ISS/OSS Guidelines

Revised: October 15, 1998

PHS Teacher Handbook

SUSPENSIONS - MAKE-UP WORK

I.S.S. (In-School Suspension) -- Board Approved 3/96

• Alternative to out-of-school suspension
• Permits supervised restriction for students
• Maintains educational goals of the school district
• All days in ISS are considered excused academic absences
• Students participating in co-curricular activities, who are under any type of suspension, may not participate in practices, contests, productions, performances, meetings, field trips, etc. sponsored by the co-curricular activity.

Student Make-up Work Policy:

1.) All work should be able to be made up provided the following is adhered to;

2.) It is the student's responsibility to secure assignments from their teacher prior to entering the in-school suspension program ;

3.) It is the student's responsibility to complete assignments and present them to the ISS Coordinator, who will in turn place in the appropriate teacher mailboxes;

4.) Tests may be administered by the ISS Coordinator on the day of testing or the regular classroom teacher may administer when the ISS student returns to class.

O.S.S. (Out-of-School Suspension)

• Supervision is the responsibility of the parent(s)
• Student not permitted to come to school, to attend classes or extracurricular activities
• Partially maintains educational goals of the school district
• All days of OSS are considered unexcused absences

Student Make-up Work Policy:

1.) It is the student's responsibility to check with the teacher upon returning from an out-of-school suspension and make up any major test(s) or projects that they missed.

2.) There will be NO credit given for missed homework and quizzes.

3.) NOTE: On certain occasions a student may be assigned an out-of-school suspension to be served at the Juvenile Detention Center in their Supervised School Suspension Program (students are not in detention) and the parent is responsible for transportation. In this case the same rules apply (re:credit) since it is still an out-of-school suspension, however the difference would be that JDC likes students to have work to do. Therefore, students should be given assignments if they ask, but credit will only be given for major tests and projects.

Juvenile Court Detention

• Student locked up at Juvenile Detention Center
• Sentencing of detention determined by the juvenile court judge
• Court has a teacher on staff to help maintain educational program
• All days of detention are considered excused

Student Make-up Work Policy:

1.) All work should be able to be made up

2.) Once student has been released from detention and returns to school they should have the same number of days as missed to make up work.

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