Student Code of Conduct
You can always view the Broward County Student Code Conduct to learn more about the rules and regulations that the district has set for all schools in Broward County.
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Cell Phone Policy
Parents please be aware of District and School policy regarding student possession and use cell phones.
- Your child may bring a cell phone to school.
- For safety end security, students are strongly encouraged to secure phones in a purse, book bag, etc. upon arrival on campus.
- It must be turned off and not used at all during the school day.
- The phone must be kept completely out of sight.
- It must not be allowed ring or make any sound on school grounds.
- A student may only use a cell phone on a school bus during a life-threatening emergency.
- If cell phone is seen or heard on campus during the school day, it will be confiscated.
- Consequences will be issued for cell phone violations, including text messaging.
- Parents who need reach their child (or visa versa) should communicate via the Front Office only.
- Even if it falls out of a pocket accidentally, it will be confiscated.
- The phone will be held until a parent / guardian picks it up or makes arrangements.
- Pick-up hours are from 8:00 a.m. 3: 45 p.m.
These are District policies which are in place to ensure a safe school environment.
Parents, please remind your child of the cell phone policy.
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Attendance Procedure
Each student is expected to be in attendance in every class each day, unless the student has excused or permitted absences.
In order to have an absence excused, the parent/guardian must phone on the first day of absence, before 10:00 A.M., or send a note specifying date(s) and reason(s) for absence(s) with the student upon return to school. The attendance secretary's phone number is 754-322-4502. Failure to notify the school within 48 hours will result in the absence being unexcused.
Excused From Class
Students are expected to remain in their designated areas at all times, unless excused by the teacher in charge. In that event, the teacher will issue a pass stating the student's destination and time of leaving.
Make-up Work For Absences
Students who are absent may make up for excussed abesents only. The student will have two work days for every day absent to make up this work. The teacher will assist the student, but it is the student's responsibility to request assignments. For planned absences, all work is due when the student returns.
When there is extended illness, more than three school days, special arrangements may be made for securing home assignments. Call your child's grade level guidance counselor at (754)322-4500 to request work for the number of days your child will be absent. Please allow the teachers 24 hours to have prepared work ready for pick-up at the main office.
Early Dismissal
If you know in advance that you will be picking your child up early, please address a note to his/her teacher with the following information:
1. The time you wish your child to be in the main office.
2. A phone number where you can be reached during school hours.
3. A parent/guardian signature.
It is still necessary for the parent/guardian to come into the main office to sign out the student. Only those people listed on the child's information card are allowed to pick that child up. Excessive early dismissal could result in unexcused absences in the classes missed. Early dismissal is permitted up to thirty minutes prior to dismissal.
Use of the School Clinic
Students who have minor illness should request a pass to the clinic.
Students who require more than a brief period in the clinic are allowed to contact a parent to arrange for pick up. Students are not permitted to stay in the clinic for extended periods of time or for serious illnesses.
If for any reason the student has to walk or ride a bike home, the parent, after notified by the students, must speak with a school staff member to confirm the arrangement.
Medication
Students requiring medication during school hours must have a written consent form signed by a parent, and a completed treatment plan signed by the physician on file in the main office, before any medication can be administered. These forms can be obtained in the front office. Students are not allowed to have any medication on their person during school hours. We are not even allowed to give aspirin without a treatment plan from a physician.
Grading System
The grading system used in the SIXTH, SEVENTH and EIGHTH grades and the interpretation of the letter grades, which represent the equivalent numerical grades, are as follows:
A 100-90 4 points
B+ 87-89 3 points
B 80-86 3 points
C+ 77-79 2 points
C 70-76 2 points
D+ 67-69 1 points
D 60-66 1 points
F 0-59 0 points
I Incomplete
The final grade for the school year for each full-year subject is determined by totaling the points earned for each of the grading periods.
Field Trips
Any student who has been externally suspended during the current school year, or who has been referred to the office three or more times for disciplinary reasons during the current year, will be excluded from grade level field trips. Bus referrals are included in this policy. Please refer to the Broward County Code of Conduct or your child's agenda for additional information concerning field trips.
Bicycle Regulations
Bicycle helmets are required by law. For safety's sake, bicycles may not be ridden anywhere on the school campus. Students must park their bicycles inside the fenced areas.
It is the student's responsibility to secure the bicycle with a strong lock and chain. It is advisable to keep a full description of the bicycle, including the serial number, in a safe place at home. Bicycles should be registered with the Coral Springs Police Department.
Students are expected to observe safety rules while on campus and going to and from school. The Broward County School Board is not responsible for damage to, or theft of bicycles. Skateboards, motor bikes, and motorcycles are not permitted on school campus.
Transportation -- Bus Rider Rules
The following rules and regulations have been established to provide transportation for bus pupils in the safest manner:
By reason of authority delegated to him/her by the school principal, the bus driver has absolute authority over the students while they are riding the bus.
Students who ride the bus are expected to behave in a quiet, orderly manner while riding to and from school.
Students are expected to ride the same bus.
Students who misbehave on the bus must be reported to the principal by the bus driver. Continued misbehavior on the bus will result in a student being suspended from riding that bus. Misbehavior, when it may endanger the safety and lives of other pupils, cannot be tolerated.
A pupil will not be put off the bus at any stop other than his/her regular one.
Non-transported students will not be given permission to ride home with a friend on a bus.
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School Evacuation Procedures
On-site Evacuation- If there is ever a reason for SSMS to evacuate the school building, please follow the following procedures for child pick-up:
a) Parents should park at Incredible Ice and go to the gates located on Sample Road with their ID's (see attached map).
Offsite Evacuation- If there is ever a reason for SSMS to evacuate to an off site location, we will go to the Dr. Paul's Pet Care Center Dog Park located on Sportplex Drive (see map belo).
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