Facebook & Social Media Commenting Guidelines

The purpose of the Adair County R-II School District’s Facebook page is to facilitate another platform for the District to distribute District information to our students, their families, and the community at-large. We encourage your comments; your ideas and concerns are important to ensure that a broad range of community members are active and informed participants in the discussion. The District reserves the right to modify these guidelines at any time and expressly reserves the right to remove (or not remove) comments from its page, at the District’s sole discretion.

In addition, we expect that participants will treat each other, as well as our district, our employees, and our students, with respect. Comments may be removed if they fall into the follow categories:

• Vulgar, abusive, or hateful language, personal attacks or derogatory language of any kind, offensive terms or comments that target specific ethnic or racial groups, and/or obscene or sexually explicit language;
• Threats of any kind;
• Promotion of services or products (non-commercial links that are relevant to the blog post or comment are acceptable);
• Comments that are clearly off topic, or spam;
• Comments that make unsupported accusations;
• Comments containing content that may violate federal copyright laws or other intellectual property laws;
• Comments that contain information considered to be “closed records” under the Missouri Sunshine Act (Chapter 610 of the Missouri Revised Statutes); and
• Comments that reference employees or students by name or other identifying information, whether by direct or indirect reference.

The District will not edit comments to remove objectionable content.   Rather, the District will simply delete the objectionable comment in its entirety.  Accordingly, please ensure that your comments contain none of the above.

Please note that any opinions or viewpoints submitted by community members do not reflect the opinions or viewpoints of the District.

Please also note that content posted on Facebook pages or other social media maintained by the District may be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Act.

In the event a comment is removed, the poster may contact cody_moore@adair2.brashear.k12.mo.us for a copy of the guidelines for determining objectionable content.  The District also may block users who violate these guidelines at the District’s sole discretion.  Removal of a post and/or blocking users will not be conditioned upon notice to the poster or user, whether such notice is given prior to or after such action is taken by the District.

Questions you post for Adair County R-II School District, or its schools or staff, may not be answered here. If you have a question for us, please contact 660.323.5272or email cody_moore@adair2.brashear.k12.mo.us

All responsible public agencies are required to locate, evaluate, and identify children with disabilities who are under the jurisdiction of the agency, regardless of the severity of the disability, including children attending private schools, children who live outside the district but are attending a private school within the district, highly mobile children, such as migrant and homeless children, children who are wards of the state, and children who are suspected of having a disability and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade.  The <public agency> assures that it will provide a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) to all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 under its jurisdiction.  Disabilities include autism, deaf/blindness, emotional disorders, hearing impairment and deafness, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, specific learning disabilities, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment/blindness and young child with a developmental delay.

The Adair County R-II School District assures that it will provide information and referral services necessary to assist the State in the implementation of early intervention services for infants and toddlers eligible for the Missouri First Steps program.

The Adair County R-II School District assures that personally identifiable information collected, used, or maintained by the agency for the purposes of identification, evaluation, placement or provision of FAPE of children with disabilities may be inspected and/or reviewed by their parents/guardians.  Parents/guardians may request amendment to the educational record if the parent/guardian believes the record is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other rights of their child.  Parents have the right to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education or the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education concerning alleged failures by the district to meet the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

The Adair County R-II School District has developed a Local Compliance Plan for the implementation of State Regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  This plan contains the agency’s policies and procedures regarding storage, disclosure to third parties, retention and destruction of personally identifiable information and the agency’s assurances that services are provided in compliance with the General Education Provision Act (GEPA).  This plan may be reviewed in the Superintendent’s Office during normal school hours.

This notice will be provided in native languages as appropriate.

Ellie_Hazen ellie_hazen@adair2.brashear.k12.mo.us 660-323-5272

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027 (https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf) , found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

2. Fax: (202) 690-7442; or

3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

If you are homeless and going to school, let the school know about it

Being homeless and going to school would be hard for any child regardless of age or grade level. Many things that you normally would not have worried about before become issues, such as transportation, space to do homework and school attendance. Some families are afraid to let their child's school know that they are in between places for fear of being judged or, even worse, being reported to DFS.

There are some things you should know about being homeless and going to public school:

• There are laws that protect your child's rights and your rights as a parent to be treated as any other participant of the Adair County R-II School
• The school district has a program to help homeless families with resources to help your child stay on track and can direct you to agencies that can help you during your period of homelessness.
• It is your choice to let the school district know that you are homeless.
• The school district, like any other agency that mandates reports, must have a reason to call DFS. Homelessness, depending on the circumstances, is not grounds to make a DFS report.

Be enrolled without a birth certificate, immunization record or other required documentation.

• Attend the school that he/she attended before the family lost its home
• Be transferred to a school closer to where he/she is staying now.
• Get assistance with free transportation to and from school.
• Have access to materials such as books and supplies to ensure an equal opportunity to participate in school.
• Receive any special services that he/she might need.

These services include:

1. Special education
2. Bilingual services
3. Gifted and talented education services
4. Free lunch and breakfast program
5. Counseling services
6. Before and after school programs
7. Tutoring services

• Attend school free of judgment
• Be involved in your child's education
• Be notified of and involved in any decision that your child's school makes regarding his or her social or academic career.
• Request a Student Alert team meeting for your child and include people of support. These may be a social worker or counselor from an agency you are working with or someone that has tutored your child at an after school program.