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Procedures & Regulations
Students are encouraged to be involved in school activities. Students who are not involved in school activities should leave the building by 2:45PM. Outside of the school day, students should not be on campus unless they are participating in school-sponsored activities or engaged in an appropriate use of school facilities.
A student's attire can affect his/her attitude, academic performance and behavior, as well as that of others. Maintaining appropriate dress and grooming is a positive contributing factor in creating an educational environment that is conducive of meaningful academic study. Any type of dress that solicits undue attention, is unsafe, disrupts school or detracts from the learning environment is not acceptable. Students are expected to dress responsibly for school. Specific types of clothing and or accessories that are not permitted at Exeter Township School District include, but are not limited to the following:
- Clothing that is revealing or generally exposes private parts of the body.
- Clothing or jewelry that violates the Exeter Township School District Policy 218.1 is not to be worn in the building including; gloves, belts, bracelets and necklaces that feature sharp edges.
- Clothing or jewelry that promotes or makes reference to drugs, alcohol or tobacco.
- Clothing under which undergarments are visible.
- Clothing or jewelry that promotes or makes reference to weapons, violence, gang affiliation, sex, sexism and/or ethnic/racial prejudices.
- Clothing or jewelry with suggestive themes and or obscene pictures, words or gestures.
- Sunglasses may not be worn in the building unless they are transition lenses.
- Footwear must be worn at all times.
- Coats, hats, caps, bandanas or other head coverings are not to be worn in the building and should be removed during the school day.
- Head coverings worn for cultural, ethnic, religious, health or other reasons shall be considered exempt from this rule.
- In addition to the aforementioned criteria, the administration reserves the right to make a decision regarding the decency of student dress.
When a student’s dress is representative of a danger to his/her health, safety or welfare or creates a distraction to the learning environment, the administration will request that the student change his/her clothing. A violation of the dress code may result in disciplinary action. Students may be required to wear specific types of clothing while participating in physical education classes, technical education classes, internships, science laboratories, family consumer science classes and/or extracurricular activities.
Students are expected to conduct themselves appropriately in hallways during and between class periods. Students are expected to be in class during class periods. Students in the hallways while classes are in session must have a hall pass from their teacher. Students are expected to respect classroom instruction. Cameras have been installed throughout the halls to assist in maintaining school safety.
Students should not be loitering or socializing in the bathrooms. Bathroom stalls are to be used by one student at a time.
Philosophy
The ETSH library provides a welcoming, safe place for all of Exeter's students to research, collaborate, learn and socialize by offering reliable and relatable digital and print resources and creating opportunities for independent and group study. It aims to build bridges not only between all students and available materials, but also between all students and the surrounding community.
Loan Periods
- Reference Books: Overnight loan books must be returned before Period 1.
- Books: 21 school-days loan
- Loan periods may need to be changed at the discretion of the librarian due to class assignments/projects.
Overdue Procedure
Students are encouraged to use the resources in our library and asked to return the items as soon as possible (and before they are due) so that others may use them. Overdue resources will be assessed a fine of 10 cents per day and may be limited in their loan privileges. The maximum fine is $10 per item; items that are not returned will be charged at the replacement cost.
Each student is issued a locker to store their personal and school-issued items. Students should be aware of several expectations and guidelines regarding lockers:
- For the health of others, please do not store food in your locker. Keep it clean.
- To promote security, do not share your locker or your locker combination. Keep your locker locked. But please understand that your locker cannot be counted on to be secure.
- Please understand that the lockers are subject to search if there is a reasonable suspicion of a danger to health or safety. Keep in mind that the locker is the school’s property.
- Please clean out your locker at the end of the year. Items that remain in lockers at the end of the year will be donated to charity or disposed of.
Locker rooms are for use by students during physical education class. To promote student safety and to protect students’ belongings, students are not permitted in locker rooms during the school day except when they have physical education class. Students who have a need to go to the locker room outside of PE class must speak to a PE teacher or check in the office.
Students who suffer the loss of personal or school property should report the loss to the office immediately. We will provide assistance in finding or recovering the lost item to the extent that is reasonable or possible. Students are encouraged to understand that the school cannot be responsible for lost or stolen items.
Students are discouraged from bringing valuables, electronic devices or extra money to school.
In order to conduct an effective public relations program, Exeter Township School District shares news about activities and events that occur within the schools. To do this, names and photos of students might be placed in district publications, as well as names, photos and video images could appear in the local media. Respecting the right to privacy, parents/guardians are asked to notify the student’s school office if there are any objections to their child’s name, photo or video image appearing in district publications (including the website or social media) or local media. It will be assumed that parental/guardian permission for the above activities is granted for the school year unless a written denial of permission is provided by the parent or guardian and is on file in the child’s school.
All visitors must report to the Main Office and obtain a visitor’s badge. Exeter Township School District uses the Raptor program to screen visitors; visitors will be required to submit a state-issued ID (e.g., driver’s license). Students wishing to visit Exeter must obtain permission from SHS administration.
Student Expression/Distribution & Posting of Materials
Policy 220 requires that distribution and/or posting of printed materials occur only in places and during times approved by the building principal.
Although we value students’ privacy, there are times that it is necessary to search a student if there is a reasonable suspicion that he/she is concealing or carrying something, possession of which is either in violation of the law or of school rules. Refer to Policy 226.
As part of such an investigation, the student will be given an opportunity to voluntarily disclose the suspected property prior to the search in the presence of at least two staff members, one of which is an administrator.
- Reasonable Suspicion
- In the school environment (and at school-sponsored activities), a search is permissible where a school official has reasonable suspicion, based on the totality of the circumstances, for suspecting that the search will reveal evidence that the student has violated either the law or rules of the school. Reasonable suspicion must be based on individualized suspicion of wrongdoing.
- Search Policy Statement
- To maintain order and discipline and to protect the safety and welfare of students and personnel, school authorities may search a student, student lockers or student automobiles under the circumstances outlined below and may seize illegal, unauthorized or contraband materials discovered in the search.
- Personal Searches
- A student’s person and/or personal effects (e.g., purse, book bag, cell phone, etc.) may be searched whenever a school official has reasonable suspicion to believe that the student is in possession of illegal or unauthorized materials.
- Locker Searches
- Student lockers are school property and remain at all times under the control of the school. Lockers may be searched whenever a school official has reasonable suspicion to believe that the student is in possession of illegal or unauthorized materials.
- Automobile Searches
- Students are permitted to park on school premises as a matter of privilege, not of right. The school retains authority to conduct routine patrols of the parking lots and inspections of the exteriors of automobiles on school property. The interiors of vehicles may be inspected whenever a school official has reasonable suspicion to believe that illegal activity or unauthorized material may be contained inside.
- Bus Cameras
- The Exeter Township School District School Policy 810.2 authorizes the use of video and audio recording on school buses and school vehicles.
- Seizure of Illegal Materials
- If a properly conducted search yields illegal or contraband materials, such findings shall be turned over to the proper legal authorities for ultimate disposition.
Textbooks in Pennsylvania are purchased for student use at public expense. Each book is stamped on the inside of the front cover. Students are held responsible for the loss of or damage to school books and school property. Students must pay replacement costs for any damaged or lost textbooks.
Application for a work permit for a minor may be made online or at the Senior High office between the hours of 7:30AM and 2:30PM. Please contact the office at 610-779-3060. One of the following documents must be presented as evidence of age: birth certificate, driver's license or passport.