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STUDENT SAFETY We have implemented the following Covid-19 Safety and Health Measures in our School: • Masks are required upon entry and used wherever 2 -meter Physical Distancing is not possible. • Hand sanitizing stations are stationed at the front entrance and hand sanitizer will be in each classroom. • Floor markings are in place for distancing reminders and direction of travel. • There will be staggered lunch breaks to limit contact. • The Block schedule Cohort learning will limit exposure within the school. • Caretakers will disinfect high touch areas throughout the day. • There will be a significant reduction in school visitors. 3

STUDENT SAFETY Continued 4

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STUDENT SAFETY Continued School Covid-19 Safety Procedures: • Mask Use – masks must be worn when entering and exiting Michael A. Riffel High School. They must also be worn whenever 2 metre physical distancing is not possible. This means in the hallways, in the commons area, and in classrooms where you can not socially distance. • Entry - Students are not to enter the building any earlier than 15 minutes prior to the start of class and you are asked to leave immediately at the end of your day. • Lunch Breaks – There will be 2 different lunch breaks in order to split the number of students in the commons area at any given time. Students taking 9 and 30 level classes will break first from 11: 36 – 12: 30, then return to their Period 2 class until 2: 05. Students taking 10 and 20 level classes will break for lunch from 12: 30 until 1: 24 and then return to their period 2 until 2: 05 8

STUDENT SAFETY Continued Phys. Ed. COVID-19 Practices • Hand sanitization will be done when you walk into the gym and at many other times as directed by your teacher. • Phys. Ed. Classes will use outdoor spaces as much as possible, come prepared to be outside. • Masks will be required in all indoor spaces during activities and classroom time. Bring multiple masks to change into as they become soiled from sweat. • You must bring your own labelled and filled water bottle – no fountain use in the gym. • You must take home and wash your Phys. Ed. Clothing before you use it again in class. • Phys. Ed. Teachers will explain all other expectations and practices. These may change throughout the year or semester. 9

STUDENT SAFETY Continued Resource Centre COVID-19 Practices • Mask use is mandatory when a minimum of 2 metres social distancing is not possible. • Students should return their books to the book return bin. The bin will be stored in a safe location for 3 -5 days. Students may sit only in the chairs that are not marked off to allow for proper distancing. • Students who wish to work in the library during study periods should sit at the tall grey tables or as far away as possible from students working in the library as a class booked for that period. • Students should sanitize the laptops/computers with provided supplies before and after use. • The library will open at 8: 30 am and close at 3: 15 pm. the library will not be available for use during the lunch break. The library will be open not be open until September 14. 10

STUDENT SAFETY Continued Guidance COVID-19 Practices • Students can come to Student Services at any time, as before. Teachers should send an email if student is leaving class. • We accept walk-ins, self-referrals, teacher referrals, and so on, as before. • We will be open before school, at lunch time(s), and after school. • Wear a mask at all times and sanitize hands upon entry. • Observe directional arrows and maintain a distance at all time. • When exiting - Sanitize any surfaces you have touched and dispose of paper towel. • If waiting area seats are full, we are at capacity. You must return to class if this is the case. • If we are at capacity, email riffelguidance@rcsd. ca and you will be called down when we are able. • If it is an emergency, knock on counsellors’ doors until you get an answer or go immediately to the Main Office for help. 11

STUDENT SAFETY Continued On the Riffel Webpage you will find more Information regarding COVID-19 including this Daily Screening Questionnaire. 12

New Schedule Block Schedule Time 8: 45 – 10: 58 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 44 Days 45 Days Sep. 8 – Nov. 12 Nov. 13 – Jan. 27 Feb. 1 – April 20 April 21 – June 24 Semester One Semester Two Period 1 Period 3 Semester One Semester Two Period 2 Period 4 128 minutes 11: 03 – 2: 05 128 minutes Lunch (staggered 54 minute lunch within the block) 90 and 30 level courses: 11: 36 am – 12: 30 pm 10 and 20 level courses: 12: 30 pm – 1: 24 pm 2: 10 – 3: 14 Semester One Semester Two Period 5 64 minutes 13

STUDENT CONDUCT Students who choose to register with and attend Regina Catholic Schools are required to observe the rules, expectations, and regulations of their respective schools and of the School Division. It is expected that all students of the school community behave in a manner that reflects the Gospel values appropriate to a Catholic community. • Uphold the Cross, Capture the Crown • Respect & Responsibility • Kindness 14

STUDENT CONDUCT Bottom Line Behaviours • • Physical Aggression (fighting) Weapons Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking/Vaping Direct Defiance of a Teacher • Directing profanity at a teacher • Blatantly disrespecting a teacher/insubordination Administrative intervention and consequences will result in any of these behaviours. 15

ATTENDANCE Every pupil shall attend school regularly and punctually. The Regina Catholic Schools Division attendance requirements will be adhered to at Riffel. ATTENDANCE IS CRUCIAL, but if you are SICK, please stay home. ABSENCES Parents/guardians are required to contact the school to excuse a student's absence (preferably the same day as the absence). This contact can made by phone, email, or by a note (signed and dated by the parent/guardian). Student absences from scheduled assessments must have a parent/guardian excuse registered at the Main Office before the assessment grade will be entered into our student information system. 16

LATES • Students who arrive late for class will report directly to class. • If no school contact is provided that day, the late will be recorded as unexcused. DIVISION COMMON ATTENDANCE PRACTICES Our student Common Attendance Practice is presently under review for our new realities. Should an update be required, our students' homes will be notified. 17

DRESS CODE POLICY (RCSD Policy 9210/7610) Members of the school community are expected to dress appropriately and modestly-in keeping with Catholic values-and to maintain appropriate personal hygiene. Students shall conform to reasonable standards of taste in dress and grooming. The administration shall have authority to require any student not conforming to this policy to return home to change to suitable clothes before being readmitted to class. The following guidelines should help students determine the appropriateness of their dress: • Clothing should be clean and well-kept within reasonable standards of respectability. • Caps, hats, hoods and bandanas (defined as any tie up or scarf), are to be taken off upon entry into the school and remain off until students leave the school. • Clothing bearing images or messages concerning drug usage, pornography, profanity, and alcoholic beverages are not acceptable. • Shorts, skirts and dresses must be modest. They must be at least mid-thigh or longer. • Bra-type tops, strapless, spaghetti-strap tops, muscle shirts, significant midriff should be not be exposed, and generally immodest clothing as determined by the administration are not permitted. • At no time should underwear or undergarments be exposed. Shirts/ pants through which undergarments can be seen are not permitted. • Health regulations require that students must wear shoes in the building at all times. • Pajamas, bed time clothing, and slippers are not permitted. 18

ELECTRONIC DEVICES • • • Personal Electronic Devices should be in silent mode when on school property and students must follow individual teacher procedures and have teacher permission before using the device. Students are fully responsible for the set-up and maintenance of their own devices. Technical support will not be provided. The school/division does not provide personal property insurance for any personal technology devices which includes but is not limited to physical damage, loss or theft of the device. Students must demonstrate positive digital citizenship which includes respecting yourself and others, protecting yourself and others, as well as respecting intellectual property. 19

PERSONAL DEVICE POLICY 1. First offence for not adhering to classroom technology practices, students will lose access to the device until the end of class. 2. Second offence occur, the device will be sent to the office and the student can pick it up from school administration at the end of the day. 3. On subsequent offences, the device will be sent to the office and a parent/guardian may need to pick the device up at their convenience. 20

Regina Roman Catholic Separate School Division # 81 Administrative Application # 10900 Audio-Video Recordings in Schools Use of Audio, Video, Audio-Video or Photographic Recordings Recording – means an audio, video, audio-video or photographic replication recorded on any device including but not limited to audio-video recorders, cell phones, tablets, or computers whichrecord images and/or sound. Uploading – means the action or process of transferring data from one recording device to another or to a storage device including printed materials, hard drive, web environment or social media platform. Meeting - means any conversation between two or more persons and includes telephone conversations. 21

Administrative Application #10900 Continued Any time an audio-video recording is made in a school, on school property, at school events, or for school purposes, it becomes a record subject to The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (LAFOIP) and its Regulations and is also subject to school division policy and procedures with regard to such records. Recording and Uploading Prohibited a. No person, including students or staff members, shall make a recording of any other person in a school or on school grounds or at a school-related event unless such recording is made in accordance with LAFOIP, School Division policies and this Administrative Application. b. No person, including students or staff members, shall upload a recording of any other person made in a school or on school grounds or at a school-related event unless such recording is uploaded in accordance with LAFOIP, School Division policies and this Administrative Application. 22

Administrative Application #10900 Continued Recording with Consent a. Any person, including staff and students, may make a recording of any individual from whom they have obtained consent, as long as: • the consent obtained is in a form acceptable under LAFOIP; • no other identifiable person appears in the recording; and • the recording is not illegal or in breach of any school policy or administrative application. Recording at Meetings a. No person shall record any meeting involving staff or students of a school without written consent. 23

Administrative Application #10900 Continued Student-Initiated Recordings a. Students shall not make a recording of any person or any activity in the classrooms or in the school, on school property or at school-related events unless provided for in Administrative Application #10900. b. A teacher or school administrator may give a student permission to record activity in a classroom for personal study purposes provided that the student agrees that the recording will not be shared, reproduced or uploaded to any publicly accessible web environment or social media platform. Discipline Any student who breaches the provisions of this Administrative Application may be subject to disciplinary measures up to and including possible suspension or expulsion. 24

Extra-Curricular As of today’s date, all Clubs, Teams and other activities are currently on hold. Should an update occur, your parents/guardians will be notified. 25

NO SMOKING/VAPING/TOBACCO USE The use of tobacco or tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaporizers and related products in the Regina Catholic School Division is subject to applicable laws, by-laws, and regulations pursuant to Administrative Application 11240. All Board property and facilities are free of tobacco, tobacco products, smokeless tobacco, environmental smoke, and e-cigarettes, and vaporizers or other smoking alternatives. The following outlines consequences to use: • suspend if vaping or smoking in the building, • may suspend if vaping/smoking on the property, • confiscating product that is visible in their possession in the building and may confiscate if visible on the property, • seizure of product as a result of a locker search will be confiscated, • confiscated items may only be returned to parents. 26

ALCOHOL & DRUGS Students are expected to be free from alcohol or drugs when attending school and school-related functions. • Possession and/or sale of such substances is prohibited. • A student’s parent or guardian will be notified immediately if the student is suspected or perceived to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. • Sanctions, in accordance with Board policy, may include suspension from attendance at school-approved functions for a period of up to one year, suspension from school attendance, and in the case of trafficking, a recommendation for expulsion. [Administrative Application #9230]. • 27

DRUG AND ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM Our division offers a Drug and Alcohol Education Program. Sessions give students the opportunity to understand how alcohol and/or drugs can begin to interfere in their lives, how dangerous these substances are, and how drug and alcohol use can affect their normal psychological development. Sessions are facilitated by division-approved personnel. 28

STUDENT PARKING • Student parking will be made available to students with a parking permit. • You must be a grade twelve student enrolled in a minimum of eight classes and you must have no outstanding school fees from previous years. • Parking is a privilege – vehicles without a valid Riffel Royals parking pass can be ticketed or towed at owners expense. 29

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES HALLWAYS AND COMMONS AREAS Hallways are to be free of students while classes are in session. Please adhere to the directions arrows and stay to the right hand side of the hallways at all times. Please wear a mask when travelling through the hallways. Students who have unassigned time are considered to be on study hour and may spend this time working in the Resource Centre or they may leave the campus. Hall Pass We will not be using Hall Passes or Log books at present time. Lockers There will be no lockers assigned at this time. Commons Area Please DO NOT sit in any areas marked with a blue “X”. Lunch seating at the tables will be physically distanced. Please respect each other’s space and avoid gathering in groups. 30

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CLASS CHANGES/TIMETABLE ADJUSTMENTS • Students must have all timetable changes completed before the start of semester I. • No timetable changes will be made unless approval from administration. Only those students that require classes in their grade 12 year in order to graduate will have the exception to change classes, once approved from administration. • Grade nine and ten students cannot have spares/study hours. They will have a full, ten credit timetable unless special arrangements have been made by school administration. • It is the responsibility of students and parents/guardians to check all prerequisites for classes are in place before registering for a course to take in any given semester/school year. WITHDRAWING FROM A CLASS • A student desiring to withdraw/drop a class must complete a withdrawal class form which contains all necessary parent/guardian, counselor, and administration signatures. This form can be obtained from Student Services. • Students must attend class until the procedure is completed. Students have three days to hand in the completed forms and to return textbooks to the main office. 31

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MISSED EXAMS A student who is absent from a scheduled test, and who has not had the reason for absence emailed/phoned to the school on the day of the test, should be required to write the exam. The code used for a grade is UNEX until a parent/guardian excuses the absence RESCHEDULING When a student is absent with a phoned/emailed reason, from a scheduled test, it is their responsibility to plan with the teacher to write the test as soon as possible after returning. 32

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES LATE AND INCOMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS • Teachers are committed to providing quality assessments utilizing a variety of assessment tools within a balanced assessment framework that provide ongoing feedback to the student learner. • It is expected that students complete all assessments even if they are submitted past the teacher assigned due date. • Late assignments will receive a grade code of “NHI” until they are submitted. It is an expectation that late assignments be handed in as soon as a possible. A student may incur a maximum deduction of 15%. If after 5 class periods an assignment is still not submitted, students will have a further opportunity to complete the work by one of the assigned “Opportunity for Assignment Recovery Days” or “ROAR” dates. • Individual circumstances will be considered due to our present realities. 33

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ROAR DAYS Face to face recovery days will not be held this year. Parents will be notified of any outstanding assignments. If assignments are still outstanding after the recovery day the NHI will turn into an NHIO. Recovery Day dates for Semester 1: 1. Tuesday October 13 th , 2020 2. Wednesday December 16 th, 2020 Recovery Day dates for Semester 2: 1. Thursday March 4 th , 2021 2. Wednesday May 5 th, 2021 34

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY The Ministry of Education “promotes and encourages a consistent approach to academic integrity and student responsibility” and supports the establishment and effective communication of expectations, “including timely submission of school work and avoiding plagiarism” (Ministry of Education, 2011). As outlined by the Ministry of Education, student plagiarism is the “unacknowledged use of someone else’s words, ideas or creations as one’s own whether deliberate or accidental. It is the process of taking another person’s work, ideas or words, and using them as if they were your own. Plagiarism includes copyright infringement, as well as the use of non-copyright materials, such as copying a paper written by a family member or friend and using it as if were your own”; conversely, academic integrity is the “evidence of one’s own learning through demonstration of responsibility, honesty, trust and respect. (Academic Integrity and Student Responsibility: Guidelines, 2011). Students are expected to exhibit academic integrity in all student work. Actions such as cheating, plagiarism, submitting the work of a friend, parent, or a purchased paper (internet) will not be tolerated. Consequences for this act will be determined by the specific circumstances and exercising progressive discipline; however, a student can expect to receive a verbal or written warning, a partial or full deduction of marks on the plagiarized portion of the submission or an “NHI” code with the expectation that the assignment be redone and resubmitted for consideration. A late deduction may be applied.

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