Code: JID
All students of the school
system, including students in regular classes who have reached the age of 18,
students in the adult education program, and any post‑secondary students
attending the high schools, shall observe all the rules and regulations
established by board policy or the school administration for all students
unless special exceptions have been made.
The school administration is
authorized to make special regulations for adult students in keeping with their
greater maturity, provided these regulations do not violate basic board policy.
The adult status of students
over the legal emancipation age of 18 shall be honored by school personnel in
respect to their rights to assume certain responsibilities and authority
granted only the parents of younger students.
Eighteen-year-old students
have full adult rights regarding access to and use of their school
records. Students who have been granted
permission to sign their own notes must have them countersigned by the
office. All students, regardless of age,
are required to provide parent or guardian's signatures on notes and school
forms such as rank cards, course change slips, discipline correspondence and
progress reports. Exceptions may be
permitted when students are not living at home and do not have ready access to
parents or guardians.
Legal Reference: TITLE 20A MRSA SEC. 5051
Cross Reference: JE - STUDENT ATTENDANCE
JRA - STUDENT RECORDS
First
Adopted: