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8025 Old Hwy 52
Westmoreland, TN 37186
615-666-3128/2099
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Students will find a current school calendar, dress code, behavior code, word for the month list and an Accelerated Reader List link all listed below!

HOMEWORK HOTLINE
Need some help working through your homework? Westside is proud to again this year offer
the Homework Hotline! To get help ask your parents to call 1-888-868-5777. The hotline is open from
4:00-8:00pm each day Monday thru Thursday.
Certified Teachers & Volunteers Are Waiting To Assist You With Homework!!!!!!!!!
We would like to thank the sponsors of this program for making available to Westside!!!
Program Sponsors Are:
Sonic Newschannel5 TriStar Health System Bridgestone Firestone Trust
BellSouth Dell Nashville Public Schools

Attendance is very important to school success! Below you will find the school system calendar for the school year!


*Wednesday, August 8, 2007 .....*	Registration Day -- 8:00-10:00 (Abbreviated Day) (Kindergarten Students do not attend)
*Thursday, August 9, 2007………*	Administrative Day (for Teachers)
*Monday, August 13, 2007 …....*	First Full Day of School -- 8:00-3:00
*Monday, September 3, 2007 ....*	Labor Day -- *No School*
*Wednesday, September 19, 2007 ...*	Parent/Teacher Conference *(No School for Students)*
*October 8-12^th, 2007 ….....*	FALL BREAK –( *No School – Monday thru Friday*)
*November 21, 22 & 23, 2007 ......*	Thanksgiving Holidays *(No School – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)*
*Thursday, December 20, 2007 ......*	Last Day of Fall Term-- 8:00-10:00 (Abbreviated Day) (86 days in the First Term)
Friday, December 21, 2007 thru Wednesday, January 2, 2008	*Christmas Holidays*
*Thursday, January 3, 2008 .........*	First Day of Spring Term
*Monday, January 21, 2008 ........*	Martin Luther King Day -- *No School*
*?February ?, 2008.....*	TCAP Writing Assessment (Grades 5, 8, and 11)
*Wednesday, February 13, 2008 ….*	Parent/Teacher Conference (No School for Students)
*Monday, February 18, 2008 …...*	President's Day -- *No School*
*Friday, March 21, 2008 ……….*	Good Friday -- No School
*March 24 – 28, 2008….........*	SPRING BREAK –( *No School – Monday thru Friday*)
*?April?, 2008 ….…*	TCAP Achievement Test (Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
*Friday, May 23, 2008 ..........*	*Last Day of School* -- 8:00-10:00 (Abbreviated Day) *Grade Card Day* (94 days in the second term

Click the Book to see the school accelerated reader list!!!

Descriptor Term: Dress Code K-5 (K-6 Red Boiling Springs Elementary School)
Descriptor Code: 6.310
Issued Date: 06/09/03

1. Skirts, dresses and jumpers and shorts must be mid-thigh in length.

2. Jeans and pants:

a. should be properly fitted; absolutely no saggy/baggy pants
b. must be hemmed

c. must not touch the floor
d. no stove pipe legs

e. pockets on clothing must conform to standard size and placement
f. must not have writing on the seat

3. No form fitting or body fitting clothing is allowed.

4. Sweat pants should be below the knee in length and not tight fitting.

5. No midriffs or navels should be exposed.

6. Button-front shirts must be buttoned to within two buttons of top.

7. No see-through or mesh shirts or tops. No muscle shirts or shirts that hang below the armpit.

8. No strapless or tube tops allowed. Spaghetti strap tops not allowed unless a shirt is worn
underneath. All shirts must have at least a 2” strap to not be considered spaghetti strap.

9. Shirts must not contain:

a. suggestive or foul language

b. references to drugs or alcohol

c. references to tobacco products

d. references to death, weapons, or violence

e. references to commercial wrestling (WWF, NW A, etc)

10. No Big Johnson, Coed Naked, or any other sexually suggestive writings are allowed.

11. Proper undergarments must be worn at all times.

12. Bandannas, toboggans, chains and dog collars are not to be worn on school grounds.

13. Pierced ears with appropriate jewelry are acceptable. Other pierced body parts with attached
jewelry, studs, ornaments, etc. are not acceptable.

14. No unnatural shades of hair coloring (pink, green, yellow, etc.).

15. Students cannot wear sunglasses or caps in the school building.

16. Shoes are required to be worn at school. Shoes with roller skates, house shoes and house
slippers are not acceptable.

Principals and teachers will be responsible for enforcing dress code.

Principal discretion will be used to enforce the dress code at each school.

CODE OF ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR AND DISCIPLINE

MACON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM
501 College Street
Lafayette, TN 37083
Phone: 615-666-2125
FAX: 615-666-7878

MIKE PROCK
Director of Macon County Schools

I. STATEMENT OF ORIGIN
In order to provide an environment that is conducive to learning for each student, the Macon County Board of Education has established this Code of Acceptable Behavior and Discipline.

II. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Code is to assure all students the same educational opportunities in a learning environment that is safe and secure without regard to race, creed, ethnic origin, sex, or disability.

III. EXPECTED BEHAVIOR
Students are expected to:

A. Conduct themselves in an orderly manner at all times.

B. Refrain from threatening, intimidating, or harassing another student, faculty member, or any school staff member.

C. Refrain from fighting or committing any act of violence against any student, faculty or school staff member.

D. Respect school property

E. Be respectful of other students, faculty and staff, and their possessions.

F. Refrain from the use of tobacco products and alcohol on school property, school buses, and at school functions.

IV. ACTS IN VIOLATION OF LAWS/POLICIES
Students in violation of the expected behavior will be subject to disciplinary sanctions, ranging from verbal warnings to suspensions/expulsions, as defined in Board Policies 6.3001 and/or 6.3002 posted throughout the school.

V. ZERO TOLERANCE
Infractions listed below will result in expulsion from the regular school program for one calendar year:

A. Possession or use of illegal and/or legend drugs

B. Possession or use of firearms

C. Battery against a teacher, administrator or school employee Zero tolerance offenses will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.

VI. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Corporal punishment may be used in a reasonable manner only after other measures to correct behavior(s) have been exhausted, or the conduct of a student is of such nature that corporal punishment is the most reasonable form of punishment under the circumstances.

VII. SEARCH PROCEDURES
The Principal or designee of the Principal may search any student, place or thing on school property, including buses, and/or at any organized school activity, upon reasonable suspicion that the search will lead to the discovery of evidence that is in violation of the law or school rules, or may lead to immediate danger or illness to any person. If public health or safety is involved, upon request of the Principal, police officers may make a general search of student lockers, desks, or vehicles for drugs, weapons, or items of an illegal or prohibited nature.

VIII. DUE PROCESS
Every student will be afforded due process in discipline matters, whereby he/she will be advised of the infraction, allowed to state his/her side of the matter, and given the procedures for appeal.

IX. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students with disabilities will be subject to the same code of discipline and behavior as all other students unless the misbehavior(s) is a manifestation of his/her disability. The Principal will be responsible for calling a manifestation meeting in such cases.

X. FAMILY RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT
Parent(s) of students and eligible students (18 years of age or enrolled in a post-secondary school) have the right to:

A. Inspect and review the student’s education records

B. Seek correction of items in the record which are believed to be inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the student’s rights, including the right to a hearing upon request.

C. File a complaint with the appropriate state or federal officials when the school system violates laws and regulations relative to student records.

D. Obtain a copy of such educational records and a copy of Board Policy 6.601 “Students Records Annual Notification of Rights.”

E. Exercise control over other people’s access to the records, except when prior written consent is given, or under circumstances as provided by law or regulation, or where the school system has designated certain information as “directory information.”

XI. SEXUAL HARASSMENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Students will be provided a learning environment free from sexual, racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination/harassment. Discrimination/harassment is defined as conduct, advances, gestures, or words either written or spoken of a sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious nature that:

A. Unreasonably interfere with the student’s work or educational opportunities

B. Create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive learning environment

C. Imply that submission to such conduct is made an explicit or implicit term of receiving grades or credits

D. Imply that submission to or rejection of such conduct will be used as a basis for determining the student’s grades and/or participation in a student activity.

Alleged victims of discrimination/harassment shall report these incidents to a teacher, counselor, or building administrator. Complaints will be fully investigated by the building complaint manager.

XII. ADOPTION
This Code of Acceptable Behavior and Discipline has been duly adopted by the Macon County Board of Education on September 14, 2000.

As part of our Character Education program, there is a word of the month throughout the school year. Listed below are this year's words. Talk with your parents, friends and teacher about the word for the month!

August	Motivation
September	Citizenship / Patriotism
October	Responsibility
November	Trust / Honesty
December	Knowledge
January	Respect
February	Caring
March	Tolerance
April	Courage
May	Forgiveness

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