SECTION II STUDENT SERVICES

SECTION II STUDENT SERVICES

1. Bicycles and Skateboards: Bicycle parking is provided in the fenced bicycle rack next to the Multi. All bikes should be chained and locked to the racks. The school cannot be responsible for lost or stolen bikes. Bikes are not to be ridden on campus at any time. Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles must be parked in the student parking lot or on the street. Due to safety and liability concerns, students who bring skateboards on campus may not carry them while on campus. Skateboards that do not fit in a students' locker may be brought to the Principle's office for the duration of the school day. Students caught carrying their skateboards on campus during school hours may lose the privilege of bringing the skateboard to school for the remainder of the year.

2. Buses: Bus transportation is available for a fee. Information on signing up is available in the orientation packet mailed in August or in the front office.

3. Counseling:

a) Pacific Grove High School counseling department, offers group, family and individual counseling to those students who are experiencing personal problems, family problems, eating disorders and drug or alcohol dependency, etc. Please contact your student’s counselor for details at 646-6590x277.

b) Student Study Team (SST): For those students who are having academic problems or are experiencing other problems outside the classroom. An SST Committee consisting of the principal or principal's designee, counselor, teachers, parent or guardian, student and district personnel, will gather information about the student and will meet and develop a plan of interventions aimed at assisting the student inside and outside of the classroom. Please contact the assistant principal or counselors for additional information at 646-6590x277.

c) Grief Busters: Designed for students and staff who have experienced the loss of a loved one or family member. Individual counseling is offered. Please contact the counseling office at 646-6590x277.

4. Daily Bulletin: Announcements of upcoming school activities are published in the Breaker Bulletin. The bulletin is posted in each classroom and in the Administration Building and on the school website at www.pghs.org. During the first semester the bulletin will be broadcast throughout the school via cable television after the morning break Thursday and Friday. During semester two the bulletin will be broadcast Tuesday through Friday.

5. Food Service: The district will provide the opportunity to buy food items at lunch and break. Many a la carte items are available as well as full meals. Students may apply for reduced or free lunches at any time during the school year. Free and reduced price meal applications are available in the school office or the cafeteria. Parents are encouraged to pay in advance for meals. At anytime during the school year, parents may send in money to be applied to their student's meal account. As the student makes purchases in the cafeteria, the amount will be deducted from the balance. The cafeteria will remind the student when it is time to add more money. Students are expected to be courteous to both adult and student workers. Cutting in line, pushing or general horseplay is not acceptable conduct. Throwing food or drinks is prohibited. Students throwing trash on the ground will be given detention or work detail. Students lined up before the bell will be escorted to the end of the line.
The office will not deliver lunches or lunch money to classes. For more information or questions please call 646-6590x206.

6. Library/Textbooks The school library is open for student use from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Students check out library and textbooks from the PGHS library. We will be enforcing Education Code 489904b if library and/ or textbooks are damaged or not returned, which states "....property loaned to a pupil and willfully not returned upon demand.....may, after affording the pupil his or her due process rights, withhold grades, diploma, and transcripts of the pupil...until the pupil...has returned or paid the damage..." Students will be issued only one textbook unless a written request is received asking for a second set of textbooks for home use. Lost textbooks must be paid for before a student is issued another textbook . Students will not be allowed to check out a textbook for a period of a day if they left their copy at home. Students may borrow a textbook to study or do homework while in the library. Students using the library during class time are required to have a pass from their teacher. No food or drink is allowed in the library. Computers are available with access to the Internet. Students must have a Technology User Agreement on file with the library in order to use the Internet.

7. Lockers: Each student will be assigned a locker. The school is not responsible for items missing from student lockers. Do not keep valuables in lockers. Specifically over vacations, weekends or overnight -- this includes textbooks. Do not give out locker combinations or share lockers. Lockers may be inspected by school authorities in the interest of maintenance, health and safety. Students enrolled in Physical Education will be assigned lockers for storage of gym clothes. The larger lockers are to be used during the physical education period only. Locks left on the large locker overnight without permission from the teacher will be cut off.

8. Lost and Found is located in the attendance office. All found items should be turned in to the attendance office. Unclaimed personal items are kept for a period of time and then given to a charitable organization.

9. Phones and Messages: Telephones in the Main Office and in the Attendance Office are available to students ONLY outside of class time, which includes lunch and break. Since it is important to keep classroom disruptions to a minimum, messages and items (flowers, balloons, lunches, clothes, etc.) from home to classrooms cannot be delivered. Reminders for appointments or after-school activities should be made ahead of time. In case of emergency, where you must reach your child immediately or speak to someone immediately, dial 646-6590 and press 0 or come to the main administrative office at Pacific Grove High School. Cell phone use is permitted only during lunch and break.

10. Release of Student Information: Federal law requires schools to release the following student information when requested by Armed Forces Recruiting representatives: student’s name, address, telephone number and date of birth. No other information will be released without the consent of the student, parent or guardian. To "opt out" of providing information to recruiters, parents need only sign the designated statement to that effect on the emergency card that is filled out at the beginning of each year or when a new student enrolls.

11. School Health Services: Pacific Grove High School does not have the services of a school nurse. Students who become ill at school will be sent to the attendance office to check out of school. Prior to releasing a student, the attendance office must make parent contact, notifying the parent that the student either needs to be picked up or is being sent home. If no parent contact can be made, the student must remain in school. In cases of emergency, paramedics will be called and parent notified as soon as possible. According to district board policy, school staff may not recommend or administer over-the-counter medication, including aspirin or Tylenol, to students unless there is a physician's form on file authorizing it. Please do not send medication to school with your student if we do not have a medication release form completed by you and your doctor. This form can be picked up in the main office and when completed, should be returned to the Attendance Office. Parent permission and physician authorization forms must be completed and on file in the school office before any medications can be administered by school staff. This includes medications purchased over-the-counter. The physician must provide a written statement detailing the amount of medication and the method and time schedules by which the medication is to be taken. Lastly, parents/guardians must provide the medications in a container labeled by a California pharmacist or, if it is an over-the-counter medication, in the original container. Medications should be prescribed only by a physician licensed in California. If possible, discuss with your physician the possibility of arranging medication times during out-of-school hours.

12. Student Vehicles: Student parking is available on campus. The only areas on campus designated for student parking are the parking lot behind the tennis courts and the outside basketball courts between the gym and the baseball field. Any vehicles parked outside of designated areas are subject to citation and /or towing. Any vehicles parked on school property are subject to search by school officials or their designees. For safety and security reasons, Pacific Grove High School has the following vehicle guidelines that students must follow:

During school hours, the parking lots are off-limits to all students (unless they have administrative permission or are leaving campus for the day).

Any student, who is observed speeding, driving recklessly, driving on school grounds without administrative permission or who is parked illegally may be referred to the police department for citation and may be subject to school discipline measures.

In addition, violators may have their driving privileges restricted.

Any vehicle parked on campus is subject to search by school officials.

13. Student Drop Off: Parents may drop students off in front of the school or in the lower parking lot. The area behind the Multi in off limits and is not a drop off area.

14. Work Permits: All students under the age of 18 must have a work permit in order to be employed as required by state law. Work permits will be revoked if a student's academic progress or attendance are jeopardized. Information regarding work permits may be obtained in the ROP office at 646-6590X209.

15. Personal Property: The school is not responsible for any personal property brought to school, i.e., bicycles, skateboards, cell phones, I-Pods, etc.