Board of Education Approved District Policies
 
                       3210 - Visitors to the School

                       5220 - District Investments   

                       5315 - Reporting and Investigations of Allegations of Fraud

                       5421 - Procurement of Goods and Services

                       5535 - Fund Balance

                       5565 - Confidential Medicare Disclosure Policy

                       5565R - Confidential Medicare Disclosure Regulation

                       5622 - Capital Assets Accounting

                       5670 - (Financial/Human Resources Management System Computer Controls)

                       6231 - Travel: By Employees

                       6460/7314 - Computer Network Internet Safety and Use Policy Guidelines

                       1334 - (Appointment and Duties of the Claims Auditor)

                       7110 - Attendance Policy

                       7130 - Attendance Areas

                       7212 - Private, Remedial or Developmental Services

                      7231 - Advanced Placement Tests
 
                       7314/6460 - Internet Safety and Use Policies
                       7314/6460R - Computer Network and Internet Safety and Use Guidelines

                       7515 - Wellness Policy
                       7515R - Wellness Regulations
                       Choose Sensibly Letter

                       7521 - Concussion Management                      
                       
                        7540 - Student Directory Information

                       7580 - Anti-Bullying and Harassment
                       7580R - Anti-Bullying and Harassment Regulation

                       7611 - Children with Disabilities

                       7630 - Appointment and Training of CSE and CPSE Members

                       7640 - Student Individualized Education Program                      

                       7670 - Appointment and Compensation of Impartial Hearing Officer

                       7671 - Public Report on Revisions to District Policies, Practices andProcedures Upona Finding of Significant Disproporational

                      7672 - Provision of Special Education Services in the Least Restrictive Environment

                      7676 - Availability of Alternative Format Instructional Materials for Students with Disabilities

                      7679 - Declassification of Students With Disabilities

                       8235 - School-Wide Pre-Referral Approaches and Interventions

                       8244 - Student Attendance at Reimbursable Career/Technical Education Programs
                       8244R - Student Attendance at Reimbursable Career/Technical Education Programs

                        8270 - Instructional Technology 

                        8451 - Tutoring 

                        8480 - Class Size                   
                        
                        Code of Conduct

                       Dangerous Instruments and Weapons in School

                       Parent Involvement - Title I

                       Smoke Free Substance Use/Abuse Policy

                       Statement on Sexual Harassment





Smoke Free Substance Use/Abuse Policy
 
It is the policy of the Plainview-Old Bethpage School District to promote healthy life styles for students and staff using appropriate instructional strategies and to inhibit the use/abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances within its jurisdiction. Plainview-Old Bethpage is a substance free district in which tobacco use is prohibited in all school buildings and on school grounds. Therefore, no person may use, possess, sell, or distribute alcohol, tobacco or other substances, nor may use or possess drug paraphernalia on school property or at school sponsored events, except drugs as prescribed by a physician. Further, any person exhibiting behavior, conduct, or personal or physical characteristics indicative of having used or consumed alcohol or other substances shall be prohibited from entering school grounds or school sponsored events.


Dangerous Instruments and Weapons in School

The Plainview-Old Bethpage Board of Education, in order to provide a safe and healthy environment wherein students can learn, has adopted a policy prohibiting dangerous instruments and weapons in school.

Dangerous instruments, firearms, dangerous chemicals, explosive devices or weapons are prohibited from school grounds, buildings, buses, and field trips.

A weapon is any instrument capable of inflicting bodily harm, such as, but not limited to, Swiss army knives, pen knives, razor blades, switchable knives, gravity knives, pilum ballistic knives, cane swords, electronic dart guns, chukka sticks, and King Fu stars.

Any student found guilty of bringing a firearm onto school premises shall be suspended for a period of one year, subject to review by the Superintendent. In addition, he/she shall be referred to the appropriate criminal justice or juvenile delinquency authorities.

Students who bring a weapon to school face a Principal's suspension and the possibility of a Superintendent's suspension.

 


Statement on Sexual Harassment

Student-to-student sexual harassment is UNWANTED and UNWELCOME sexual behavior that interferes with the student's life. Sexual harassment is NOT flirting or other behaviors which are for everyone involved.

Sexual harassment makes at least one person involved feel bad. A female student can be harassed by a male or by another female. A male student can be harassed by a female or another male.

Inappropriate Student-to-Student Behavior

    Verbal
  • Comments about body parts or rating someone's body
  • Sexual suggestion or threats
  • Spreading sexual rumors or stories about a person(s)
  • Sexual jokes
  • Conversations that are too personal
  • Insulting comments about sexual preference
  • Not stopping any of the above when asked to do so.

    Visual
  • Staring or pointing at a person's body in a way that is too personal
  • Displaying obscene sexual material or placing it in someone's locker or computer
  • Writing a person's name along with sexual remarks, suggestions, or drawing in public places
  • Making obscene gestures
  • Degrading graffiti

    Physical
  • Grabbing, touching, or pinching a person's body
  • Tearing or pulling a person's clothing
  • Purposefully bumping or brushing against someone
  • Kissing or holding a person against his or her will
  • Preventing someone from moving freely
Students who sexually harass other students are subject to disciplinary action, including a Principal's suspension and possible referral to the Superintendent.