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Nemo Vista Schools Combined Handbook 20 25 -26

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Below is the 24-25 Handbook (2025-26 coming soon)

Warm Welcome from Nemo Vista Schools:

The educators and personnel at Nemo Vista Elementary School, Nemo Vista Middle School, and Nemo Vista High School extend a heartfelt greeting to you and your children as you join our academic community. We are privileged to belong to a school district where parental involvement is highly valued, reflecting a shared dedication to delivering exceptional educational experiences. The faculty and staff at Nemo Vista Elementary, Middle, and High Schools are fully dedicated to ensuring a high standard of education for all students.

3.30	Parent/Teacher Communication	9-15
	General Behavior/Playground/Cafeteria/Etc	15
4.01	Residence Requirements	18
4.02	Entrance Requirements	18
4.03	Compulsory Attendance Requirements	23
4.04	Student Transfers	23
4.05	School Choice	25
4.05F	School Choice Capacity Resolution	159
4.06	Home Schooling	33
4.07	Absences	35
4.08	Make-up Work	39
4.09	Tardies	40
4.10	Closed Campus	41
4.11	Equal Educational Opportunity	41
4.12	Student Organizations/Equal Access	42
4.13	Privacy of Students' Records/Directory Information	44
4.14	Student Media and the Distribution of Literature	46
4.15	Contact with Students while at School	48
4.16	Student Visitors	49
4.17	Student Discipline	49
4.18	Prohibited Conduct	51
4.19	Conduct to and from School	52
4.20	Disruption of School	54
4.21	Student Assault or Battery	55
4.22	Weapons and Dangerous Instruments	56
4.23	Tobacco, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, and Related Products	57
4.24	Drugs and Alcohol	58
4.24.1	Extracurricular Drug Testing for Students in Grades 7-12	58
4.25	Student Dress and Grooming	62
4.26	Gangs and Gang Activity	63
4.27	Student Sexual Harassment	63
4.28	Laser Pointers	70
4.29	Computer Use Policy	70
4.29A	Internet Safety and Electronic Device Use Policy	71
4.30	Suspension from School	72
4.31	Expulsion	73
4.32	Search, Seizure, and Interrogations	74
4.33	Students' Vehicles	75
4.34	Diseases and Parasites	76
4.35	Student Medications	77
4.36	Student Illness/Accident	81
4.37	Emergency Drills	82
4.38	Permanent Records	82
4.39	Corporal Punishment	82
4.40	Homeless Students	83
4.41	Physical Examinations or Screenings	85
4.42	Student Handbook	85
4.43	Bullying	85
4.44	National Anthem	88
4.45	Smart Core Curriculum and Graduation Requirements for the Class of 2026	89
4.45.1	Smart Core Curriculum and Graduation Requirements for the Class of 2027 and Thereafter	91
4.46	Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence	93
4.47	Possession and Use of Personal Electronic Devices	94
4.48	Video Surveillance and Other Student Monitoring	97
4.49	Special Education	98
4.50	School Meal Modifications	98
4.51	Food Service Prepayment	99
4.52	Students Who are Foster Children	99
4.53	Placement of Multiple Birth Siblings	101
4.54	Student Acceleration	101
4.55	Student Promotion and Retention	102
4.56	Extracurricular Activities - Secondary Schools	105
4.56.1	Extracurricular Activities - Elementary	109
4.56.2	Extracurricular Activity Eligibility for Home Schooled Students	110
4.57	Immunizations	112
4.58	Food Sharing and Its Removal from Food Service Area	114
4.59	Academic Course Attendance by Private School and Home Schooled Students	115
4.60	Student Behavioral Intervention and Restraint	116
4.61	Student Use of Multiple Occupancy Room	122
4.62	Student Name, Title, or Pronoun	122
4.63	Student Religious Expression	123
4.64	Student Use of Artificial Intelligence	124
4.65	Antisemitism Prohibited	125
4.66	Arkansas Direct Admissions Program	127
5.02	Planning for Educational Improvement	128
5.03	Curriculum Development	129
5.05	Selection/Inspection of Instructional Materials	129
5.06	Challenge of Instructional/Supplemental Materials	130
5.07	Selection of Instructional and Library/Media Center Materials	132
5.08	Use of Copyrighted Materials	134
5.10	Artificial Intelligence	136
5.11	Digital Learning Courses	136
5.13	Student Intervention Services and Summer School	137
5.14	Homework	138
5.15	Grading	138
5.16	Computer Science Course Prerequisites and Progression	141
5.17	Honor Roll and Honor Graduates	141
5.18	Health Services	142
5.19	Arkansas Course Choice Program	143
5.20	District Web Site	143
5.20.1	Web Site Privacy Policy	145
5.21	Accelerated Learning Courses	146
5.22	Concurrent Credit	147
5.23	Valedictorian (Highest Honors)	148
5.24	Student Participation in Surveys	148
5.25	Marketing of Personal Information	149
5.26	Alternative Learning Environments	150
5.26.1	ALE Program Evaluation	151
5.27	English Learners	151
5.28	Enhanced Student Achievement Funding Expenditures	152
5.29	Wellness Policy - Contact and Meeting Information	152
6.11	Parent, Family, and Community Engagement	156