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What Is The Substance Abuse Rule At Medomak Valley High School?

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Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro, ME is the only high school in Regional School Unit #40 which includes the towns of Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Warren, and Washington. Student discipline, freedom of speech issues, and searches and seizures of students and property is governed is governed by federal and state constitutions, laws, regulations, and judicial decisions (Gooden, Eckes, Mead, McNeal, & Torres, 2013, p. 1). In addition, the district has policies and the school has rules that relate to student discipline, freedom of speech, and searches and seizures. All RSU #40 district policies are listed on the district website and regularly reviewed and updated. School rules are defined in either the teacher handbook or the school handbook which are distributed electronically at the start of every school year. At Medomak Valley High School, …show more content…

The Athletic Code lays out rules for athletes and discipline for breaking those rules. Recently the Athletic Code also began to apply to students in other extracurricular activities. The Athletic Code dictates that coaches/advisors handle discipline for minor infractions, but infractions for violating the substance abuse rules are spelled out. The consequences for violating the substance abuse policy the first time includes a meeting with the athlete/participant, coach/advisor, administration, and parents; suspension; and and five meetings with the school’s substance abuse counselor (Medomak Valley Athletic Code, p. 4). The second offence leads to similar consequences, but with a longer suspension (Medomak Valley Athletic Code, pp. 4-5). The third offence leads to a suspension from all extracurricular activities for a minimum of one year (Medomak Valley Athletic Code, p. 5). Administration also will become involved with any other offense that is forbidden by school rule or district

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