Sentences with phrase «parent policies adopted»

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While this trend continues, with many large companies adopting generous and flexible leave policies for parents of new babies (newborns and adoptions), it poses a serious problem for entrepreneurs.

1) No one under 18 (maybe even 21) is ever to meet with a catholic church representative without a buddy (a buddy can be a parent, uncle, aunt, sibling over 18, etc.)... at least until items 2 and 3 below are addressed (this is a policy that has been VERY successfully adopted by the Boy Scouts of America)...

After all, it was through political and legal struggles over many years, and as a result of compromises, that other Western democracies recognized the pluralistic nature of a free society and adopted policies protecting the rights of parents and of educators to maintain and receive public funding for faith - based schools.

If an LEA adopts a policy permitting random drug testing of students in voluntary extracurricular activities, it must notify the parents and guardians that the student may be subjected to random drug testing prior to a student participating in an extracurricular activity, with the parent or guardian providing written consent.

Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

Section 601 of the Healthy Students Act of 2010 states that as required by federal law, each local educational agency is required to collaborate with parents, students, food service providers, and community organizations to develop, adopt, and update a comprehensive local wellness policy.

It is up to parents to decide for their family whether to allow their child to start, or continue, playing football, not some present or former player, journalist or scientist who takes the position that football is either too dangerous to be played by anyone or safe enough to be played by all (October 25, 2015 update: this is exactly the position adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in its 2015 Policy Statement on Tackling in Youth Football in which it leaves parents - presumably in consultation with their child's pediatrician - to «decide whether the potential health risks of sustaining... injuries [in tackle football] are outweighed by the recreational benefits associated with proper tackling»); and

Since it was clear that parents supported a healthier school environment, the school also adopted a no candy in the classroom policy.

Do not hesitate in asking the right questions like the cost involved, the agency's experience, training offered for different types of adoption, international adopting policy, any kind of supportive services offered and what type of counselling is provided to the actual birth parents of the child, if the infant is adopted domestically.

If lawmakers seem to have a sense of urgency, it's because parents and the state's teachers unions have been vocally opposed to the education changes included in the budget agreement — policies lawmakers reluctantly adopted in order to get a boost of state aid.

They commonly serve disadvantaged students; they are all under pressure to attract parents and to satisfy a small number of authorizers; one school may deliberately imitate another by adopting a policy that seems to be working in the other school; schools may also imitate one another unconsciously (as when teachers who have worked at one school are hired by another and bring their knowledge with them).

Carolyn Sheehan, director of the Blackstone Academy Charter School, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, says her school offers home tutoring and online classes to its pregnant and parenting students, but it has also had to adopt a policy of no baby showers at school.

«While well - resourced schools with highly capable and motivated teachers are central to success, we equally need policies and parents that empower teachers to expect high standards and adopt a zero tolerance approach to bad behaviour.»

By simply shifting its policies on K — 12 education to match those it has adopted for postsecondary education, the federal government could provide to parents something nearly every parent wants — the right and opportunity to choose where their child is schooled — and create a powerful engine for innovation and productivity.

Polling for the Trust suggests that 90 per cent of parents think schools should adopt a stay - on - site policy at lunchtime, with 67 per cent agreeing that children would eat more healthily if they weren't allowed to leave school at lunch.

Each school district shall adopt a grade promotion and placement policy that is consistent with sections 100.3 (b)(2)(iv), 100.4 (b)(2)(v) and (e)(6) of this Part, and annually notify the parents and persons in parental relation to the students attending such district of such policy along with an explanation of how the policy was developed.

By banning two novels and adopting a policy that prohibits the use of more than 60 other books, the Bay County (Fla.) School Board has violated the First Amendment rights of students, teachers, and parents, a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court charges.

«Parent Trigger» was adopted by the ALEC Education Task Force at the 2010 States & Nation Policy Summit, December 3, 2010.

Over the past four years, the Mississippi legislature has adopted a variety of education choice policies that give parents new options for the education of their children.

Ahmed's suspension — his parents have since withdrawn him from the school — reflects the rigid disciplinary policies that many U.S. schools adopted in the 1990s.

The LEA governing board has adopted a policy on parent involvement that is consistent with the purposes and goals of EC Section 11502.

Since Malloy introduced his «Education Reform» agenda, the charter school industry and the corporate funded «education reform» advocacy groups have hired dozens of lobbyists and spent nearly $ 7 million, or more, to «persuade» Connecticut officials to adopt policies that are diametrically opposed to what is in the best interests of Connecticut students, parents, teachers and public school system.

Dozens and possibly hundreds of the state's charter schools have adopted policies that illegally require parents to volunteer, the nonprofit law firm Public Advocates charged in its report, «Charging For Access,» issued on Thursday.

More than 16,000 educators, parents and policymakers have signed an online petition at Change.org in the past two weeks, urging the national parent - teachers group to adopt a set of homework guidelines that they say local schools can implement to realign homework policy and practice with research on student learning, health, and engagement.

Veterinarians are becoming increasingly aware of the problems associated with trying to visually identify dog breeds and some have instituted statements similar to the following in their practices: «Because new scientific evidence has called into question the accuracy of visual breed identification of dogs, our hospital has adopted a policy to not identify canine patients by predominant breed unless the dog is purebred, the predominant breed of the dog's parents is known, or the dog's lineage has been established through the use of DNA analysis.»

As one of Indonesia's largest and most prominent forest products brands, APP and its parent Sinar Mas are a powerful force in Indonesian politics (Sinar Mas also owns Golden Agri Resources, one of Indonesia's largest palm oil companies, which in 2011 adopted a similar forest conservation policy).

If the latter is the case, we may want to adopt policies that give preference to Canadian intended parents.

In the companion appeal TD Home and Auto Insurance Company, the application judge expressly adopted the reasons of the trial judge in Unifund and declared the insurance company had a duty to defend and indemnify the parents of the child bullied in accordance with their policy.

And if you're a parent looking to buy a life insurance policy on your children, a children's term rider allows you to add term life insurance coverage on all your children - natural, adopted, and stepchildren.

The school finally adopted a policy where any cell phone taken during class was kept in the vice principal's office and would only be returned to a parent.

The Donaldson Adoption Institute — DAI works to improve the adoption experience and strengthen families by promoting healthy identity in adopted people, safeguarding the rights of parents and educating practitioners, professionals and policy makers.

DAI was established in 1996 to meet the need for an independent and objective adoption research and policy organization to address the rights and interests of first / birth parents, adopted children and adults, and adoptive parents.

Hawaii International Child shall make available the following documents upon request: Conflict of Interest policy; Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws; audited financial statements; the number of its adoption placement per year for the prior three (3) calendar years, and the number and percentage of those placements that remain intact, are disrupted, or have been dissolved as of the time the information is provided; the number of parents who apply to adopt on a yearly basis, based on data for the prior three (3) calendar years, and the number and percentage of those placement that remain intact, are disrupted, or have been dissolved as of the time the information is provided; and the number of children eligible for adoption and awaiting an adoptive placement referral via the agency; and supervised providers with whom the prospective adoptive parent (s) can expect to work in the United States and in the child's country of origin.

The Adoption of Chinese Girls by American Families (PDF - 120 KB) Hurwitz (2003) National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning Offers factsheets, best practice tips, model programs, reviews of policies and legislation, references, suggested readings, and web resources about race and identity for parents of girls adopted from China.

Quick Summary: HB 3881 amends the child Care Act providing that licensed child welfare agencies may adopt faith based policies and practices relating to the placement of children for adoption which provide for the placement of a child with a prospective adoptive parent who holds the same religious beliefs as those held by that religious institution.

Pediatricians should adopt a more proactive leadership role in educating parents, child care providers, teachers, policy makers, civic leaders, and the general public about the long - term consequences of toxic stress and the potential benefits of preventing or reducing sources of significant adversity in early childhood.

Important information for prospective adopters about British passport applications for children adopted from overseas When making post-adoption plans to apply for a British passport for a child adopted from overseas, adoptive parents need to be aware of the Home Office's policy pertaining to the change of names on official documents (e.g. passports).

The amount of information provided will vary depending on the wishes of the birth parents, the wishes of the adopting parents, and the policies of the agency or attorney.