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Responsibilities
● Students have the responsibility to respect the rights of others.
● Students have the responsibility to treat others with respect.
● Students have the responsibility to treat school property and the property of others with respect.
● Students have the responsibility to act in a way that does not interfere with the rights of others and is not harmful
to the health and safety of others.
● Students have the responsibility to tell a trusted adult, parent, or staff member, confidentially, if they suspect
there is or will be danger to a student or others, or if there will be other disruption to the school campus. Everyone
is responsible for safety.
A recommendation of expulsion or assignment to an alternative school may also be made for a student who is found to
intentionally make false accusations that jeopardize the professional reputation, employment or certification of a teacher
or other member of the school staff, according to the School Board Student Code of Conduct. F.S. § 1006.09(1)(c);
P-5.1817(2)(a)
RETURNED CHECKS
Pursuant to F.S. § 68.065, the School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida reserves the right to seek payment of a service
charge for checks presented to it that are dishonored by the drawing bank because of lack of funds, lack of credit, or lack
of an account, or where the person who wrote the check stops payment with intent to defraud the School
District/School. The School Board/School may seek to collect from the person who wrote the dishonored check: 1) bank
fees actually incurred by the School Board/School as a result of the dishonored check, 2) the value of the dishonored
check, plus 3) three times the amount of the check, and/or 4) any other fees or costs allowable by law.
RETURNING TO YOUR SCHOOL (ASSIGNED BASED ON BOUNDARIES)
Students who attend Choice Programs or Career Academies
Students who exit a Choice or Career Program (voluntarily or involuntarily), may not remain at the choice option school
site unless it is the student’s zoned school. Information regarding Choice Program exits can be found in the
Choice Procedures Manual and on the Choice Programs Website.
Students who were expelled from school
Under School District policies, absent early reinstatement, students who are expelled (although they are being provided
alternative educational services) may return to the regular education program of the School District at the beginning of
the term following the one-year anniversary date of their expulsion. Students are to contact the Regional/Instructional
Superintendent about school registration information. They may be assigned to a school other than the one from which
they were expelled. (P-5.1817(6); P-8.13)
ESE Students who were given an alternative placement for up to 45 days
The IEP Team will meet prior to the end of the IAES period (which may be up to 45 school days) to determine the student’s
future placement. The school to which they return may be different from their home school. (P-8.13)
Students returning to a Regular School District School from a Charter School
Students should register at the school serving his/her attendance zone immediately after withdrawing from a charter
school.
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