Student Support Team

If the complainant does not want to participate in the informal process or the informal process does not result in a satisfactory solution, the student or parent/guardian bringing the complaint may seek relief using the formal procedures outlined in Board Policy JAA. The student alleged to have been violated may seek relief by following the procedures outlined below. These procedures apply to complaints of discrimination/harassment prohibited by Title IX. The steps below are recommended for the most efficient resolution at the lowest level for any form of discrimination.

Unsafe School Choice Options

The Twiggs County Public School System is a safe school and has always received favorable climate ratings. However, it is Georgia law that all parents and students are made aware of State Board Rule 160-4-8-.16 (Unsafe School Choice Option) which states parents may request their children are moved to a school which has not been named as unsafe if the school the child presently attends is named unsafe. Major offenses including, but not limited to, drug and weapon offenses can lead to schools being named Unsafe according to the provisions of State Board Rule 160-4-8-16. Jeffersonville Elementary is a safe school. In addition, Jeffersonville Elementary is the only elementary school in the Twiggs County Public School District.

Visitors

Classroom visits will resume once COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions are lifted and approved by the Twiggs County Public Schools Board of Education. • All visitors are required to report to the school office upon entering and leaving the school building to obtain a pass and a valid ID. Anyone with legitimate business shall be issued a pass to go to the stated location. Anyone who fails to obtain a pass will be required to return to the office. • Any person who shall not have any legitimate cause or need to be present upon the premises or within the school safety zone of any school and who willfully fails to remove himself or herself from such premises after the principal or designee requests him or her to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of an aggravated nature. • The principal or designee of the school shall have the authority to exercise such control over the buildings and grounds upon which a school is located so as to prohibit any person who does not have a legitimate need or cause to be present from loitering on such premises. Any person who is not a member of the school staff or student body who loiters on or about any school building without written permission or who causes disturbances may be prosecuted according to law. • Visits to individual classrooms during instructional time are permitted only with the principal’s approval and teacher notification. Such visits are not permitted if their duration or frequency interferes with the delivery of instruction or disrupts the normal school environment. Classroom visits should be limited to no more than 30-45 minutes