School Closing Procedures. A. If the number of days or hours fall below minimums as required by law (230 days for SMI/SXI), sufficient days of pupil instruction will be rescheduled by the Board of Education. Dates of make-up days shall not be grievable.
School Closing Procedures. School Messenger will be used to notified parent by phone. The following is the list television stations that are called when weather necessitates the closing or delay of school: Television: Channel 7, Channel 14 and Channel 25 NURSE'S OFFICE The nurses' office is located at the middle school office. It is open from 8:00 to 3:25 daily. ALL MEDICATION INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE WILL BE KEPT IN THE NURSE'S OFFICE. If a student becomes ill while at school and wishes to see a nurse, they should get a pass from a teacher. Students who become ill while at school and wish to go home WILL BE EXAMINED BY THE NURSE and if the nurse feels it is necessary for the student to go home, she will arrange with the parents for transportation of the student home. Proper sign-in and sign-out procedures must be followed. In no instance will the student be sent home without the school first notifying the student's parent or guardian. ALL STUDENTS THAT BECOME ILL WHILE AT SCHOOL MUST SEE THE SCHOOL NURSE. Any medication given at school, including Over The Counter Medications, will require a physician's order. Indiana Code will be followed regarding the administration of medications provided by the parent to the school for students. The parent/guardian of a student requiring medication during school hours should contact the school nurse for information pertaining to the administration of such. The law permits any student with an acute or chronic disease or medical condition to possess and self-administer medication required on an emergency basis while in school or at a school-sponsored activity. A form needs to be completed by the prescribing physician, the parent, and the student to allow possession and administration. The form should be picked up from and returned to the nurse's office on completion by the physician. Indiana Law, along with individual safety factors, will also be followed regarding the release of medication from the health office to the student. Every student entering the Pike County School Corporation must conform to the Indiana State Health Department Immunization Guidelines. Health screenings mandated by State Law will be done on students as follows: Visual Screening: Kindergarten or First, Third, and Eighth; Hearing Screening: First, Fourth, Seventh, and Tenth; Scoliosis Screening: Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth. Screenings will also be done on any student new to the corporation or as a follow-up. In addition: height, weight, and head lice screenings may be ...
School Closing Procedures. The following is the list of radio and television that are called when weather necessitates the closing or delay of school: Radio Television WKDQ - Evansville, 99.5 Channel 14 - Evansville XXXX - Xxxxxx, 99 Am, 104.7 FM Channel 7 - Evansville XXXX - Princeton, 1250 AM, 98.1 FM Channel 44 - Evansville WWBL/WFPC/WAMW - Washington, Channel 25 - Evansville 106.5, 102.3, 1580AM WBDC - Huntingburg, 101 FM SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT - PREARRANGED Students who must leave school during the day should obtain a Prearranged Absence Form from the Attendance Clerk at least two days prior to the absence. If you have failed to fill out the prearranged forms due to an emergency and you must leave school for some reason during the day, bring a written excuse signed by your parent stating where you are going, when you are leaving, and with whom, if it is someone other than your parents. These notes should be presented to the Attendance Office at the beginning of the day. When returning to school after missing any part of the school day, a student must report immediately to the Attendance Office to be officially admitted. No student is to leave the building or return to the building without being signed-in or signed-out by the Attendance Office.
