FIRE DRILLS Each classroom has a set of directions for leaving the building during a fire drill. These directions are posted by the exit door. Read these directions and learn what to do in the event of a drill or fire. When the bell sounds, move quickly and in an orderly manner towards the exit. Do not run. When outside the building, you should move with your class to a reasonable distance from the school and remain in single file with your class. You should return to the school with your teacher when signaled. If the fire bell rings at lunchtime, you should exit on the side of the cafeteria and move in an orderly manner outside. If the fire bell rings during class change, you are to exit the building at the nearest exit and locate the teacher of the class you were just dismissed from. Form a single file line with that class. GUIDANCE The guidance counselor(s) will assist you with problems related to academics, behavioral counseling, peer relationship problems and grade checks. Our counselor(s) will help you plan class schedules and guide you in the selection of courses. You may schedule appointments with a counselor before school, during lunch or after school. Please do not stop at the guidance office between classes without an appointment. HALLWAY RULES You are expected to behave in an orderly manner while in the hallway. If you do not follow the rules you will be subject to disciplinary action. We ask that the following rules be followed: 1. No pushing, shoving, running, playing, hitting or harmful touching. 2. Use conversational/inside voices only. No loud voices or shouting. 3. Do not block the halls – no standing, stopping, or loitering. 4. Stay to the right of the hall for easy passing. 5. Move directly to your next class. 6. Do not go out of your designated area: a. If you are in the 6th grade, use Stair B (next to gym breezeway on 1st floor and in 6th grade hallway on 2nd floor) to move to all classes. b. If you are in the 7th grade, use Stair C to travel between the 2nd and 3rd floors and to travel to certain Unified Arts classes. Stair A is also used by 7th grade students to travel to other Unified Arts classes (art, gym, computer) c. If you are in the 8th grade, use Stair A or Stair E to travel from the 3rd floor to the 1st or 2nd floor for Unified Arts classes. You will use Stair G to travel to lunch. 7. If you fail to give your name to a questioning adult, you will be held accountable according to our code of conduct. 8. You should NOT use the stairway in front of the main office, between the 1st and 2nd floors. HEALTH SERVICES Periodically you may need to take medication during the school day. You must have a PHYSICIAN'S MEDICATION ORDER FORM filled out by the doctor prescribing the drug and a copy of this form must be on file with the nurse. This includes all over the counter and prescription medications. Medication must be brought to school by an adult and signed in before it can be administered to the student. If a student brings medications to school, they will be confiscated, and your parent/guardian will be notified. HOMEWORK Homework is necessary if you are to get the most out of your classwork. It is a good idea to review work covered that day in each class and to check carefully to see that your assigned work for the next day is complete. We believe that schoolwork is so important that it is worth doing correctly, and this takes time, interest, and effort. If you are out of school for two (2) or more days because of illness, your parent may call the school and ask that your work and books be collected. Your parent or some other designee should pick up the homework and you will return it in a timely manner, in accordance with the Wicomico County Attendance Policy. Course work may also be accessed and submitted through each section’s Google Classroom. CELL PHONE Students please do not use your cell phone during any classes. Cell phone use is only permitted at lunch. County Policy: Inappropriate Use of Personal Electronics6 (802) *Having out a personal electronic device after student has been warned *Persistently having out a personal electronic device in defiance of school rules. LOCKERS We will not utilize hallway lockers. Lockers in the gymnasium locker rooms may be secured by any lock that you provide from home. We do not permit you to remove locks from the school lockers to apply to gymnasium lockers, even temporarily. Maryland State law states, “Every principal, vice principal or authorized security officer of a public school may conduct a search of the physical plant of a school and every appurtenance thereof, including students’ lockers.” MEDIA CENTER Books may be signed out from the Media Center for a period of time. If the books are not returned on or before the date they are due, you will be fined each day beyond the due date. When the overdue book is returned, the fine no longer accumulates. If a book is lost, you will be charged the replacement cost of the book. Also, a fee will be charged for any damages to library books. The cost of books is very expensive, so great care should be exercised in handling the books. No book is to be taken out of the media center until media personnel have properly checked it out. Violation or abuse of media center procedures will result in the loss of media privileges.
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