Attendance / Cell Phone Policy

Baldy View ROP - EMT Program

Attendance Policy

The Baldy View Regional Occupational Program has adopted an attendance policy for the Emergency Medical Technician course. Each student will be held to the standard of the requirements of this policy. It will be at the discretion of the program director to drop the student if they have excessive tardies or absences. There is a required amount of hours a student must attend to earn a course completion and to be successful in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course. If a student has excessive amount of tardies or absences the student will be unable to earn the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course completion certification.

The Baldy View Regional Occupational Program has adopted a policy or a signed contract between the student and the EMT Program Director in regard to a student remaining in the EMT Program after they have reached the maximum (5) unexcused absences allowed for the EMT program.

If at any time during the remainder of the EMT course the student has an additional unexcused absence, they will be immediately dropped from the EMT program. If a student exceeds these maximum hours they will not longer be eligible for EMT course completion. It is a county and state requirement for the number of class hours that must be attended to complete an EMT program. This policy also extends to students having excessive tardies to the EMT program.

Definition of Excessive Tardies / Absences:

Tardy – Arriving late or leaving early from a class session.

3 Tardies = 1 Absence

Absence – Not attending the class session

5 Absences is the maximum

If a student is going to be late or unable to attend a scheduled class, it is the students responsibility to contact the program director and leave a message or call the EMT classroom and make contact with an EMT instructor. If a student fails to make contact with an EMT instructor or the program director, the tardy or absence will be considered unexcused.

If a student is noticed to be having multiple tardies or absences, the program director will make contact with the student and discuss the situation. If the student is still attending high school, contact with the student’s school counselor and a parent will be made.

CELL PHONE POLICY

The Baldy View Regional Occupational Program has adopted a cell phone policy for the Emergency Medical Technician course. The EMT Program Director is responsible for providing a positive learning environment that is free from distractions to all students. The students are required when they enter the EMT classroom to turn their cell phones to vibrate or to the off position, so that there will not be a disruption during class time. Cell phones interfere with classroom lectures, skills and student participation.

In some circumstances (i.e., the illness of a child at home, family emergency, etc.) it would be irresponsible for a student to leave their phone off. In those cases, the EMT student must notify the classroom instructor prior to the start of the class of their special circumstances. The EMT student will then make sure their phone is in the vibrate mode and if a call is received during class time, they will quietly exit the classroom to limit any further distraction.

Students will receive one warning to turn their phone off if it rings during a class session. If the student continues to be a distraction with their phone ringing or text messaging while class is in progress, the student will be sent home from class and will earn an absence for that day.

There shall be no text messaging during classroom lecture and/or skill manipulative practice sessions. Students who use their phone for text messaging will also be held accountable for the same requirements as the cell phone policy.