Whitefield Schoolwide Policies “24-7-365” Authority and Responsibilities Whitefield Academy students are expected to adhere to the rules stated in this handbook “24-7-365” (i.e., all day, each day of the year), which means that these rules are applicable to on-campus and off-campus activities from matriculation until graduation. Any activities that may adversely impact Christ-honoring behavior, the educational environment, endanger the safety and health of the Whitefield community, or that results in a negative impact on the Whitefield community are all a part of this expectation. It should be clearly understood that Whitefield Academy reserves the right to investigate all potential student disciplinary issues, regardless of whether the actions occur on campus, off campus, after school hours, online, or during recess breaks. For most off- campus incidents and behavioral violations during recess breaks, the school chooses to limit its supervisory authority to serious acts of student misbehavior (i.e., illegal, immoral, unethical, or damaging/embarrassing to Whitefield Academy). Whenever student wrongdoing is established, the school reserves the right to respond in any/all manners detailed in this handbook, including requiring counseling and assigning appropriate disciplinary measures. Annual Physical Prior to a student attending school or participating in any sport at Whitefield they must complete the following forms annually and upload them onto Magnus Health. ● Pre-participation Physical Evaluation (Appendix A): As per Georgia High School Association By-Law 1.41(c) and the new State of Georgia law, the “Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation” form may be signed by a licensed Nurse Practitioner or a Physician’s Assistant provided this person has been delegated that task by an M.D. or D.O. Alterations (edits) to this copyrighted document are not permitted. Therefore, the doctor or his/her designee may print and then sign his/her (their) name on the appropriate line(s) found on page 3 and page 4 of the physical form. ● Participant consent, release, and waiver ● Concussion Awareness Form ● Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Form Any student who has an annual physical completed after April 1st of a given year, that physical will remain valid for the entire following school year in accordance with GHSA. For Middle and Upper school students who play sports for Whitefield programs, once each sports respective season has begun, coaches, families, and students will be notified when their physical is within 30 days of expiration. They will be sent a second notification when their physical is within 7 days of expiration. They will receive a final notification when their physical expiration date has passed. Families and students will be given a 14 day grace period following that final notification to complete the required yearly physical. If there is still no valid physical uploaded to Magnus following that 14 day grace period, student-athletes WILL BE withheld from participation in their sport until physical is updated and completed. Assault Assault is defined as an attempt to commit a violent injury to another, or as committing an act that places another in apprehension of receiving violent injury.
Authority The Whitefield Academy Board of Trustees has charged the Head of School to deal with all student misbehavior/discipline matters, including developing and implementing appropriate disciplinary responses for various acts of student wrongdoing. The Whitefield Academy Head of School, in turn, delegates to the administrative team (e.g., the Middle School Principal and dean of students) day-to-day responsibility and authority to deal with issues. These administrative team members, with consent of the Head of School, are empowered to apply appropriate disciplinary measures in most cases of student misconduct. In any cases involving possible expulsions, the Head of School alone will render such decisions. If a case ever exists wherein a material dispute
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