CMES POLICIES

Stay Overs

Anyone wishing to stay over on the Friday that they graduate MUST sign up in the office - you have until close of business on the Tuesday before you graduate to do so.  NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAY OVER WHO DID NOT SIGN UP.  Anyone who does not sign up and refuses to leave after graduation will be escorted off the property by an officer of the Talbot County Sheriff's Office.

Cell Phones

Cell phones must be turned off in the classroom.  If you forget to do so and your phone rings, DO NOT ANSWER IT.  If you answer your phone in the classroom:

• The instructor is instructed to confiscate your phone for the rest of the day.  If you refuse to turn it over to him, you will be dismissed from class and you will be sent home.
• If you go out into the hallway to answer your phone, you will be dismissed from the class and you will be sent home.

WE WILL NO LONGER TOLERATE CELL PHONE DISTRACTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM.

Dress Code

The schools dress code is as follows:

• Collared shirts are mandatory.  The shirt must have sleeves and cover the entire torso.
• Long pants are mandatory.  No shorts are allowed.
• Closed toed shoes are mandatory.  No flip-flops, sandals, crocks, etc. are allowed.
• All attire must be clean and without rips or tears.

The dress code applies to the academic buildings during normal business hours (0800-1600) and in the cafeteria during all meal hours (except on weekends).  The dress code does not apply in the bar.

Lock Out Procedure

If you are locked out of your room, for any reason, the procedure is as follows:

• During normal business hours, go to the receptionist desk and Janet will take care of you.
• During meal hours, any one of the catering staff can help you.
• If the bar is open, see the bartender.
• Between the hours of 2300 and 0700, call the emergency number.

NOTE – When you call the emergency number you will be talking to an answering service, not to one of our staff members.  Give them the information they ask you for, and then either go to wait by your room, or wait in one of the visible public areas so the responder can find you.  It may take up to an hour for the responder to arrive, so please be patient.  The responder will not open your room if you are not there.

Photo IDs

If you do not have a photograph on your ID tag, you must go to the receptionist and get one taken.  Please bring a government issued photo ID with you.  The receptionist will scan an electronic copy of your ID for our records, and she will take your picture.  We are required by USCG to verify that you are who you say you are.  We can not issue you a certificate of course completion without this.

Early Departure

If for any reason you must leave the class before graduation day you will NOT BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE - NO EXCEPTIONS.  If you choose to take the class over again, you MUST repeat the entire course, not just the part you missed.  NO EXCEPTIONS.