The Department of Student Services works to ensure that Hampton City Schools is able to provide the best education possible in schools that are free of disruption, conflicts or violence. While working in partnership with law  enforcement, fire officials, courts, social services, partners and the greater community, the  department develops ways to keep school safe where  teachers can focus on teaching and students can focus on learning. 

• SAFE SCHOOL Hotline 727-Call (2255)
• Short-term Suspension Appeals
• Long-term Suspensions/Expulsions
• Student Alternative Referrals
• Student Discipline Issues
• Truancy
• Student Rights & Responsibilities Handbooks
• Virginia State Police – Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Home Page
  

• Gang Prevention:  An Overview of Research and Programs
• Responding to Gangs in the School Setting 
• Youth Gangs:  An Overview
• History of Street Gangs in the United States
• Highlights of the 2008 National Youth Gang Survey (Most Recent) 
• What Parents Can Do To Prevent Gang Involvement 
• Institute for Intergovernmental Research - Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Gangs 
• National Gang Center 

Hampton’s HERE! Initiative 

HERE! is a series of truancy-related programs and strategies coordinated and created through the collaboration of the Juvenile Court, Schools, Human Services, Police, Sheriff, CSB, and other community partners.  HERE! is a “systems of care” approach to increase school attendance and reduce truancy.  Initiatives are targeted to support parents’ efforts of their child’s attendance and success in school.

Each agency provides a unique service creating a network of support and collaboration in the community’s priority of students attending school daily and being successful.  School attendance policies have been re-written to include the multi-agency effort and the Juvenile Court leads the project by leveraging the services from each provider.  If all preventive efforts fail, the court provides the strong safety net of mandating services for the most challenging situations.  The results include an increase in student attendance, a reduction in un-excused absences, and more services provided to families.

Youth, Parent Empowerment Program

The Youth, Parent Empowerment Program, known simply as YPEP, is a multi-agency collaboration created to address emotional and behavioral problems of students which negatively impact success in academics and personal growth.  It is a partnership comprised of Hampton City Schools, Hampton Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Hampton Comprehensive Services Act (CSA), and the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board (H-NNCSB).

CSB counselors are located in the schools to work therapeutically with students and families on a daily basis, but services are also delivered outside of the educational environment.  The multi-tier intervention delivers positive outcomes in student attendance, achievement, behavior, and attachment to school.  In addition, a summer program continues the work with students facilitating services during the summer recess. All efforts promote prevention, recovery, and self-determination for students with or at risk of emotional disturbances or affected by other disabilities.

Only HCS Administrators and Employees can access these documents.
A password is required to open them. 
Please email Shaun McIver for the password, 727-2135

Classroom Emergency Procedures Guide (employees)

Emergency Response Plan
(administrators)