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examination and drug testing of a student in order for that student to be readmitted to school pending receipt of diagnosis
and/or drug test results. Parents are responsible for the cost of all services that are rendered outside of the school’s own
system of medical providers.

Positive verification of drug use will result in suspension from school and a requirement to be evaluated for degree of drug
involvement and need for treatment. Schools are not required to find a positive drug result in order to justify the referral
for examination.

Possession and/or distribution of any and all CDS is prohibited at all times; disciplinary response will range from
suspension to expulsion based on zero-tolerance criteria. Students are not to be in possession of tobacco products and
will be suspended for smoking on school property; referral may be made to the Municipal Court for fines and penalties
above and beyond those which have been assigned by the school.

The Substance Awareness Coordinator is available for assistance to students and parents with issues involving
substance use and can provide assessment, intervention and referral for at-risk students.

Parent classes on Drug and Alcohol and other at-risk topics will be available throughout the school year. Please contact
Ms. Brittany Wooster, the District’s Substance Awareness Coordinator at extension #4163 for more information.

Search and Seizure
When a school official has reasonable grounds to believe that a student possesses evidence of illegal activity or activity
that would interfere with school safety, order and discipline, the school official has the right to conduct a reasonable
search for such evidence. Searches can be conducted with reasonable cause to suspect student involvement in any and
all drug related behaviors and /or weapons offenses. ​Reasonable suspicion​ can result from something we hear, see,
smell, have a “feeling” about or know from a student’s past history.

Persons entering a school building, attending school, attending a school sponsored event, or riding any form of school
transportation may be required to submit to a hand-held detector scan when school district administrators have
reasonable cause for suspicion of concealed weapons. Bags and parcels may also be searched by the same means or
by hand. At various times we will have police surveillance of our facilities/and or sweeps of the building. These events
will not be announced in advance.

Megan’s Law Implementation
The Board of Education has adopted a policy which addresses the requirements of Megan’s Law (Policy#1100.2). In
general, the policy and Megan’s Law requires adults and/or juveniles found to be compulsive and repetitive sex offenders
to register in accordance with a system designed to permit law enforcement officials to identify and alert the public WHEN
NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

The board will follow all directives received by the County Prosecutor’s Office and local law enforcement officials
regarding the appropriate community notification requirement. Copies of the full policy are available from the Office of the
Superintendent.

Weapons
Students may be removed from the school for one year from date of incident in response to the possession of a firearm or
other weapon deemed dangerous at the discretion of the School Resource Officer (SRO) or other school personnel. This
is in accordance with Zero-Tolerance regulations that will be upheld by the Pine Hill Board of Education.

Child Abuse
Too many children are abused each year. In an effort to curb this problem, the Pine Hill Board of Education has adopted
a policy regarding abused children. As child advocates, we are required by law to report SUSPECTED child abuse
incidences to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency(DCP&P). For a copy of Policy #5141.4, please contact the
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