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If you are interested in more information regarding our Student Assistance Program or School-Based Outpatient Therapy, please contact your school counselor.
TECHNOLOGY/1:1 DEVICES:
All students will receive a district-issued Google Chromebook. Information specific to our 1:1 technology program, Chromebooks, and purchase of technology insurance information can be accessed by visiting the Plum Borough Technology Section of our district webpage. To protect our students while on district devices and network, Plum Borough School District uses Lightspeed Relay, a filtering and monitoring service that blocks access to inappropriate content and provides detailed reporting regarding our students' web searches and browsing activity on district-provided devices. For added protection, we also employ Bark for Schools, an intelligent monitoring system which scans our Google Suite (including but not limited to Classroom, Gmail, Docs, and Slides) and flags possible indicators of cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, sexual predation, and more. All parents have the option to receive reports regarding their child's activity on district devices with the parent report generator. To sign up for these reports, please email helpdesk@pbsd.net with your student's name and ID number and we will set you up to receive these reports automatically.
TEXTBOOKS/INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
Advanced Placement PDLA courses may require textbooks. Students are responsible for the instructional materials that they are assigned to them at the beginning of the year. These books will be collected at the end of the year and should reflect normal usage. If the books are in any other condition, the student will be assessed a fee accordingly. Textbooks must be covered.
ACCEPTABLE USE OF INTERNET, COMPUTERS, AND NETWORK RESOURCES: Board Policy 815
WEBSITE USAGE AND LINKING: Board Policy 815.1 LIVESTREAM VIDEO: Board Policy 815.3
VISITORS: Board Policy 907
If you need to speak to one of your child's teachers, principals, or school administrators please email or call the school, or the person directly to leave them a message. Voicemail extensions and email addresses can be found under the Contact tab of the PBSD webpage. An appointment will need to be made in order to enter the building. You may only enter through the main school entrance by being buzzed in and proceeding into the office. If you will be entering the school, please bring a valid state-issued driver's license with you. Your license will be scanned before you are issued a visitor's badge. All visitors with a purse/bag/backpack or any similar device commonly used to carry items will be asked to consent to a search of that item. If consent is not given, the visitor will be denied entry into the building. The visitor will reserve the option to return the item to their vehicle and re-enter the building without the item. For student pick-ups and drop-offs during school hours, buzz the front door to speak with the administrative assistant. You will be permitted in the vestibule to sign your student in or out.
*K-8 Parents sign in/out in vestibules: When dropping off or picking up students, they will not be let in or out of the main office if the parent/adult is still in the vestibule. Parents/adults must wait outside of the exterior door after signing students in/out.
SCHOOL AND POLICE: Board Policy 225
The Board recognizes that compulsory attendance laws impose on the Board the custodianship of district students while they are present in the schools. An effort must be made to establish cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the school district. It shall be the policy of the Board that cooperation with law enforcement agencies such as the Local and State Police, District Attorney, Magistrate, Probation Officers, etc. is essential for protecting students and staff, maintaining a safe environment in schools, and safeguarding District property. It is recognized that school administrators, school teachers, school nurses, and school employees are mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse. Refer to Board Policy 225 for more information.
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