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Kennedy School Rules, Rights and Responsibilities
Please follow these rules to help keep the Kennedy School a safe and respectful place to learn.

Equipment from home

  • Toys and electronic games must remain at home

  • Cell phones must be off and out of sight in school and on the playground

  • No cell phone calls or text messaging at school

  • IPods or other music listening devices may only be used before and after school

  • No toy (or real) weapons are allowed in school or on the playground

  • Students are responsible for all personal possessions brought to school from home


Playground rules

  • No food and drink on the playground

  • Balls may be thrown at the back stop, not at the school building

  • No pretend, play, or real fighting

  • Play safely with balls and playground equipment

  • No wheeled play equipment on the playground


School etiquette

  • Students without a teacher must have a hallway pass

  • Students are expected to listen to all adults in the building

  • Quiet in the hallways; students are learning

  • Be respectful to everyone - all students and adults

  • No negative language - name calling, threats, slurs

  • Students come to all classes prepared to learn - pencils, pens, notebooks, paper, books, etc.

  • Only walking while in the building

  • Students may go to lockers before and after school or with permission from teachers


Appropriate dress

  • No headwear in school without approval from administration, including baseball caps, bandanas, head wraps, athletic headbands, or scarves, or hooded shirts

  • No distracting clothing with inappropriate pictures or words

  • No revealing clothing, such as skimpy shirts, tank tops, spaghetti straps, mesh shirts, low-cut jeans, mini skirts or shorts above mid-thigh
  • No coats in school without teacher permission

  • No shoes that may cause accidents, such as heelies, flip-flops, platforms

Food and Drink

  • Food may be consumed in class during snack time with teacher permission

  • Water bottles with closed tops (with water) are allowed in class with teacher permission
  • Bring healthy food to school - no coffee, sugar drinks, energy drinks, colas, gum

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John F. Kennedy Elementary School
5 Cherry Street, Somerville MA 02144
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