Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 16,2006 - THREE
School board passes tough, but compassionate drug, alcohol policies, testing procedures
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Benchmark changes from 2004-05 to 2005-06 in Morrow County and Oregon state.
is voluntary participation in
a state certified drug and
alcohol assistance program
at the student’s expense. The
student will continue to
practice, but will not play/
participate in any contests or
events during the suspension
period. For athletic purposes
only,
follo w in g
any
suspension the student will
be re in stated to full
participation in the activity.
The studen t w ill be
reinstated to the same team
(varsity, JV, etcetera) and
will have full opportunity to
play on that team by earning
his way back through "hard
w ork and a p o sitiv e
attitude.” The student is not
expected to be reinstated to
a starting position, but he
must have the opportunity to
earn it back.
*If the student does
not choose option A, he will
be suspended for the
rem ainder of the activity
season, will lose his letter
and will lose any privileges
of the activity.
*For the second
offense, the student will be
suspended for all athletic or
non-athletic programs for
nine weeks of contests or
e v en ts. He w ill not
p a rtic ip a te in a ctiv ity
p rogram s until he has
successfully com pleted a
treatment program.
♦For the third
offense the student will face
im m ediate
and
full
suspension from all athletic
and non-athletic programs
for one calendar year. He will
not participate in activity
programs or events until he
has successfully completed a
treatment program.
♦For the fourth
offense he will be suspended
from participation for the
rem ainder o f his ju n io r/
senior high school career.
Tobacco:
If a
student is determined to be
in violation of the tobacco
policy, for the first offense,
he w ill be im m ediately
suspended for at least two
w eeks or tw o contest or
Don’t Miss
event days, w hichever is
greater. The suspension will
begin as soon as the school
becom es aw are o f the
violation. The student shall
su ccessfu lly co m p lete a
tobacco assessment prior to
being re in sta te d to the
program.
*For the second or
subsequent offenses, the
student will face immediate
and full suspension from the
a th le tic or n o n -a th le tic
program for the reminder of
the activity season or for a
period of not fewer than nine
weeks, whichever is greater,
and mandatory follow-up
sessions with a qualified
a ssessm en t
counselor.
Reinstatement of the student
into other activity programs
is co n tin g e n t upon the
student complying with the
recom m en d atio n s o f the
assessment professional.
For activities such as
school plays, which have less
than four events per year,
administration may consider
the date of adm ission or
v io latio n and determ ine
su sp en sio n
perio d is
adequate sanction, provided
the studen t m eets oth er
requirements of the policy.
D rug
testin g
procedures: Rules related to
the testing procedures will
be made available in writing
as part of the registration
process and will be reviewed
w ith stu d en ts at the
beginning of each school
year. An authorization to test
for drugs agreement will be
signed by each student and
his parent or guardian before
the student will be allowed
to participate in any athletic
or non-athletic activity. The
policy will be in effect the
e n tire school year the
stu d en t is e n ro lle d at a
M orrow C ounty School
District junior/senior high
school and will govern the
conduct of the athletic or
n o n -ath letic p articip an t.
Consequences for violations
d u ring the spring w ill
continue into the next year.
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student involved in any
ath letic or n o n -ath letic
programs will be required to
provide a signed consent
form prior to joining the
program. Both student and
parent
or
guardian
signatures are required.
♦Non-punitive
nature of policy: Students
w ill not be p en alized
academ ically for testing
positive for illegal drugs
under this policy, nor will
athletic or non-athletic drug
tests be documented in any
student’s academic records.
The information gathered
under this policy will only be
d isclosed to crim inal or
ju v e n ile a u th o ritie s to
comply with court orders or
subpoenas. In the event the
district is legally compelled
to provide this information,
the district will notify parents
or guardians at least 72
hours prior to releasing the
information.
Testing rules: All
athletic and non-athletic
participants may be tested at
any time during the school
year at the discretion of the
superintendent. Additionally,
random testin g w ill be
conducted throughout the
school
year
at
the
superintendent’s discretion.
A minimum of five percent,
up to 100 percent of co-
curricular participants will be
tested at each test period as
d eterm in ed
by
the
superintendent. Once the
au th o rizatio n to test for
drugs agreement is signed,
the student is eligible for
random testing whether or
not he is participating in an
ath le tic or n o n -ath letic
activity at the time.
P ro ced u res
for
testing: Selection fortesting
w ill
be by random
procedures from a pool of all
students who have signed
the authorization to test for
drugs ag reem en t. The
superintendent will take
precautions to “ensure the
integrity and confidentiality
of the selection process.” No
individual involved in the
selection process will be able
to identify students or to
determine the selection of a
particular student for testing.
♦The junior/senior
high school principal will be
notified on the day students
are selected for testing and
will arrange for samples to
be taken the same day. If a
student is absent on a testing
day and alternate will be
tested. The absent student
will be required to provide a
sam ple at the n earest
approved collections site
within 24 hours upon return
to school. Any stu d en t
unable to provide a sample
will be expected to remain at
the collection area until a
specimen is obtained. Those
selected for testing will be
given the option of doing so
in private. Students who
refuse a sam ple w ill be
considered to have tested
positive and will be subject
to the p rocedures listed
under the alcohol and drug
violations section.
According to Daye
Stone, Heppner High School
Principal, each student who
has signed the authorization
is given a num ber. The
stu d en ts
chosen
to
participate in a particular test
are randomly selected by
n u m b er by the testin g
company via computer to
ensure that the selection
process is fair and random.
♦Prescription
m edications: students on
prescription m edications
may provide a copy of the
prescription or a physician's
written verification to the
testing facility within 24
hours of the time a sample is
collected. If a positive result
is obtained, a lab review will
be conducted to ensure that
prescription medications are
not interfering with positive
results. The legal guardian
will be contacted by the
lab o rato ry to co n firm
p o ssib le
p re scrip tio n
m ed icatio n s.
Such
in fo rm atio n w ill not be
provided to the MCSD.
♦Scope of tests and
confidentiality of results: All
specimens will be collected
and tested by a state-certified
laboratory. Specimens may
be co lle cte d at a local
certified collection site for
m ake-up or fo llo w -u p
testin g needs. C hain of
cu sto d y p ro ced u res, as
recom m ended by the
laboratory, will be followed.
Screening tests will test for
“common illegal drugs of
abuse.” The superintendent
will decide prior to selection
of students which illegal
drugs w ill be screened.
Samples will not be screened
for the p resen ce o f any
substance other than an
illeg al drug or for the
existence of any physical
condition other than drug
intoxication. Test results will
be communicated only to the
su p erin ten d en t or the
superintendent's designee
and principal. Individual test
information will be treated
confidentially.
♦P ositive results:
W henever a participant's
results indicate the presence
of drugs, a meeting will be
scheduled with the student,
the parents or guardian and
the building principal
The board discussed
with Superintendent Mark
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Burrows about increasing
the number of students to be
randomly tested for drugs
and increasing the number of
tests during the school year.
They also asked Burrows to
investigate the legality of
testin g stu d en ts w hose
parents ask the district to test
them.
Board member and
Morrow County Sheriff Ken
Matlack commented on the
drug investigations, "This
was a wake-up call for the
stu d en ts
and
the
community.” “We’re starting
the p ro cess o f h o ld in g
people accountable.. .There
has to be some type of tough
sanction,” he added.
Also at the meeting,
the board ap p ro v ed the
second reading and adopted
new technology policies
restricting, monitoring and,
in some cases, denying the
use o f te le p h o n e s, cell
phones, computers, Internet,
e-m ail, fax m achines,
broadcast media and any
o th er
m an n er
of
c o m m u n icatio n
using
electronic transmission for
students and staff. The policy
was designed to protect
children from obscene or
pornographic material or
anything else that may be
deemed harmful to minors.
The policy lim its the
sy ste m s’ p u rposes to
advancement and promotion
o f research, learning and
teaching.
Failure to abide by
the d istric t policy and
administrative regulations
g o v ern in g use o f the
d is tric t's
e lectro n ic
technology system could
resu lt in su sp en sio n or
revocation of access to the
system. Student violations
w ill result in discipline, up to
and including expulsion.
Staff violations will also
result in discipline, up to and
in clu d in g
d ism issal.
Violations of law will be
reported to law enforcement
officials and fees, fines or
o th e r ch arg es may be
imposed.
F ollow ing
an
executive session, the board
gave Burrows a show of
support by approving an
extension of his contract to
three years. They also gave
him an ad d itio n al one
p ercen t raise, over and
above the two-percent raise
he was already slated to
receive with his contract
renewal. Board members
indicated that they were
p leased
w ith
his
performance, especially his
communication skills and
com m unity outreach and
dedication to board goals
and increasing students’ test
scores. The board plans to
discuss im plem enting an
in cen tiv e program for
adm inistrators, including
p rin c ip a ls
and
the
su p erin ten d e n t, at an
upcoming work session.
In other business, the
board:
-heard a report by
Anna Browne, a teacher at
Windy River Elementary,
who applied for and received
a grant to im plem ent a
w riting program at her
school.
-heard a report by
Dirk D irksen. R iverside
High School Principal, on
the school credit recovery
program
im plem ented
during the summer. Dirksen
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the program, only four didn’t
com plete the process. "It
wasn’t designed to be a lot
of fun,” said Dirksen.
-ap p ro v ed
the
contract with the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
D istric t
to
fund
extracurricular activities in
the district. Burrows said
this year’s contract is exactly
the same as last year’s.
-h eard
from
Burrows that the staffing has
been co m p leted for this
upcoming fall.
-learned that budget
committee vacancies include
Position #1-Lisanne Currin;
Position #3-K eith Lewis;
Position # 6-Mike Armato;
and P o sitio n # 7 -D ean
M ason.
C u rrin
was
nominated to fill her current
position for the upcoming
term.
-heard the Average
Yearly Progress report by
Burrows on MCSD results
for the No Child Left Behind
Act, a federally mandated
program. Burrows said that
Heppner Elementary School,
Sam Boardman Elementary
School, W indy R iv er
Elementary, Heppner Junior/
Senior High School and
Irrigon Elementary all met
the standards, however. A.C.
H oughton E lem entary,
R iv ersid e Ju n io r/S e n io r
High School and Irrigon
Junior/Senior High School
did not meet the standards,
which resulted in the district
also not m eetin g the
standards. Burrows said that
Riverside had "tremendous
growth” but did not meet the
standards because of special
e d u catio n and E n g lish
Language Learner results.
Burrows added that ELL
stu d en ts should not be
co n fu sed w ith H isp an ic
stu d en ts w ho passed
standards in reading and
m ath. He said that A.C.
H oughton ju st narrow ly
m issed the m eeting the
standards.
-heard a report from
Burrows on state benchmark
data fo r M CSD , w hich
indicate that students in the
MCSD exceeded state levels
through the fourth grade,
have “respectable" scores in
the fifth and sixth grades, but
scores fall off in grades seven
through 10, although those
sco res have im p ro v ed
greatly. Burrows said that
M CSD s tu d e n ts ’ re su lts
surpass other districts with
similar demographics, such
as U m atilla, H erm isto n ,
Gervais and Woodbum.
-a c ce p te d
the
fo llo w in g re sig n a tio n s:
M aryanne Anthony, ACH
second grade te a c h e r;
Melanie Hall. RHS special
ed assistant.
-ap p ro v ed
the
fo llo w in g em p lo y m en t:
Colleen Grigg. IJSH special
ed teacher; Clara Beas, SBE
E n g lish as a S eco n d
Language teacher; Andrew
Johnson, IHS technology/
b u sin ess te ac h e r; K elly
Phillips, ACH elem entary
teacher.
-heard the following
announcements: Aug. 21-
first staff school day; Aug.
23-inservice; Aug. 24-board
work session; Aug. 28-first
day of school for students;
Sept. 4-Labor Day holiday;
Sept. 11 -next board meeting,
HHS; Sept. 22-23-collective
bargaining workshop; Nov.
9-12-OSBA fall convention.
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Friday, Aug. 18 from 7 -9 p.m.
and Saturday-Sunday,
Aug. 19-20 from 1-5 p.m.
The Water Park will be OPEN
Friday, Aug. 18 from 1-5 p.m .