DISCIPLINE

The Byram Board of Education in its Policy #5500 has established the following rules related to Student Conduct.

Students shall comply with the rules established for the governance of the schools and shall submit to the authority of the teachers and others in authority over them.

Any student who is guilty of continued and willful disobedience, or of open defiance of the authority of any teacher or person having authority over him, or of the habitual use of profanity or obscene language, or who shall cut, deface or otherwise injure any school property, shall be liable to punishment and to suspension or expulsion from school.

STUDENT CONDUCT

The Byram Township Board of Education acknowledges that conduct is closely related to learning. An effective instructional program requires an orderly school environment. Parents/guardians can assist the school by reinforcing discipline in the home and by working cooperatively with school personnel in discipline related matters.

The board requires each student of this district to adhere to the rules and regulations promulgated by the administration. Such rules require that students:

a. conform to reasonable standards of socially acceptable behavior.
b. respect the person and property of others.
c. preserve the degree of order necessary to the educational program in which
they are engaged.
d. respect the rights of others.
e. obey constituted authority and respond to those who hold that authority.

Teaching staff members and other employees of the board of education having authority over students shall have the authority to take such means as may be necessary to control the disorderly conduct of students in all places where such students are within the jurisdiction of the school board.

Students who violate school rules may be subject to classroom detention, after school detention, suspension, expulsion or other disciplinary action as deemed appropriate.

Anyone wishing to review the complete board policy on student conduct may do so by contacting the board of education office.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR DRUG OFFENSES

Students involved in the possession, sale and/or use of behavior-affecting; substances will be suspended from school. These substances shall include but are not limited to: marijuana, alcohol, LSD, glue, barbiturates and p.c.p. If a student has I reason to believe that another student possesses or is distributing for sale or | otherwise, any drug, he/ she should report the matter to his/her teacher or to the principal without delay.

 

DRUG FREE SCHOOL ZONE

In order to demonstrate its serious concern for the use, possession and/or distribution of illegal drugs nears our school, the New Jersey Legislature wrote and passed the New Jersey Drug Free Zone Law.

According to this law any person distributing, dispensing or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog (look alike substance) while on any school property used for school purposes which is owned by an elementary or secondary school or school board, or within 1,000 feet of any school property or school bus, or while on any school bus, is guilty of a crime of the third degree and shall be sentenced by the court to a term of imprisonment.

Drug Free School Zone signs are posted near the Consolidated School and the Intermediate School. Students with questions concerning the Drug Free School Zone Law should speak to Mr. DiRenzo, Mr.Serafin or Mr. Curran.

STUDENT SEARCH

Students should be aware that guidelines have been established that allow for the search of an individual suspected of possessing a substance or an object considered to be dangerous.

 

MEDICAL EXAMINATION

If in the judgment of the principal a student is found under the influence of any illegal substance, the student will be excluded from school, until such time as proof of medical examination indicating that the student is free of the illegal substance, is submitted to the school's doctor or nurse.

 

CODE OF CONDUCT

1. General Rules
a) Respect the rights of all students to an education in a non-disruptive learning environment
b) BE PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL. HELP KEEP IT CLEAN.
Demonstrate respect for school property. Avoid littering or marking the school property.
c) Profane, abusive, and/or offensive language or gestures are forbidden.
d) Except for approved teacher supervised activities, all food and drinks are restricted to the cafeteria. Gum is forbidden in school or on school property. e) Any behavior that threatens or causes physical injury is strictly forbidden. f) Students are permitted to go to their lockers only before morning homeroom, before and after lunch, and before afteroon homeroom.
g) For your protection, the possession or use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs or other dangerous items is strictly forbidden.

2. Cafeteria Rules
a) Demonstrate respect for cafeteria workers, aides, and classmates.
b) Be prepared for lunch and for in or out day recess.
c) Throwing any objects must be considered dangerous and is strictly forbidden. d) Remain seated unless given permission to leave the table. _
e) Line up quietly to pass to the playground or to re-enter the building.

3. Classroom Rules
a) Students must demonstrate proper respect for teachers, peers and school property.
b) Students must arrive promptly and be prepared.
c) Students are expected to be actively involved with instruction.
d) Students must have a pass to leave a teaching area or homeroom area.

4. Hall Rules
a) Walk!
b) Be quiet and courteous in the halls.
c) Keep to the right at all times.
d) Unless changing classes, all students must have a pass while in the halls.

5. Playqround Rules
a) Respect and obey the aides and other supervising adults.
b) Respect all playground equipment and observe all safety rules
(RELATED TO THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT).
c) Organize games that are likely to be safe. Avoid specific activities such as:
I) Keep Away
II) Tackle football
III) Throwing rocks or snowballs
IV) Other similarly dangerous activities
d) Avoid all unnecessary physical contact.
e) Remain in the designated area
f) Re-enter the building in a quiet orderly line.

 

LOCKER POLICY

Locker Inspections shall be made periodically and where a strong suspicion of a dangerous substance or object exists, a personal search of that student may be made. Radios, tape players, electronic games, roller blades and skateboards are not allowed in school and may not be stored in lockers.

Students shall be aware that the lockers, desks and other storage areas that may be provided to them remain the property of the school and may be examined or searched by school officials whenever necessary to maintain order in the schools or to protect the health and safety of the students and others who are on the school premises.

 

DRESS CODE

The guidelines for pupil dress code were developed after careful consideration and consultation involving students.

The philosophy behind the dress code has always been that a strong relationship exists between a student's attire and his/her general attitude and behavior. Inappropriate attire could generate an indifferent attitude toward the real purposes of being in school.

The school asks for the continued cooperation of parents/guardians in helping it to attain the objective of fostering pride and good taste in clothes and grooming by exercising positive parental guidance and authority. At all times the school will continue to exercise its responsibility to inform parents/guardians of concerns or questions regarding the appropriateness or permissibility of certain attire. The school hopes that by working with parents/guardians a positive attitude toward dress and grooming can be engendered in the students.

The dress code is as follows:

1.   Attire should be neat and clean.

2.   Coats, gloves, any headwear (i.e. hats, bandanas, kerchiefs, hood of     

  sweatshirts or shirts...), and sunglasses are prohibited in school.

  [Essential Religious garb will be acceptable.]

3.   Dresses, skirts, and shorts must be fingertip length - no shorter.

4.   No halter, midriff, or strapless tops; no undershirts or sleeveless undershirts

  worn as outerwear, spaghetti straps, or sheer see-through material will be allowed (no bare abdomens).

5.   T-shirts or other apparel with slogans that can be considered by the school obscene, profane, insulting, or derogatory in nature, or promotes tobacco, drugs, or alcohol are prohibited.

6.   No underwear or boxer shorts showing - ever.

7.   No flip-flops or slippers - they are a hazard.

8.   No pajamas, pajama bottoms, or boxer shorts worn as outerwear.

9.   No chains or spike jewelry - they are a hazard.

10.   Any attire that interferes with schoolwork, creates disorder, or interrupts the educational program is prohibited, as in any attire that presents a hazard to the safety or health of the wearer or to others in the school.

Any student who is in violation of the dress code will be required to make arrangements (i.e. phone call home for change of clothes, use of gym clothes...) to correct the violation immediately, or that student will be excluded from attending classes or school until his/her attire conforms to the dress code.

 

ATHLETIC EVENTS, SOCIAL EVENTS AND CLASS TRIPS

As voluntary participants in school athletic events, social events and class trips, students shall be held responsible for compliance with rules set forth for their conduct. Infractions of those rules will result in the same disciplinary measures as are applied during the regular school day. Participation in social school events is a privilege. Students who have demonstrated disregard for the rules of the school or who are academically ineligible may have this privilege revoked via social suspension.