HCPSS9000 Series: Students
Policy 9000 Student Residency, Eligibility, Enrollment and Assignment
The purpose of this policy is to establish procedures for determining eligibility to attend school in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS), for admitting/enrolling students in schools, and for reassigning students.
The purpose of this policy is to establish the requirements for student attendance, provide guidance for attendance monitoring and recording, and identify structures that support students’ attendance.
Policy 9020 Students’ Rights and Responsibilities
This policy provides a summary and overview of the legal rights and responsibilities of students enrolled in the HCPSS when on school property, when at a school-related activity, and/or when the activity is within the scope of the HCPSS or under the supervision of HCPSS employees.
Policy 9030 School-Sponsored Publications and Productions
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines related to school-sponsored student publications, productions, and media.
The purpose of this policy is to establish standards and procedures for maintenance of confidentiality, disclosure of information, and security of all records related to students, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy also assures compliance with the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regarding individual student’s education records.
Policy 9060 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Compliance: Section 504
The purpose of this policy is to establish standards and procedures for compliance with Section 504 and subsequent amendments for eligible students.
Policy 9070 Academic Eligibility for High School Extracurricular Activities
The purpose of this policy is to establish minimum academic criteria that must be met by high school students in order to be eligible to participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities.
Policy 9080 Interscholastic Athletic Program
The purpose of this policy is to establish criteria for implementing the interscholastic athletic program.
Policy 9090 Wellness Through Nutrition and Physical Activity
The purpose of this policy is to provide direction to HCPSS employees regarding employee and student wellness through nutrition education, physical education, physical activity, and the selection of nourishing foods and beverages and to fulfill the requirements of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
Policy 9100 Educational Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Students
The purpose of this policy is to provide direction regarding educational programs for pregnant and parenting students.
Policy 9200 Student Discipline
The purpose of this policy is to establish and communicate disciplinary procedures and guidelines to staff, students, parents, and the community.
Policy 9210 Student Dress Code
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines, standards, and implementation procedures for student dress during the school day and during other school-related activities.
Policy 9230 Alcohol, Other Drugs, Prescription Medication and Over-the-Counter Products
The Board of Education voted to rescind Policy 9230 Alcohol, Other Drugs, Prescription Medication and Over-the-Counter Products on May 12, 2020.
The purpose of this policy is to establish parameters for ensuring a safe and nurturing school environment for students and staff by prohibiting the possession and use of weapons on school property and at school-sponsored activities and to provide clear consequences for anyone who violates this policy.
Policy 9260 Student Search and Seizure
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines related to the school system’s authority to safely conduct searches of a student and the student’s possessions, and to provide uniform procedures for the administration of such searches.
Policy 9270 Student Assault and/or Battery on Employees
The purpose of this policy is to help ensure a safe and secure environment for all employees by outlining the process that administrators must use if a student engages in an assault and/or battery directed towards an employee or service provider.
Policy 9280 School Use of Community or Reportable Offenses
The purpose of this policy is to establish and communicate to students, parents, and HCPSS employees the procedures and guidelines for responding when students are charged with reportable offenses and/or have engaged in community offenses.
Policy 9290 Gangs, Gang Activity, and Similar Destructive or Delinquent Group Behavior
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines, standards, and implementation procedures for:
A. Preventing and eliminating gang activity and similar destructive or delinquent group behavior on school property, on school buses, and at school-sponsored functions. B. Prohibiting reprisal or retaliation against individuals who report gang activity and similar destructive or delinquent group behavior or who are victims, witnesses, bystanders, or have reliable information about an act of gang activity and similar destructive or delinquent group behavior.
Policy 9300 Homeless Children and Youth
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines to ensure that children and youth who are homeless are enrolled in the HCPSS without barriers and that they receive equal access to all educational programs and school-related activities.
Policy 9400 Student Behavior Intervention
The purpose of this policy is to define the process by which the HCPSS promotes positive behavior interventions, strategies, and supports and adheres to a tiered system of proactive, positive behavior interventions in schools to ensure that in the use of exclusion as a form of student behavior intervention and physical restraint as a responsive crisis procedure is limited to necessary/critical situations as outlined in Section III.D.1 and Section III.E.1.
Policy 9460 Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Involving Students
The purpose of this policy is to establish expectations for maintaining a safe and respectful school climate where bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation on school property, at school-sponsored activities, or has a connection or nexus back to the school setting, are not tolerated. This purpose of the policy is to provide standards for what to do when a student is the target of bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, or intimidation and for identifying and preventing bullying, cyberbullying, harassing, or intimidating behavior.
Policy 9500 Educating Student Sex Offenders
The purpose of this policy is to establish and communicate to students, parents, and HCPSS employees the procedures and guidelines for responding when students are registered juvenile or adult sex offenders.