Archive for March, 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.

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

Who in my child’s school do I need to contact to opt them out of the State Tests.

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. Your child’s principal.

Why does shen use sonicwall as a blocker? It always slows things down while we are waiting for it to respond,chrome os is a very light operating system and the sonicwall makes it run horribly because it almost never responds and is constantly sending data to the main server which in turn makes the chromebooks run like crao

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. School districts are mandated to provide content filtering. The SonicWall content filter is a robust enterprise solution that provides both on campus and off campus filtering for district devices. Slow responses are likely a result of WiFi signal strength or limited bandwidth when connected off campus. Significant latency while on campus should be reported […]

Who is on the district-wide emergency response team?

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. It is made up of district officials, staff, board members, law enforcement, emergency responders, parents and students.

If a building principal does not take action regarding something brought to them about school safety, who should someone go to next?

Written by kelly.defeciani on March 29, 2018

A. The superintendent.

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Archive for March, 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.

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?

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!

Who in my child’s school do I need to contact to opt them out of the State Tests.

Who is on the district-wide emergency response team?

If a building principal does not take action regarding something brought to them about school safety, who should someone go to next?

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