Thursday, August 28, 2008

What's going on in Spotsylvania County?

Its school conduct code is 40 pages! I haven't checked Upper Arlington's, so maybe they are all having this much trouble. I looked at the first page, which really seemed sufficient.
    a. attend school regularly;
    b. arrive at school ready to participate in learning activities;
    c. accept responsibility for one's own behavior;
    d. cooperate with school personnel and fellow students;
    e. abide by all school regulations;
    f. abide by all laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia;
    g. complete all assignments fully and in a timely manner;
    h. cooperate with school officials in the investigation of any violation
    of school rules;
    i. refrain from any action which hinders other students' safety,
    welfare, peace of mind or achievement;
    j. respect the right of teachers to teach and students to learn; and
    k. assist the principal and faculty in the operation of the school as a
    safe place for all students to learn and to develop socially.
Sounds reasonable to me. This doesn't--no one (parents and students, I assume) is allowed to link to the school web sites without permission, according to the code (p. 32, #14).

The school web site has all sorts of interesting things that I suppose bloggers or complainers could use. You can even find the nutritional value of the cafeteria meals on the school web site which seem to be 2 days Mexican and 2 days Italian with a meat/potatoes, or Asian or Jamaican item the 5th day, and a Grab 'n Go selection of salads or sandwiches.

Seen at James Taranto, WSJ, Best of the Web, who received the school link from a parent in the district who needed to hide her identity to pass along the information because she signed the code of conduct.

So what's in your school's code?

1 comment:

Ladybug Crossing said...

Our code of conduct came home this week. It was 40+ pages and included the various consequences for not following the rules. It also stated very specifically what happens if you bring weapon to school. You get expelled. There was a line for each type of weapon - all had the same consequence.

We all had to read, sign, and return.

My kids are there to learn, not to make trouble.