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Guidelines for Visiting the Lynn Public Schools

On behalf of the Lynn School Committee and our principals, directors, teachers and other staff, I extend a warm welcome to parents and others to visit our schools and classrooms. Active involvement of families and the community in our students’ education is a key to student success and one of my highest priorities.

To keep our students and staff safe and secure, and to keep classroom disruptions to a minimum, we have developed the following guidelines for school visits. “Visitors” include all parents and school department employees, as well as others.

1. ALL visitors MUST report to the school office and sign in before going elsewhere in the building, and they must sign out before leaving. Some schools have a desk near the main entrance where visitors may sign in and out. However, if no one is sitting at the desk, the visitor must go to the office.
2. All visitors will receive a Visitor’s Pass when they sign in. They must return it to the office or sign-in desk when they leave. Please be sure your Visitor’s Pass is visible while you are in the school or schoolyard. Visitor’s passes will not be required at Open Houses, Parent Nights or other school-sponsored events open to the public.
3. For the safety of our students and staff, we will consider that visitors who do not sign in and cannot show a Visitor’s Pass are trespassing. A school staff member may ask them to leave the building and schoolyard.
4. Visitors who want to meet with a teacher or administrator must make an appointment. Teachers have time each week set aside to meet with parents. No appointment is necessary for conferences at Open Houses, Parent Nights, or other school-sponsored events open to the public.
5. Teachers who are expecting a visitor should notify the office. In some cases, a staff member may escort the visitor to the meeting place.
6. Sometimes, there may be a problem between a parent and a teacher or other staff member. If a meeting is scheduled to address the problem, it will take place in the office or a conference room—not in the classroom. The parent must first report to the office and will be escorted to the meeting place.  A school administrator will be present at the meeting.
7. It is very disruptive to the classroom for parents to pick up their children before the regular dismissal time. If this is necessary, the parent should call the school office in advance and pick their child up in the office or other location designated by the school. Parents may not go directly to the classroom to pick up their child. The school will not release a student to anyone other than a custodial parent without the parent’s consent and proper identification.
8. Occasionally, visitors may disrupt school activities by insisting on visiting classrooms unannounced, harassing staff, shouting, or using inappropriate language. If such disruptive behavior continues, the school administrator may restrict the individual’s visits or deny future access to the building and schoolyard.

Thank you for your cooperation in observing these guidelines. Be assured that our goal is to create a safe, secure, and positive learning experience for all our students and their families. Superintendent Catherine Latham

Approved by the Lynn School Committee on November 8, 2012

	Guidelines for Visiting the Lynn Public Schools (PDF)
	Visiting LPS Guidelines | POSTED DECEMBER 2012

Lynn Public Schools Head Lice Policy

	Policy Download (PDF)
	2013 Head Lice Policy

Adopted by the School Committee April 11, 2013

 

City of Lynn School Discipline Code

LETTER TO PARENTS

Dear Parents:

A committee composed of parents, students, teachers, School Committee members and school administrators has prepared a revised discipline code for our city's schools. The purpose of the policy and code is to provide the educational community of Lynn with a set of guidelines which will, if followed, offer and environment conducive to an effective learning experience for every pupil in the system.

The most effective education takes place when the home and school work together harmoniously for the well being of the child. The new discipline code provides the framework through which parents, School Committee members, students, teachers and school administrators can make a difference in enhancing the educational opportunities for every child attending the Lynn Public Schools.

The Discipline Policy is on file in the office of the principal. It includes the search and seizure and drug policies as well as Chapter 766 Special Education Regulations concerning discipline. This policy is subject to on-going review and may be viewed by parents upon request.

Please download and sign the acknowledgment letter and have your son/daughter return to his/her homeroom teacher.

The letter indicates that you have read the Discipline Code with your child and intend to cooperate, to the best of my ability, with the school officials to enforce this policy in order to promote ideal conditions for learning. .

	Lynn Schools Discipline Code (PDF)
	Discipline Code Policy Document (English) | UPDATED | April 2, 2013
	Discipline Code Policy Document (Espagnol)
	Acknowledgment Letter

Dress Code | Student Appearance

Students will be expected to keep themselves well groomed and neatly dressed at all times. Any form of dress or hairstyle which is considered contrary to good hygiene, or which is distractive or disruptive in appearance, and detrimental to the purpose or conduct of the school will not be permitted. Disruptive clothing is considered, but not limited to, clothing with obscenities, fighting words, incitement, or defamation written on it.

A | The following guidelines shall determine dress and grooming:
1. Decency
2. Neatness
3. Cleanliness, and
4. Suitability for school.

B | The following are not suitable, or in good taste, for school and should not be part of student's attire or grooming:

1. Hats, bandannas, headbands, scarves, gloves, wristbands, doo-rags, skullcaps, hoods and wavecaps are not to be worn in school. Such items must be kept out of sight.

2.
a. Tank tops, halters, mini-skirts, shoulder-less tops, halter-top dresses, tube tops or tops that bare the midriff, spandex or skin-tight clothes (regardless of length) and shorts or other pants of any kind rising above the knee may not be worn
b. Regardless of style, all shirts must be tucked in, and belt-line visible.
c. Pants must be worn at or above the waistline.

3. Shirts advertising tobacco, alcoholic beverages, or advocating drug use, or those with obscene printing, violence of any kind, or printing considered by the principal to be inappropriate, will not be permitted.

4. See-through articles of clothing will not be allowed.

5. Shoes that pose a safety problem, or contain metal cleats, taps, or wheels are not permissible.

6. Use of all electronic devices, including cell phones, is not allowed on school property during school hours. Violation of this policy will result in immediate confiscation of the item, parental notification as well as possible conditional suspension. If these items are brought to school they must remain out of sight and off.

7. Non-prescribed dark glasses are not to be used in school. If prescribed, a doctor's statement must be on file in the nurse's office, or with the principal, and recorded in the office.

8. Metal studs or chains placed on gloves, coats or any part of pupil's clothing, including shoes, which may cause danger to other students and school personnel, or may cause damage to school or personal property, are not allowed.

9. Clothing which is considered by the principal to be gang-related or in gang-related "colors" will not be permitted.

C | Any student violating this policy will have his/her parent notified to bring in the appropriate clothing.

1. Any student sent home because of inappropriate clothing will be expected back in school, without delay, properly dressed for class. Any time missed will be considered an unexcused class absence.

D | Violation of these regulations shall be addressed immediately and the cooperation of the student and his/her parents sought from the principal or his/her designee. Repeated offenses may result in progressive discipline up to and including conditional suspension.

	Dress Code Download (PDF)
	2012 Dress Code/Student Appearance

Adopted by the School Committee June 8, 2006
Amended by the School Committee March 29, 2012

Lynn Public Schools Lunch Policy

	Policy Download (PDF)
	2012 School Lunch Policy

Adopted by the School Committee December 13, 2012

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