2021-2022 THE Official THS Student Handbook

Long-term suspension: Means the suspension of a student from a public school for more than ten school days but not beyond the current school quarter or semester. Safe-school zone: Any area within 1000 feet of school property. Short-term suspension: Short-term suspension means the suspension of a student out- of- school for not more than ten days. The principal has the authority to issue short-term suspension. Student Support Team: A committee that consists of teachers, counselors, administrators and parents designed to deal with any educational or behavioral problem a student exhibits. Trespassing: Illegal presence on a school campus by suspended students, or any other person who does not have permission to be on school grounds. Tribunal Panel: An appellate committee made up of school or district administrators charged with hearing Code of Conduct infractions that could result in long-term suspension or expulsion. Waiver of the Right to a Tribunal Hearing: A process wherein a student who admits guilt and accepts the consequences recommended by the school administration foregoes the opportunity to have their case heard by a Tribunal Panel. TECHNOLOGY - ACCEPTABLE USE BY STUDENTS (ref. BOARD POLICY: IFBG) The Carroll County School System strongly believes in the educational value of electronic information services and recognizes their potential to support the curriculum and student learning in facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication. The Carroll County School System will make every effort to protect students and teachers from any misuse or abuse as a result of interacting with an information service. Inappropriate and/or illegal interaction with the information service is strictly prohibited. By virtue of using Carroll County School District technology, students are subject to the provisions of this acceptable use agreement. If any user violates these provisions, access to the information service may be denied and may be subject to disciplinary action. Terms of Usage 1. User Responsibility : As a representative of the school, students will accept user responsibility for reporting any misuse of the network to their school administrator. Misuse may come in many forms, but is commonly viewed as any message(s) sent or received that indicate or suggest pornography, unethical or illegal solicitation, racism, sexism, inappropriate language, and other issues described below. 2. Acceptable Use: The use of student accounts must be in support of educational research and align with the educational goals and objectives of the Carroll County School System. Students are personally responsible for this provision at all times when using the electronic information service. a. Use of other organizations’ networks or computing resources must comply with rules appropriate to that network. b. Transmission of any material in violation of any United States or other state organizations is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or material protected by trade secret. c. Use of commercial activities by for-profit institutions is generally not acceptable.

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