Metal Detectors of either the hand-held or walk through variety may be used during the course of any school activity, including but not limited to entering or leaving a school bus, entering or leaving a building, school athletic events, or when there is cause to suspect contraband may be present. Video Surveillance Equipment will be used to monitor security and student behavior in high traffic areas of the school or on the bus. Gang Activity will not be tolerated by Newport News Public Schools. Confiscated Items will not be returned unless this Handbook specifically permits their return. Students and staff are trained to conduct mediation between students.
Mediation presents students with non-violent options for resolving their conflicts.
Automobiles parked on school property are subject to search by school officials. Under certain circumstances, students may be disciplined or reassigned from their home schools to alternative programs for incidents that take place away from a school setting. The division may require any student who has been charged with certain crimes or has been found guilty, or not innocent of a crime that resulted in or could have resulted in injury to others, to attend an alternative program, including, but not limited to, night school, adult education, or any other educational program designed to offer instruction to students for whom the regular program of instruction may be inappropriate. Student Property and Safety Please advise your student that they should be cautious with valuable personal items to prevent loss. In addition, students should not carry large amounts of cash that draw attention to themselves.