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- School Closing
- Honor Roll
- Textbooks
- Visitors
- SacPac Program
- Juvenile Citations
- Detention
- Emergency Evacuation Procedures
- Cafeteria
- Grading Scale
- Annual
- Access to Student Records and Directory Information
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School Closing
Weather and School Closing Information
If schools are closed or delayed because of bad weather, the decision will
be made as early as possible in the morning, normally by 6:30. The following
radio and TV stations will be officially notified:
Channel 3 Chattanooga
Channel 9 Chattanooga
Channel 12 Chattanooga
US 101 Chattanooga
Early dismissal will also be announced over local radio stations WLSB (1400
am) and WPPL (103.9 fm).
Hotline: 338-5497
If no announcement is made, schools will be open that day. If schools are
closed and bad weather continues, we will try to make the decision for the
next day by 6:00 pm for the evening news. A two-hour delay in the morning
may in some circumstances be announced. This would enable us to assess road
continues in the daylight.
In all bad weather bus drivers should be on standby in case school needs to
be dismissed early. PARENTS- Please notify your school in writing of any
special arrangements on early dismissal days.
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Honor Roll
Honors and Awards
Star Honor Roll All A's (93 and above)
First Honor Roll 93-100, A average with no grade below B (85)
Second Honor Roll 85-94, B average with no grade below (85)
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Textbooks
Textbooks
All textbooks are furnished by the State of Tennessee and Polk County Board
of Education. Students shall be expected to take care of these books and
return them at the end of the course. Students and their parents shall be
held responsible for books that are lost, stolen or otherwise unaccounted
for. Students will be charged for books that are damaged or defaced, other
than normal wear, according to the extent of the damage. Students are to
use only those books issued by the teacher.
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Visitors
In order to maintain the condition and atmosphere suitable for learning, no
person shall enter onto the school grounds or into the buildings of public
schools during the hours of student instruction except students and other
persons with lawful and valid business on the school premises. Parents and
all other visitors are always welcome at BES, but must always report to the
principal's office to sign in and obtain a visitor’s pass and sign out when
leaving the campus. Any person improperly on the school premises of a school
shall depart upon the request of the school principal or other authorized
person.
The principal or other authorized person has complete authority to exclude
from the school premises any persons he has reason to believe are disrupting
the educational programs in the classroom or in the school and/or are
disturbing the teachers or children on the premises for the purpose of
committing an illegal act. Law enforcement officials may be called if the
situation warrants such measure.
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SacPac Program
This program is provided by the Chattanooga Food Bank. Students who receive
this service will be provided with a packaged bag for the weekend which will
contain juice, fruit, crackers, cereal bars, and pudding/fruit cups.
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Juvenile Citations
Offenses which constitute juvenile citations include but are not limited to
(1) possession or use of tobacco products, (2) assault, or the threat of
assault, (3) disorderly conduct and (4) truancy.
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Detention
Detention was designed to take care of minor discipline and administrative
problems and to serve as a mechanism for behavior modification. Students
will be given at least 1-day notice as to when to report. Detention will be
after school from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Students must bring work to
detention. Students who do not report to detention on the assigned day will
have a day added each time they miss.
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Emergency Evacuation Procedures
Students are informed of fire and tornado drill procedures for each
classroom at the beginning of each school year. An armed intruder alert
drill will also be performed. Students are not to talk during these
procedures
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Cafeteria
Federal Lunch Program applications are distributed at the beginning of the
school year. Under this program, students who qualify by family income may
receive free or reduced lunches
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Grading Scale
93 to 100 = A
85 to 92 = B
77 to 84 = C
70 to 76 = D
0 to 69 = F
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Annual
Annual - The school annual is a project of the PTO staff. Orders for
annuals are taken during the early part of the school term with a full
payment being required. Copies of the annual will be distributed before
school ends in the spring.
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Access to Student Records and Directory Information
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and
students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) certain rights with
respect to the student’s education records. Additional information may be
obtained from the principal or school counselor. Directory information is
addressed under FERPA. Directory information includes, but is not limited
to, the student’s name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth,
major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and
sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance,
degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency
or institution attended. This information will be disclosed to appropriate
agencies or media unless parents make a written request to the contrary.
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