720 - Safety
Program
The
The safety program shall be
coordinated by a staff person responsible to the District administrator. This program shall include accident
prevention procedures, accident recordkeeping, buildings and grounds
inspection, fire prevention, fire and tornado drills, and traffic and vehicle
safety problems related to employees, students and members of the community.
All accidents, including
physical education and playground accidents, will be
reported immediately to the building principal.
Legal Ref.: Sections
118.07(2), 121.02(1)(i),
Approved: March
18, 1997
723.1 -
The District
administrator or the District administrator’s designee is authorized to
determine whether schools will be closed in the event of an emergency.
During inclement weather,
the District administrator or designee shall determine whether or not buses
will run.
Legal Ref: Sections
115.01(10), 118.125, 121.02(1)(f),
PI 8.01(2)(f),
Approved: February 19, 1998
ADMINISTRATIVE RULE 723.1
AR 723.1 - Activities
Postponement and Cancellations
Whenever school is not
held because of inclement weather the following procedures will be followed:
A.
The
decision to conduct athletic practices will be made by the athletic director
and building principal.
1.
Common
sense should prevail when making decisions.
2.
The
coach, athletic director and principal will decide the exact time for practice.
B.
If
away contests are cancelled because of inclement weather and/or poor travel
conditions, practice sessions will be permitted if approval is granted by the
athletic director and building principal.
C.
If
school is dismissed and buses depart early because of inclement weather, then
there will be no school activities scheduled unless the athletic director or
advisor and building principal decide otherwise. If practice is held, bus students can be
excused.
The scheduling of school
activities i.e., school play, concerts, club meetings, conferences, public
performances, trips, whenever inclement weather interferes will be decided by the
advisor and building principal.
D.
The
Southern Lakes Conference policy concerning postponements and/or cancellations
will be adhered to: "In all sports,
this shall be the responsibility of the home school principal or designee. (April-May 1982 Minutes) It is recommended that they will initiate all
negotiations for cancellation or postponement, and supervise the notification
of all concerned personnel. It is the
home school’s responsibility to re-contract with officials. In case of postponement, the game or match
will be played at the next available date including Saturdays."
723.2 - Response
to Suicide/Sudden Death
The District shall
implement a formalized plan of action to help students and/or District employees
deal with their grief and feelings of loss at the time of suicide/sudden death.
Legal Ref.: Section
121.02(1)(e),
Cross Ref.: Administrative
Rule 723.2
Approved: June
15, 2000
ADMINISTRATIVE RULE 723.2
AR723.2 – Response
to Suicide/Sudden Death
implemented in the
School District of Fort Atkinson:
A.
District
employees shall utilize CODE BLUE procedures in the building when appropriate.
B.
The
building principal or his/her designee shall call 911 if the suicide or
sudden death occurs at school.
C.
The
principal shall notify the District Administrator immediately after being
informed of the suicide or sudden death.
D.
The
District Administrator shall inform the Director of Instruction and Director of
Special Education/Pupil Services of the incident.
E.
The
principal will confirm the facts, including the sequence of events and the
individuals involved. Every effort
should be made to gather this information within twenty-four hours. It is advisable for the principal to keep an
accurate record of the facts.
F.
The
Director of Instruction shall be designated as the information control
person. All information, questions, and
media contacts, should go through the Director of
Instruction. The Director of Instruction
should keep a log of all calls from both media and the general public.
G.
The
principal shall call a meeting of the Crisis Response Team (CRT) as soon as
possible. (The CRT shall consist of the
Director of Special Education/Pupil Services, Assistant Principals, Counselors,
Psychologists, Social Workers, Department Heads, School Nurse, and other
designated persons). After the building
principal informs the CRT of the known facts, the team shall consider the
following:
1.
Assess
impact of event on students/staff/community.
2.
Decide
whether to call other support staff for counseling services.
3.
Determine
whether to call a brief staff meeting.
4.
Decide
within the limits of confidentiality and the family rights to privacy, what
facts to share with staff and students.
Contact family to tell them of plan.
If family does not want suicide acknowledged, wait until obituary is
published.
5.
Plan
how students will be informed of event.
(Do not use mass announcement or assembly.) Prepare a written statement to be read by
teachers or by Crisis Response Team members.
6.
Discuss
funeral attendance policy of the school with the Crisis Response Team before
the staff meeting. For a sudden death or
accident, it is a judgment call and often times a funeral service can
effectively diffuse feelings. (It is important to NOT support the choice of
suicide.)
7.
Plan
for one or all of these:
a.
Assign
Crisis Response Team members to classrooms that my need a support person to
assist with discussions.
b.
Designate
rooms to be used for counseling and assign team members to those rooms.
c.
Designate
a room for parents and a room for media, if any, to keep halls and office
clear.
8.
Map
out a two to three day plan for staff and students identified as needing extra
assistance.
9.
Reconvene
CRT within a week for critical incidence stress debriefing.
Legal Ref.: Sections
121.02 (1) (e), 121.02 (1) (n),
Cross Ref.: PI
8.01 (2) (e), PI 25.03 (1) (b),
BOARD POLICY
723.3
723.3 -
The District Administrator or designee is authorized
to determine whether schools will be closed in the event of an emergency.
During inclement weather,
the District Administrator or designee shall determine whether or not buses
will run.
Legal
Ref: Sections 115.01(10), 118.125,
120.12(27), 121.02(1)(f), Wisconsin Statutes, PI 8.01(2)(f),
Approved: February
19, 1998
Revised: December 16, 2010, Pending Board
Approval
ADMINISTRATIVE RULE 723.3
AR 723.3 - Activities Postponement and
Cancellations
Whenever school is not held because of inclement
weather or other emergency the following procedures will be followed:
A. The
decision to conduct athletic practices will be made by the athletic director
and building principal.
1. Common sense
should prevail when making decisions.
2. The coach,
athletic director and principal will decide the exact time for practice.
B. If away
contests are cancelled because of inclement weather and/or poor travel
conditions, or other emergency at the contest site, practice sessions will be
permitted if approval is granted by the athletic director and building
principal.
C. If
school is dismissed and buses depart early because of inclement weather or
other emergency, then there will be no school activities scheduled unless the
athletic director or advisor and building principal decide otherwise. If practice is held, bus students can be
excused.
The scheduling of school activities i.e., school play,
concerts, club meetings, conferences, public performances, trips, whenever
inclement weather or other emergency interferes will be decided by the advisor
and building principal.
D. Conference
policy concerning postponements and/or cancellations will be adhered to.
731.1 - Behavior
and Conduct in Areas Where There is an Expectation of Privacy
The District recognizes and
protects the privacy rights of individuals using locker rooms, changing rooms,
bathrooms, and other areas where privacy is reasonably expected. To facilitate privacy:
§
At
no time shall anyone use any device, including but not limited to: cameras,
video cameras, or cellular telephones, to record, capture, or transfer an image
of an individual there in.
§
At
no time shall individuals be interviewed inside a locker room, changing room,
bathroom, or other area where privacy is reasonably expected.
Anyone who violates this
policy shall be subject to school disciplinary action and/or penalties under
state law.
Legal Ref.: Section
175.22, Wisconsin Statutes
Section 942.09, Wisconsin
Statutes
Section 995.50, Wisconsin
Statutes
Cross Ref.: Board Policy 731.3 – Surveillance
Cameras
Board Policy 830 - Use
of School Facilities
Approved: August
21, 2008
731.3 - Surveillance
Cameras
For
the safety of students, staff, visitors and public property, surveillance
cameras may be used in all areas and property under the supervision of the
School District of Fort Atkinson, including school buildings. Areas such as bathrooms and locker rooms,
where people assume they are in an area of privacy, will not have surveillance
cameras.
Cross Ref: 731.1 – Behavior and Conduct in Areas Where There is an
Expectation of Privacy
Approved:
June 18, 2009
Reviewed: October
9, 2009
ADMINISTRATIVE RULE 731.3
AR 731.3 - Surveillance
Cameras
The Building Principal will make the decision as to whether a recording needs to be saved. Reasonable notification of surveillance camera use shall be provided by building administration. The Building Principal or Superintendent shall ensure that a recording showing student behavior is viewed only by those who are authorized.
Any disciplinary action administered to a student or staff member resulting from evidence garnered from the recording will be in accordance with the procedures described in the student handbooks or in a negotiated agreement.
Cross
Ref: Board Policy 731.3 – Surveillance Cameras
Approved: October 9, 2009
742 - Authorized
Use of School Equipment
School equipment or property shall not be loaned
to individuals for personal use.
School equipment or
property may be loaned to organizations only with approval from the District
administrator.
Forms are available in the
office of the District administrator and must be secured and signed prior to
borrowing school-owned property.
Legal Ref.: Section
120.13(17),
Approved: March
18, 1997
750 - Supervisor
of Bus Transportation
The District administrator
may appoint a supervisor of bus transportation.
The supervisor of bus transportation shall be responsible to the
District administrator for all matters pertaining to school bus transportation.
Approved: March
18, 1997
751.1 - Bus
Routing and Scheduling
The District administrator
is responsible for approving bus routes and shall determine pickup and discharge
points of riders consistent with state transportation regulations and efficient
and safe bus transportation.
Legal Ref.: Section
121.56, Wisconsin Statutes
Cross Ref.: Administrative
Rule 751.1 (Old Policy 3611.01)
Approved: March 18, 1997
760 - Food
Service Management
The
school lunch program is an integral part of the total education program, and as
such shall be governed by the same principles and type of control as any other
division of the school system.
The
As
required for participation in the National School Lunch Program, the
That a
school lunch meeting federal regulations be made available for all students.
That free
and reduced price lunches be offered to eligible students who apply and who
meet the federal income guideline.
The
business manager is responsible for the management of the school lunch program,
including the purchase of food and materials.
The business manager may delegate specific duties in relation to the
school food service programs to the food service supervisor.
The
School District of Fort Atkinson does not discriminate in school-sponsored food
service programs on any basis protected by Federal, State or Local laws.
Legal Ref.: Sections 115.34, 118.13, 120.10(16), 120.13(6),
120.13(10),
PI
9.03(1),
Cross Ref.: Administrative
Rule 112
Approved: March
18, 1997
763 - Charging
Meals to the School Lunch Program
Elementary students will
be permitted to charge no more than two (2) meals. Middle school and high school students will
be permitted to charge no more than one (1) meal. No meals will be charged to adults or
students not enrolled in the School District of Fort Atkinson.
Approved: February
19, 1998
Reviewed: February
27, 2008
771.1 - Copyright
It is the policy of the School District of Fort Atkinson that all employees
and students are responsible for complying with copyright laws and District
Policies and Regulations relating to the use of copyrighted materials. The use of District Equipment for the purpose
of violating the copyright laws is prohibited at all times. General requirements relating to copyright
and provisions for “fair use” are included in staff handbooks, in the District
IMC Handbook, and on the District Website (www.fortschools.org/IMChandbook).
Employees or students having any questions about the copyright
laws, the provisions for permissible “fair use” of copyrighted materials, or
obtaining permission to make use of copyrighted works from the copyright
holder, shall contact the school principal or the District Administrator.
Students and employees may be subject to individual liability
under the copyright laws as violations of the copyright laws are not authorized
by the District. No employee may direct
the violation of the copyright laws. The
violation of the copyright laws is not within the scope of any employee’s job
duties.
Approved: December
15, 2004