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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2019 – 2020 Calendar .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Board of Education .............................................................................................................................................. 7 District Contact Information ................................................................................................................................ 7 School Start & Release Times .............................................................................................................................. 8 Annual Notification for Accessing Public Benefits or Insurance ........................................................................... 9 Asbestos Hazard Emergency Act ......................................................................................................................... 9 Attendance........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Bullying by Students.......................................................................................................................................... 10
USD 409 Bullying Plan ................................................................................................................................. 11 Bullying Prevention Hotline........................................................................................................................... 12 Online Report an Incident Form..................................................................................................................... 12 Contact a School Administrator or Counselor................................................................................................. 12
Communication ................................................................................................................................................. 12 Website ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Social Media.................................................................................................................................................. 13 School Messenger.......................................................................................................................................... 13 School Messenger Alerts ............................................................................................................................... 13 Email............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Atchison Educational Channel 14 .................................................................................................................. 13 School Closings for Inclement Weather or Emergencies................................................................................. 13
Disposition of Student Records .......................................................................................................................... 14 Dress Code ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 Drug-Free Schools ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Early Release ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 Electronic Devices ............................................................................................................................................. 16 Eligibility Requirements for Students................................................................................................................. 17 Emergency Information ..................................................................................................................................... 17
ALICE – Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate .................................................................................. 17 Evacuation/Relocation ................................................................................................................................... 18 Emergency Safety Interventions..................................................................................................................... 18
Enrollment......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Resident Students .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Non-resident Students.................................................................................................................................... 23 Non-resident Students – Continued Enrollment.............................................................................................. 23 Enrollment Restriction................................................................................................................................... 24 Enrollment Procedures................................................................................................................................... 24 Age of Admission.......................................................................................................................................... 24 Part-Time Students ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Identification of Students ............................................................................................................................... 24 Enrollment Information ................................................................................................................................. 25 Assignment to a School Building, Grade Level or Classes.............................................................................. 25 Transferring Credit ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Transfers from Non-Accredited Schools ........................................................................................................ 25
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ........................................................................................ 25 Directory Information Notice......................................................................................................................... 26 Recruiting Information .................................................................................................................................. 26
Fees ................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Field Trips ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Health Information............................................................................................................................................. 29
General Information....................................................................................................................................... 29 Health Assessments and Physicals ................................................................................................................. 30 Head Lice (Pediculosis) ................................................................................................................................. 30
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