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School Board Update - September 2008 Good afternoon, A
quick message to let you know about some upcoming events this
week. Response
to Central High School Shooting New
Policies Under Consideration this week Policy JCCH – Delinquent Students - New Policy Policy JCCG – Gang Awareness
- New Policy
Swearing-In
Ceremony Today
Policy
JCCH – Delinquent Students If
a student has at any time been adjudicated delinquent for any offense
listed in T.C.A. 49-6-3051(b), the parents, guardians, or legal
custodians, including the Department of Children’s Services acting in
any capacity, and a school administrator of any school having previously
received the same or similar notice from the juvenile court or another
source shall provide to a school principal, the abstract provided under §37-1-153
or §37-1-154 or other similar written information when any student: (1) Initially enrolls in
Knox County Schools; (2) Resumes schools
attendance after suspension, expulsion, or adjudication of delinquency; or (3) Changes schools
within the state of The
parents, guardians, or legal custodians, including the Department of
Children’s Services acting in any capacity, shall provide notification
if a student has been adjudicated delinquent for: (1) An offense
involving: a.
First degree murder; b.
Second degree murder; c.
Rape; d.
Aggravated rape; e.
Rape of a child; f.
Aggravated rape of a child; g.
Aggravated robbery; h.
Especially aggravated robbery; i.
Kidnapping; j.
Aggravated kidnapping; k.
Especially aggravated kidnapping; l.
Aggravated assault; m.
Felony reckless endangerment; n.
Aggravated sexual battery; or (2) A violation of: a.
Voluntary manslaughter, as defined as in §39-13-211; b.
Criminally negligent homicide, as defined in §39-13-212; c.
Sexual battery by an authority figure, as defined in §39-13-527; d.
Statutory rape by an authority figure, as defined in §39-13-532; e.
Prohibited weapon, as defined in §39-17-1302; f.
Unlawful carrying or possession of a firearm, as defined in §39-17-1307; g.
Carrying weapons on school property, as defined in §39-17-1309; h.
Carrying weapons on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers, and
other public recreational buildings and grounds, as defined in §39-17-1311; i.
Handgun possession, as defined in §39-17-1319; j.
Providing handguns to juveniles, as defined in §39-17-1320; or k.
Any violation of §39-17-417 that constitutes a Class A or Class B
felony. When
the principal or the principal’s designee is notified of the student’s
adjudication pursuant to subsection (a), the principal or the
principal’s designee may convene a meeting to develop a plan to set out
a list of goals to provide the child an opportunity to succeed in school
and provide for school safety, a schedule for completion of the goals and
the personnel who will be responsible for working with the child to
complete the goals. The
abstract and information shall be shared only with the employees of the
school having responsibility for classroom instruction of the child and
the school counselor, social worker or psychologist who is involved in
developing a plan for the child while in school, and with the school
resource officer, and any other person notified.
The information is otherwise confidential and shall not be shared
by school personnel with any other person or agency, except as may
otherwise be required by law. The
abstract or other similar information and the student plan shall not
become part of the child’s student record. It
is an offense for any school personnel to knowingly share information with
any person other than those listed by law.
A violation of this is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine. It
is an offense for a parent or guardian to knowingly fail to provide
notification as required by law. A
violation of this is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine. If
it becomes apparent that any employee of the Department of Children’s
Services knowingly failed to notify the school, as required by law, the
Commissioner of the Department of Children’s Services shall be notified
and take appropriate action against such employee. School
attendance is a condition of probation, or if the child is to be placed in
the custody of a state agency and is to be placed in school by a state
agency or by a contractor of the state agency. If
an information release is executed in compliance with §33-3-109 that
provides the principal or other designated school personnel access to
certain information concerning the child, the principal or other school
personnel may work with the child’s mental health provider to develop an
appropriate plan. Upon
the subsequent enrollment of any such student in any other school
district, the parents or custodians of such student, and the administrator
of any school having previously the same or similar notice, shall notify
the receiving school. ___________________________________________
Legal Reference 1.
TCA 49-6-3051 2.
TCA 37-1-131(a)(2)(B) 3.
§37-1-153 4.
§39-1-154 (1) Wearing, while on
school property, any type of clothing, apparel or accessory, including
that which denotes such students’ membership in or affiliation with any
criminal gang; (2) Any activity that
encourages participation in a criminal gang or facilitates illegal acts of
a criminal gang; and (3) Any conduct that is
seriously disruptive to the educational process or endangers persons or
property. Knox
County Schools, in consultation with local law enforcement, shall annually
evaluate the threat to and influence on school children by gangs in the
community. If KCS finds that
there is a substantial threat or influence on school children by gangs,
then KCS shall institute gang awareness education for elementary and
middle school students and their parents in schools or neighborhoods with
gang activity or the potential for gang activity. Legal References: 1.
TCA 49-6-4215 2.
TCA 49-6-10
Policy
JGFG – Accidents and Illnesses Parent(s) of all students
shall provide the schools with medical authorization which shall contain
the following information: 1.
Parents’ location and phone number during the school day; 2.
The name, address and phone number of the student’s physician(s); 3.
Directions in the event that medical treatment is needed; 4.
Data concerning a student’s particular physical disability or
medical condition. The authorization shall be
required annually and shall be kept on file in the principal’s
office. If a student suffers an
injury or becomes ill, the staff member in charge shall have the
responsibility to render first-aid or ensure that it is rendered. In the event of serious
injury or illness to a student, administrators
are to call 911. The parent(s) shall be notified.
Efforts to notify the parent(s) shall continue until they
are reached. A staff member shall
accompany student to the emergency room, if a parent is not present. Principals shall inform the
Director of Schools immediately of any serious injuries suffered by
students while under jurisdiction of the school.
A report of each accident, incident or injury taking place
in a school will be filed in the offices of both the principal and Health
Services. Forms for reporting
accidents shall be made available from the Forms Department.
In all accidents serious enough to require medical attention or
requiring the student to be taken home, or in all cases that the staff
member in charge deems desirable, reports shall be made and filed
as stated above. No student shall be taken
and left at home or sent home unless a parent, or someone designated by
the parent(s), is at home to accept the responsibility of the student. Parents who object to the procedures contained in this policy shall submit to the principal a written emergency plan for his approval.
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