The Frederick County School Board (“School Board”) expects a high standard of student conduct to help ensure that every student is provided an education in an atmosphere conducive to learning, free of disruption and threat to person or property, and supportive of individual rights. The Superintendent, with the concurrence of the School Board, has developed and maintains written regulations stating the division’s standards for student conduct with applicable disciplinary procedures. These standards and procedures are provided in the Frederick County Public School’s Code of Student Conduct.
Pursuant to the Code of Virginia § 22.1-279.3, every parent of a student enrolled in Frederick County Public Schools (“FCPS”) must assist the school in enforcing these standards of student conduct. FCPS is required to provide the parents of each enrolled student the following information:
- A notice of the requirements of Code of Virginia § 22.1-279.3; and
- A copy of the Code of Student Conduct Handbook, which describes and outlines FCPS’ standards for student conduct.
Parents are further required by law to sign and return to the school where their student is enrolled a statement acknowledging the receipt of the Code of Student Conduct Handbook and the notice of the requirements of Code of Virginia § 22.1-279.3.
FCPS provides a digital copy of the Code of Student Conduct Handbook at the beginning of every school year as well as the notice of their parental responsibility. After review, Parents are required to sign the Signature Form and return it to the student’s school.
The Code of Student Conduct is reviewed and updated annually by the Code of Student Conduct Committee. The Committee is composed of FCPS staff, administrators, parents, and high school students. Please contact your student’s school principal if you have any interests in joining the Committee.
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