and duty to search a student's person if there is a reasonable
degree of suspicion that drugs; weapons; dangerous, illegal, or
prohibited matter; or stolen goods are likely to be found on the
student's person. All items or goods of search may be turned over
to the police, resulting in possible criminal or juvenile court
prosecution.
D. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Respect, Integrity, Character and Excellence are keys to true
learning and are the foundation of a Brother Rice Catholic
education. Brother Rice strives to build a community of trust that
will support student achievement and live up to our standards of
Sanctitas Per Scientiam: Holiness through Knowledge. Students
who accept responsibility for creating a climate of academic integrity
will benefit for a lifetime.
Brother Rice High School requires adherence to the highest
standards of conduct in academic and extra-curricular affairs.
These standards include the expectation that no student will engage
in academic dishonesty. Examples of academic dishonesty include,
but are not limited to, the following activities:
1.
Taking credit for work that is not one’s own, or attempting to
do so.
2.
Allowing another student to claim one’s own work as his/her
own.
3.
Communicating with another student, physically or via
electronic media, during any assessment (i.e. test, quiz)
situation.
4.
Relaying or accepting information, physically or via electronic
media, about an assessment.
5.
Using unauthorized supplemental materials (calculators,
notes, etc.) in an assessment situation without explicit prior
approval from the teacher.
6.
Intentionally omitting information.
7.
Failing to report students one has witnessed engaging in any
of the foregoing activities.
The school will generally implement the following steps, but has the
right to skip, merge, or alter steps where deemed appropriate.
Failure to adhere to the Academic Integrity expectations will result
in:
First Offense: A zero (0) on the assignment, parent/guardian
contact and a Saturday detention.
Second Offense: A zero (0) on the assignment, a one (1)
day in-school suspension, and two weeks of Disciplinary
Probation beginning when student is eligible to return to
school.
Third Offense: Expulsion from Brother Rice High School.
Any infractions relating to academic dishonesty are cumulative
throughout the entire time a student is enrolled at Brother Rice High
School.
E. STUDENT HEALTH
Communicable Disease
It shall be a serious responsibility of a parent/guardian to inform the
Administration of Brother Rice by confidential communication from
the student’s medical doctor any time a positive diagnosis of any
reportable communicable disease is obtained on their son. Failure
to report a communicable disease will result in exclusion from
school with further consequences because of the irresponsible
behavior which puts the school community at risk. A communicable
disease is defined as follows: “An illness due to a specific infectious
agent or its toxic products which results from the transmission of
that agent or its products from a reservoir to a susceptible host,
directly as from an infected individual or animal host, vector or the
inanimate environment” (Michigan Public Health Code 333.5101,
Article “A”). ”Dangerous communicable disease means a
communicable disease which is so designated by the department
pursuant to this part” (Michigan Public Health Code 333.5101,
Article “B”).
The Administration of Brother Rice may, in its sole discretion,
suspend a student with a known communicable disease for a
reasonable period of time. During the time of suspension, the
parent/guardian shall be obligated to obtain appropriate diagnostic
information and furnish it to the Administration of the school and
obtain any/all appropriate treatment for the student.
A student who has been suspended by the Administration of Brother
Rice pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be excluded from
school and all extra-curricular activities until a physician certifies that
the student may return. The Administration shall be guided by the
applicable regulations of the Department of Health. The school will
provide the suspended student in such a situation with the
opportunity to gain access to a tutoring program provided by outside
agencies, if the need arises.
Each parent/guardian, student and teacher should inform the
Administration of Brother Rice when a student has been exposed
to, but not necessarily contracted, a communicable disease.
Illness
Students who have symptoms of pinkeye, strep throat,
communicable skin rashes or infections must be excluded from
school for at least 24 hours after prescription treatment has started
and will only be able to return with a physician note. Students absent
from school may not participate in extra-curricular activities. Skin
issues must be covered, fevers must be resolved for 24 hours
without medication and students must be vomit-free for over 12
hours. The Guidance Department will advise on all mental health
issues and should be consulted before a student returns to school.
Any student feeling ill in the morning should stay home. If a student
becomes ill in school and it is the opinion of the school tha t he
should be sent home, a parent/guardian will be contacted to pick the
student up promptly regardless whether the student drives to school
or not.
Sick Bay: Students may report to sick bay only after having written
permission from the teacher of the class they are missing
(Attendance Officer has forms). Students are allowed to rest for one
period only and then must return to class or will be dismissed home
by the school. No participation in any school activity for the rest of
the day if students leave school early.
Immunizations
Since 1978, state law has required that each student entering a new
school in grades 1-12 must have a certificate of immunization at the
time of registration or not later than the first day of school. Students
will not be allowed to start school if this documentation is not in place
on the first day of school. Please contact the Attendance Officer with
any questions or concerns.
Medication
Students should only carry medication necessary for emergency
situations including, but not limited to, asthma inhalers, Epi-Pens
and diabetic supplies. Any student needing to carrying medication
in school, in accordance with Michigan Public Health Code, must
have that information documented in the Attendance Office.
All other medications brought to school, both prescription and
nonprescription, must be left in the Attendance Office with the
proper forms on file. These medications may only be dispensed
from the Attendance Office according to the instructions indicated
on the signed doctor’s note.
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