Handbook
Additional Policies and Procedures
- STUDENT ID: Every student will be issued an ID card at the beginning of the school year. It will be carried at all times by the student and must be presented upon request to ANY member of the faculty/staff of Divine Child High School. If an ID card is lost, application can be made in the office for a duplicate. There is a $10.00 replacement charge.
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- SCHOOL CLOSINGS Official announcements concerning emergency closing because of inclement weather are made on radio stations WJR-AM and WWJ-AM or local TV stations prior to 6:30am. If Dearborn Public Schools or Dearborn Catholic Schools are closed, Divine Child High School is closed. Students are asked to refrain from calling the convent or rectory and are expected to listen to the radio or TV for announcements. In case of a crisis, a parent phone-chain will be activated.
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- BACKPACKS AND PURSES: Students are NOT permitted to carry backpacks and purses during the school day. There is enough passing time allotted for students to go to their lockers and then get to class. Backpacks and purses may be kept in the lockers.
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- GUESTS/VISITORS: All guests and visitors must be registered at the main office. Students who wish to bring a relative or guest must obtain permission from the Principal and receive a Visitor's Pass from the Main Office at least two days prior to the visit. Unauthorized persons will be asked to leave the school grounds. Guests should be appropriately dressed (no jeans).
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- LOST ARTICLES Students who find lost articles are asked to take them to the Main Office. Lost articles not claimed within a reasonable time will be given to the poor. The school is not responsible for lost or stolen articles.
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- STUDENT ENTRANCES/EXITS Students are asked not to enter or exit the building through the main doors located at the front. The circular drive is reserved for Administration and visitor parking and is not to be used for dropping off or picking up students before or after school. Parents should drop off their sons/daughters in the student parking lot on the Haigh School (South) side of the building. Students arriving after the start of school must enter through the main doors located by the office, where they must check in with the attendance office.
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- AFTER SCHOOL After 2:45 p.m., any student staying after school or in the building for any activity must be under the direct supervision of a teacher, moderator or coach. Students without this supervision must report to the cafeteria or the library. At all times students are expected to be respectful of adult staff members. Students without legitimate purpose and/or without proper authority will be considered loitering.
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- CELLULAR PHONES/ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES are not to be used during regular school hours and should remain off. Students caught violating this rule will have their phone confiscated and a parent must pick the phone up on the following day. If this occurs more than once, the phone will be kept for 3 school days and a parent must pick up the phone.
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- MEDICATION All prescriptions and non-prescription medications must be brought to the main office with written instructions for administration from a doctor.
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- STUDENT HEALTH-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (including AIDS) The DCHS Administration will notify, and when necessary, will work with county health officials, parents and physicians in developing a logical course of action, in accordance with Michigan law, in the event that a Divine Child High School student is identified with a communicable disease.
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- RESPECT FOR LIFE (Pregnancy) Divine Child High School supports the teachings of the Catholic Church in affirming human life. Divine Child High School will safeguard human life and support the pregnant student in a sensitive manner. The Administration will make decisions regarding issues such as limitation of school activities, health care, attendance and continued enrollment.
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- DANCES An administrative representative supervises all school dances. All Divine Child High School students are welcome at dances. The Homecoming dance and Prom, however, are not open to freshmen. High school students from other schools may attend if he/she is sponsored by a Divine Child High School student. Before the dance, the Divine Child High School student is required to obtain a guest pass. At the dance, the guest is required to show appropriate ID and submit the guest pass. A detailed Dance Policy is posted prior to any dance and is available upon request.
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- SNACK/POP MACHINES may only be accessed before school, during lunch hours, and after school.
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- WORK PERMITS during the school year, permits may be obtained and issued through a student's counselor. During the summer, permits may be obtained through your local school district.
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