To Parents:

Parents must accept the responsibility that is theirs to provide the most important early training that every child needs in preparation for his formal education that begins in kindergarten or first grade. Many of the problems identified in our schools have their formation in the home environment and accountability rests with the parents as well as the schools.

Parents should do everything in their power to provide children with basic training in good conduct, respect for other persons and property, and positive attitudes about learning. Parents share the responsibility to keep lines of communication open between home and school, to be informed of all facts before making protests, to carry concerns and complaints to the proper person, to be supportive of the teacher, and to encourage positive attitudes in the student.

In an attempt to increase student-on-task time and to keep from interrupting the teaching/learning process, we do not give telephone messages to students except in emergency situations. Emergencies are generally those situations that arise after the student departs from home and that will cause undue hardship on the family. If it is a matter that should have been handled prior to the student's leaving home or that can be handled when the student returns from school, we do not attempt to relay the message. Inconvenience is not considered an emergency.

Parents Should...

• communicate regularly with the school authorities concerning their child's progress and conduct
• ensure that their child is in daily attendance and promptly report and explain an absence or tardiness to school
• provide their child with the resources needed to complete classwork
• assist their child in being healthy, neat, and clean
• bring to the attention of school authorities any problem or condition which affects their child or other children of the school
• discuss report cards and work assignments with their child
• maintain up-to-date home, work, and emergency telephone numbers at the school, including doctor preferences, an emergency health care form, and current home address

To Students:

Your school exists to provide you with comprehensive educational opportunities. It is the desire of the Glynn County Schools that you should have every possible opportunity to take advantage of the instructional programs offered in the schools. The purpose of this behavior code is to make you aware of the actions which violate school rules and the consequences of such behavior. Students who violate rules take away from themselves and from others the learning opportunities which all students have a right to expect.

Students Should...

• attend all classes daily and be punctual in attendance
• be prepared to come to class with appropriate working materials
• be respectful to all individuals and property
• refrain from profane or inflammatory statements
• conduct themselves in a safe and responsible manner
• be clean and neat
• be responsible for their own work
• abide by the rules and regulations of the school and each classroom teacher
• seek changes in an orderly and recognized manner
• be aware that the use of illicit drugs and the unlawful possession and use of alcohol are illegal and harmful

To Employees:

Acknowledging the universality of discipline problems and the need for a concerted effort from students, parents, community agencies, and the school to reduce them does not solve the very real problem of the school as an institution which must deal with and provide for all students in attendance. The schools are responsible for using the resources still available to them to establish and maintain student control.

The responsibility for school discipline cannot be vested in one segment of the community alone. Each member of the educational system and the school staff is part of a team performing his or her role in the disciplinary process, fully utilizing the training and capabilities which are inherent to his or her position - with commitment, firmness, and fairness.

School Personnel Should...

• be in regular attendance and on time
• be prepared to perform their duties with appropriate materials
• be respectful to all individuals and property
• refrain from profane or inflammatory statements
• conduct themselves in a safe and responsible manner
• be clean and neat
• abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the school
• seek changes in an orderly and recognized manner
• strive to use a variety of informal disciplinary and disciplinary action, including conferences and/or contacts among administrators, parent(s) or guardians, teachers, and students
• refrain from the use of tobacco products while in the presence of students under their direct supervision
• dress appropriately for their particular job assignment