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20 Main Street, Exeter, New Hampshire 03833-2460 
Parents’ Handbook 
Harkness Teaching 
 
Updated 7-2008
 
CONTENTS
Welcome 2The Academy’s Mission Statement 3Residential Life Mission Statement 3Reaching Your Child at School 4In Case of Emergency 5Academic Life 6Attendance 8Day Student Issues 10Residential Life 15Rule-Breaking/Disciplinary Issues 23Health Care, Health Education, and Counseling 26Campus Safety 32Dining Services 33Daily Living 33Laundry 35Worship 35Information Technology Services 35Travel 36Financial Concerns 38College Issues 40Parent Volunteer Opportunities 43
Appendices 
Other Academy Publications You May Find Helpful 45The Parent Advisory Committee 46Important Phone Numbers 47Lexicon of Exeter Terminology and Slang 48
 
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WELCOME
The
Parents' Handbook 
is a supplement to many of
 
our Academypublications. It was developed by the Dean of Students Office in cooperationwith the Parent Advisory Committee, and is intended to help you as parentsand guardians of our students to have a better understanding of how theschool works. You can find an online version of The
Parents' Handbook 
and
 The E Book 
in the Parents gateway of www.exeter.eduBased upon past conversations with parents and suggestions fromour Parent Advisory Committee, we have compiled a list of questions andaimed to provide a clear, concise answer for each. When appropriate, werefer the reader to other Academy publications for information, rather thanrepeating information here. We hope this answers many of your questions,but encourage you to contact us if you ever have any questions about ourpolicies, procedures, support services, etc.Throughout this book we have, for the sake of simplicity, referred toyou as parents of our students, but we do recognize that some students haveguardians and we are always glad to work with those of you who serve in thatcapacity as well. Also on the subject of simpler word choices, a student isoften referred to as "your child" rather than "your son or daughter" - thephrase may sound a bit youthful when referring to a high school student, butafter all, they are, and will always be, your children. Finally, we alternate maleand female pronouns throughout the text.If you think of any topics that you believe should be included in futureissues of this handbook, please let us know by sending a note to the Dean ofStudents Office. We look forward to many conversations with you about yourchildren's education and well-being.
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This book references the Academy website, www.exeter.edu, in many places.Here are some tips for locating information on www.exeter.edu: 
 
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Use the 'gateways' at the top of the home page (Current Students,Parents) to locate information quickly. In the Parents gateway you will find a link to the 
 
Parents' Handbook, yearly schedules, The E Book and all sorts of useful information.
 
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Use search at the top of the home page to locate specific information.
 
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Navigate through the main subject areas of the website to locate additional information (About Us, Admissions, Academics, Library,Student Life, Arts, Athletics, Summer Programs, Giving).
You can use Adobe Reader to search a pdf-formatted document, such as the
Parents’ Handbook 
or
The E Book 
. To do this, open the document in AdobeReader and then select Bookmarks (the tab to the upper left of the document) toview the table of contents. You can also select “Search” in the Adobe Readermenu, and then follow the prompts to locate your desired topic.
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