will be administered at school.
2. If an injury is serious enough for the child to go home, the parents will be notified and arrangements will be made for the child to be picked up or taken home.
3. Should a child be injured to the extent that immediate professional attention be given, the parent will be contacted and arrangements will be made to take the child for treatment.
If children are well enough to attend school, we expect them to participate in daily activities such as gym class, outdoor recess, etc. From time to time, however, it becomes necessary to restrict a student's participation for medical reasons. We will honor such requests if accompanied by a note from the physician.
Whenever people in a large group come in contact with one another, there is the risk of communicable diseases being passed. Two problem areas we have experienced at school are scabies and headlice. If a suspected or confirmed case of either is found, the youngster and his/her entire class will be checked. If the child has a brother or sister at Lakeport School, their class(es) will be checked as well. Any child with suspicious signs will be discreetly excluded from school and their parents informed. The student may return to school only when cleared through the office. A note from a doctor's office or a school nurse may be required before a student returns, depending on the communicable disease the child has experienced.