The following link gives us a TON of information and stats. Before you go there, please know that there is so much information here that you can get overwhelmed. Please be sure to go to page 5 and 6 and look at the stats. I'd also like to encourage you to look at the table of contents and see what interests you. This is a "guided free-form" day, so read, learn and then be ready to answer a few questions.
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcbcs/bdas/documents/modelschoolpolicy.pdf
Here is Summit's School Drug/Alcohol Policy:
BEND-LA PINE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION AND TRAINING CONTRACT FOR
ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES 2014-2015
ATHLETIC PROGRAM PROFILE
Any student who participates in
school-sponsored athletics or activities must agree to abide by the School
District Board Policies, Administrative Rules, Code Of Conduct, building rules,
and team participation/training regulations. All students who participate in
athletics and extracurricular activities are expected to be positive role
models for other students and members of the community at all times. This
signed contract shall be in effect at all times during the contract period. “At
all times”, means 24 hours a day, every day of the week whether at school or
away from school. The contract will be in effect from the beginning of the OSAA
calendar (see OSAA web site for each years start date) and conclude with the
last day of high school.
ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES TRANSFERS
Students moving with their
Parent/Guardian to the Bend–La Pine School District from another school will enter
this District’s athletics/activities program based on their
athletics/activities status upon leaving the student’s previous school. The
Bend-La Pine School District will honor all sanctions, suspensions, etc., from
the student’s previous school.
CONTRACT
Rules will apply at all times during the contracted period.
A) Each head coach/advisor shall be
responsible for determining the General Rules for training, behavior, letters,
and awards for their sport/activity. Each coach/advisor shall be responsible for
communicating the standards and criteria to the students who participate in
their activity and to their parent(s) or guardian(s).
B) Participants will abide by all rules
as written in the District Code of Conduct and individual school handbooks. Any
conduct by an athlete deemed by administration to be detrimental to the program
or school is grounds for sanctions. Students shall not be involved in any
illegal acts in school/community or engage in any activity that endangers the
health or damages the property of others.
C) Alcohol, tobacco, or drugs: Students
shall not sell, use, possess, or be under the influence of alcohol, tobacco in
any form, illegal or illegally obtained drugs, imitation drugs (including
smokeless cigarettes), restricted drugs or controlled substances that are not
being used for the purpose for which they have been prescribed by a medical
professional. Athletes that are present where others are engaging in illegal
activity, including the underage consumption of alcohol or the illegal use of
drugs, shall immediately leave. Failure to immediately leave will constitute a
violation of this contract. Students in violation of these expectations are
subject to consequences as set forth below.
CONSEQUENCES
A) Any confirmed violation may result in
temporary or permanent suspension from the activity/sport as determined by the
coach.
B) Any confirmed violation will result
in the sanctions imposed by the school disciplinary process. Suspension or
expulsion from school for violation of the Code of Conduct automatically
suspends students from all practices/contests during the suspension or
expulsion period. If there is no competition/contest during the suspension or
expulsion, the student will be suspended from the next
competition/contest. If the infraction
or misbehavior occurs away from school, the athlete will be suspended from the
next competition/contest.
C) Any confirmed violation of the Bend
La Pine Drug and Alcohol Policy will result in suspension from competition.
During this suspension period the athlete is: 1) required to attend all
practice sessions, 2) athletes must finish his/her season in good standing and
3) Suspensions shall carry over from year-to-year, season-to-season and
sport/activity-to-sport/activity. Summer athletic camp infractions that are
school supervised will be dealt with in the same manner as the OSAA/BLP
contract period.
a. The first violation will result in 14
days or two competitions, whichever is longer:
b. The second violation will result in a
9-week suspension from competition.
c. The third violation will result in an
18-week suspension from competition.
d. The fourth violation will result in
the athlete losing the privilege to compete in all athletics and activities for
the remainder of his/her high school career.
APPEAL PROCESS
The student shall have the right to
an appeal with the appeal committee to review the sanction imposed and to hear
the charge(s) leading to disciplinary action. The building principal or
designee shall notify the student and student’s parent(s) or guardian(s) of the
findings of the review.
The
athlete may appeal a decision under the following conditions:
● The appeal must be submitted in
writing and signed by both the athlete and parents or guardians.
● The request must contain specific
reasons for the appeal.
● The written appeal must be submitted
as soon as possible and no later than 3 days after the violation.
● The committee will consist of the
building administrator, district athletic director, high school athletic
director, and a member of the coaching staff of the athlete’s choosing shall
review the appeal.
● The committee shall give the athlete
and/or parents opportunity to present the appeal.
● The appeal meeting shall take place
as soon as possible after the written appeal has been submitted.
● The committee shall inform the
parents of the committee’s decisions concerning the violation of the Participation
and Training Contract at the earliest practical opportunity.
I have read the above and agree to
abide by the rules as stipulated, beginning on the first day of the contract
time period or the date this agreement has been signed.
Student Signature Date
Parent/Guardian Signature Date
So….what do I turn in?
Please write up a short (1/2 Page) writeup on what you think about high school alcohol policies. (you can choose policies in general or Summit) Are these policies beneficial to students? Do they work? Doesn't it just remove kids with risky behaviors that NEED a sport? What do you think?? Turn in your thoughts to the drop box today!
