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HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-06703 ~ j 4 ~ . ~ ~ j I :l I too I -.) , ~ <I'" l'" ~~ \'( d $ lL --::t- 'j- \:J l\j 00 0- ~, 8 0 r- () ~.Y) <) l{) , 0 (~ , l[) ::j~ '"' C) i..{) --:z- cj ':IJ ::t "'- '."1 .\)1- $I' .. ( .. I ,,':. t.' I I ,,', ~, 0# ., liA:'\~tJ~ ",," Ht'IIJ:~ 1I1'111;;11l7 1110 C.III:....!'." T .,I"IU;I:l' 1I,\IIIlI-III'IlI;, I'.\. ITIUI Iii';) ;'LlIHHI1l\ .A . .. o4l, " . , (JAIL J. HAKE, on behalf of her minor ohild BEVERLY RAKE, plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 9,-/ - (p 7 (J ,3 C,;"....:..P 7'j,tl'T) v. CIVIL WEST SHORE SCHOOL DIST. and BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS OF WEST SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendants No,lL-a CJI( ~~I'E:.P\L. APPEAL OF THE ADJUDICATION OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS OF THE WEST SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EXPEL BEVERLY RAKE Plaintiff Gail J. Hake, on behalf of her minor child Beverly Hake, by and through her attorney, Richard C. Ruben, appeals the adjudication of the Board of School Directors of the West Shore School District to expel Beverly Hake for the remainder of the 1994-95 school year on the grounds of abuse of discretion, violation of due process rights found under section 13-1318 of the Public School Code, 24 P.S. 13-1318 and 22 Pa. Code 12.6 and 12.8, and violation of West Shore School District procedure, and in support avers as follows: 1. Plaintiff is the mother of Beverly Hake, an eleventh-grade student at Cedar Cliff High school, residing at 905 Hummel Avenue, 2nd floor, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043. 2. Notice of a ten day out of school suspension for violation of Board Policy 227 - Drug and Alcohol Awareness was mailed by first class mail to Mrs. Hake on september 9, 1994 and was received by her. 3. Beverly was suspended out of school for ten days on September 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20 and 21, 1994 for violation of Board Policy 227 - Drug and Alcohol Awareness. 4. Beverly made up most school work missed during this suspension and showed an improved attitude at school. I . ...., , 5. Notice of a formal hearing was sent to Mrs. Hake via certified mail on september 20, 1994, but was never received by her. She received notice of the hearing only by telephone from Mr. Robert Gross, Assistant Principal, Cedar cliff High school on October J, 1994. 6. Mrs. Hake had inadequate time to prepare for the formal hear~ng or to obtain counsel, and she was in fact dissuaded from obtaining counsel by Mr. Gross who indicated a likoly positive result and who also indicated expulsion was not typical unless the Board wanted to "set an example". 7. The first time Mrs. Hake actually saw a copy of the letter and enclosures from the School District concerning the formal hearing was the night of the hearing. 8. A formal hearing was held before the Board committee of the Board of School Directors of the West Shore school District on october 5, 1994 for violation of Board policies 218, 227 and 2JJ. Plaintiff had no notice that alleged violations of Board policies 218 and 2JJ would be adjudicated at the hearing. 8. Plaintiff was not represented by counsel at the formal hearing, and did not knowingly waive her right to counsel. 9. Plaintiff was unable to call witnesses to testify in her behalf because she received inadequate notice of the formal hearing. 10. At this hearing, the committee decided to expel Beverly Hake for the remainder of the 1994-95 school year. The expulsion was effective October 6, 1994, immediately after the adjudication of the Board Committee. 11. The decision to expel was ratified by the full Board on October 20, 1994 and notice of the adjudication was mailed to plaintiff on October 24, 1994 and was received by her. A true and correct copy of the adjudication appealed from is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 12. The adjudication's findings of fact included the information that Beverly is currently on probation for the possession and distribution of marijuana. Plaintiff was unaware this charge would be brought up or used in determining her punishment. This prior incident did not involve school property or attendance in any way and should not have been considered. 1J. Board and school policy provides for referral to a student Assistance Team but at no time was Plaintiff informed of the existence of the StudEnt Assistance Team or its role of intervention with students suspected of drug or alcohol problems. t '" , . OAIL J. IlAJtB, on behalf of her minor child B!lVBRLY RAKE, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OV COMMON PLEAd OV CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. v. CIVIL WBST SHORB SCHOOL DIST. and BOARD OV SCHOOL DIRBCTORS OV WEST SHORB SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendants BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFV'S APPEAL OV ADJUDICATION OV THB BOARD OV SCHOOL DIRECTORS OF THE WEST SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EXPEL BEVERLY MAKE Respectfully sUbmitted, HANSON and RUBEN Date: "-';)"3.Jf'-/ By tGA ~'-P6'Y'Io\tt) Deborah L. Camponovo, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff 100 Chestnut street, suite 307 Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 236-8015 I. D. 164896 . .J" . . TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii . . . . . . . . BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S APPEAL OF ADJUDICATION OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS OF THE WEST SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EXPEL BEVERLY HAKE . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.... lL. STATEMENT OF JU1USDICTION 1 ORDER IN OUESTION . . . . 1 ~ STATEMENT OF OUESTION INVOLVED 1 IL- L. STATEMENT OF THE CASE 1 o . . . SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 YL. ARGUMENT . :!l.IL. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . 12 , oJ . I. STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION Your Honorable Court has jurisdiction of this appeal pursuant to Local Agency Law, 53 Pa.C.S.A. 511307. II. ORDER IN QUESTION ADJUDICATION ENTERED: "Beverly Hake is el!.pelled from attendance at Cedar Cliff High School for the remainder of the 1994-95 school year, effective October 6, 1994, immediately after the adjudication by the Board Committee. This Adjudication requires that Beverly Hake not be physically present on the premises of the District during or after school hours or at any school-sponsored event." Dated: October 24, 1994 III. STATEMENT OF QUESTION INVOLVED Was the school board's action arbitrary, capricious and an abuse of discretion in that its adjudication to expel Beverly was not in accordance with applicable law and procedure? SUGGESTED ANSWER: YES. IV. STATEMENT OF THE CASE On September 8, 1994 Beverly Hake was late to school. She was questioned in the presence of her mother and Lower Allen Police Officer Corporal Hepford and admitted to sharing a marijuana cigarette with two other students on the way to school. Beverly prepared a written statement admitting to this. Informal discussions were held at school I J with Mr. Goc, Mr. Gross, Beverly Hake and Gail Hake on September 8, 1994. On september 9, 1994 Mr. Michael Gross, Assistance principal of Cedar Cliff High School, wrote a letter to Mrs. Hake informing her of Beverly's violation of school policy #227, drug and alcohol awareness. (plaintiff's Exhibit B). He gave notice of an informal hearing tentatively scheduled for September 12, 1994. He stated that Beverly was suspended out of school for three days on September 8, 9 and 12, and for seven more days on September 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20 and 21 unless a hearing would determine otherwise. His letter stated that the hearing would be held only if Plaintiff felt the need for a hearing and planned to attend. He also said a Board hearing would be requested. Beverly completed her suspension and made up most of the school work she missed during this period. On September 12, an incident report was filled out. (plaintiff's Exhibit C). On September 20, a letter from Gary Smith, Secretary of the Board of School Directors was sent to Mrs. Hake by certified mail, return receipt requested, informing her of a formal hearing scheduled for october 5, 1994. (Plaintiff's Exhibit 0). This letter was never received by Mrs. Hake because Mrs. Hake was unable to leave work and pick it up from the post office. Mrs. Hake was unaware of the formal hearing scheduled for october 5 until Mr. Gross called her on October 3 and informed her of it. On October 5, 1994 a hearing was held by the Board committee for alleged violations of District Policies 218, 227 and 233. Mrs. Hake and 6t ." Beverly were not represented by counsel and did not present any outside witnesses. witnesses at the hearing included Mr. Michael Gross, Assistant Principal of Cedar Cliff High school, Beverly Hake and Gail Hake. A decision was made to expel for the 1994-95 school year. On October 20, 1994 the full Board approved this adjudication, and on October 26, 1994 Mrs. Hake was formally notified of the Board's adjudication. (Plaintiff's Exhibit E). This appeal followed. V. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT Plaintiff appeals the adjudication of the Board of school Directors of the West Shore School District on the grounds that it violated Plaintiff's due process rights found under section 13-1318 of the Public School Code, 24 P.S. 13-1318 and 22 Pa. Code 12.6 and 12.8. Specifically, Plaintiff did not receive adequate notice of the formal hearing because the written notice sent by certified mail by the School District was never received by her. Notice by telephone two days prior to the hearing was inadequate. Because Plaintiff did not receive adequate notiue of the hearing, Plaintiff was unable to obtain counsel, to obtain witnesses to testify on her behalf or to prepare her own defense. Plaintiff had no prior notice of all violations that would be heard before the Board Committee. Plaintiff had no notice that a previous charge would be raised at the hearing, or that her status of being on probation would be used in determining her punishment. Plaintiff also appeals on the basis that the West Shore School District failed to follow its own procedures. Specifically, Board and 3 - School policy both provide for referral to a Student Assistance Team for a student suspected of alcohol or drug abuse. Plaintiff was never referred to this Team and was never informed of the existence of it. Plaintiff appeals the decision and punishment as arbitrary and capricious because she was unaware a first offense of this nature could lead to such a severe penalty. The Parent-Student Handbook is ambiguous, leading Plaintiff to believe only a fourth offense would result in administrative action of this nature. Informal discussions with the Assistant Principal Mr. Gross led plaintiff to believe expulsion was not likely unless the School Board "wanted to set an example. II Plaintiff was punished much more severely than other students in similar circumstances. VI . ARGUMENT The adjudication of the Board of Directors of the West Shore School District was not in accordance with applicable law or the West Shore School District · s own policies and procedures. These violations will be discussed in turn. First, Plaintiff's notification of the time and place of the formal hearing before the School Board on October 5, 1994 was wholly inadequate as required by 22 Pa. Code section 12.8. This section requires that notice of the charges must be sent to the student's parent by certified mail, and that sufficient notice of the time and place of the hearing must be given (emphasis added). Mrs. Hake first learned of the hearing on October 3 in a phone call from Mr. Gross, only two days before the hearing was scheduled to take place. Mrs. Hake had been unable to get <J. . to the post office during the hours it was open to pick up her certified letter. Mrs. Hake testified at the hearing that she is a general manager at West Coast Video and that her boss was "very hard about leaving work. Most nights I don't get off work until 5:00 or 6:00. I've been working Saturdays until 12:00, 1:00, 2:00." N.T. p. 22.1 with only two days notice of the time and place of the hearing, Plaintiff was unable to obtain counselor secure witnesses to testify in her behalf. Without written notice of the charges against Beverly, Plaintiff was unable to prepare her own defense. This issue will be discussed in some detail later. The inability of Plaintiff to secure counsel was critical, especially given the severity of the punishment. At many points along the way, the School District knew or should have known the Plaintiff had not received notice about the formal hearing. When the school district did not receive a return receipt card from their certified letter, they knew or should have known Mrs. Hake had not received the notice. When Mr. Gross called Mrs. Hake on October 3 and she told him she had not picked up the letter, the school district knew or should have known that Mrs. Hake had not received her notice. When Mrs. Hake appeared at the formal hearing and stated she had not been able to pick up the notice, the school district had confirmation she had not seen the written notice. (N.T. at p.2) According to post office procedure, a certified letter is returned to the sender after fifteen days. This is the ultimate evidence the written notice was never received by the intended recipient. The school district should 'N.T, is for Notes of the Transcript of the Hearing concerning Beverly Hake on October 5, 1995. 5 , have received their certified letter back on or about October 5, 1994. At any point along the way, the school district could have done several things to remedy this error, but they did not. They could have sent Mrs. Hake a copy of the notice by first class mail. They could have sent a copy of the notice home with Beverly. They could have hand- delivered a copy of the notice. They could have postponed the hearing. It was error for the school district to assume constructive notice of the hearing when the letter was mailed. It was error for the school district to wait until two days prior to the hearing to give telephonic notice of the hearing. It was error for the school district to not provide any written notice of the hearing to Mrs. Hake until the evening of. the hearing. In a case with somewhat similar facts, a parent denied receiving a letter of notice of referral of an expulsion matter to the Superintendent of Schools. A second letter containing notice of a disciplinary hearing was hand-delivered approximately 24 hours before the hearing was scheduled to commence. Such notice was judged inadequate, and the matter was remanded to the school district to hold a hearing in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education. Minnicks v. McKeesport Area School District, 74 Pa. D&C2d 744, 745 (1975). The next area where the School District violated its own procedure was the failure of the School District to notify Plaintiff of all the charges pending against her, including the elements of due process she was entitled to. The initial notice sent to Mrs. Hake on September 9, 1994 and received by her listed only violation of board policy 227 _ Drug and Alcohol Awareness. The second notice sent to Mrs. Hake on (p , September 20, 1994 but never received by her listed charges of violatlng West Shore School District policies 218 - Student Discipline and 233 - Suspension and Expulsion, in addition to 227 Drug and Alcohol Awareness. Mrs. Hake had no notice whatsoever of these two additional charges, and besides being unable to obtain counselor witnesses within the time of notice of the hearing, she had absolutely no opportunity to prepare a defense to these additional charges, which she was unaware of until the very evening of the hearing. Mrs. Hake never received any notice, either oral or written, of policy 233, and so she was unaware that she was entitled to due process requirements including the right to representation by counsel, the disclosure of names of witnesses and the testimony they have made, and the right to testify and present witnesses on the student's behalf. The fact that Mrs. Hake acknowledged receipt of such rights at the hearing is irrelevant, for the acknowledgement was uninformed. The transcript states Mrs. Hake took only a moment to read the letter, which surely does not provide enough time to understand these very important rights. N.T. at p.2. The fact that Mrs. Hake had not even told Beverly about the hearing until the day before, and that Mrs. Hake had seriously considered not even bringing Beverly to the hearing further indicates that Mrs. Hake had no idea how serious this formal hearing would be and what the possible consequences could be. N.T. at p.21. Had Mrs. Hake received notice of policy 218 - Student Discipline, she would have discovered a range of disciplinaLj options for the School District from an informal hearing to expulsion. Instead, Mrs. Hake's reliance on the Cedar Cliff Parent-Student Handbook for 1994-95 led her to believe that "7 . a first offense for being under the influence of drugs was up to ten days suspension, board notification, police notification and parental conference. She did not believe administrative discretion came into play until the fourth offense. The table set out on page 7e of this handbook lends itself to this interpretation. (Plaintiff's Exhibit F). In additi~n, Mrs. Hake reported an informal conversation with Mr. Gross on september S, 1994 in which Mr. Gross told her expulsion was not likely unless the School board wanted to set an example. Mrs. Hake relied on these assertions and her interpretation of the handbook in weighing the seriousness of the possible penalties her daughter could receive, thereby depriving her of information needed to make an informed decision. Next, the West Shore School District violated its own policy 227 - Drug Awareness. On page 3, the policy states that "staff members suspecting a student of drug or alcohol use or abuse shall refer the suspected student to the Student Assistance Team for assessment and possible intervention." (emphasis added) This was not done for Beverly. The school district states its purpose of the drug awareness policy is to strive to prevent, identify, intervene and treat these serious problems, it seems they went right to punishment in plaintiff's case. The Student Assistance Team program was never mentioned to Beverly or Gail Bake, and they were unaware of the program's existence until after the formal hearing. This is particularly pu~zling as Mr. Robert Gross, who questioned Beverly and testified at her hearing, is listed as the program coordinator. (Plaintiff's Exhibit G). Through a conversation with Mr. Goc in October, 1994 Mrs. Bake discovered there R were over 100 referrals last year to the student Assistance Team, and that all drug and alcohol incidents are automatically referred to the School Assistance Team. It was therefore error for the West Shore School District to fail to refer Beverly to the Student Assistance Team. Next, the Adjudication of the Board of School Directors sent to Plaintiff on October 24, 1994 and received by her states in its findings of fact on page 3 that Beverly is "currently on probation for the possession and distribution of marijuana." The transcript from the hearing also indicates numerous questions were asked about this prior incident. (N.T. at pp,9, 12, 15, 16, 17) plaintiff had absolutely no notice that this old charge would be brought up at the hearing or used in considering her punishment. The prior incident did not involve any activity on school property at cumberland Valley and she had no reason to believe it would be rehashed in this forum. In Yatron v. Hamburq Area School District, 85 Berks L.J. 6, 1992, the Court found that the School Board's disciplinary procedure was flawed in that it considered an alleged prior act of vandalism in determining the student's punishment, an act with which the student was never charged and of which he had no prior notice. On appeal, the case was remanded to the trial court with instructions to remand to the Board for a new penalty hearing without evidence of other alleged acts of vandalism for which no prior notice had been given or an opportunity to defend. Yatron v, Hamburq Area School District, 631 A2d 758 (pa.Cmwlth. 1993) . The use of this prior incident was a serious violation of plaintiff's due process rights and unfairly prejudiced the Board in its "I , determination of her punishment. Mrs. Hake testified that the September incident was the first time there had been a problem in a long while. N.T. at p.16. She also stated that the incident is was most appropriately characterized as a message from daughter to mother about her unhappiness at being uprooted from her friends at Cumberland Valley and placed in a new school. N.T. at p.2L Also, she testified that her daughter's group therapy counselor did not consider it necessary to place Beverly in drug counseling. Yet at the hearing, a school board member stated "It sounds like you are in the drug culture in Cumberland Valley and now you're in this district and you've again chosen the mode of drugs." N.T. at p.15. Had Beverly been given adequate notice to allow her time to present witnesses on her behalf, it would have been shown th~t this September violation was an isolated incident and not a pattern of on-going behavior, as it was characterized at the hearing. Finally, Plaintiff was unfairly punished in that the severity of the punishment far outweighed the severity of the crime, and that other students with similar incidents were treated far more leniently. To begin with, the amount of marijuana involved was minimal; Beverly shared one marijuana cigarette with two other students. The offense occurred before school and outside school property. At the hearing, the assistant principal testified that Beverly had a good attendance record at Cumberland Valley High School and was on track for graduation with the exception of one math score. N.T. at p.10. Mr. Gross also stated that "since receiving the progress reports at Cedar Cliff, Beverly has somewhat pulled her act together, based upon the teacher comments and documentation." Id. The acadp.mic progress report dated 10/5/94 10 certainly demonstrates her improved attitude and satisfactory grades. (Plaintiff Exhibit P6). In Popp v. Western Beaver Countv School District, 9 D.&C. 3d 514 (1979), the Court stated in dicta that a student possessing less than one ounce of marijuana, who regularly attends school and is not otherwise a discipline problem is not a threat to the health, safety, morals or welfare of others within the meaning of regulations promulgated by the state Board of Education concerning disciplinary exclusion of the student from school. Plaintiff fits this description, and neither should she be considered a threat to others. Plaintiff I s punishment was much harsher than other similarly situated students. For example, the two students in the car with her during this incident received different punishments. One was givfln only three months out of school suspension, with the school providing a tutor for him. This is spite of the fact that the student had previously been suspended for ten days while in middle school and was failing all his classes and showing no signs of improving his work. The other student involved was expelled for the remainder of the school year and sent to rehabilitation, having quite a lengthy discipline record already on file. Plaintiff knows personally of one other student who was not expelled until the third drug-related offense. Plaintiff discovered that over one hundred students were referred to the student Assistance Team last year. It is unclear why Beverly Hake, with no prior discipline problems in school, and with a first offense at Cedar Cliff, would be dealt the harshest of punishments. It may be, as Mr. Gross had earlier suggested, that the Board was trying to set an example. II ,. .. WEST SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT HEARING BEVERLY HAKE October 5, 1994 This meeting Is called to order, I am Harry Messick, Committee Chairperson appointed by the Board of School Directors of the West Shore School District lor the hearing regarding Beverly Hake, This student disciplinary hearing Is being held pursuant to the student's rights and responsibilities regulations 01 Pennsylvania lound at 22 Pennsylvania Code 12,1. The Dlslrlcl Policies and the Public School Code of 1949, Sections 1317 and 1318. Pursuant to these laws, the District may exercise authority over students and expel students lor misconduct after conducting a proper hearing on the matter, The expulsion hearing may be delegated to a duly aulhorlzed cornmlttee 01 the Board, as Is. being done here, to my lell and to rny right. This Comrnlttee will act as judge and jury to consider the facts presented. The Administration will present Its evidence as the prosecution and then you, as the delendant, will present your evidence, The procedures will be oulllned shortly, Present this evening Is Karen Brlnge, Solicitor for the District. This Is Mrs, Brlnge, here to my right. She represents Ihe Board and will advise this Comrnlttee as to rnatters 01 . law, She will make necessary rulings on the evidence presented, but she will not participate In any of the deliberations of this CommUtee, Board Exhibit 1 Is a Notice of Inlormal hearing, dated September 9, 1994 and addressed to Ms, Gall Hake, 905 Hummel Avenue, 2nd, Floor, Camp Hili, PA 17011, Will you acknowledge for the record that you received this notice? 1 EXHIBIT I A. .' .. Ms, Hake: Yes. Mr, Messick: At this time the Notice will be admltled as Board Exhibit 1, Board Exhibit 2 Is the letler daled September 20, 1994 and addressed and mailed by certified ITIall to Ms, Gall J, Hake, 905 Hummel Avenue, 2nd floor, Camp Hili, PA 17011, Will you acknowledge for the record that you received this letter? . Ms, Hake: I have nol been able to pick It up, but I do know that It Is there at the Post Office, , do see It here. Thank you, Mr, Messick: Would you take a moment and read It please? Ms. Hake: Yes, I've read It, Mr, Messick: Allhls time the letter will be admitted Into the record as Board Exhibit 2. Hearing procedures required by law and District policy were set forth In the letter admitted as District Exhibit 2, Will you acknowledge for the record your receipt of these rights? Ms, Hake: " Yes, Mr, Messick: At Ihls time I will review some of those rights for clarification. Pursuant to the letter admllted as Exhibit 2, this hearing Is private. All persons will be excluded from the hearing excepl for the Committee, the Administration, you, your parentr>, your legal counsel, and any witnesses 10 be presented by either side. 2 .. I would ask thai all prosent In this room would Idontlfy thernselves for Ihe record by slallng their name And poslllon, II any, Gary Smllh, I'm Socrolmy to 11m BOArd, MIchael Murphy, PrincipAl, CodAr CIIII High School. Robert Gross, Pupil Servlcos Admlnlstralor, Daniel Sheats, Director of Pupil Servlcos, Michael Goc, Assistant Principal, Cedar Cliff High School, . Corporal Collnllepford, Lownr Allen Police Department. Gall Hoke, mother, Beverly Hoke, Toni Sharp, BOArd Member, Calherlne Sanford, Board Membor, Dan Delaney, Boord Membnr, As I staled before, HArry Messick, Board Mernber, Karen Brlnge, Sollcllor, Sue Srnllh, Board Member, Mr. Messlok: AI this time alllhose persons who In lend 10 testify allhls hearing shall be sworn-In, By taking the oalh, you do nol wolve Any rights you may have to refuse 10 lesllfy, All those lestlfylng, ralso your right hand. Do you solemnly swear that this testimony you shall give In this mAUor sholl bo tho trulh, the whole truth, and nothing bul the truth, or you shall answer to God? All said I do, I do, Mr, Mosslck: You nro enllllod 10 a copy of a transcrlpl 01 this hearing at your own expense, should 3 Ihls case be appsaled, I see Ihal you have nol brought a lawyer. Old you understand from the nollce of this hearing Ihat you could bring a lawyer? Beverly Hake: Yes, Mr, Messick: Do you waive your rights 10 be represented by a lawyer and choose 10 represenl . yourself? Yes, Mr, Messick: Lei the records show thai Beverly and Ms, Hake elecl to proceed with Ihls hearing wllhoul a lawyer, LeUers have been admltled Inlo evidence and acknowledged on Ihe record as having been received by your mother, These charges oulllned In Ihose leUers are as follows: vlolallon of Dlslrlct Polley #218 Studenl Discipline, #227 Drug Awareness, and #233 Suspension and Expulsion. These charges relate to your allegedly being under the Influence of marijuana 01"' September 8, 1994, as well as your alleged possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on school property on that date. At Ihls IIrne, I would ask Ihat the Admlnlstrallon gIve a brief summary ollhe charges for the benefit 01 the student, her parents, and the Commltlee, Mr. Murphy. Mr, Murphy: Thank you, Mr. Messick. Beverly arrived at school on September 8 at approximately 8:25, which Is about three quarters of the way Inlo Ihe IIrst period class, She was driving a vehicle and had two (2) passengers, two (2) male students were with her. Beverly had indicated when she arrived late, when queslloned about her tardiness, thai she had stopped her car due to some mechanical problems with her brakes and at the 4 tlrne Ihal Ihey slopped In Ihe car, Beverly admill&d 10 us Ihal she participated In srnoklng a marlluana lolnllhat was brought by one (1) 01 the boys, She did nol have the marlluana Joinl, bul she did participate In smoking II In the car prior to her arrival al school, Mr. Ooc, the Asslslant Principal, conlronted the three (3) sludents when Ihey arrived 01 school and It was the dlsllnct odor 01 rnarljuana on the three (3) students Ihal prompled him to quesllon them and obtain this Inlormatlon. Mr, Messick; . Beverly and Ms, Hoke do you undersland that Ihese are Ihe charges? Yes Mr, Messick: Exhibit 2 Indlcales Ihat It was mailed to Ms. Hake on or about September 20, 1994. This Notlc,., Indicates Ihe dale ollhis hearing to be today, Oclober 5, 1994, and Ihe hearing loco lion 10 be Ihe Board Room ollhe District Adrnlnlstrallve Offices. A period of IIl1een (t6) days has elapsed since Ihe certlficallon was senl unlil today, Do you agree thallhls lime period Is sufficient notice ollhls hearing. Ms, Hoke: I do. I ellll, I have not been able to pick Ihe nollce up, My hours are such Ihat by the time I gol off work, Ihe Post Olllce was closed. I am sorry aboullhat. Karen Brlnge; When did you receive notice Ihe leller was allhe Post Office? Me, Hoke: 1\ was about twelve (12) days ago, approxlmalely, Mr. Messick: Old Ihal give you sufflcienl tlrne Ihen,lhe Iwelve (12) days, Ms. Hoke: Yes f I ,... 5 Mr. Messick: You have the rlghl to question any wllnesses called by Ihe Administration, You are presumed Innocenl, unlll proven gullly by substantial evidence. Because this Is not a criminal act, It Is not necessary for the Administration to prove you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. You are permitted to tesllfy on your own behall, but you cannot be required to testify. No adverse Inference may be drawn by this Committee from your decision not to tesllly. . II you choose to tesllly, anything that you say may be used by this Committee In making this decision. The technical rules of evidence do not apply here, bul will be used as a guide. The Committee will accept as evidence any relevant Information, The Committee rnembers have Ihe right to question all witnesses. You have tho right to a hearing before a fair and Impartial tribunal, The Cornmlttee Indicates Is Impartiality to you, by verifying for Ihe record that It has formed no opinion wllh regard 10 Ihls case. Mr, Messick: Do you have any quesllons regarding the rlghls which I have Jusl reviewed? Ms. Hake: No. Mr, Messick: We will assume for the record that your rights have been properly explained. Does this sludent have any diagnosed disability Ihat may have affect ad his actions or her acllons? Ms. Hake: No, Mr. Messick: OK. Mr, Murphy: Beverly Is In the regular educallon program based on her records received from 6 Cumberland Valley High School and her records do nol Indicate any diagnosed disability, Mr, Messick: Before we begin the hearing, do you, Beverly, wish to enter a plea of Innocent or gullly 10 the charges which has been broughl against you? Beverly Hake: Guilty. . Mr, Messick: You are pleading gullly? Beverly Hake: Yes, But I didn't have rnarljuana In school. Ms, Brlnge: II Is not Irnportant whelher or not you had Ihe marijuana In school. What the Administration Is charging you with Is being under the Influence when you carne Inlo school and possession on the way to school. Beverly Hake: Oh, OK. Mr. Messick: The Administration may now present such further witnesses or evidence as they may choose, Areas to be discussed should lriclude age, grades, and school aUendance, acadernlc performance extracurricular performance, psychological, other tesllng resulls, prior discipline, mlllgatlng faclors, Beverly and Ms, Hake, do you have any quesllons to ask of this wllness? Mr, Messick: I'rn sorry, I am going too fast. I'm sorry Mr, Murphy. Mr, Murphy: 7 OK. Before they can ask hlrn a quesllon, let me get him up there, I would call Mr. Robert Gross to the stand, OK. Mr, Gross, you have Identlffed yoursalf as the Pupil Services Administrator. On the date of September 8, for which this offense Is being charged this evening, what was your position at thai time In the school district? Mr, Gross: . Asslstanl Principal, Cedar Cliff High School. Mr. Murphy: . Was a part of your responsibility, In that position, to oversee the discipline, attendance, and academic record of Beverly Hake? Mr. Gross: . II was, Mr. Murphy: And have you prepared a summary of her discipline, academic, find behavior record? Mr. Gross: I have. Mr. Murphy: OK. And I would ask thai that would be distributed at this time, Mr, Gross: Whal you have before you Is a brief biographical sketch of Beverly Hake, She entered Cedar Cliff High School approxlmalely two (2) days before school opened this year. She registered 10 attend West Shore School District. Her first day of class, of course, was August 31 and the report that I have Included for your perusal will Indicate the Information I had at the time the report was made, plus we have a few documents and artifacts that have since, subsequently, come from Cumberland Valley. ff you'lI turn to page 2 of the document, you'll see thai based upon her report cards from Cumberland Valley High School, Beverly spent a good deal of time attending school, Her absentee B . record was not severe, although, you will see thai In ninth grade, '92-93, Ihere were a rew unexcused absences, with no days suspended, Tenth grade, we have a lolal days, 16 days absences, and we had a total days, the short lime she was at Cedar CIIII, she had a hall day absent with ten days or suspension based upon the result of what she Is here for tonight, Ihe alleged Incident. Mr, Murphy: Before you leave page 2, Hall way down the page In Ihe three (3) senlences under . "Other Inrormallon," on pollee Involvement. I rerer you to that secllon. The lasl sentence says "Bevsrly Is currenlly on Juvenile proballon for prior drug use. Old Beverly share with you whatlhat was aboul? Mr. Gross: During the course 01 our Inlllal quesllonlng, Beverly had Indloated to rne, with mother present, that she was on parole with Cumberland County Juvenile Probation System. The result of Ihat was for selling drugs 011 of school property while attending Cumberland Valley High School, Page three (3) of the document Is her admlltal slaternenllo the olfense. Clearly, she Indicates Ihat she was driving a rnotor vehicle, smoked a marijuana cigarette, and passed It on to others In the car. She also Indicates In her last two (2) sentences that another Individual brought the Bud, mariJuana, with him Inlo the car and rolled the cigarette or Joint. Page 4 Indicates Ihe leiter, which Initiated the acllon of this evening and the suspensions, prior to this evening, The following lew pages are fresh. In olher words, they Just arrived at Cedar Cliff, so to speak, so we made haste and tried to get them In the packet for you, The page alter our lelter there Indlcales her report card and the standardized test scores, At the bottom you'll see her VISA record, her ninth grade year to Ihe rar lelt corner. her 1 Glh grade year In the middle, And you'll see that In her ninth grade year In Cumberland Valley, she did, In lact. pass all her subjects, Her tenth 9 grade year, or last school year at Cumberlal'.d Valley, she had some dllllculty In the area of rnathematlcs, But, she Is on Irack for graduation with the exception of one (1) math score during her tenth grade year at Cumberland Valley, The following page Is a detail highlight of her tenth grade report card at Cumberland Valley High School, Again, you'll notice the fourth subJect down, Basic Algebra I, was failed for the school year, Following that, you'll see the current Interim progress reports Issued from Ihls marking period at Cedar Cllfl High School, You'll see that, as you peruse them, that ponderance . 01 what Beverly Is suffering lrom Is the mere lacl that she has not been In school long enough to do any work, You'll also see evidence 01 the fact that when she Is Ihere she's doing a very marginal Job 01 making up her work lrorn work missed due to the suspensions, or did not make up the work while being on suspension. Interestingly enough though, the last page 01 your packet, which Is the next one I'd like to hlghllghl, will rellect a bit of a dlflerent attitude, It would appear, based upon Ihls documentation, that since receiving the progress reports at Cedar Cliff, Beverly has sornewhat pulled her act together, based upon the teacher comments and documentation, You'll see that In Foods she has, In lact, rnade up her work and has a passing grade, bul when you look back to the progress report, you'll see thai wasn'l the case, Her allltude and cooperation Is good, In Civics, no problem passing the course. English III, problerns stili remain, no effort to complete the work, live (5) quizzes and a lesl stili out. Speech, where once the Interim report said there was no effort to rnake up the speeches, you'll see now thai she has completed Ihe assignments. This would appear 10 have occurred over the past week or so, Photography, excellenl Job, caughl up with all work, greal allllude. Art II, allllude and behavior are fine, some decenl lesl scores. Aslronomy, everything's OK there, passing grade, Business Math, allllude line, Cartoon Animation, great attitude, all work cornplete, The bollom comment Is Irom Mrs. Steger, Ihe Counselor, So, II's easy to see that she hasn't had a chance to come 10 know Beverly 10 very Inllmately, due to the fact she hasn't been In school very long. But, It would cppear that once you would analyze what's In the packet, Ihat since the progress reports went oul and for whatever other reason, Beverly has decided to, sornewhat, pull her act togelher, That's whall would offer at Ihls point. Mr, Murphy: Does the sludent handbook al Cedar Cliff High School contain Inforrnatlon as to the serlousneJls of drug and alcohol use and subsequent consequences? Does It contain specific Informallon, In thaI regard? Mr, Gross: Absolutely. Mr. Murphy: Has that handbook been given 10 all sludenls at the beginning of the year? Mr, Gross: The first day of school. Mr. Murphy: It Is your understanding then, as an Asslslant Principal, that all students are fully apprised of the seriousness of such an Issue and Ihe consequences? Mr. Gross: Wllhout a doubt. Mr. Murphy: OK. Thank you. ThaI's alii have for Mr. Gross, Mr. Messick: Mr. Gross, do you have a recommendallon for Ihe Cornmlttee? Mr, Gross: Expulsion, Mr, Murphy: 11 I would Indicate expulsion as deemed appropriate, having reviewed her rll1;nrd. She Is a new student to this school, but taking Into accounl all the Inlorrnation you have and the seriousness 01 the charges, we certainly leel that an expulsion Is deerned appropriate, should be laken Into conslderallon, Mr, Messick: Beverly and Ms. Hake, do you have any questions for Mr, Gross,.. Mrs. Sanford: . I'd like to know a IIIlIe more about the drug possession In Cumberland County. This was off school property? Mr, Gross: That's what the defendant told me, that Is correct. Mrs, Sanford School wasn't Involved, but Ihe vlolalfon was still drug possession and selling? Mr, Messick: Beverly and Ms, Hake, do have any questions to ask of Ihls witness? (Can't hear) Mr, Messick: Do you have anyone else to ... Mr. Murphy: That's It, I have nothing else atthl:3 lime, Mr, Messick: Beverly and Ms, Hake you may now present any witnesses or evidence on the appropriate punlshrnent. As Indicated before, Beverly Is not required to tesllfy. No adverse Inference rnay be drawn If she chooses nolto lesllfy. "Beverly does tesllly, anything she says can be considered by the Committee In dellberallons, Ms. Hake: 12 .- Can Beverly speak? Mr, Messick: Yes, Beverly: When I first went to Cedar Cliff, II was like a new school and everything, I Just was scared and that's why I had done what I did, But, now that I'm back In school, II's just, , realized how rnuch beller It Is for me there than It Is al Cumberland Valley and I'd really . like 10 stay, Mr, Messick: Why were you scared? Beverly: II was new and all, Ms, Hake: I'd like to go ahead and JusI say now, Beverly's had a real hard time In her life and part of Its been my fault. That's not an excuse end I'm not giving that as an excuse. But I just want you to understand Ihal she'e been trying to overcome a 101 of Ihlngs, And the thing that happened with the drug bust In Cumberland Counly was a real setback for all of us, We've all had to learn 10 adJusI and change our altitudes, our thoughts, the way we're dealing with things. II has nol been easy. II was my decision 10 take her out of Cumberland Valley because I felt thalli was not a schoollhat was people oriented. I wanted her to go someplace where people would be understanding, Not underslandlng, bul rnore helpful, The malh class thai Beverly was failing In last year, I talked to the principal several times about selling up tutoring, doing something, I always got the same reply. The teacher's too busy, I didn't have money to set-up and pay for tutoring, II was lust a dead,end, I feel like Cedar Cliff can give us this chance, This Is a real chance here for us, What she did, she's been really, really good, I mean she's 13 been slaying away Irom Ihe drugs, She's corne up wllh a whole new group o"rlends. We have her In counseling, which just started aboul a month and a hall ago. Nol even that long, aboul a month ago. We're really trying here and I have nollced ouch dlflerence In allllude In the past couple 01 weeks, since this has happened and she's been going back to school. Everybody at Cedar CIIII has been so grealto us, I mean they give us encouragement, They tell me all the lime how good she Is and how much they appreclale her, You don'l know how that Is, how that leels, To finally hear . somebody acknowledge thai my daughler can do somelhlng positive, She really, really needs Ihls, More Ihan anylhlng In her IIle, she needs this, I'm sorry II happened. I wish to God I could take II away, And I know II was a serious offense. I know she does now, 100, II would Jusl.... I Just think this Is like one 01 my last chance, one ollhe laslthlngs that I can give her, was this, What she did was stupid, but she's a teenager and they do slupld things. I really wish you'd give her one more chance and let her try, I think her atlllude In the past two (2) week has shown lhat she really wants to try. And' talked to them loday aboulthe English, She's been alrald to talk to the teacher and we golthat slralghtened out, The Guidance Counselor talked 10 us. She Is rnore than willing 10 go up and talk to him now, I don't know why she was alrald of him, but please give us one more chance, Mrs, Sanlord: Are you going to drug counseling now? Mrs, Hake: Me? Oh, her. II's a group therapy, The counselor at this rnoment sold she didn't want to put her Into drug counseling because she's been clean for a long lime, This was the flrstlncldenl since the Cumberland Valley thing and they didn't, they dldn'l want to put her Into drug counseling, yet, She's going to be receiving tests every week or so on, drug tesls, and II they find out anything dlllerent, then they are going 10 put her Inlo a 14 drug rehabllltallon program, Mrs, Sanlord: I really question your choice In behavior. Your choice ollrlends, again. II sounds like you are In the drug culture In Cumberland Valley and now you're In this dlslrlct and you've again chosen the mode 01 drugs. And your choice to drive under the Inlluence, mean these are a 101 01 poor choices, What do you have to say about Ihat? Beverly Hake: . I didn't have drugs on Cumberland Valley's property when I was caught the first tlrne. Mrs, Sanlord: This Is the second lime. This Is not the first lime. What did you learn Irom your Curnberland Valley experience? Beverly Hake: (Unintelligible) Mr, Messick: Excuse me, Beverly, would you speak up so Ihe Board could hear you please? Beverly Hake: The drugs wasn'l worth all the problems and everything, I think the only reason I did II again was Just, It was put In front 01 rny lace and I was '" Mrs, Sanlord: But, you had a choice, You had a choice, Beverly Hake: Yea, Mrs, Sharp: Beverly, I don't know how long you've lived In the district, You apparently translerred to Cedar CIIII a couple 01 days belore school started on Augusl 3 I. How did you gravitate to an Indlvlduallhal was going 10 be bringing drugs 10 your car? How did you happen 15 to, I see your comment Is "I picked up Mike." Beverly Hake: He Just asked for a ride to school. Mrs, Sharp: I didn't see the probation and I didn't read the Incident report, I was reading your handwriting here and your comments on the Incident and Just the language you were using, , could, I mean you were well Involved In the drug cullure, I couldn't even, I rnean . Ihese words were non-Iamlllar to me and then when I read that you were on probation, then I could see why you speak In terms that I didn't even, I'm not aware 01. This Individual that bought the drugs, did he ask you 10 srnoke the Joint or did you Just Indicate to him that you wanted to smoke II In the car? Beverly Hake: , He lit the Joint and I took a couple 01 hils, Mrs. Sharp: So you Just took II, I have a problem with you coming to Cedar Cllllln Ihe first week 01 school and being Involved In drugs. Aller your mother Is telling us this evening that you've been, apparently not Involved wllh drugs lor, I'm not sure what period 01 time, don't know when this Incident happened at Cumberland Valley, Ms, Hake: It was back In April, Mrs. Sharp: April of '94? Ms, Hake: Yes, Mrs, Sharp: OK, so you're saying lrom April 01 '94, the Ilrst known Incident to you Is this September? 16 Is that correclthen? (Cannot hear) Mrs, Sharp: Had you thought about, Beverly's obviously had some problerns here, why would she be driving to school? May I ask that? She's a Junior, Is there bus transportation from where you live? Ms, Hake: . To be honest with you, I don't know, Mrs, Sharp: To rne the situation that she's been Involved with In the past, warrants Borne kind of rnonltorlng of her behavior, Rewarding her with a vehicle to drive back and forth to school seems a illite above what a parent might be asked to do for somebody In this case. Why the vehicle? Why the Iransportatlon? Ms, Hake: I did not purchase the vehicle for her. She has had to earn Ihat on her own, through working and ... Mrs, Sharp: She pays the car Insurance, puts the gas money In It? Ms, Hake: Yes, Mrs. Sharp: She gets all this money from working where? Ms. Hake: She works over at Wendy's, Mrs, Sharp: Considerable hours a week? 17 Ms, Hake: Yea, She was working ..' Beverly Hake: Full time, Mrs, Sharp: She works full time? Ms. Hake: . Yea, she works full time during the summer, Mrs. Sharp: During the summer? She Just purchasE'd the vehicle for Ihls year? Ms, Hake: Boughlll back In.., II's been a couple of months she's had II, I guess right after she started working. Nollong after, Mrs. Sharp: Was your vehicle searched Ihal day? Beverly Hake: Yes. Mrs, Sharp: Was marijuana found In the vehicle? Beverly Hake: Yes, Mrs, Sharp: There was? Was It yours? Beverly Hake: No, II was Mike Chubb's, as far as I know, Mrs, Sharp: " 18 - ....',...,-' Mike Chubb, as far as you know? Beverly Hake: Yes, II wasn't mine, II could have been In there from a long time ago, Mrs, Sharp: What does that rnean? Were other people In your vehicle and lell drugs there? Was It Bev Hake's drugs? Beverly H~ke: No, I saw Mike put something In there, Mrs, Sharp: ...no one else In the vehicle that would have had drugs, except Mike Chubb? Was there drugs In that vehicle before those two (2) boys got In there? Beverly Hake: NO, Not as far as I know Mrs, Sharp: So, you're not going te, tell us tonight that that definitely was Mike Chubb's .... Beverly Hake: Yea, cause I didn't know. Mrs, Sharp: So, you don't know? OK, So It gal In there somehow, II could have been Mike Chubb's, It could have been somebody else's that was In the car? Beverly Hake: As far as I know, It could have been, Mrs, Sharp: To me, that's a perfect vehicle for these types of things 10 .." I mean, I say vehicle In terms of, she's not riding the bus to school. You're allowing her to ride In a car where she can deviate her route to school. I don't under..." I'm not qulle following the 19 reasons, Mr, Messick: Is there a school bus In your area? Ms, Hake: I don't know II there Is or not, to be honest with you, Beverly Hake: Well, Irom everyone that lives around me, they say there Is no bus and they walk to . school. Mr. Murphy: She lives on Hummel Avenue, I believe that's walking... That's considered walking distance, Ms. Hake: I'rn pretty strict with her about going to and Irom school, She usually calls me when she gets home Irom school and lhal's II she tells rne like she's going someplace right alter school. And to my known knowledge this Is the IIrst lime she was late for school that .. Mrs, Sharp: At Cedar Cliff? Ms, Hake: RIght. Mrs, Sharp; Thai's only a week Into school. Ms, Hake: Um.Uh, Mrs. Sharp: I'rn not sure and I can't, , wish' could be sure whether you're pulling a fast one on us by Irnprovlng this atlllude lor the last two (2) weeks, because you knew you were corning 20 here, Beverly Hake: 'didn't know, Mrs, Sharp: Didn't know anything about a hearing? Ms, Hake: She didn't know. I didn't tell her aboutlhe hearing unliltoday, . Mrs, St\arp: What was the reason for that? Ms, Hake: Truthfully, I wasn't even going to bring her. And Mr. Goc and Mr, Gross both called me and talked to me and advised me very heavily to bring her along, And yesterday 'Iold her that we would be having the hearing and that she needed to come, Mrs. Sharp: Don't you want her to be accountable for her actions? What was the reason for not feeling that she should be here? Ms, Hake: In all honesty, I wish I could tell you, 'guess I was trying to protect her. I don't know. I really don't know. Things have been so messed up for so long and we're trying 10 all pull It logelher, really. This thing with this, It was dlrecled towards me, personally. It really was not school. It was nothing else, It was an action I feel, directed towards me for pulling her away from her friends and her school and giving her a new environment, She has since then, she doesn't deal with Mike, I haven't seen her hanging around with any of those people, She's made a real effort to make new friends here, which she wasn't doing the first couple of days here In school. And I've seen a, like I said I've seen a real Improvement. And I dldn'l want to tell her anything about this hearing. 21 really didn't, 'didn't know II It would make her nervous or edgy, She's not trying to pull a last one on you, She dldn'\ know about It, And you can ask Mr. Gross, I think I talked to him, I told him I hadn't even gone over to pick up the certified yet, I knew what II was aboul, I lust couldn't get oil work, Mr, Messick: Where do you work? Ms, Hake: Pardon me. Mr, Messick: Where do you work? Ms, Hake: I work at West Coast Video, I'm a general rnanager. I'm only Iwo (2) mites away Irom the post office, but my boss Is very hard about leaving work. Mosl nights I don't get oil work until 5:00 or 6:00, I've been working Saturdays unIll12:00, 1:00,2:00. Mrs, Sharp: Do you get a lunch hour? Hall hour? Ms, Hake: , don't even take lunch. Mrs. Sharp: , think II somebody called you and said your daughler broke her leg at school, would your boss let you come and get her? Ms, Hake: 80th 01 my kids were sick last week, I had to take them to the doctors and I got chewed out lor It, Mrs, Sharp: This Is a serious sltuallon here. It's your daughter's education. You're pleading with 22 this Board lonlghllo let her remain In the Dlslrlcl. I think It's In your besllnleresllo have read all documents before this and ... Ms. Hoke: And' do feel thai part of the problem Is my job and It Is something I'm going 10 Iry and take care of. Because this has been a continuing problem, I mean, It has been a real problem, Mrs, Sharp: . Beverly, I'm going to give you one mora chance, I'm going to ask you directly, Did Ihal marijuana belong to Mike Chubb? Because Ilhlnk you know and I wanl you to slate tonlghl whelher you know thai belonged 10 Mike Chubb. Beverly Hake: I do nol, I'm serious. I haven'ltalked to Mike sInce Ihal happened, Mrs, Sharp: Whal do you need to lalk 10 him aboul? Beverly Hake: To find oulll It was his '" Mrs, Sharp: Well, you Ihlnk he's going to lell us? Do YOlJ Ihlnk he's going 10 lell you? Old somebody bring rnarlJuana In your car? Beverly Hoke: Somebody did, Bul as far as I know It was Mike Chubb, bull'rn nol sure, I do know Ihat he did put papers In there, Ms. Hake: Beverly told me when we were sllllng In the office. She sold, mom, she sold, I think I saw Mike pul papers In my little purse In the car. I don't think he had anything else, but I think he might have put sorne kind of papers or something In there, 23 Mrs, Sharp: What's Ihls, "Mike broughllhe bud with him In Ihe car,"? Beverly Hake: Yea. He did have bud .., Mrs, Sharp: Whal's bud? Is Ihal mariJuana? Beverly Hake: . Thai's like a small amounl, Mrs. Sharp: You saw him bring II In Ihe car, Ihen? Beverly Hake: Yea, Mrs, Sharp: OK. Then Ihere was addlllonal marijuana In Ihe your car when II was searched? Beverly Hake: Well, I don't..., cause he had laken..., I don'l know II he had used all 0111 or nol, because he had Jusl like .." he had Jusl like .." as soon as he had rolled II, I wasn'l paying allenllon 10 him, because I was driving, Mrs, Sharp: And Ihen you Ihoughl you'd corne Inlo school? Beverly Hake: Yea, Mrs, Sharp: I Ihlnk Ihal acllon Ie called brazen, Do you think you cou!d come Inlo a Wesl Shore school under the Influence 01 drugs? Beverly Hake: 24 I didn't think anyone would nollce. Mrs. Sharp: That wouldn't be detected In any way, How do you explain that? (Response cannot be heard) Mr, Messick: Does anyone else have any questions 01 this wllness? Mr, Murphy; . Yes, 'Just have one (1) question, Beverly, does your probation olllcer know about this Incident? I mean, we haven'l had any contact wllh him, bul does he? Beverly Hake: Yes, , told him about It, Mr. Murphy: And what did he say about II? What's his allllude towards this? Beverly Hake: He didn't seem concerned, Mr, Murphy: Your proballon olllcer. Ms, Hake: Well, he did not discuss that particular thing wllh me, He did discuss It with rne, but he hasn't, I don't think discussed II with her, Mr, Murphy: He hasn't wllh Beverly? Ms. Hake: No. He did talk to rne about 1111 you'd like rne to answer, Mr. Murphy: Well, I just want to know what he said. 25 Ms, Hake: He fell when I had explained things, he thought also Ihalll was probably a lendency 10 punish me for taking her out of the school district and he also thought that..., when he.." Ihat what they would end up doing Is forcing the counseling, Inlo the group Iherapy and If further actions were needed to lake It on pastlhet, And he said they would probably exlend Ihe probation, another 6 months, atlhe end of Ihls .., Mr, Murp~y: Beverly, leI me ask you, as a resull of being on probation with the county for a prior Incident related to this, did you realize whal probation means and that by being on probation, If you gel Involved again, II's even more serious? Did you realize all thaI? Beverly Hake: Not at the time. Mr, Murphy: You didn't realize thai? That was never discussed with you by the probation officer that you need to keep yourself clean? Beverly Hake: Yea, and I was like that's the only tlmathat I..., Mr, Murphy: OK. That's alii have. Mr, Messick: Beverly and Ms, Hake, do you have anylhlng else to present. Ms. Hake: , have .., nolhlng again. The only Ihlng I can say Is please give us one rnore chance. Thanks, I fully understand the allltude, Believe me I do. Bul part of Ihls Is the facllhal I have a job Ihal has been the way Ihat Ills and I'm working on recllfylng that. I'rn Irylng 10 rectify a 101 of Ihlngs. As you can see, I moved my kids here. You know, I'rn really r 26 giving It my besl shol, II's only been a couple, well lour (4) or live (5) rnonlhs since Ihls whole Ihlng has blown up In my lace, 'don'l know whal else 10 say. I really Jusl hope you'lIlry, and give us one more chance. Ilhlnk she's making markod Improvemenls, I've never seen her do so well or allempllo do so well, even al Curnberland Valley, with her whole lasl year, I've never seen her give herself so much 10 a school. I fusllhlnk It can make a dlllerence. Mr, Messick: . Ms, Hake, as one (1) member ollhls Commltlee, IlInd It very hard 10 accepl your excuses and yel you sit Ihere and ask lenience Irom Ihls Board, when you have done nolhlng 10 help your daughler, In my eyes. I Ihlnk also you have 10 gel your acl logelher, Does an~'one else wish 10 speak? We will now rellre 10 consider Ihe quesllon ollhe punlshmenl lor Beverly Hake, The record Is closed pending such decision, Ms, Hake: Can I say one lasllhlng? Mr. Messick: Yes. Ms. Hake: I do lake alai 01 responslblllly lor Ihlngs'lhal have happened, Things that she has done, Believe rne, I do, Because I know a 101 ollhlngs Ihat I have done wrong here. But, I do wanl you 10 know Ihal we have bolh slarted Iherapy logelher, you know. hope thai will rnake a dlllerence belween us, ??? Well, Ihal's Importanl Beverly. (Whispered by someone): 27 I don'l care, Mr, Messick: Lei's retire. Mr, Messick: It Is the decision 01 this Committee as follows: The Board Cornrnlttee must protect the health, salety and wellare of the other students enrolled In Ihe West Shore School District. The Board Committee Is comrnllled to . enforcing discipline for Inlracllons of Its drug policy In order to offer olher studenls the right to attend a drug-free school. In order to accornpllsh these results, Beverly must suffer Ihe consequences lor violating school rules prohibiting the possession of controlled substances or drugs during school hours on school property, Therefore, the Board Committee recommends that Beverly be expelled Irom attendance at Cedar Cliff High School lor the rernalnder of the 1994-1995 school year, effective October 6, 1994, Immediately after the adjudication by the Board Comrnlttee, This adjudication requires that Beverly not be physically present on the premises of the Wesl Shore School District during or after school hours or at any school-sponsored events, The Board Cornmlttee also recognizes the possibility of rehabilitation and the devastating consequences of nol completing the program In the West Shore School District. The Board Committee wishes to encourage students to seek rehabilitation and to change negative behavior, To that end, the Board Committee encourages Beverly to reapply for readrnlsslon In the month of July 1995 for the 1995-1996 school year. Readmission shall be permitted strictly on a probationary status so that any violation of the Public School Code or violation 01 a School Policy would result In automatic expulsion without any lurther due process recourse by the studenl or parent. This period of probation would extend through the 1995.1996 school year. Prior to 28 readmission both the student and parents would have to agree In writing to the probationary nature of the readmission, To ensure that Beverly Is no longer using drugs, the Board has established the following conditions for readrnlsslon. The parent and student will permit any drug and alcohol counselor or psychologist to talk freely to school administrators regarding Beverly's rehabilitation or lack thereof: and the complatlon of an approved drug assessment program and follow-up counseling. . Beverly rnust cornplete a minimum of fifteen (15) hours ...., Ms. Hake: I IhoughlIhls was a school with a heart, I really thought she tried, (Dlspruptlng noIse, like chairs failing or sornethlng). I really thought the West Shore School DIstrict was a whole new school that rnaybe we would have a chance, Well, I know Beverly messed up, I know she did bad... Beverly Hake: Bunch of foolsl Ms. Hake: ...but you know she did not deserve Ihls. She had a chance here and you guys Just screwed her royally. And you will hear from my allomey, (Disturbance Indicated by background noises,) Mr. Messick: Beverly must satlsfaclorlly complete an educational prograrn while expelled. As part of the readmission process Beverly will be required to subrnlt In writing her reasons for desiring to get back Into school and those objectives she wishes to allaln In school. The Administration 15 asked to assist Beverly In complying with Ihe portion of the readmission application. Finally, the Board Commlllee also requires Beverly to submit evidence 01 her change In altlludo and behavior with regard to complying with oohool r I I 29 West Shore School District Cedar Cliff High School Ma, alii J, Hoke g05 Hummel Ave 2nd Floor Llmoynl, Pa, 17043 RE; Beverly Hoke 11 Oelr Ma, Hake: Thla I.ller will serve 10 cunlllm ruuUs of the Incldenl and allermath on Sepl.mb.r 8 Involving your daughter Beverly and a ..rlous viola lion 01 school policy, Th. Infraction Is IIst.d as lollows: 1. Violation 0' Board Policy 227 . Drug and Alcohol Awann..a 2, alvlrly Idmlllld 10 Imaklng mlrllulnl whlll Inroutl to Ichoal on S.pllmblr 8, 1994. Allhough we dlscuss.d this Ineld.nl and Ih. consoquanc.s Involv.d. pursulnlto school cod.. you ar. Inlllled 10 an Inlormal he. ring wilhln 3 d.ys which has baan l.nlollvoly s.t lor 9/12/94 at 10:00 I.m, AI th.t lime you con pra..nl your c... 10 Includo pres.nlollon of wltness.s II n.c....ry, Th. hearing will only b. held II you I.elthe n.ed lor a hoorlng and plan 10 oU.nd, Ploose lei me know II you plan to ellend, The dlsclpllnery acllan lor this Inlractlon Is listed as lallows: al aavarly II IUlplndad out 01 Ichool Inlllally !or 3 d.YI on Slptlmblr 8,9, Ind 12. bl Unll" a haarlng would dallrmlnl olherwlll, aevlrly II IUlplndld oul a' school lor an addlllonal 7 day. Including Slpllmblr 13.14,15,18,19.20 & 21. 0) Luw., Allen police Oltlcer Hlplard condllcatld Iddltlanal marlJulna urulI por...hlrll.UI !ram alverly's vlhlcll .llar receiving permlulan I" ...ro" .old v.hlcll. Mr, Lyle Herr, alverly'. problllon alllelr WII noli lied. A U.,orJ hurlng will be requllled 'or !urther dlspaelllan 01 thle u...., Owing tha 11m. at OSS, aeverly Is .nIiU.d 10 make up all school work mlss.d, Arr.ng.m.nts !ar work missed should be made by the sludenl or par.nt. II you h.ve .ny quesllons r.gardlng Ihla mailer. please glva me a c.1I at 737,8654, . Sincerely. t/.,.!- ~Lg Robert R. Gross III Asslslanl Principal RRG;!en "'i EXHIBIT I B pc: Mr, Murphy Counselor MICHAEL J, MUlIPllY I'rlndp~ I!tICJlAEL A. Goe 4"11''''' PrincIpal Carlisle &. Warwick RoaiU . Camp HiI~ PA 17011-6199 Phone (717) 737-8654 LARRY A.SAYRE S"I',rl."ruUnI ROBERT R, GROSS ID AUIJ,QII' Principal .~ '9u.M uppunlllUr) ,,"pW". t~C:~ E:li: HPIJRt C'lVU Shuc Scudeac I. tl.am, Heverly R, lIake(205191) SdlooL Grade 11 Jlgaa L'bou 73 0- 37 54 Cedar eu ff S~'Udellol: I. Addr". 905 lIullllllet Ave 2nd Floor Lemoyne Pa 1104] re~ea~'. OC GuardiAn'. tl~(.) Gail J, Uake raceac'. o~ GuardiAn'. 14dee.e SAME Studeac'. Daca-at-81eeh 4/26/18 A.a 16 --.. --......- ..--- ...-- ----------- ---------- Da~a of Ofhrua Septembur 8, 1994 t1aa B 1]0 ala Loc:.&c1oQ Ilbara Offaau ~cc:un:ed In ear unroute to school SUlIlIII&ry of A1le.ed OHaa._ Beverly adlnitte.! to smoking marijuana in her car while enroute to school on 9/8/94, Upon arriving to school ehe was late and reaked of mart uana. She was uestioned in the merijuana prior to coming to schoo 1. caUed to question Beverly. A total PoUcy 227. rasence of tar mother an Corporal Uepford of Lower o akin PoUce was ens ion were levied as er \llenasaa. Co cha OffeD2_ Michal!1 Goc .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. llae=aad.a~lall (dlac:k aaa) iac clle Board and ..lmi ni 'el:aci.aa' s Wamac10Q OaJ.y - lC Board B..:c1n1 Ilaquucad for Purpaaa af SlUp_adoa ..L. l1l:abac1<la - a~ bach) lC , - (c:hac:k aaa lC Ocher - Possible expulsion for a period of time deemed appropriate by the Board. Da~a aeporc Submicea4 ..~" /dJjjft ~ \lUTE snail ms LIIf!) _ Lifclol of Prabac1<lQ Slsuatuca at A~~aeac llaeaLvad S_c~acary af Board Board B_a:c1ni Sch_duled Board Ilcerlo. DacU.IIed Board lIaarlol Sdladulad D.ea Daca n.ca Daea" ~ EXHIBIT , c.. [::c [:>E:rr ~~?OR! lofQ~.tion Sheet Student'. ~bme aeverly R, Heke (l05791) School Cedar Cliff High School N.me of Admini.trator Que.tionina Student Robert 1\, GroHS 11) Uitne.ee. to Queetlonina Miehee) Goe Student Admitted Cuilt (clrcle Qne) (YES) NO - - - - - - .~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - POLICE INVOLV~E~: pollce Department t.ower Alhll P.lI. Otticu Collin H. Hepford Jr, Tut. Padot'llled Dne September 8, 1994 SubltanCI Sent to Statl Policl Crime Lab Othlr infonution on policI involvelllent Corporal Hepford questioned Bsvsrly while mothlr was present. Constitutionsl rights were resd. Beverly is currently on Juvenile Probation for prior drug off.nsea. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - School Action to Dati A ten day Out-ot-School suspension wss suminlstered including ,- September 8.9,12,13,13.14,16,19,20 621. The SAT st Cedsr Cliff wl11 be notified on September 14. *Bever1y trenstered to Cedar Cliff High School from Cumberland Valley just prior to the opening of this schon 1 year. ATTEND....'lCE SUMlWl't (Last 3 yun) 9th 10th 11th (8/31- 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 10/5/94) Days EnroUed 181 180 24 Excusld Absence. 8 14 .5 Unexcused Absence. 3 2 0 Days Suspended 0 0 10 Total Days Absent 11 16 10.5 Times Tardy 2 6 1 . STANDARDIZED UST RESULTS (Host Recent) REFER TO ATTACHED DOCUMENTA'fION. Please list. on a sep.rate Iddendum paae, the tollowinl infonutlon: Academic Summary (laet 3 yearsl Disciplinary SUIIIIIloIry (lut 3 yurel Teacher Comments (current yeerl Coun.elor Comments (current yearl Attendance Supervisor (current year I Other Comments , t- .'...' West Shore School District 60lF/shlnQ Cre,k Road · Lewlsb~rry, Pftnnsylyanla '7339-94" . , J' r, .... .~ c.' to .. ' ., .' " 'Ii ~ Excellellce III Educatioll . , , A West SllUrc lhltlitioll September 20, 1994 NOTICE OF FORMAL HEARING Ms, Gall J. Haka 905 Hummel Aven, 2nd. Floor Camp Hili, PA 17011 RE: Beverly Hake CERTIFIED MAil Deer Ms. Heke: As Secretary lor Ihe Boerd 01 School Directors ollhe West Shore School Dlslrlct, I am wrlllng 10 Inform you Ihal a lormal hearing has been acheduled lor Wednesday. October 5,1994 at 6:45 p.m. In Ihe Board Room ollha Olslrlcl AdmlJllstrallve Offices, This hearing Is being held 10 review Ihe charges Ihat your daughter vloleled Wesl Shora School Olslricl Policies 218. 227, and 233. Please be advised Ihol YOll and your doughier will ba expected to appear atlhalllme, The Board Commlltae will render e decision. called an adjuJlcallon, atlhe conclusion 01 Ihe hearing. Ills anllclpated thallhe lull Boerd will ralily thai adjudlcallon at lIa nexl regular meeting on October 20, 1994. Should you hava any questions regarding Ihls pertlculer mailer. plaase do nol hesileta to coni act our olllca. The charges 10 be presented agelnsl your daughter atlhe hearing ara as lollows: Entering achool under the Inlluence 01 a conlrolled substence (marijuana), possessiOn 01 a controlled substance (marijuana). and possession 01 drug paraphernalia, Please be advised Ihel Beverly's conducl on September 8. 1994 was In violation 01 District Policies Nos. 218. 227. and 233, which apecKlcally prohibll students Irom being under tha Inlluance. possasslonof a coni rolled subslance and/or drug parephernalla whlla On school proparty, The Board Policies also provide Ihal a sludenl may be excluded Irom achoollor conducl ollhls nelura. Copies 01 lhasa policies are provided lor your convenience. During lids hearing, II Is anllclpaled Ihattha lollowing Individual will ba called to teslify: Mr. Gross. Mr, Gross. will provlda the Commlltee with Ihe statement provided by your daughler and the Incldahl Report. There ere no other writlen slatements available at this time; however, should the sama become evallable prior 10 the hearing, thesa slalamants will be lorwarded 10 you Immediately, EXHIBIT I ]) LARRY A.SAYRE S..",rinttnoknl 11.11, flNKELSTON Deputy Sup,rinlmd~nt AU.AN L. TIIRllSII ,tSJlslanl SllperinllnJ'111 Direct all correspondence to: 507 Fishing Creek Road · P. O. Box 803 New Cumberland, PA 17070-0803 Phone: (717) 938-9577 .4." 'fIl.1 OpportlfnliJ ''"114,,, IIARRY L, MESSICK P",idtn' of,he Board GARY A, SMlTlI Se""ary '0 ,h, BonrJ '" . Ms. 'Hake ,2, Seplember ia, 1994 .. .."-'~ The purpose ollhls hearing Is lor Ihe Board Commillea 10 delermlne whelher or not your child cOll1l11lUed Ihe bllrsction alleged above, IIlhe Commlllee IInds Ihal your child did commlllhe alleged Infracllon, II will render a decision aI. to whet penallles should be applied. The penally could ba a perrnsnonl a.pulslon lrom school or an axpulslon lor a shoner penocJ 01 lime, As education Is a slatulory right, studenls ara afforded all approprlala olamonts 01 duo procoss IIlhay aru 10 ba e.cluded Irom school lor . period 01 lime In oxcan 01 10 days, exceplln Ihe cBle 01 exclusions pursuanlto Sactlon 12,6 (d) ollha Pennsylvania Code. The elements lor Ihalormel hoar lng, as sellorth 10 22 Pa.Code Section 12.8, arClulollows: 1. Notice ollha charges musl be suntlo Iho studenl's parenls or guardian by cenllled mall. 2. Sulllclenl nollce ollhe time and place 01 Ihe heerlng mu61 be given, 3. The hearing .hall be private unl"l Ihe &tlldlnl or parenl/equel'l a public hearing, . 4. Tho Iludenl hal Ihl right 10 be represented by counsel al hla/her own oxpanso, 5, The student has the rlghllo ba presented wllh tho names 01 wllnesses agalnsl hlmlher and with cople. 01 any .talements and allldavlls ollhesa wllnassas. 6. Tha sludant has the rlghllo requesllhsl any such wllnosses appear In person and answer quaellons or be ClOSS' examined 7, The sludenl has the rillht to lestily and prassnt wltnessas on hlslhar own behall. 6, A record musl ba kopl 01 tho haarlng, and Ihe sludenlls enlilled, al hla/har own o.pense, 10 a copy oItha transcript, 9, The hoaring must ba held wllh all raasonable speed. In addition to Ihe abova, Iha studenl al50 has the rlghl to appeal Ihe resulte 01 Ihe haarlng In Ihe appropriate Court 0/ Common Pleaa wllhln 30 dsys 01 racelpl ollhe declslon by Ihe Board, lilt Is elleged lhal a conslllutlonallssua I. Involved, the sludent may file a clelm lor rellelln Ihe appropriate Federal District Court, Prior 10 the beginning of tha hearing lor your daughlar. you will ba Bsked 10 acknowledge your understanding ollheae rights, Should you requlra clarification 01 any 01 Ihe foregoing, please laellroe 10 rnquasllhe eame al lhal lime, You may elso wish 10 contaclthe Dlslrlct'e Sollcllor, Sleela & Hoffman, 01 (717) 232,2277 wilh Bny qussllon. that you may hava, Since aly, '.~ 00 'A, Smltil SacrelalY Board 01 School Directors Dlsclpllno Policies Incldenl Report pc; Staele & Hollmall Mr, Oross Enclosure.: , , ' , WEST SIIORE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADJUDICATION IN RE: TilE MATfER OF BEVERLY IIAKE On October 5, 1994, Harry Messick, Chairperson of a Conunittee duly appointed by the Board of School Directors of the West Shore School District ("Districtn), held a meeting in the Board Room of the District Administrative Offices, The purpose of such special meeting was a hearing on a student disciplinary maller, At that time, charges were brought by the Administration of the District against Beverly Hake under District Disciplinary Policy No. 218, District Drug Awareness Policy No, 227, and Di~trict Suspension and Expulsion Policy No, 233 pursuant to Beverly Hake's allegedly entering Cedar Cliff High School while under the influence of marijuana on September 8, 1994, It was also alleged that Beverly Hake was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on school property on that date, The following persons were present: ~ IW Harry L, Messick Chairperson . Karen S, Bringe Solicitor Daniel p, Delaney Board Member Catherine A, Sanford Board Member Toni G, Sharp Board Member Sue G. Smith Board Member Gary Smith Board Secretary Daniel Sheats Administrator Lynn Weaver Administrator Michael Murphy Administrator Michael Goc Administrator Beverly Bake Student Ms, Gail 1. Ilake Student's Mother CorporallIepford Lower Allen Police Department Attached hereto and made a part hereof as School District Exhibits I and 2 arc copies of the Notice of Charge which were delivered to Ms, Gail J. Hake. receipt of which was acknowledged by Ms, Hake at the time of the hearing, Ms, Ilake acknowledged that she received due and appropriate notice of the hearing, The charges presented in .he letters of notification of the hearing addressed 10 Ms, Hake are violations of the West Shorc School District's Disciplinary Policy No, 218, Drug Awareness Policy No. 227, and Suspension and Expulsion Policy No. 233, After hearing thc testimony and observing the witncsses, the Commitree madc thc following recommendations as to Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law: 2 ....NIHNGS OF FM;I I. Beverly !lake pled guilty 10 the charges thai, on September 8, 1994, she entered Cedar Clill'lligh School under the inlluence of marijuana al\er having smoked this substance on her way 10 school that day with two (2) other students, Jonathan Norton and Michael Chubb, Beverly filrther admitted that she was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on school property on .hat date, 2, Beverly Hake Is now an eleventh (II th) grade student at Cedar Clift' High School al\er having transferred from Cumberland Valley just prior to the start of the 1994-95 school year. A copy of her academic records from Cumberland Valley as well as academic progress reports from Cedar Cliff High School are attached hereto, ), In light of her recent transfer to the West Shore School District, Beverly Hake does not have a disciplinary record with the District. Notably, however, Beverly, pursuant to Ihe September 8, 1994 incident, informed the Administration at Cedar Cliff High School Ihat she is currently on probation for the possession and dlstribulion of marijuana, Her probation officer, I.yle Herr, has been apprised of this most recent incident. CONCI.USIONS OF I.A W I. Beverly lIake's entering school property under Ihe inlluence of marijuana Is a Level III violalion of Dislrict Disciplinary Policy No, 218, as well as a violation of Dmg Awareness Policy No, 227 and District Suspension and Expulsion Policy No, 233. In addition, ] " REMEDY The Board Committee must protect the health, safety and welfare of the other students enrolled in Ihe West Shore School District. The Board Committee is committed to enforcing discipline for infractions of its dmg policy in order to offer other studenls the righl 10 attend a dmg-free school, In order to accomplish these results, Beverly must suffer the consequences for violating school rules prohibiting Ihe entering of school district property while under the influence of dmgs as well as the possession of dmgs and drug paraphernalia on school property, WHEREFORE, it is the recommendation of the Committee as Ibllows: Beverly Hake is expelled from attendance at Cedar Cliff High School for the remainder of the 1994-95 school year, effective OClober 6, 1994, immediately after the adjudicalion by the Board Committee, TillS Adjudicalion requires that Beverly lIake not be physically present on the prenllses of the District during or after school hours or at any school-sponsored event. The Board Committee recognizes the possibility of rehabilitation and the devastating consequences of not completing the program in the West Shore School District, The Board Conunittee wishes to encourage studenls to seek rehabilitation and to change negative behavior, . WHEREFORE, it is also the reconunendation oflhe Committee as follows: I. Beverly lIake is encouraged to apply for readmission to Ihe West Shore School District during the month of July 1995 for Ihe 1995-96 school year, Readmission shall be strictly on a probationary status so that any violation of the Public School Code of 1949 or District policy 5 would rcsult in automalic cxpulsion whhout any furthcr duc proccss recoursc by thc studcnt or parent. This period of probation would cxtend throullh the 1995.96 school year, Prior to readmission, both thc student and hcr mothcr would have to allrcc in writing to the probationary nature of readmission, 2. Funhermore, to eilsure that Bevetly is no longer using dmgs, the Board has established the following condhions for readmission: a. Beverly and her mother will permil any dmg and alcohol counselor or psychologist to talk freely to school administrators regarding Bevcrly's rehabilitation or lack thereor. b, Beverly must complete an approved dmg abuse assessment program and participate in follow-up counseling, c. Beverly must complete a minimum of fifteen (IS) hours of community service per week during the tcrm of her expulsion from the West Shorc School District. d. Beverly must satisfactorily complete an educational progranl whilc expelled, e, In addition, as part of thc readmission process, Beverly will bc requircd to submit in writing her reasons for desirinll to get back into school and those objectives she wishes to attain in school. The Cedar Cliff High School Administration is asked to assist Beverly in complying with this portion of the readmission application. 6 . '. , .. RESOI.lITION On October 20. 1994, atlhe regular meeling of the Board of School Directors uflhe West Shore School District, the following Resolution was adopled: BE IT RESOLVED, that the actions of the Board Committee at the Student Disciplinary Hearing for Beverly Hake on October 5, 199'1 are hereby accepted and that the Adjudication In the matter of such student disciplinary action be and is hereby ratified in all respects as the aClion of the Board of School Directors of the West Shore School District, This mOlion was approved by voice vote of _~ Yes; ~ No, . DATE: October20, 1994 H . i I i J . 8 i III g . i . . 'g 1 . CII g i N ~ ~ , I. - g w ;a t- ~ ~ - N a ~ 0 - 0 0 - - - i '" & E . .' ~ ra 2 " WEST SHORE S,c h 0 IJ I D Is t r let CALENDAR 1994-1995 IMPORTANT DATrS OrieDWIoalIll-servlce for TeacIlerI ' Aa 10 Pn:..semce for TcadIaSIFInI Day of Cm1ls . SlIlIleu .~....... flat Day of AazW ...........t......1Scbool.Year BqiDJ (or All SllIdeua Clnduadoa . Red LaIld Clnduadoa . Cedar our ScJIooI Ye:II' Eads (or SlIJdeIIa ' ScJIooI Year ElIdJ (or TcadIm STUDENT DAYS 181 (IDc1udlD1 Aa 10 Days) _~29.1994 J\IIIUIl 30. 1994 Aqusl31.1994 JuDe 1.1995 JWIllI.I995 JWIll8. 1995 JWICl 9. 1995 November .11 December . 16 JIII\WY .20 February March April .19 .21 .11 May .22 JUllC . 6 Aup . 2 Scpu:mber - 2 I October . 20 1L\CHERDAYS 187 SCHOOL NOT IN SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS Aup 29. 1994 ...._....____ .__ StatfDe~loplXlCDt Aup30. 1994 (except (or Vo- TcdlSNdellCS), Aa 10 DaylStatfDevcloptllCAt SCptt......... 5. 1994 _ Labor Day Holiday Octobl'do,l994 swrDe~lopaar 0ctDIlc:t II. 1994 Aa 10 OIylSII1fDevc1oplXlCDt October 28. 1994 Aa 10 DaylSlItfDevCIoplllCll1' NOV'CIIIbcr 9. 1994 (IClDdapIUa ollly) Aa 10 DayIPII'ClIt CoDfCl'Cllccs November 10 a: 11. 1994 ,_ _. PmDl CoDf5.~lItf De~loplllCnt November 24,2.5. a: 28. 1994 ___._____.... -...- 'IbaDbSlvIDS HoUday December 23. 1994 throu&b JIIIlW')' 2, 1995 Holiday Break JIIIIW)' 16. 1995 ...._...__.__. ManIa l.IIlbcr Kln8 DaylStatf De~loplllCDt -February 11. 1995.._... AaIO Day (3n1 SDOW Make Up Day) . February 20. 1995 ......_..._..._..__. . _.....____FaIIlllIIS Amcrlc:m.' Day (Poulblc Aa 80 Day) March 11, 1995..........._.._________.__.._ SpriDl Break (2Dd SIIOW Make Up Day) March 20. 1995 ...._......_._____ _.._..______SpriDs Bre:Ik (In SDOW Make Up Day) April 13. 14, a: 11. 199' ..__......_...__...__...__........._....._.._.___.__ ......Eastet HoUday May 26. 1995 (KiDdcrpncII ollly) .._._...~....__......_..~_.._......~_......_._....Aa 80 DaylPan:1It Confen:oces May 29, 199~ ..........__...................................._..........................-..............__..........._.....__.Mcmorial Day HoUc1:ly JUDe 9, 1995 ....~......_.._____......_......_......................_............__...StaffDe~loplllCllt (4lb SDOW Make Up Day) JUDe 12. 1995 __, ._StaffDevdoplDClll (lfJuoc 91s DCCdcd as 4lbSDOW Make Up Day) MAKE UP DAYS (lf~) MardI 20. 1995 March 11.1995 . Febnwy 11.1995 JUDe 9, 1995 REPORTPERJODENDS November 3.1994 (46 days) JIIIlW')' 24. 199' (45 days) March 31,1995 (45 days) JUDe 8. 1995(45 days) PROGRESS REPORTS DUE Qdober X. 1994 December x. 1994 February 1,1995 May x. 199' REPORT CARDS IS5tJI1) November x. 1994 February X. 199 S April x. 199 S 'Febnwy 17. t99' will be lhc 1blrd lIlo1k.c up d.:Iy It lbree (3) days of school;U'C Clolla:Ued before February II. 199'. U Febru.1t'1 17, 199' .. needed J.S lhc third m:1ke up d.:Iy. \hen tbe ActiO d.1y scbeduJed (ot Febnl.1ly 17, 1m will be moYed III Febru.1ry !O. 199', ---...... 1.$.9':' CEDAR CLIFF HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND TARDINESS POLICIES I E.cu..d AblGnCI IIInus death In family approved family emorgancy approved educational trIp approved collogo visitation (12th orade only) II 1. Educ.lIonal Trip. Family educational trips that meet board policy guidelines are counted as excused absence. Educational trips must be requested on the appropriate form atleaet one week prior to the absence. The following conditions apply: L Five (6) days maximum per school yeer b. Student written repor1to be submitted upon return c. Make up privileges as per 1/2 below are granted 2. Make.Up Prlvlleg.. Students are responsible to make up work missed as a result of an excused absence. The rule of thumb Is the amount 01 the deys absent after their return to make up the work, Work Is to be made up at the Initiative 01 the student and convenience 01 the teacher. After school time may be necessary to make up work. Work not made up Is counted as a '0', UnexcuI.d Ablenee Absenca Irom school lor raasons other then those listed under Excused Absence noted above. 1. Compulsory Attendance Laws Students are under the PA Compulsory Attendance Laws unlll their 17th birthday. Unexcused absence Is noted es 'unlawful absence' lor students 16 or younger, 2. Conaequences For Unexcused/Unlawful Abaence a. '0' credit lor work missed b. Parental warnIng and citations lor those In violation of compulsory attendance laws (16 or younger) c, Student disciplinary consequence as per the discipline code for those Judged to be truancies. (a truancy Is defined es an ebsence without the knowledge end or consent 01 the parenVguardlcn) Exce88lve Abuncell Absences whIch exceed 10% 01 the daye In attendance,(ex..after 80 days 01 school, 6 or mOl'e absenees would be considered excessive) I. Parental contact, through letter/calls 2. Attendance lelter - 10% 01 days missed 3, Placed on Dr's. note 4. Attendance contract Absence Procedure. If a student Is going to be absent........... I. The parent calls the school office on the day 01 the absence by 8:00 a,m. 2. The parent gives a sIgned written excuse lor ebsence to the student to hand In within 3 days oltha student's return. 3, The attendance secretary contacts the parents 01 any absent student lor whom the III , IV 3 v echool did not receive a call. 4. Failure to submit the psrent note results In the abssnce being recorded as unexcused/unlawful. If there Is no contact with parent, disciplinary proclldure. will 1180 be Imposed. Tardlne.. To School I. All tardiness to echocills recorded as unexcused unless the student has a doctor's appointment and a note from the doctor's olflcs la submlttsd. 2. Alter the 4th tardlnesa Is recorded, the student Is aaalgned a disciplinary coneequence based on the Dleclpllne Code. " ACCIDENT INSURANCE Combined Insurance Company 01 America Is the provider through the Christian-Baker Company, The premium this year Is $27.60 school time coverage and $98 for 24-hour coverage. Optional $25,000 Accident Dental Treatment benelills available for a premium of $6. Excese coverage for football Is $76 per participating student, All student. who participate In athletic activities (except varsity and JV football) must have their parents sign an Insurance waiver or purchaso Insurance. Tho West Shore School District doos notlnsuro students against parsonallnJury. DISCIPLINE I. Introduction Maintaining good student dlsclptlne Is an Important part of school lIIe. Ills Important In , tho operation of a school that rules and regulations be developed to help assure that all Individuals associated with the school can function In a wholesome, safe and healthy on- vlronment. It Is, therefore, the responsibility 01 every student to adhere to all of the rules and rogulatlons for the benefit of ell. One of our goals Is to help all students to develop their social maturity In a way that will assl~t them In making sound Judgements and dsclsions, Sell discipline Is our ultimate goal. Importantl:lformation snd rules snd regulations are IIstsd here. When student. receive a handbook. thev are eXlI.cted to know the rulea and re\lulatlon. and ere held accountabla for them. II. RuIn and Regulation. A. Chutlna A student Is cheating when a stell member observes a student(s) securing or Intending to secure Information, as well as giving Information which will be grsded, In a msnner which Is contrsry to accepted aeademlc standards of Cedar CIIII High School. Following an Investigation of the Incident, the teacher will record the violation In the teacher's records and will report the Incident to the administration, but have the option of taking disciplinary action themselvss. The student may receive no credit for the assignment. On the second ollense, the Incident wlli be reported to the administration for disciplinary action, B. General Ruln_ 1, Refrain from profane and vulgar langusge 2. Conform to regulations of each teacher and Cedar CIIII HI9h School 3. Be neat and clean In person and clothing 4. Willful or careless abuse or damage to school property Is forbidden and may 4 result In vandalism chsrges, 6. Students writing on or defolclng school property Inside or outside thl building will be subject to action of the Board of Directors and civil authorities. 6. Studenta who ride busee are required to obey direction. of the bue drivers and sefety ragulatlons at all times. 7. Students shall not ask to use the office phones unless for urgent reasons after ..curing permission from aomeone In charge of the office lit the time. Pucllc pay phones are provided outside the office and the auditorium entrance area. 8. Studenta participating In ex Ira. curricular activities shall do the work of that activity during the time allotted to that activity. Students shall not be excused from cla8881 for extra-currlcular work without con.ent of a principal. 0, Students shall not leave achool property without permission from a principal during school houre which are from 7:40 a.m, to 2:45 p.m. Penalties will be Imposed depending on previous record and offenses. 10. Students shall not play cards in the .chool or on school property unless It Is part of a supervlsad social evant. 11, Students should not adjusl thermostats, windows or ahadea without permlaslon of the teacher. 12, If you are detained after class, get a pass from the teacher who detained you. 13. Practice safety and consideration of others everywhere. 14. Parents will be aeked to come to school to confer with the principal In chronic caaes of discipline, inexcusable or doubtful absence, and terdlness. 15. Students are not permitted anywhere In the building after 3:00 p,m( except until 4:00 p.m. In the student lounge awaiting transportation home) without faculty supervision. No students are permitted to loiter on school grounds after school. 16. Students are subJect to school discipline for any harassment, vandalism, physical abuse, or other disruptive behavior toward achool personnel durlno non..chool time. 17, All forms of gembllng are prohibited. 18, Students are not permitted to bring to school or use any type of sound reproduction equipment, including pagers, beepers, and cellular phones es per section Sch.1317,1 of Pennsylvania's Public School Code. 19. Delivery of food/flowers to school during school houre (7:40.2:45)ls not per- milled. C. Smoklna The use and/or possession of tobacco products, on school property or In buildings of the West Shore School District, on school buses, or any vehicle that transports students Is prohibited. D. Suspen.lon end Excursion Section 1318 of the Public School Code provides that: I, Every principal may temporarily suspend any pupil on account of disobedience or misconduct. 2. The principal shall promptly notify the Superintendent of Schools concerning the suspension of a student. 3. The Board may, aftar a proper hearing, suspend such a child for such time as It 5 may determIne, or may permanently expel hIm. 4 Such hearings, auspanalon or expulsion may be delegated to a duly authorlzed committee 01 the Board. 5. Studants are not allowed to participate In any school activity during their suspension. (West Shore School District Policy) In accordance with Section 12.6, ExclusIon. from School ISu.pen.lon. and EXDul.lons) 01 the Stala Board 01 Edueallon Regulations and Guidelines on Studsnts Rights and Responsibilities, the Wsst Shore Board 01 School DIrectors hereby dellnes the following types 01 offenses as those which among otherll, may lead to the exclusIon 01 students !rom attendance In the schools 01 the West Shore School DIstrict: 1. Illegal absence Irom school 2, excessive tardiness 3, Failure to complete assigned after school make.up tlme (detention) 4. Cutting classes 5. PhysIcal attacks upon olher sludents (lighting) 6. PhysIcal attacks or physleal action agaInst school staff membere 7. Obscene or prolane languege direcled toward lellow atudents or staff members 8, Threatening or assuming a threatening attitude toward students or staff members 9, Leaving the school grounds during regular school hours(lncludlng lunch tIme), except lor Co.op or other approved activity, 10. SmokIng or possessIon 01 tobacco products In school buildings or on school grounds. 11. Possession, use, delivery or sale 01 controlled substance(druge and paraphernalia) on school grounds. 12, Throwing, or In any way causing any object or projectile to travel through the air toward any other person. 13. Disruption 01 school activities through possessing and/or using water pistols. 14, Failure 10 carry out the raasonable dIrections 01 a slall member acting In an official capacity relative to duties assIgned. 15, PossessIon, use, delivery or aale 01 alcoholic beverages on achool grounds. 16. Damage or thelt 01 school property, 17, Making threatenIng or intimidating phone calls to schools or school employees. 1 B. Theft 01 the personal property 01 another person from any location on school property or oil school property during olllclal school functions. 19. PossessIon 01, conllnlng and/or harboring a firearm or other weapon. E. Detentlon_ Detention Is assigned by an admInistrator for inlractlons of school policies and rules. You will be given 24 hour notice to serve the detention. It Is your responsl . JU1lly to contact your Drlnclpel If you cennot aerve the time, The lollowlng will be strictly enlorced: 1. Detention Is held on odd numhered days In Room 104. 2. Detention begins promptly at 2:50 p,m. and ends at 3:50 p.m. No one will be admitted alter that time unless previous arrangements have been made with your principal. t:\ J I , i I I ! .' 3. All students must bring work or reading meterlal with them. "none Is brouoht, 6 vou will NOT be edmltted to the detention room. 4. Students must remain quiet unle88 they have pennlsslon 01 the proctor to speak, 6. Visitors are not permitted. 6. Morning detention Ie held In the olllce Irom 7:00 a.m. .7:38 a.m, Monday. Frldey, II detention time 1a not served by the agreed deadline you will be aselgned Saturday Morning Detentlc.n. F. Tardlnese When a pupil Is tardy, he will report directly to the school's 'tardy olllce' to have his neme removed Irom the absentoe list lor the day. A tardy excuee will be lasued to the student to give to the clessroom teacher lor admittance to clasa. Parents 01 habitually tardy students are notified by mall 01 this condition, and disciplinary action Imposed. Tardiness alter 8:10 a,m. (1st period class) will be classllled as a class cut and detention assigned beginning with the first tardy. III Discipline Cod. The discipline code addresses the Issue that there are certain consequences when a student lalla to lollow the rules and regulations, These consequences, along with counseling both by the administration and counselore, are designed to correct Inappropriate behavior and help the student to make better declslone In the luture concerning hie behavior and actlone, In all caeee parents or guardians are notified either In writing or by telephone 01 disciplinary violations and subsequent consequences. The aeelstant principals maintain an accurate student discipline record and will make decisions on consequencee In light 01 the student's discipline record. Although speclllc conssquences are generslly listed lor esch ollense, violations lor different ollenses Indicste continued unmodified behavior and will warrant more serious dlsclpllnsry consequences. Since the purpose 01 dlsclpllnsry action Is to correct Inappropriate behavior, repeated ollensee will be deslt with more severely. 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Tho.. who choo.. or are cho..n, mUlt b. aware of the Cod. of Conduct for the W..t Shore School District athlotlc programi ..ell partlclpant II .xpect.d to operate within the tramlWOrk of th... NI.. and rlgulatlons. This Code of Conduct Is d..lgnsd to furthsr empl/fy Ixpeclatlons IS outlined In the dlstrict'e Athletic Phllolophy and ObJlctlv.. atatsment, stetlon III.E. 01 the Athlellc Manual, and appropriate Board disciplinary pollcl... Th. following deflnlllonl Ihall epply: 1, Athl.tlc SUlpenllon . exclusion for a given period of time from practices, competitions, events, and eny other functions (trips, banquets, etc.) related to the actlvlty. A luspenslon shell not nec..sarily be limited to the season during which the Infraction occurred. 2, R.vl.w Committee . body to conduct Informal hearings, comprised of two building admlnlstratore, the district ethletlc director and, at the high school level, the athletic director. 3. lubatantlated. found to have committed a stated offenae b..ed on an Investigation and evidence gathered. 4, Athletic Expulllon . lOll of participation privileges In the district's athletic progrlm, 5. Sport S.lIon . the Interval commencing wllh the approved PIM starting date of practice or the first day of practlee, whichever Is later, and terminating with the final competltlva event for the sport. 8. Probation. Imposed lor sehool related offenses that resulls In students being Ineligible 10 participate In extra-currleular activities until such probation Is formally IIftad by tha Board or administration (minimum 45 school days). A An athlete quitting a team during the sport season shall not be permllled 10 participate In another sport during the same season unless the coaches of all teams Involved agree. B, The actions noted below occurring during the sport season represent serious violations of the Code of Conduct and may resullln the consequences as listed with each action. Offenses are cumulative for the year except In the case 01 '1 which Is cumulative for the student's career, Imposition of the consequences as listed below does not preclude additional discipline as provided lor In olher District Disciplinary policies, 7 f 1. pOIII..lng, using, d.llv.ring, or s.lIIng Ilcohol, or any controlled Substanc. IS d.,In.d by the controlled SubstanC., Drug, D.vlc., and Cosm.tlc Act whll. on school prop.rty or In uniform regardl... 01 location, CorMquenCI: a) Immedlat. susp.nslon from the tllm for a minimum ollorty- IIv. (~) calendar daya. b) If t1i. athl.t. II at a schoOl .v.nt, t.n (10) dGYI Ou!-oI.School Susp.nllon II p.r district dlselplln. cod. and oth.r p.nsttl.. II allow.d by district dlsclplln. policy, c) Second off.ns. resultl In athl.tlc .xpulslon. 2. Action II stated 1n.1 above occurring off slt. and not It a school Iv.nt. CorMquenCI: a) Immedlat. sUlp.nslon from the t.am for IIft..n (15) cal.ndlr days. b) Second off.nae I'IIsults In athl.tlc aUlp.nslon from the team. 3, pOI....lng, or using tobacco In any lorm, wh.ther on or off school prop.rty (off property only Ippll.. If the Ithl.t. was In uniform), Ccnsequen08: a) II at a school event, In-School Suspension as per District discipline code and other penaltlll II allowed by district discipline polley. b) One contest athletic suspension. c) Second offense results In athletic suspension from the team for ten (10) calendar days, 4. Intentional damage (vandalism) or thelt 01 school or person's property from any location on Ichool property or off school property during a Ichool Ivent. ConaequenC8: a) AI per district discipline code, which could Include admlnlstratlv. probation depending on the severity of the offenll and other penaltlll II allowed by district discipline policy. b) Immediate athletic suspension from the team for up to liven (7) calendar days, depending on severity. c) Reatttutlon or retum of property. 5. Failure to return athletic equipment. Conaequence: Suspension from athletic program participation until equipment Is rstumed or paid for. a. Acts which constllute a violation of the Pennsylvania Criminal Code. Consequence: a) Immediate athletic luspenslon from the team lor the remainder of the season or the school year depending upon the severity of the offense. b) Athlete must petition to have athletic suspension lilted alter stated period of time. 7. Failure to carry out the reasonable directions or additional rules and regulations established by the coach. (Such rules and regulations, after being approved by the Athletic Director and Principal, must be distributed In writing to all athletes). ConsequenCe: As established by each coach. ", a. Any Improper conduct which violates District disciplinary policy or results In tho athlete not representing his school In a becoming manner. Consequence: As establlahed by each coach. 7 g , Proc.durll Quld.nn.. for Cod. of Conduct A. II an 11I5g.d Inlrlctlon II raport.d, the coach Ihlll nottfy the building Il1mlnlltrltor and mak. an 1nv.IUgaUon 01 the III.g.d conduct or vIolaUon to d.t.rmln. II the Inlractlon can bl lubltantlat.d. Colch.t, whlll avoiding OVIITllctlon to Nmora. cannotlgnor. IUch raporll. At I minimum, In r..pena. to MIlOra, the coach II obllgad to dllCUII g.nlral conduct and Cod. .xplCtltlonl with the individual and/or the ~. B. 11, altlr Inv..UgIUon, th. Inlractlon can bl lubltantllted, the coach altar conlultltlon with the principal and Olltrlct Athletic Olrlctor Ihlll Impoll the approprlat. conllqulncl by giving wrlttln notice to the athlll', the athlet"1 plrentl or gUlrdlan, th. athletic dlr.ctor Ind thl building admlnlstrltol'. Imposition 01 disciplinary conllquenc.. by the athletic director shill not preclud. any addlllonll dllclpllnary p.nllty Imposed by tha building admlnlstrltlon pursuant to district dlsclpllnlry policy. C. The results 01 I disciplinary Incident may be appealed by the Ithlete or plr.nVguardlan to the principal who will convene a Review Commltt.. to hllr the appeal .nd render a decision to the prlnclpsl, Such decision will be made within ten (10) buslnlls dsys 01 the appeal. During the ten (10) buslnaas days, the Initial disciplinary Ictlon Impolld will remain In ellect. O. II the par.nt or athl.te Is notlltlslled with the decision of the Review Commltt.., a hearing may be requllted within live (5) buslnlls days In wrItlng to the Superlntendant 01 Schools or dlllgn... The Superintendent or design.. has complete dlscratlon whethsr or not to hear the appeal. II the Superintendent or dlllgn.. decides to hear the appeal, such hearing shall be conducted within ten bullnesa days. II such hearing Is grantsd, the Inlllal disciplinary action will remain In ellect. E. Once an athletic suspension or athletic expulsion haa been Impoaad, the athlete will not be permitted any participation In thet sport unllls the r.commendatlon lor suspension! expulsion la disapproved at some level 01 appeal. Art expulsion Includas forfeiture 01 any school related awards lor that lIason. F. Nothing In this Code shall preclude sny building Principal or Assistant Principal Irom suspending or excluding a studant-athlate Irom sn sthletlc team lor any violation oltha NI8I 01 the Wesl Shore School District evan lIthe ollense committed by the student would also be an ollense under the terms 01 this Code 01 Conduct, .' 7 h i ! II I I I V Mllclllaneoul Rulel A definite need for student Involvement In school Drolects and activities eKlsts. The feeling of being part of the school that Is generated by such Involvement Droduces positive results and II encouraged end promoted as part of Itudant life. a. Salel actlvllle. directed toward lervlce proJectl for the Ichool are permitted but luch activities for parties, picnics, etc. are not permitted. b, To control sslee aetlvlties, a clearing house to authorize and schedule 11181 must be establlshsd In each building, All such acllvltlel muet also be cleared through the district office, Fund raising request forms must be on file with Mr. Gross, c, All Iludent sctivlties shall ceaee at the high Ichool by 11 :00 p.m. When held outside of the high echool, acllvllles shall cease not later than 12:00 midnight. d. No etudent shall be transported on trips or acllvltles without wrlttan conlent of parante. e. Trips by stud!mts as part of school activities shall be by public carrier whenever possible. Adult cheperonage Is required for all bus.transported studenta engage In travel on school activities, If automobiles are used to transport Itudents, permission must be recelvCld from the administration and forms completed regarding Insurance coverage, 11 shall be determined In advance that the owner of such an eutomoblle has adequate lIeblllty Insurance to protect the students end the school. f. Use or possession of alcoholic beverages Is not permitted at school functions nor at functlone for which a school facility may be rented. g. Upon entering the building students shall go at once to their homeroom and remain there unless excused for valid reason by the teacher, h, No student shall be permlned In the auditorium unless accompanied by a taacher : or by written permission from a teacher. I. Students must exercise eKtreme caution when driving near the school, In the parklnll areas, and In leaving parking areas. Traffic In the parking area Is one. way. Parking shall be In the parking area and not along streets or drlvewaya, All vehicles will be Issued WSSD Parking Permits, J, Bicycles must be placed In the racks provided In the parking area. Bicycles should be locked. k. Cedar Cliff has closed lunch perlode. All students shall eat In the Cafeteria or lounga &rea only, Students must eat lunch at tha site It was purchased. At no Ilme Is food to be taken from the cafeteria or lounge area. I. Students In the building and elsewhere shall not run, push, shove, or otherwise Interfere with the orderly flow of traffic In the halls, stairways, bus waiting areas, etc. Students are to relraln Irom sitting In the hallways. The rights of all students must be respected by all students, m, Everyone at Cedar Cliff, staff and students, must use courtesy and thoughtfulness so that all may use the facilities with equal opportunity, equal safety, and equal pleasure. n. Report cards will be withheld Irom any student until he has made satlslactory senlement for all obligations (lost books and damaged school property, unpaid lees and school equipment not returnCld, detention assignments no complated,etc,) ,i I: i I 8 DRESS AND GROOMING Studenll are encouraged to take pride In their physical appearance, In an age 01 changing Itylll and Ireedom 01 dresl, Itudents Ihould take care to aelect clothing which Is compllmantary to them and approprlata to the w'lather end aeason. When atudenll come to school inappropriately drelled, .1 determined by the admlnlatretlon, the laculty and administration will take Itepa to correct the eltuatlon, Such correction wllllnclud. a change 01 clothing lound to be inappropriate, The lollowlng .paclllc drell and grooming provision. will apply: J.) Students are responsible lor keeping themselves, their hair and their clothing clean. 2.) Length and etyle 01 hair, clothing, or Jewelry will be regulated to eliminate any health or ..Iaty hazards, and to prevent any disruption 01 the educational procese. Studente with long hair may be required to wear restraining devices In certain etltuatlons such as ehops, sclenea labs, home economics, physical education and athletic contests. " 3.) Clothing displaying prolanlty, Inappropriate pictures, gestures or words, drug use, alcohol, tobacco products or sexuellnnuendos Is not acceptable. ...) Clothing which Is tight, torn, tattered or revealing that tends to disrupt the educational process Is not acceptable. No clothing may purposely expose undergarments. 6.) Males and lemales may wear hats or head coverings to and Irom school, but not while school Is In session. Hair restraints may be worn during sehoolto hold hair salely In place. 6.) Tops will not expose the mid-section 01 the body, or the shoulders and they must meet the neckline. 7.) Shom 01 mid-thigh length or longer may be worn during the school year with consideration given to temperature and weather conditions. 6,) Females may wear skirts 01 mid-thigh length or longer 9.) Students must wear sale lootwear which will not mark or damage school property, 10.) Gloves or outerwear coats are not to be wom In the school unless permitted by the teacher due to the temperature In the classroom. 11.) Artlclas 01 Clothing not acceptable: a. Spandex b. Tank tops, tube tops, muscle shim, hall shlrte and mesh sweaters and shirts c. Bandanas or any sort 01 caps d Flip-flops or shoes with cleats e, Mesh or long underwear, boxer shorts or tights worn as outer garments I Gym or tennis shorts, cutoffs or spandex shorts g. Sunglasses 12.)Student Council will aid In the acceptanee and underetandlng 01 the policy by promoting eell-pollclng among the etudent body. " EDUCATIONAL TRIPS The request submitted lor educalionaltrlps have become more numerous and diverse each year. In an attempt to provide lor consistency In the approval or disapproval 01 such requests, the lollowlng guidelines are adopted as policy. 9 PhllolODhv The West Shore School District reeognlzes that trips by atudents during the school year can have .Ignlllcant educational value II planned properly. In making a determination on each Individual reque.1, It Is necessary for the principal to evaluate the parentallnlormatlon and apply a let of guidelines to arrive at a decision. The lollowlng factors will be part 01 that decision process: 1. The ege and grade level 01 the etudent will pley a pert In the evaluation. 2. The mere fact that the student Is traveling Is not enough supportive evidence to warrent approval. 3. A tie In wlth the studenh curriculum under study would be s necessary part 01 the trip to gain approval. 4. The student ehould be able to demonstrate the educational value 01 the trip upon his! her return, In wrltlen form, In the caso 01 primary age children, the principal may, atthalr discretion, accept on oral report. The ebsence will not be conaldered excused unless this requirement hes bean met. 5. Since the etudent will be missing all facets ollllslher educallonal experlenc;e, It Is Imperative thet e commitment Is msde regarding work esslgnments belore leaving and make.up work upon returning, " ReDueatl for ApDroval The lollowlng proceduras shall be lollowed In requesting approvellor an educational trip: 1. Parents shall submit tha appropriate lorm no less than Ilva (5) school days In advance 01 tha proposed trip. 2. When a lamlly has students enrolled In more than one building who will be partici- pating In the trip, only one lorm needs to be aubmltled. The principal receiving the lorm will take responsibility lor notifying the principals 01 the other buildings concerned and will consult wllh them on the approprlete response. A copy 01 the lorm will be forwerded to each principal. 3. The prlnelpal receiving the request will nollfy the perents 01 the decision to epprove or disapprove the trip. 4. The cumulative number 01 days lor educallonaltrlps that will be considered lor epproval during a glvan yaar shall not excaed I1ve(5) days per chltd. 5. No requests lor educallonaltrlps will be accepted during the IInalten (10) days 01 the school term. The Declelon for Approval The basis lor epprovlng requests lor educallonallrlps shall be Its direct relevance to the needs 01 the students. The ease with which the same trip could be made at times other than during the sChool day will also be considered. The lollowlng speclfie categories 01 trips will not be approved as educallonal trips. 1. Shopping 2. Events or places which could be visited outside 01 school time because they ere nearby and/or scheduled lor substential hours beyond the school day. Farm Show particlpellon under this policy Is permitted (Secllon 517) 3. Hunting, lishing, elc. 10 4. Visits to relatives. 6. Trips to educational sltee lor which a previous request has been approved. Site In this Instance relere to a specific place; lor example, It would be possible to schedule several trips to New York City without visiting the same sltee. 6. Trip 01 more than llve(5) school days duration (cumulative within s given school year). 7. Accompanying thelamlly to locale a new home due to a planned move. 8. Trips taking place during the time period In which final examinations are being administered. Should the lamlly disregard a prlnclpal'a decision to not approve a trip request, the abssnce(s) will ba marked as unexcused. The building administrator may exercise dlacretlon concemlng makeup privileges lor work missed during such unapproved and unexcuaed absences. ADD..I of Denial When a request lor an educational trip has been denied at the building level, the parent may submit a written request to the Building Principal to re-evaluate the Issue, This request, accompanied by a recommendation Irom the principal, will be submitted to the Assistant Superintendent lor Curriculum and Instruction to review the trip request and render a decision In concurrence with the Superintendent. Maks-UD Work In the case 01 an approved educational trip, studants will be granted makeup privileges. Altsr a studenra return, makeup work must be submitted within a time Irame equivalent to the number 01 days spproved lor the trip; I,e., lor a two,day trip two days will be grantad lor makeup work to be completed. ComD.tltlon Parents wishing to have their children excused to participate In competitions 01 various kinds; I.e., athletics, arts, academies, etc., may apply lor permission, using the same lorm as lor other educational trips. The same lectors will enter Into the final decision as are Indicated elsewhere In this policy. School Code: PA Code (TItle 22) Sec. 11.26 Farm Show Participation (Section 617) ~thnlc Intimidation Tha responsibility 01 each Individual lunctlonlng In any society, Including our school soclaty, Is to Interact toward each other with mutual respect and, at minimum, In a manner which Is non- threatening and Intimidating. Our administration will cite Individuals who are lound Intimidating, threatening, or maliciously making remarks toward the race, religion or national origin 01 another. Please reler to section 2710 01 the Crimes Code 01 Pa., listed below, lor clarlllcatlon: 2710-Ethnlc Intimidation. a)Offense dellned.- A person commits the offense 01 ethnic Intimidation II, with malicious Intention toward the race, color, religion or national origin 01 another Individual or groups 01 II dlvlduals, he commits an offense under any other provision 01 this article or under Chapter 33 (relallng to arson, criminal mlschlel and othor property destruction) exclusive 01 section 3307 (relating to Institutional vandalism) or under section 3503 (relating to criminal trespass) or under section 5504 (relating to harassment by communication or address) with 1 1 respeet to one or more members 01 such group or to their property, b)Gradlng.- An offense under this .ectlon shall be classified as a misdemeanor 01 the third degree If the other offense Is classified as a summary offense, Otherwise, an offense under this .actIon .hall ba cla.allied one degree hlghar In the classification apeclfied In .ectlon 106(relallng to classes <:1 offenses) than the classlllcallon of tha other offense. c)Delinlllon.-As used In this secllon .mallclous Intenllon. means the Intenllon to commit any act, tha commission 01 which Is a necessary elemant 01 any offense refarred to In .ubsecllon(a)motIvated by hatred toward the race, color, religion or nallonal origin of another individual or group of Individuals. FIRE DRILL During lire drills you should proceed quickly, qulelly and orderly. Fire exits ere Indicated with a series of rlld arrows. Each room has an assigned route for leaving the building. Whan the fire alarm sounds, students need only lollow the arrows In an orderly IIna closing all windows and door. 01 the classrooms as they leave. Stay with your class when outside. HALL PASSES Upon lesvlng their assigned classroom students are required to have a written hall pass at all times. The written pass must Include time of departure Irom cless, destination, and classroom teacher's slgnatura. Locker and lav passes will be Issued to students In homeroom at regular Intervals through the school year; these passes are to be used at most twice a day with teacher approval. Students who lose these must pay $1 to receive a new one In the office, The regular yellow passes will be used lor other purposes, such as a teacher sending a atudentto another classroom. HARASSMENT OF OTHERS The creallon 01 a sale and orderly climate at Cedar Cliff, one which enhances a sense 01 well- being and security for everyone, Is 01 utmost Importance. The admlnlstrallon will not hesitate to cite Individuals found harassing others. Please refer to Secllon 2709 01 the Crimes Code 01 Pa" IIstAd below, for clarillcatlon: 2709-Harassment, A person commits a summary offense when, with Intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person: l)he strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects him to physical contact, or attempta or threatens to do the same; or 2)he follows a person In or about a public place or places; or 3)he engages In a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts which alarm or seriously annoy such other person and which serve no legitimate pUrpose. HONOR ROLL Honor roll lists will be published following the close 01 each marking period. Each marking period will produce its own honor roll. The honor roll Is not cumulallve. Those students who have attained an average of 66% and not less than 77% In any subject shall constitute the honor roll. Those who have attained an average 01 (93%) and not less than 86% In any subjects shall constitute the disllngulshed honor group. No lailures are allowed lor honor roll or dlsUngulshed honor roll status. The following procedure Is used In determining grade average for honor roll purposes: 12 .' . MulUply tach percentage grade Umes the number 01 days the clanel meet per cycle, divide by the total numbsr 01 classes per cycle, Exemple: English 94 x 6.. 664 History 89 x 6 .. 634 Sclence(Gen) 87 x 6.. 622 Math 94 x 6.. 664 Heelth S1 x 3 .. 273 27 2467.. 91.00 LIBRARY SERVICES I. Oroanlzetlon A General 1. The library Is open Irom 7:30 a.m. until 3:10 p.m. 2. Books and back Issues 01 magazines may be checked out lor a two-week period 3. Audiovisual mete rials, relerenca books, and current magazines may be checked out overnight. 4. A fine 01 five cents per school day Is charged lor overdue books & megazlnes> Overdue vertlcel lile materials are assessed a line 01 two cents per Item per day. 5. Relerence books and audio-visual materials not returned by 8:00 a,m, have a 26 cent charge, as well as audiovisual materials. B, Students 1. Passes are not required belore and after school, but they are required during lunch. Library passes can be obtained Irom lunch monitors. 2. Students using the library Irom a class, stuely hall or lunch must prasent a pass upon entering stating tha date, time, and teacher's name. 3. Students are raquasted not to go back to study hall during the las~ minutes 01 the period. C. Fecultv 1. Teachers may send five students Irom anyone class with an appropriate pass and notification. 2. The faculty may sign up In the library II they wish to bring their antlre class for research, supplementary reading, Instruction, or book selection. II. Services to Students 1. An extensive orientation program Is provided lor alllreshman students. 2, Book displays and bibliographies are provided to publicize the availability 01 new materials. 3. A College and Career Center and the C.O.I.N. compact disc providss Inlormatlon on occupations, colleges, and various training programs. 4. A library secratary Is available to assist with the viewing and listening 01 audiovisual materials which mey be used by Individuals or small groups. IS. The Iibrarlens assist, Instruct, and lamlilarlze the students with various compact disc products available on the computer network. 6. ACCESS Pennsylvania on CD-ROM allows lor Interlibrllry loan, 13 I t LOCKERS The un of perl Dna I lockl II not allowadl Each Freshman will be given tha opportunll} to purchase two combination locks lor $7.00, one lor their hall locker and one lor their phYI. ad. locker. Both locks will have the lime combination, Students will be responsible lor remembering their own combinations. These locks can be secured Irom the olllca during tha first wask 01 the school year. II a student should lose s lock, a lee 01 $3.50 lor a lingle lock or an additional $7,00 lor a new pair will be charged. It Is advised that students relraln Irom sharing lock combinations. Lockers Ihould ba kept In good order and locked at all tImes. Responsibility lor the contents 01 the student's lockar lies In HISlHER OWN HANDS. All lockers at Ceder Cliff High School are the property 01 the Wast Shore School District and ara loan ad lor student convenience during the Ichool year. " J.2.S.T AND FOUND The Lost and Found Department will be loceted In the main office. Lost ertlclee may be claimed there. Articles unclelmed aller a reasonable period will not be retained. Lost books will be placed In a book rack located In the bus waiting room. LUNCH PROCEDURES During the three lunch periods, students are permitted In the lollowlng areas: the caleterla, the: student lounge, or outside In Iront 01 the school (main enlrence). The halls are olf limits, (unless a student has a pass) as are parking lots and outside areas except those designated above. Students using the lounge during the lunch period must cooperate to keep the area Iree 01 litter. Inappropriate behavior and lallure to dlepose 01 one's IIller properly will rosult In loss of lounge privileges, At lour minutes belore the end 01 lunch - 1st lunch . 11:33, 2nd lunch. 12:20, 31d lunch. 1:07 p.m. students may enter the hslls and go to their lockers. MARKING SYSTEM The marking system used at Cedar Cliff Is as follows: 93 . 100% Excellent 86. 92% Gx:d 77. 85% Fair 70. 76% Poor 69. Below Failure I . Incomplete No mark "I' will be changed to a lallure unless work required Is "made-up" within a reasonable time which Is usually the same number 01 days a student has not been In school. "A lactor 01 1.06 will be used to compute the grade lor all Honor courses In the curriculum to rellect the addillonalllme and difliculty required In these courses." 14 Report cards and grades are Issued to students at the end of each nlne.week period. Report carda are kept by the atudenL Mld-tarma and final examinations will be given In aslocted courses at Cedar Cliff High School, Tha mid-term. and final examinations will be counted as weighing 1n of the final courae gracle. exampl.. for computing final grades followe: Samaatar Coural with Final Exam. I. 3m m P Ilrada & 41h m,p, Qrade .. Tolall 2 2, Tolal1 x 6 .. Tolal 2 3. Tolal 2 & final exam Drade .. Final Averaga 7 Full Veflr Cour.. with FInal Exam I. I m,o, & 2 m,o. & 3 m,o. & 4 m,o, .. Total I 4 2. Total 1 x 6 .. Total 2 3, Tolal 2 & final exam.. Final Average 7 MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS Tbe Cedar Cliff High School Band, which numbers more than 75 members, performe et footbell games. represents our school at parades, and presents several concerts throughout the year. Outetandlng band members are sent to district band, regional band and possibly alate band. The Marching Band has been Atlantic Coast Championship Finalist for the last five years. The Vocal Music Organizations Includa Mixed Chorus, Octet and Chamber Slngera. Membsrshlp In Octet and Chambers Singers Is by audition. Choruses meet at least 3 periods per week on achool time. Outstanding students are sent to county chorus, district and region choirs. Ensembles perform three concerts per year, at baccalaureate and at many community meetings and events. MUSICAL The Cedar Cliff Music and Drama Departments sponsor the production of a broadway musical each spring. Auditions are held In December, and all students are eligible to try out for singing, dancing, or acting parts. Additionally, Instrumentalists, artists, construction workers, costumers, and business students are utilized In the total production, Interested students need not be a member of another club or organization to participate In operetta. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The purpose 0' the National Honor Society Is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promole leadership, and to develop character In the students of secondary schools, Election to membership In the National Honor Society Is Intended to honor those students who have demonstrated outstanding contributions In the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. 15 Students first become eligible for membership alter the third marking porlod of the junior year. (Sanlors with an average of 92% alter the lirst marking period 01 their senior yeer will be consldared for membership.) A list of all students with a cumulative grade point average of 92% or above Is complied and submitted to the National Honor Society advlsor(s), Students are notilled of thalr ICholastlc eligibility and are asked to expresa their Interest In being considered by IIIl1ng out an actlvlty sheet that Is designed to evaluate the student'. service and leadership. Studenll who have. by participating In at least two activities per yaar In three catagorles. accumulated twenty activity points are eligible for membership, Seniors being considered for membership after the first nine weeks of their senior year will be required to have accumulated twenty-three actlvlty points. By means of a questlonnalra, the faculty Is asked to evaluate eligible students In the areas 01 leadership and character. All 01 the Inlormatlon collected (scholastic sverage, activity points, faculty recommendations and comments) la then presented by the edvlsor to a live-member laculty council appointed by the principal. A majority vote by the l:ouncll determines a student's selection or non-selection for membership In the Nstlonal Honor Society. Members 01 the National Honor Society are expected to attend all meetlngs and lunctlons 01 the organlzatlon. They are also expected to render school or community service through participation In the chapter's annual servlca project and through an Individual service project Involving twenty hours 01 service per semester. Additlonallnlormatlon on the selection process and the obligations 01 members can be obtained by requesting a copy 01 the society's by-laws Irom the school office. NURSE'S OFFICE The services of a school nurse practloner are available during the school day. There Is a scheduled time for students to report to the nurse. It Is relerred to as 'sick cali' tlme. Regular sick call hours are: 1ST PERIOD AND 11:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. These times are the only times students should ask to go to the nurse. A pass lrom your teacher Is reculred to reDort to the nurse, Do not report to the nurse between classes, Emergancles will be cared for at any time 01 the day. PERMANENT PASSES TO LEAVE PROPERTY Students who regularly leave school early (Co-op, Arts Magnet, etc.).JIllW carry a laminated 1.0. card Issued by the school showing the time 01 departure and purpose. This card must be shown to any staH member who asks why a student Is leaving the building. Students who lose their cards must pay $2.00 to the office lor a new one to be Issued. PRIDE PROGAM The Cedar CIiH P.R.I.D.E. program, fersonal Responslbllltyjn D.ally~Hort, Is an exciting new program to develop Incentives for attendance and academic achievement for students. P.R.I.D.E. Is a research based program which emphasizes critical areas 01 schoolllle and lasters student success In school, while enhancing sell-esteem and creating pride In our achool. Those areas Include attendance, eHort, good school citizenship, active participation In school activities and service to school and community. 16 The P.R.I.D.E. program will accomplish two Important goals, It will recognize and reward Itudents for good attendance end effort, and It presents a vsry clear melsage of what we, aa a achool, believe I, Important. We encourage all parents and ltudents to become active partlclpanl8 In the P.R,I.D.E. program. Oetalle of the P,R.I,D.E. program will be announced to IItudenl8. The P.R.I,O.E. committee II looking for additional parente or etudents 10 serve on the committee and help to Implsment thll exciting program, " PUBLICATIONS The creation, manufacture or dl8lemlnatlon of any booklst, pamphlat, megazlne, periodical or other publication In or on the premlsee of the West Shore School Olstrlctla prohibited without prior approval by the administration. A copy of the proposed publication or a copy of the format of the proposed publication shall be submitted to the administration. Should the publication be Intended for one building It shall be submitted through the building principal, Approval of a periodical shall continue in force until withdrawn. Tha 'Sentinel', the school newspaper, Is published live times during the year. The 'Sentinel' ~Ivea students a complete history of the achool year, from club news and social events. to a report on sports. Processing the newspeper affords the students of the Journalism class practical experience In all phases of publication. Cedar Cliff's yearbook Is the 'Cedar Log.' The book Is dlstrlbutad In late Mayor early June, and a supplement Is distributed In Iste October or aarly November, Every Cedar Cliff student's picture appears at least once In the yearbook, The price Is determined annually based on production costs. SPEECH AND DEBATE Cedar Cliff Is a member of the Pennsylvania High School Speech League (PHSSL) and the Harrisburg Area Debate League (HADL). Any Interested student roay Join the Debate Teem andlor try out for competitive speech events, The debate aeason Is from October to February; speech tournements are generally from Decamber to April at local, district and state levels, Participation on thesa teams Is especially helpful for college-bound students. WORKING PERMITS Working permits will be Issued at Cedar Cliff High School for ell students residing In the Cedar Cliff area. Students wishing working permits shall apply at the main office of Cedar Cliff High School. When seeking a working permit, the student should bring his or her birth certificate as proof of age. A parent or guardian must sign the application In the presence of a school official. This Is ths first step In securing a work permit, 17 . STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENT One of the goals of the .choolls to recognize Individual end/or group .ccompllshmente of the .tudent body. It Is through dasarved racognltlon that these students continue to strive for excellence. PlulI8 make the administration aware of the students In your clalles who .hould receive recognition for their work In contests, .chool or community .ervlce. Msny awards are glv.n at the annual Awards Program In May Including apeclal Department Awards Initiated by the BPe. STUDENT ACTIVITIES ELIGIBILITY The Wilt Shore School Board adopted the new atandards for academic eligibility. Allatudentsln the We.t Shore School District who participate In athletlo or other extracurricular actlvltlee that Include five or more hours of participation time each week will be governed by the new .tandards. The following standards are In effect for West Shore School District students during the 1994-96 school year: I. In order to be eligible at the start of the 1994.95 school year for the activities defined above, a pupil must have passed a minimum of four(4) full credit subjects, or the equlvalant, during the preceding school year. 2. In order to be eligible for the ectlvltles dellned above In subsequent grading periods, a pupil must have passed at least four (4) full credil subjects, or the equivalent, during the previous grading period. 3. Back work (Incompletes) may be made up providing It Is In accordance with the regular rules of the school district. 4. At the end of the school year, the student's final grades and credits In hls/her subJect. rather than hlslhar grades and credits for the last grading period. shall be used to determine his/her eligibility for the next grading period. e. A pupil whose work doss not meet the stendards provided, but who attends aummer school and corrects hls/her dellclencles, shall be eligible. 6. Where a student's work In any preceding grading period does not meat these standards, said student shall be Ineligible to parllclpate In athletics or other extracurricular acllvltles for a minimum of the first twenty(20) school days of the next grading period. This excludas the fourth grading period. as noted In number one(l) and four(4) above, where final grades are used to determine academic eligibility. 6. Academic ellgiblllty shall be cumulallve from the beginning of the grading period and shall be reported on a weekly basis. 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