Student Safety Protocols

Governor Mifflin School District utilizes a progressive consequence system, ranging from a Level One to a Level Four offense. Our Code of Conduct can be viewed by clicking the button down below.

VIEW CODE OF CONDUCT

The discipline of students with disabilities (student supported through Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or Section 504 Plans) is subject to state and federal law in addition to the Code of Conduct. To the extent any conflict exists, state and federal law will prevail. A Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) may be required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) when a student with a disability is suspended or expelled and is required when expulsion or alternative school placements are being considered.

When the needs of a student cannot be met in Governor Mifflin School District, or a student has seriously violated our Code of Conduct, the District will assist students and their parents/guardians in finding an alternative placement, with the goal of the student’s return to the District classroom as soon as is feasible.  

Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) placements, guided by state law, generally last for 45 days if the student successfully attends and completes all assignments with passing grades.

Information on AEDY programming, regulations, and guidelines can be found on the Pennsylvania Department of Education website. 

The major emphasis is to prepare students academically and socially for a return to public school. Each student will have individualized goal plans developed in conjunction with group and individual counseling to develop a comprehensive treatment plan. Transition planning will be used to reintegrate youth back into the public school and community setting.

As per Pennsylvania’s Act 26 (24 P.S. § 13–1317.2), possessing a 
weapon on school grounds can lead to serious consequences for 
students. Even if they don’t use it, bringing a weapon to school, a 
school event, or while traveling to or from school can result in 
expulsion for at least a year, with some exceptions. Having the 
weapon in a locker, book bag, or even carrying it for someone 
else is enough to trigger this rule.

For additional information on our Code of Conduct and Board 
Policies, please visit our district’s website at www.gmsd.org. 

Your child will be excluded from school if they are not up-to-date with the following required vaccinations:

• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (DTP/Dtap/DT/Td, or Tdap*) 
• Polio (OPV/IPV) 
• Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR/MMRV) 
• Hepatitis B (HBV) 
• Chickenpox (Varicella/MMRV)

Immunization requests will be made by your child’s school nurse in Kindergarten, Seventh Grade, and Twelfth Grade even if you provide immunizations at registration. The District is required to report to the School Immunization Law Report (SILR) Information database.

Starting in the 2026-27 school year, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PaDOH) will be publishing a new public resource of all school-level immunization data on its website, beginning with data from the 2025-26 school year. 

PaDOH already posts county and state level school immunization data online, and will continue to do so.
 

• Confidentiality is maintained at all times. 
• The Nurse will make teachers and staff aware of the “need to know” medical conditions of the students. Teachers and staff are reminded not to discuss anything about children in common areas such as the office, lunchroom or stairwells, etc. 
• Teachers keep pertinent medical information in a roll book or secure place where a guest teacher could refer to it.

• Screenings are mandated by the state of Pennsylvania.  If there is a concern about a child’s vision or hearing before the scheduled screening, please notify the nurse directly.
• All physicals, vaccination records, and medical forms should be forwarded to the nurse.

• An official permission form must be on file in the school office in order for a child to be able to take medication at school.
• The medicine will be kept in the office or by the school nurse and be given to the student at the appropriate time(s).  
• Children cannot carry medication in school and parents may not give the teacher medication for their child. 
• Parents must come directly to the nurse where appropriate permission forms can be completed. Some medications are narcotics and the nurse and parent must count and sign for them together. 
• Only the nurse may dispense medication to students following referral and receipt of prescription from a licensed doctor.
• Please communicate all medical conditions with the nurse directly. 

• Spot checks may be made to detect head lice by the school nurse.  Classroom checks are done on an as needed basis and are best done towards the end of the day so as not to cause undue alarm or embarrassment for the children.
   
• Lice is not an emergency. However, your child will be sent home if live nits are found.  You can protect yourself by not touching your head to a child’s head (such as hugging or leaning too closely).
   
• If a student is sent home due to lice, please ensure they have completed the first dose of lice treatment before returning to school. Upon their return, the student must first visit the Nurse for a recheck. The nurse will then provide a pass for the student to give to their teacher, confirming they have been checked.