Archive for March, 2018

Tesago students dressed like their teacher Mrs. Chudzinski choosing her stylish denim chic!

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

I saw a kid wearing a confederate flag shirt for the entire day and didn’t get dress coded. He wore it all day and nothing was done!! How come shen preaches equality and kindness but can let this absurd person wear something so disrespectful and do nothing about it.

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. That needs to be brought to the attention of the principal. It states in the District Code of Conduct BOE 4410R under dress code “In order to promote and foster a culturally proficient school environment preserving respect, dignity, and civility, students shall not wear or display racially or ethnically provocative or divisive symbols or […]

Are teachers legally allowed to hold someones phone over a break or a weekend?

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. Anything confiscated from a student should be turned into the main office, with the determination made by the principal. Typically it is by the end of the day, unless the phone or device is evidence in an investigation, at which point the parent should be made aware.

Hello! I’d like to know what is the policy regarding each students individual Shenschools.org Email account. After they graduate, is there access to the email removed? What are the limits of what someone can write in the documents? I am writing a story using docs and its convenient to use my Shen schools gmail with the Chromebooks. Am I also able to get in trouble for having some adult themes (Non-Pornographic) in said story? Thank you!

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. Students and staff leaving the district may download their G-Suites data to an archive file. In compliance with Google’s G-Suites for education policy, student and staff accounts are disabled on or shortly after their date of departure.

I’m a middle schooler and i have a chrome book it is hard for me to carry all of my books and the chrome book bucause the case is very big and adds a good amount weight but i was wondering if i could use my own laptop sleeve to carry it around?

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. Sorry but middle school students are required to use the school-issued Chromebook case.

A few students have a petition for a national men’s day. What are the requirements for the petition to go into effect? FYI there are 8 female students that have signed it, and 79 in total.

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. We do not determine national holidays. Those are set at the federal level.

Who responds to the questions?

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. The public information officer with input from administrators.

Will the initial calendar for the 2018-2019 school year be changed to reflect the changes in the BOCES calendar that occurred after the Shen Calendar was released?

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. Yes, it was changed and approved by the board on March 27. https://www.shenet.org/about-us/events-calendar/

Can I do NHS in High School if I did not do NJHS in Middle School? I’ve qualified for it in Middle School but chose not to participate…

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. If you qualify.

What is the policy on giving homework over the weekend (for any grade)? If there is not one, why can’t teachers at least be considerate and not give as much or no homework on the weekends? After a long week of work, students need a break!

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. Here is the policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QoHYm3I129DlQk1qvxi6wfV4n-oTScEc7_tzvXYQ59c/view and here is the regulation https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i8H0WVYEfbaAUrZTsOSBMG-ERskS5o3IQ_ZxBJy3bPQ/view

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Archive for March, 2018

Tesago students dressed like their teacher Mrs. Chudzinski choosing her stylish denim chic!

I saw a kid wearing a confederate flag shirt for the entire day and didn’t get dress coded. He wore it all day and nothing was done!! How come shen preaches equality and kindness but can let this absurd person wear something so disrespectful and do nothing about it.

Are teachers legally allowed to hold someones phone over a break or a weekend?

I’m a middle schooler and i have a chrome book it is hard for me to carry all of my books and the chrome book bucause the case is very big and adds a good amount weight but i was wondering if i could use my own laptop sleeve to carry it around?

A few students have a petition for a national men’s day. What are the requirements for the petition to go into effect? FYI there are 8 female students that have signed it, and 79 in total.

Who responds to the questions?

Will the initial calendar for the 2018-2019 school year be changed to reflect the changes in the BOCES calendar that occurred after the Shen Calendar was released?

Can I do NHS in High School if I did not do NJHS in Middle School? I’ve qualified for it in Middle School but chose not to participate…

What is the policy on giving homework over the weekend (for any grade)? If there is not one, why can’t teachers at least be considerate and not give as much or no homework on the weekends? After a long week of work, students need a break!

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