Portland Public Schools

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Portland Public Schools

• Student Responsibilities and Rights

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Student Responsibilities

• Come to school every day and be on time
• Go to all your classes and do your work
• Follow directions
• Do your best
• Obey school rules at school, going to and from
  school, on school buses, at bus stops

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Student Responsibilities (cont.)

• Be safe, respectful, and responsible
• Do not fight, bully, use bad words or words that
  hurt or frighten other people.
• Go directly home or to the babysitters house, or
  daycare after school
• Report violations of school rules.

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You Cannot Have or Use

• Guns, knives, or other weapons, or anything that
  looks like a weapon (even toys)
• Tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs
• Anything that is unsafe for you and/or other
  persons
• PLACE YOUR LIST OF Other items or materials
  prohibited by school rules HERE

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Solving Problems

• Solve problems by talking to one another
• Respect the rights and feelings of others in
  school
• Ask your teacher, counselor, or principal for help

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Respect Property

• Respect the property of our school grounds and
  neighborhood
• Help care for books, supplies, and all school
  property
• Respect the property of others

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Act in a way that will help you and other
students learn and teachers to teach
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Other School Rules

• Add your additional school rules here

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Rules are made for the safety of ALL students in
the school
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If you break the rules the problem may be solved
in one of the following ways

• Talking about it
• You will be removed from the classroom and/or
  your parent will be called
• You may be suspended
• You may be expelled

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Consequences

• Will depend on
• The type of rule that was broken
• The level of seriousness
• The number of occurrences

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Who you can turn to for help

• Your teacher
• Your counselor
• Your principal
• Your coach
• Your club or activities advisor
• Your school resource officer
• Your parent or guardian
• Your school nurse
• Any other school official

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Be Safe, Respectful, and Responsible