DISCIPLINING STUDENTS

Corporal punishment is inappropriate and not permitted at TFS.

At TFS every effort is made to reduce the number of specific rules and regulations of student conduct. There are a limited number of outer boundaries within which a student is expected to function. The total education process of TFS is designed to assist students in gathering facts, weighing feelings, arriving at conclusions and living with the conclusions. One of our primary goals is to teach responsibility. We believe that students must take responsibility for their judgments and learn to make moral, emotional, and logical judgments within the boundaries of the school.

Every member of the faculty and staff is given the responsibility and authority for correction inappropriate behavior. A student may not at any time display disrespect for the faculty and staff when being corrected or given instructions.

Books, Equipment, Rooms, Etc.

All property, equipment, and materials are quite costly and are very important to TFS. Employees are urged to assume a personal responsibility for all TFS property, equipment, and materials. Deliberate abuse of TFS property, equipment, and materials is forbidden and may lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination. Likewise, closing windows, turning out lights, protecting keys, securing tests, etc., are essential concerns, and these practices should be exercised by all employees.

The appearance of employee houses and yards at TFS is of utmost importance, and each employee residing in a TFS house is responsible for keeping the area around the house and the yard as attractive as can be.

1. Damages. Employees are responsible for any damages to housing beyond normal wear and tear.

2. Improvements to Houses and Yards. Improvements to rental homes and yards must be approved by the President before being made. Repair requests must be in writing to the Director of Plant Services. Fixtures added to homes and yards which cannot be removed without detrimental effects to the property become the property of TFS. TFS is responsible for cutting the grass.

3. Maintenance of Flowers, Shrubbery, and Walks. Employees are responsible for maintaining flower beds and shrubs in their own yards. Walkways and driveways of rental houses are to be kept clean.

4. Pets. Dogs or cats that are owned by an employee must be trained so that they can be confined to the employee’s yard and contained in a pen. They must not be allowed to run free. The pen location and size must be cleared with the Director of Plant Services prior to construction. To ensure the safety of our campus, proof of current rabies vaccination for each pet must be supplied annually to campus security.

The facilities of the school are designed to be used in the fulfillment of the mission of Tallulah Falls School. Occasionally, it is appropriate for these facilities to be used for other purposes upon approval of the Director of Plant Services.

When school is not in session, primarily during the summer months, appropriate groups may request to use Tallulah Falls School facilities for community activities or even private events such as weddings or receptions.

Interested groups or individuals should contact the Director of Plant Services.

Facility usage rates, if approved are $1,000 per building per event. A special rate of $250 per building per event is available for current staff.

If Tallulah Falls School facilities are available for an event, the school recommends supporting the local business community for food and beverage catering needs.

Tallulah Falls School reserves the right to make the final decision about facility availability and the appropriateness of facility use. All Tallulah Falls School facilities are part of a drug, alcohol, and tobacco free campus. For questions or further clarification of the Tallulah Falls School facility use policy, please contact the Director of Plant Services.

Employees may use the large upstairs Willet Conference Room for school purposes. The smaller upstairs Willet Conference Room may be used for school committee meetings. However, to make sure the rooms are available for a specific time, it is important to schedule the use of these conference rooms with the President’s Office.

School vehicles are not to be used for personal use unless specified in an individual’s employment contract.

Buses must be used whenever a group of more than fourteen (14) students is to be transported to a single event. Only properly licensed drivers may operate TFS vehicles. All employees that will be operating TFS vehicles must submit a copy of his or her driver’s license to the Business Office. The Business Office will provide TFS’s automobile insurance carrier with a copy of the employee’s driver’s license.

The automobile insurance carrier will obtain and review the employee’s driving record. Only upon approval of the insurance carrier will the employee be permitted to operate a TFS vehicle. In the event that the automobile insurance carrier declines to approve the employee, the employee is not permitted to operate a TFS vehicle. The Business Office maintains a list of employees who have been approved by the insurance carrier and who may operate TFS vehicles. All department heads are required to ensure that an employee has been approved prior to arranging for usage of a TFS vehicle by that employee.

The Tallulah Falls School AHERA Management Plan is available for public inspection upon request at the Tallulah Falls School Plant Services Department. This notification is provided to fulfill the requirement of Section 763.93(4) of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, 40 CFR Part 763, October 30, 1987. All interested parents, TFS employees or other persons are invited to review the plan which includes the following items: