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ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Parents may purchase voluntary K-12 student accident insurance through Bollinger Speciality Group. Student Accident Insurance helps ease those concerns by providing benefits for injuries that occur during school hours and or school-sponsored and supervised activities (i.e., athletics, gym class, playground, field trips, JROTC, etc.). With the increasing trend of high deductible plans, and more of the cost share shifting to the insured, Student Accident Coverage has become an even greater tool to bridge the coverage gaps that are inherent in most insurance plans.
CONFIDENTIALITY: Board Policy 216
In order to insure the rights and privacy of both parents and students, Plum Borough School District's policy has incorporated provisions from the Regulations of the State Board of Education of Pupil Records adopted July 12, 1974, and amended July 15, 1977; the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974; the Confidentiality Section of P.L. 94-142; and the Confidentiality Standards for Special Education, Pennsylvania School Code, Title 22, Chapter 341.
The district's policy on student records which is in compliance with the Pennsylvania State Board of Education's regulations and with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 guarantees the following rights to parents:
1) To review, inspect and obtain a copy of the educational records.
2) To challenge the content of the records.
3) To file complaints with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Office, Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20201.
If you wish to examine the records, contact the principal or school counselor.
COMPUTER USAGE:
Tampering, vandalism, or unauthorized use of Plum Borough School District computers or other electronic equipment (tablets, laptops, printers, cabling, drives, monitors, keyboards, mice, televisions, etc.) or software or associated documentation is prohibited. Violations of this policy by students or adults may also constitute violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code or other statutes, subjecting violators to serious criminal prosecution. This policy is intended to be as broad and encompassing as Section 3933 of the Crimes Code (as of January 1995). Technology policies and procedures.
Student violators will be subject to discipline including suspension and possible expulsion. All violators will be held responsible for restitution of any damage to hardware, equipment, software, and documentation, and for any direct consequential damages.
CURRICULUM REVIEW BY PARENTS AND STUDENTS Board Policy 105.1
The Board adopts this policy to ensure that parents have an opportunity to review instructional materials and have access to information about the curriculum, including academic standards to be achieved, instructional materials and assessment techniques.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Board Policy 805
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN:
An emergency operations plan is in place for each school building. The plan addresses specific responses to a variety of emergencies. The emergency operations plan will be implemented if a situation presents an immediate and obvious danger to the students and staff of the school. Proper student conduct is expected during any evacuation and/or fire drill. Failure to follow procedures will result in disciplinary action.
During an emergency response situation, parents will not be allowed to enter the building until permission is
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