Howe High School Handbook

CAMPUS VISITORS Since the primary concern of each school day is regular class work and activity, students are not allowed to invite or bring visitors to the campus during the normal school day.

During special events or under special circumstances a visitor may be allowed eat lunch with a student if prior arrangements have been made through the office. Non-family members will not be allowed access unless parental permission has been granted prior to the day of the visit.

Parents/guardians are welcome to visit the school campus at any time however; all visitors should report their presence to the office immediately upon arriving on campus. If a parent/guardian needs to meet with a teacher, an appointment may be scheduled through the office.

Parents/guardians needing to see their child during the school day should first report to the appropriate office so that the student can be notified.

Campus visitors should not be admitted to a classroom without prior permission from the office.

ILLNESSES If a student becomes too ill to remain in class, the office will contact a parent/guardian to pick the student up from school. It is extremely important for the school to have updated emergency contact information at our disposal. Student with contagious diseases will be sent home and must remain home until the condition is corrected.

To be in compliance with Oklahoma state laws, the following procedures for dispensing medication will be followed by Howe Public Schools: Prescription Medicine: No medication shall be administered unless the parent/guardian of the student requiring the medication has given the school written authorization to administer the medicine. The parent/guardian of the student requiring medication during the school day shall leave the medication in the high school principal’s office along with a completed and signed “Parental Authorization� form.

Non-prescription Medicine: The parent/guardian of the student may sign a Parental Authorization Form, which would authorize the appropriate personnel to administer non-prescription medication to the 10