Salisbury Middle School Handbook 2023-2024

4. When directed by an administrator or teacher, go to the assigned food line. Line cutting is not permitted. 5. Trash collection will occur approximately 5 minutes before the end of the lunch shift. Students are to remain seated, and staff will push a trash can to their table. Please place the food in the trash can rather than throwing or tossing it with force or distance to avoid messes. 6. No food or drink is to be removed from the cafeteria and carried outside or into any part of the building – except for a clear bottle of plain water. 7. Students will be dismissed from the cafeteria by class and are to walk in an orderly line on the way back to their classroom. 8. Students MAY NOT have fast food/carry-out food delivered to the school by parents, guardians, or third-party delivery services. CLOSING OF SCHOOL When school must be closed due to inclement weather or other emergency conditions, an announcement will be made on the local radio and television stations. If it becomes necessary to cancel school or to have a late opening or an early closing, an announcement will be broadcast by local radio and television stations Please refer to www.wcboe.org website and School Messenger calls for the most recent information. CELL PHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA Students MAY NOT use their cell phone during school except during their lunch shift. Phones are to be powered off and put away by 7:15am. Cell phones may be used silently during students’ lunch shift and powered off and put away at the conclusion of their lunch shift. Students are prohibited from using their cell phone to cheat or plagiarize, to bully or haze others, to disrupt the learning environment, to view pornographic, vulgar, or inappropriate content, to post derogatory content on social media sites, to make video recordings at school, without teacher permission or school authorization; or take unsolicited or unwelcome photographs of students, staff, or facilities. Students who inappropriately use their cell phone at school will be subject to discipline as stipulated in the Student Code of Conduct. Additionally, students may lose their privilege of using their cell phone at school for a length of time to be determined by the school administrators. DAILY CYCLE The middle school operates on a six-day schedule. Days are identified as A, B, C, D, E, and F. Most classes will meet every day (A-F) or every other day (A, C, E or B, D, F). Days will always follow sequentially regardless of days missed for holidays, weather, etc. DETENTION Students assigned after-school detention are required to serve the detention. The detention slip must be signed by a parent/guardian and returned to the appropriate teacher or staff member. If a student fails to stay for the assigned detention, further disciplinary action will result. DRESS CODE See the Dress Code in the Wicomico County Code of Conduct section.

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