Will Beckley

Guidelines

DRESS CODE

Student dress and personal appearance are required to be of such character as not to disrupt or distract from the education environment of the school.  Skirts, dresses and shorts are to be hemmed and be fingertip length.  Shirts or blouses must be appropriately buttoned in accordance with the design of that shirt or blouse.  The length must extend beyond the belt level.  No spaghetti-straps are permitted.  All sleeveless shirts must have straps at least three inches wide and cover the shoulder.  Transparent, see-through tops, bare midriff, strapless, low-cut clothing or tops and outfits that provide minimum coverage are prohibited.  Clothing with slogans or advertising, which may disrupt the educational setting, is also prohibited.  Extremely baggy or sagging pants are not allowed.  Shoes must have soles.  Footwear which offers sanitary and safety protection is recommended as is the wearing of tennis shoes on PE days.

MEDICATIONS

All medications MUST be kept and DISPENSED through the nurse's office.  A medication release form must be signed by the parent before any medication (non-prescription or prescription) can be administered to a child.  The form is available in the office.

PARTIES

At all grade levels, school parties are planned for three occasions a year: Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day.  Special educational activities are also appropriate for Thanksgiving.  Additional activities are appropriate in the primary grades (K-2) at Easter and May Day.  There will be NO end-of-the-year parties.  School parties will be held the last 20 minutes of the school day.  Birthday parties may NOT be held during the instructional day.  It a parent wishes to bring cupcakes to be given to students as they leave for the day, he/she may do so.  Students are not allowed to pass out party invitations at school.

LIBRARY

Students (Grades 1-5) go to the library for a regularly scheduled class once a week.  During this time, they may check out books.  Only one book may be checked out at a time.  Books that are lost need to be paid for, by cash or check, to the library.  Library privileges may be withheld if books are not returned, are lost or damaged.  Damage includes a missing barcode, spine label, or damaged pages.