The District will endeavor to provide a safe environment for scholars while m school attendance or in extra-class activities including sports and District or scholar clubs.
Each building principal will formulate plans and procedures for the safe use of and parking of bicycles on school property and publish them in the appropriate scholar handbooks.
Any scholar who uses school-provided transportation will be under the jurisdiction of the vehicle driver while in the vehicle and will be subject to all rules and regulations developed by the Superintendent to cover such activities. Such rules and regulations will be published in the appropriate scholar handbooks.
Scholars who walk to and from school are urged to become familiar with traffic safety laws governing such activities.
Principals will assume the responsibility of seeing that sufficient eye protective devices are available to accommodate all classes or persons requiring them. All guidelines and rules will be published in the appropriate staff and scholar handbooks.
The District prohibits the purchase, storing, or use of free flowing elemental mercury or items or instruments containing free flowing elemental mercury. Each building administrator will be responsible for enforcing this policy and reporting any violations to the District MIOSHA compliance officer.
In order to promote safety in the use of chemicals within the District, Grades K-12, all chemicals used for instructional purposes must be purchased, stored, inventoried, and handled properly according to the specified rules and regulations.
Principals are authorized to organize scholar safety patrols to assist in the safety of scholars to and from school and/or loading/unloading school buses.