Student Handbook

Meetinghouse School
8 South Street
Westminster, MA 01473
978-874-2043

Westminster Elementary School
9 Academy Hill Road
Westminster, MA 01473
978-874-0163
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Meetinghouse School Hours: (PreK)
AM Sessions: 8:45 - 11:10 a.m.
PM Sessions: 12:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Full Day Session: 8:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Meetinghouse School Hours: (Grades K-1)
Drop-off: 8:20 a.m.
Start: 8:30 a.m.
Dismissal: 2:55 p.m.
Early Release Dismissal: Noo
Westminster Elementary School Hours: (Grades 2-5)
Drop-off: 8:20 a.m.
Start: 8:30 a.m.
Dismissal: 2:55 p.m.
Early Release Dismissal: Noon
District Telephone Numbers:
Superintendent’s Office 978-827-1434
NRT Bus Company 978-991-1050
Special Education Office 978-827-3062
Food Service Office 978-827-5907 Ext. 2167
Table of Contents
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- Entrance and Enrollment Requirements
- Attendance
- Make-Up Work
- Truancy
- Tardiness
- End of Day Procedures
- Withdrawal / Transfer Procedure
- “No School” Announcements
- Unexpected School Closings
- Emergency Information Forms
- Phone Calls
- Notes from Parents / Guardians
- Building Security
- Student Record Regulations
- Recess
- Dress Code
- Homework
- Public Complaint Policy
- School Choice
- Gifts
- Lost and Found
- Books and Materials
- Electronics - I-Pods, Kindles, Cell Phones, Etc.
- Birthday Celebrations
- Classroom Celebrations
- Invitations
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- Student Placement Procedure
- Reporting Process
- Parents' Night
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Integrated Preschool
- Kindergarten Screening
- Environmental Camp at Nature's Classroom
- Accessibility Of Extracurricular Activities
- Lunch Program
- Discipline Code
- Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
- Credible Threats
- Discipline and Suspension of Students with Disabilities
- State Regulated Discipline (Chapter 766)
- After-School Detention
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- APPENDIX A Detention, Suspension and Expulsion Policy
- APPENDIX B Hazing Regulations
- APPENDIX C An Act Providing for Drug Free Schools
- APPENDIX D AWRSD Web Page Publishing Policy
- APPENDIX E Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Management Plan Notification
- APPENDIX F Sexual Harassment Policy
- APPENDIX G AWRSD Physical Restraint Policy
- APPENDIX H School Reform Law (Section 37H)
- APPENDIX I AWRSD Anti-Bullying Policy
**Handbook Updated: August 29, 2022
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