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It is imperative that Harrison County Schools maintain regular contact with parents. Parents are strongly reminded to update contact information, including a current telephone number and address, by contacting your child’s school on the next available school day to report the change(s). From time to time, it is necessary to contact parents/guardians regarding a child’s illness, an emergency, or disciplinary offense and action. The school administration will make every attempt to contact all telephone numbers on the student's contact sheet in serious matters as deemed necessary by the principal. If the school is unable to communicate with a parent/ guardian in a timely manner, the child will be turned over, at the end of that same school day, to the appropriate agency, including law enforcement and/or Child Protective Services.

What an extraordinary opportunity we have to touch the lives of children who will grow to serve our community and society as a whole. Our goal is, and will continue to be, preparing our children for the 21st century. All of our decisions will be made with that goal in mind.

Collaborative, technological, and leadership skills are necessary to thrive today. Traditional teaching methods alone no longer provide the skills necessary to acquire a career or advance into some form of post-secondary education or training. Our educators must be armed with the professional development, assessment data, and time necessary to make these skills a priority in our curriculum.

Unprecedented steps have been taken to ensure a decrease in “out of education” experiences for students in 2023-2024. Students thrive when in an environment of high expectations and support. The results of truancy, discipline, and dropouts pose significant challenges to us all. There is much that parents can do to solidify and grow collaborative relationships with our highly qualified staff to maximize the achievement of all students.

As we begin the 2024-2025 school year, I am so very grateful for the opportunity to share in your child’s impressionable years. I am hopeful that we can work together to continue to ensure that Harrison County Schools provides a quality education for all students.

• All Students can succeed.

• Education is the shared responsibility of the school, families, and community.

• All schools should provide a healthy, safe, and drug free environment.

• Everyone can be a lifelong learner and productive citizen.

• Everyone should demonstrate positive character, civility and integrity.

• All Students can succeed.

• Education is the shared responsibility of the school, families, and community.

• All schools should provide a healthy, safe, and drug free environment.

• Everyone can be a lifelong learner and productive citizen.

• Everyone should demonstrate positive character, civility and integrity.

Our Policies can now be found on BoardDocs!

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• Children & Youth in Foster Care (5111.03)

• Entrance Requirements (5112)

• Open Enrollment for Nonresident Students (5113)

• Open Enrollment for Resident Students (5113.01)

• Nonimmigrant Students & Foreign-Exchange Programs (5114)

• School Attendance Areas (5120)

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• Promotion, Acceleration, Placement, & Retention (5410)

• Administrative Guideline Promotion & Retention

• Grading (5421)

• Administrative Guideline Grading / Semester Exams

• Class Rank (5430)

• Graduation Requirements (5460)

• Diploma Deferral (5460.01)

• Early Graduation (5464)

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• Dual Credit (2271)

• Alternative Delivery of Educational Programs (2370)

• Virtual Instruction (2370.01)

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• Student Code of Conduct (5500)

• Administrative Guidelines Discipline

• Dress and Grooming (5511)

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• Health Services (5310)

• Immunization (5320)

• Use of Medications (5330)

• Control of Casual-Contact Communicable Diseases (8450)

• Pediculosis (8451)

• Control of Noncausal-Contact Communicable Diseases (8453)

• Control of Blood-Borne Pathogens (8453.01)

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• Food Services (8500)

Minimally Disruptive Behaviors disrupt the educational process and the orderly operations of the school but do not pose a direct danger to self or others.

Disruptive and Potentially Harmful Behaviors disrupt the educational process and/or pose potential harm, danger, or educational detriment to self and/or others. The behavior is committed willfully but not in a manner that is intended maliciously to cause harm or danger to self and/or others.

Severely Disruptive, Imminently Dangerous, Illegal, and/or Aggressive Behaviors are willfully committed and are known to be illegal and/or harmful to people and/or property. (Specific behaviors are outlined in W. Va. Code §18A-5-1a(c) and the principal shall address these inappropriate behaviors accordingly.)