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Policy 9500 Implementation Procedures - Educating Student Sex Offenders

Policy Document

Implementation Procedures

I. Notification

The principal will inform all students, parents, and Howard County School System (HCPSS) employees of the provisions of this policy annually and at other times as appropriate. This may be done in the following ways:

  1. Publishing the information in school newsletters.

  2. Publishing the information in staff/student handbooks.

  3. Posting the information on a bulletin board and/or school’s website.

  4. Making the information available for new students through the registration process.

II. Administrative Response

Immediately upon becoming aware of a student who is a juvenile or adult sex offender registrant, the Superintendent/designee and school-based administrators will collaborate to arrange a meeting with the student and parent, to advise them of the manner in which the student will be educated in accordance with State law, until such time that the student is no longer a juvenile or adult sex offender registrant.

III. Monitoring

Policy 9500 implementation procedures will be overseen by the Division of Schools.

IV. History

ADOPTED: February 9, 2023

REVIEWED:   

MODIFIED: September 12, 2024

REVISED:   

EFFECTIVE: September 12, 2024

Policy History Key

  • Adopted-Original date the Board took action to approve a policy
  • Reviewed-The date the status of a policy was assessed by the Superintendent’s Standing Policy Group
  • Modified-The date the Board took action to alter a policy that based on the recommendation of the Superintendent/designee did not require a comprehensive examination
  • Revised-The date the Board took action on a that policy based on the recommendation of the Superintendent/designee needed a comprehensive examination
  • Effective-The date a policy is implemented throughout the HCPSS, typically July 1 following Board action.