JLIASUPERVISION OF STUDENTS
JLIAWhen students are in school, engaging in school-sponsored activities, or traveling to and from school on school buses, they are responsible to the school and the school is responsible for them.
Supervision shall include being within the physical presence and, whenever possible, within a line of vision of the students so that school personnel will have a reasonable opportunity to control the behavior of and assist the students if necessary. Teachers or other responsible employees designated by a school administrator shall exercise supervision as appropriate from the commencement of the school day, before classes begin, during class sessions, during lunch periods, between classes, and at any other time when performing teaching or related duties on behalf of the school.
If it should be necessary in an emergency situation for a teacher to leave the physical presence of the students, then the teacher shall make a reasonable effort to obtain a school employee to supervise the students during the teacher's absence. In no case shall the teacher leave students unsupervised if there is a reasonable possibility that harm to students or property will result from the students being left unattended.
School administrators, teachers, and other staff members will ensure that anyone who wishes to contact a student during the school day is doing so for proper reasons.
Adopted: May 8, 2018