TABLE OF CONTENTS

Principal’s Welcome		4
Hermon School Committee Membership		4
Mission Statement		5
Dates To Remember/Ranking Periods		6
Academic Progress Reports		7
Academic Standards		7
Accident Reports		7
Add/Drop		7
Americans with Disabilities Act		7-8
Arrival		8
Assemblies		8
Athletic Participation Information		8-9
Attendance Policy
Perfect/Exemplary Attendance		9
Attendance Procedure		9
Absences		9
Lateness		10
Dismissals		10
Loss of Credit		10-11
Appeals Process		11
Audio/Communication Devices		11
Bathroom Privileges		11
Backpacks		12
Books and Equipment		12
Bottles		12
Building and School Property		12
Cellphones		12
Cheating		13
Clubs and Organizations		13
Dances		13
Detention		14
Discipline		14
Dress and General Appearance		15
Drug and Alcohol Policy		16-17
Drug and Alcohol Policy (Interscholastic)		17-18
Dues/Fees		18
Eligibility-Interscholastic Activity Policy		18-19-20
Expulsion of Students		21
Faculty Areas		21
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)		21-22-23
Fighting		23
Final Exams		23
Fire Drills		23
Grading Criteria/Honor Roll		23-24
Graduation Requirements		24
Guidance		24
Gum Chewing		24
Harassment/Bullying		24-25-26
Health Services		27
Homework		27
Insurance		27
Internet		27
Language/Profanity		27
Late Bus		27
Leaving School Grounds		27
Library		27
Lockers		27-28
Loitering		28
Lost and Found		28
Lunch		28
Makeup Work		28
Mediation		29
Medication		29
Money/Valuables		29
No School Announcements		29
Office Referrals		29
Parent Annual Notice Student Records		29
Parent Conferences, Visits		29
Passes		30
Pesticide Use Policy		30
Plagiarism		30
Posting of Information		30
Public Displays of Affection (PDA)		31
Relations with Military Agencies/Armed Services		31
Report Cards		31
School Colors		31
School Mascot		31
School Song		32
Skateboards/Roller Blades		32
Smoking		32
Special Education Child Find Notice		32
Sports		32
Sportsmanship Student Activities/Conduct		33
Stealing		33
Study Halls		33
Suspension of Students		33
Tardiness to Class/School		34
Telephone		34
Transportation		34
Visitors		34
Weapons		34
Work		35
Systemwide Student Code of Conduct		35-44