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General Information

Apperance Code/Dress Code Jesus as Lord applies to all areas of life. One's appearance reflects in some measure one's identity. In our society clothes are used to show feelings, position, wealth, etc. (as illustrated in James 2:2-7.)

As Christians we are to do "all to the glory of God." In the Christian school we do well to consider the freedom Christ gives us and consider our actions lest they contradict our commitment.

Parents have the main responsibility for determining the dress and grooming attitudes and practices of their children. The impact of peer pressure on a child is mostly determined by the parents' response to their own peer group.

There are a wide range of convictions and opinions concerning personal appearance. It is essential to maintain respect and sensitivity to one another. The school expects students to maintain high standards of appearance which respects the quality of character that is important to God. Too much emphasis on physical appearance is distracting and inappropriate.

The school desires a reasonable balance between dress that is neat, comfortable and modest while also being functional for physical activity.

All students are expected to accept and conform to these standards during the school day. Any style of dress or appearance that seems to interfere with the learning environment will be eliminated. The school encourages a clean, neat, and wholesome appearance. Extremes in personal appearance shall be avoided.

General Guidelines

A student should not cause undo attention to the body by his/her appearance. The following appearance and dress items are not permissible:
• Sweat suits, military apparel, and shirts or blouses with offensive or suggestive messages
• Tight fitting or excessively worn clothing
• Pants worn below the waist exposing the underwear or with cuffs touching the floor
• Caps and bandana worn indoors
• Athletic and spandex shorts worn for class
• Waist chains
• Short shorts, skirts, and dresses (no shorter than finger tip length when both hands are extended at the sies.)
• Sleeveless shirts and blouses (no cap sleeves).
• Colored nail polish, colored eye and lip make-ip, glitter
• Transparent clothing or clothing that exposes th midriff or cleavage
• Rings (except purity) and bracelets
• Dangling earrings on girls
• Earrings of any kind on boys
• Long dangling necklaces
• Flip-flops, beach shoes, shower shoes, and bedroom slippers
• Clothing, ins, jewelry, accessories, or other items or adornment displaying obscene, profane, derogatory, violent, or gang-related messages, themes, designs, or pictures including alcohol and tobacco products and illegal substances
• Tattoos
• Hair styles that obscure the filed of vision.

  
  

Class Placement
The school reserves the right for class sectioning. In most instances, parental preferences will be honored for kindergarten scheduling. The factors of ability, gender, leadership, and personality are used to determine balance between classes.

Grade Placement
The school reserves the right to place students at appropriate grade levels. Kraybill places high emphasis upon developmental readiness. The school is of the opinion that all areas of a child's being affect learning, and he or she cannot learn at their optimum if immaturity is exhibited in one or more of the area. The best time to rectify immaturity is at the start of the child's education and for this reason some families may be asked to wait a year before sending their child to kindergarten. For students transferring to Kraybill, the academic, sociological, and emotional factors will determine grade placement. Middle school students must meet selected academic standards before being promoted.

Grievance Procedure
As a school community, an open and direct communication of concerns among staff, board, and patrons shall be encouraged. In order to promote constructive feedback on school policy or in registering a concern or complaint with a teacher, the following procedure based upon the Biblical injunctions in Matthew chapters 5 and 18 shall be observed.

• Speak directly and privately to the teacher or person involved to resolve the issue.
  
• If the concern remains unresolved, contact the administrator. A meeting between the persons involved may be necessary to seek mutual understanding. If the issue involves the administrator, the chairperson of the Pastoral Committee shall be contacted.
  
• In the event an issue remains unresolved after steps 1 and 2, submit the complaint in writing to the Board Chairperson.

Observance of the above procedures, in keeping with Christian principles, demonstrates respect and integrity in relationships. The school operates by the principles of agreeing and disagreeing in love and seeks to resolve disputes by using methods of conflict transformation.

Lunch
Food service is not provided at the school; however, milk is available at $.10 per half pint and orange juice at $.30 per 8 ounces. During the winter months of January - March, pizza is available and can be ordered each week. Students shall take a minimum of ten minutes to eat lunch each day. For middle school students, food from lunches shall not be eaten between classes. Lunch areas shall be left free of crumbs and food wrappers. Free milk under the free milk program is available to children whose families qualify.

Lunch period is scheduled between 11:20 and 12:10 for elementary students K-2 and 11:40 - 12:30 for students in grades 3-5. Elementary students (K-5) shall eat lunch in their classrooms under the direction of the teachers.

Middle school lunch period is scheduled from 12:07 to 12:35. Students (6-8) will eat their lunch in the Meetinghouse under the direction of a lunch room supervisor. Talking shall be in conversational tones. Students wishing to go out-of-doors (gymnasium during inclement weather) will be dismissed by the lunch room supervisor if their eating areas are clean. One teacher will be available to help students organize their recreation.

Medical
The Donegal School Nurse is accessible to Kraybill for regular examinations, immunizations, etc., as well as emergencies. The nurse keeps the student school health records current, and is available for consultation.

A health room is connected to the office. Students who become ill while at school may lay down in this room until their parents can be notified to come and take them home.

All student medications shall be brought to the school by a parent/caregiver accompanied by a signed authorization form. Medications shall NOT be sent to school with children on the bus. The form and medication for K-5 students should be given to the classroom teacher, who will log the information and make it available to the student for self-administration at the appropriate time. Middle school students' medications should be given to the office rather than the homeroom teacher.

All cases of contagious disease (including head and body lice, and pink eye) must be reported to the school office immediately. If a diagnosis of lice is made at the school, students should be taken home by parents for treatment as soon as possible. Students will be readmitted to school after the first treatment, pending examination for proper treatment and removal of nits. Students with eyes appearing red or pink should not be sent to school until the eyes appear normal. If a student is diagnosed with pink eye they may not return to school before completion of treatment or written excuse from a physician.

Student Accident Insurance
Two insurance plans are available to students. A policy covering injuries from the time of leaving home to the time of returning home, and also a 24-hour basis policy are available to parents wanting to purchase this service. Parents are required to purchase student insurance if the family can not show proof of medical coverage. Applications will be distributed the first week of school.

Telephones
A telephone is available at the office for student, parents, and visitor use. Students shall have written permission from their teachers to go to the office to use this phone. It is intended to be used for appropriate purposes only. Calling home for parents to bring forgotten homework, practice instruments, and gym outfits is discouraged. Parents wishing to talk with a teacher may call the teacher and leave a message on the teacher's voice mail. Messages for students can taken throughout the day; however, this should be used infrequently and only for urgent matters.

Visitors
A student wishing to bring to visit school shall receive permission at least 24 hours in advance. Student visitors are expected to follow the school's appearance code and behavioral guidelines. An adult shall accompany visitors under 9 years of age.. Parents are encouraged to make arrangements with the school a day in advance of any visit. All visitors, including parents picking up their children, shall report to the school office. Parents and caregivers are asked not to go directly to the classroom without stopping by the office. The office will call the student out of class.
Custodial Rights/Conditions

In situations where the child's parents are separated or where the child is under the custodial care of persons other than the child's biological parent, the student must by law grant access to school records and provide school information to the child's biological/custodial parents unless a court order restricting access to the school records and information is provided to the school by the biological/custodial parent. Parents/custodial caregivers are responsible to provide the school with a copy of the court-ordered custodial agreements.