School Protocols & Practices

🎒LOCKERS🔒

Advisory teachers will assign each student a locker at the start of the school year.  This locker is the responsibility of the student and must be kept neat and clean.  Students may not attach posters, balloons, messages, birthday wishes, etc. on the outside of lockers. 

🔒We require all students to have and use a lock.  The combination must be recorded with advisory teachers.  A list of types of locks that fit on Blake lockers is available on the Blake website.  Students are discouraged from bringing valuable/distractible possessions to school.  When in school, such possessions, such as cell phones,  must be kept in a locked locker.  Students participating in after school activities should lock their personal items in the locker room or in their hallway locker.  The school is not responsible for lost or stolen items.  Lockers are school property and are subject to inspection by school administration.

FOOD/DRINKS

• Food and/or drink may only be consumed in the cafeteria during school hours. Only water is permitted in classrooms.

• Food deliveries from GrubHub, Door Dash, etc. are prohibited.

• Forgotten lunches may be dropped off at the main office. Please label them clearly with your student's name.

• No baked goods may be brought in or shared at school due to health concerns. The school nurse must approve all foods that are shared at school prior to sharing.

• Breakfast and lunch are free to all students in Massachusetts. Breakfast is available in the cafeteria from 7-7:45 am and from 9-10:00 am. Free lunches include milk, but water and snacks must be purchased with cash or on your lunch account from the vending machines in the cafeteria.

• Students are encouraged to bring a refillable water bottle to school. There is a water bottle filler in the gym lobby.

  • Please feel free to reach out to Director of Food Services Caitlin Fahy at (508) 242-8897 with any questions or concerns about lunch accounts and needs. You may also visit www.MedfieldSchoolFoodService.com.

• Students should enter the cafeteria in an orderly fashion and proceed to an appropriate table.  Reserving seats for others or moving others’ belongings is not permitted.  The only seat you may save is your own seat.

• Devices and binders should be left in a locked locker before coming down to lunch or placed on the wooden shelves outside of the cafeteria during lunch if you have a class near the cafeteria right after lunch. Belongings should not be left on the floor in the hallway.

• Once seated, students are to remain at that table and are not permitted to wander from table to table.

• Running to the cafeteria through the hallway, pushing and cutting into lines are prohibited.

• All food, including milk and  ice cream, is to be eaten in the cafeteria.  No food or beverages (except water) are to be brought and consumed in the classrooms before or after lunch.  Only water is allowed in the classroom.

• We expect that the cafeteria will be neat and clean at all times.  It is everyone’s responsibility to help keep the tables and adjacent areas clean and free of debris.  After finishing lunch, tables are to be cleared.  Trays and materials are returned to the cleaning area after throwing away trash, papers, and garbage.  Students should be sure to pick up any food or trash that may have dropped on the floor around them.

• Dismissal will be by the adult supervisor on duty.  When dismissed, students should leave the cafeteria through the front right or left doors as directed and proceed through the hallways without disturbing other classes. Students should move to their next classes without disturbing classes that are in session. 

• Students are expected to enjoy lunch and chat with friends, maintaining a conversational noise level. Chanting, clapping, and other boisterous behavior is not appropriate in the cafeteria. 

• Students are not to leave the cafeteria without the supervisor’s permission. There are restrooms available in the cafeteria. 

• Students are expected to respectfully cooperate with the directions of the cafeteria supervisors. When asked to clean up, students should follow adult directions, helping out to create a pleasant environment for  our school community. Habitual offenders of good cafeteria behavior will be referred to the office.  Continual offenses or serious misbehavior can result in loss of cafeteria privileges (lunch detention in the office), assigned seating,  and possible further disciplinary action.

OTHER SCHOOL RULES

To be assured of a safe and respectful academic learning environment, the following rules have been instituted:  

• Passing in corridors needs to occur in an orderly and respectful manner; specifically, no running, pushing, horseplay or loud noise are allowed.  Students should stay to the right of the hallway to avoid congestion.

• Students are responsible for covering and looking after textbooks and will report lost books to the appropriate teacher.

• Distracting items such as laser pointers and  gaming systems interrupt the learning environment and are not allowed in school. 

• Cell phones are not allowed during the school day and should remain locked in lockers if brought to school.  Cell phones should not be on your person during the school day.  Items will be confiscated if used at inappropriate times.There is a phone available in Guidance if you need to make a call. 

• Students must use the electronic hall log system any time they leave class by signing out and signing back in  upon return.

• Students are prohibited from selling any items during school without the approval of the administration.

• Gambling of any type is prohibited.

• Illegal substances, cigarettes, smoking materials, e-cigarettes, vaping devices, smokeless tobacco, matches, lighters, pocket knives, or any form of weapons, water pistols and other items such as snaps, stink bombs, etc. that are not appropriate to a school setting are not allowed.

• No baked goods may be brought in or shared at school due to health concerns.

• The school nurse must approve all foods that are shared at school prior to sharing.

• Snowball throwing is not allowed on school property or aimed at school vehicles.

• Latex balloons are not allowed in the school building.

Clear guidelines and expectations will be discussed with students before any special event.  If a student demonstrates an inability to participate appropriately or comfortably in these types of activities, the cluster or administration may recommend that he/she not attend a function or go on a field trip.  In such cases, alternative activities will be planned at school. parents/guardians would be contacted, and an alternative program would be provided.  If participation in any of these activities prove to be a financial burden, parents/guardians should contact the principal for support.