Conduct and Dress

Students in grades 1 - 5 are assigned to ride school buses that will pick them up and drop them off close to their homes. Students are not permitted to ride a bus other than their assigned bus without the approval of the transportation department and written communication to the school.  If it is an emergency change please call, or state in the note sent in, that it is an emergency. 

If your child plans to take a different bus for any reason temporarily (to ride home with a friend or go to a sitters) please make sure you hand in a bus change form to your school principal so we are informed of your child's plan. 

Students are expected to listen to the bus driver and follow the bus regulations at all times to ensure their safety and the safety of others.  Students who violate the rules could be subjected to a suspension of bus privileges and/or school suspension.  No cell phones or electronic devices are permitted on the school bus. They must be off and away while students are on the school bus. 

Students should dress in a manner that demonstrates respect for themselves and learning. They will be expected to adhere to the Penn-Delco School District’s school board dress code policy listed below.

• Student should be well groomed, clean, and neatly attired when in school or at school functions.
• Students are not permitted to wear outer jackets and coats in school.
• Headwear (hats, scarves, bandannas, etc.) is prohibited during school hours.
• Sneakers or shoes must be worn at all times (flip-flops are not permitted).
• Clothing that espouses violence, hatred, and prejudice, exhibits alcohol or drugs or is found to be offensive is prohibited.
• Students are not permitted to wear extreme fashions (bare midriffs, halter tops, tube tops, tank tops, short-shorts) or worn styles (holes, rips, etc.)
• All shorts, skirts, etc. must be no less than “finger-tip length” of the wearer.
• Students are not permitted to wear extremes in apparel, jewelry, or grooming which are distractive, disruptive, disrespectful, revealing, or unsafe.
• Students may not wear “heelies” or shoes that contain wheels.
• Undue attention to an individual’s dress, which detracts from the seriousness of the instructional process, is to be avoided.
• Clothing which exposes bare shoulders, armpits, midriffs, and/or other is prohibited.
• Clothing which exposes excessive areas above the knee is prohibited.
• All pants or shorts must be worn above the waist. Excessively baggy style pants or any, other which expose significant areas below the waist, are prohibited.
• Undergarments should not be exposed.

If, in the opinion of the administration and faculty, a student’s dress is disruptive and distracting, parents will be notified and students will be removed from the classroom until properly attired. Student dress affects attitude, behavior, and accomplishment. Research has shown that how students dress and prepare for school affects their perception of school importance and often contributes to better behavior as well.

On occasion, in order to maintain greater control and guidance over students who have seriously violated school regulations, in-school suspension may be assigned by the school administrators.  Students warranting an in-school suspension will be retained at school during the normal school hours.  A suspended student will report each day of his/her suspension to the office with enough class work assignments to constructively occupy his/her time.  Students may not attend school functions or participate in school activities while on suspension. Suspended students must assume responsibility for making up all the schoolwork missed.  

Exclusion from school for a period of one to ten consecutive school days.  In the most serious cases of school infractions, or after repeated in-school suspension, students may be suspended from the school by the Principal or Assistant Principal.  Students may not attend school functions or participate in school activities while on suspension.  Suspended students must assume responsibility for making up all the schoolwork missed.  

Expulsion - In cases of student behavior where actions would endanger or impair the safety and welfare of other students, faculty, or school property, the administration will recommend expulsion of the student. Expulsion is exclusion from school by the Board for a period exceeding ten (10) consecutive school days. The Board may permanently expel from the district rolls any student whose misconduct or disobedience warrants this sanction. No student shall be expelled without an opportunity for a formal hearing before the Board, a duly authorized committee of the Board, or a qualified hearing examiner appointed by the Board, and upon action taken by the Board after the hearing.