Prospectus—continued
School Rules
1. Appearance and Dress
The personal appearance and dress of learners should project a good image of the School and should conform to the regulations as laid down by the Governing Body. Personal appearance should thus be neat at all times and uniform should be clean and tidy and worn completely and correctly.
2. Behaviour and Attendance
2.1 Learners must attend School during the prescribed hours. A learner may not leave the School grounds without the permission of the Principal/Deputy Principal/Head of Grade. When a learner has been absent, the parent/guardian must furnish a reason in a written note to the class teacher on the day the learner returns to school.
2.2 Learners' behaviour should be such that it conforms to socially acceptable standards of behaviour which may be defined as
2.2.1 Respect for the individual and his/her physical, emotional and moral wellbeing.
2.2.2 Respect for property: both the School's property and other people=s property.
2.2.3 Respect for the school environment, including plants, trees and playing fields.
2.2.4 Respect for those who are in authority.
2.3 Possession or use of tobacco, alcohol or drugs or objectionable reading matter is forbidden whilst a learner is in the care of the School or whilst that person may be recognised as a learner of the School.
2.4 A learner may not drive or park a motorised vehicle on School grounds at any time without the permission of the Principal or the Principal=s delegate.
3. Participation in the programme of the School
3.1 A learner must participate in the educational programme prescribed by the Education Department, unless exemption has been granted by the Department.
3.2 When a learner has voluntarily joined an extramural School activity, that learner must fulfil his/her obligations towards that activity for the year or season, unless exemption has been granted by the teacher in charge of the sport or activity.
3.3 Learners may not use any facilities or equipment of the School, including those used for sport, outside School hours without the permission of the Principal/Deputy Principal/Head of the activity. The school will not be held liable for any injury or loss arising from any incident or accident during unauthorised activities.
4. General
4.1 No learner may bring discredit to the name of his/her School in any way.
C These rules should be read in conjunction with the regulations which follow.
Bergvliet High School Regulations
1. Noone is allowed in the classrooms or passages before 07:50 (except when raining), during breaks (except when raining) or in classrooms after School without special permission.
2. The cloakrooms may only be used by learners before 08:05, during breaks and after School, unless special permission has been granted.
3. No learner may use the vending machine, the public telephone or a cell phone between or during lessons. Cell phones must be switched off. Please see Page 22 for the School=s Policy on Cell Phones.
4. No learner may go to his/her locker between or during lessons; only before school, during breaks or after school.
5. All movements in the corridors shall be carried out quickly and quietly, keeping to the left. The designated stairs (up/down) shall be used between periods.
6. Eating is not permitted in the building, even at breaks, unless it is raining outside. At no time is eating permitted in the library. Chewing gum is not allowed under any circumstances.
7. The following areas are out of bounds : the Staffroom, Senior Leaders' Common Room, Hall (except when a teacher is present), Cricket Score Box, bus garages, verandah in front of the School, the area around motorcars parked in front of the School, north car park, Music Block verandah, the cycle shed, the Caretaker's office and General Workers= room, Staff cloakrooms, the boundary fence, Secretary's office, the South part of the top field in line with the boundary fence along Greyton Road. Soft ball games are permitted beyond the main cricket pitch and on the top B field, unless otherwise specified.
8. Ball games may not be played within range of buildings or cars.
9. Littering is an offence and all papers and rubbish must be placed in the bins provided.
10. Motor cars, motor bikes and bicycles may not be interfered with at any time.
11. No-one is allowed to leave the School grounds during breaks unless special permission has been granted by a Deputy Principal.
12. All visitors must first report to reception. No learner may receive visitors during break or communicate with a visitor through the boundary fence.
13. All notices on notice boards must be signed by a teacher.
14. School uniform must be worn to all special School functions and winter uniform is to be worn to evening functions where required.
15. Learners are under School discipline on their way to and from School. School uniform must be complete and no items of a "civilian" dress may be worn with any part of the School uniform.
16. It is the learner's responsibility to ensure all their clothing, books and school bags are clearly marked with the owner's name.
17. No learner may wear boots with studs or spikes or roller blades or skates in the passages or anywhere in the school buildings. No skateboards or ball games are allowed in the school buildings.
18. Motor cyclists may use only the top motor gate in Fountain Road.
19. No learner may hitch-hike anywhere at any time while wearing school uniform.
20. Learners are expected to behave with due decorum at all gatherings in the hall. Learners must cease talking immediately when the teacher in charge calls for quiet.
21. Learners wishing to be excused from Physical Education or any extramural activities for which they have signed up are to produce a note signed by a parent/guardian or doctor.
22. Learners arriving at school after the early morning registration period must sign in at the Secretary's office. A letter of excuse from the parent/guardian must be brought either that day or the next day at the latest.
23. Contact sport and dangerous games are not allowed to be played at breaks or at any time without teacher supervision.
24. Smoking, Use of drugs, Undesirable Literature and the Consumption of alcohol
Learners may not use or have in their possession or use cigarettes (or allied products), other harmful drugs, alcoholic beverages or objectionable reading matter or objects. Learners may not smoke or consume alcohol:
a) on the school premises.
b) in the presence of members of staff.
c) in school uniform.
d) during school related activities, e.g. a tour, outing, expedition, field trip, class or grade party or function, etc.
e) in the proximity of the school, including the local sports clubs where their actions may be considered to bring the name of the school into disrepute.
25. Learners may not bring any of the following items to school: a weapon of any description; any other dangerous object; any electronic music device.
26. Should a learner in defiance of these rules bring any forbidden item to school, appropriate disciplinary steps will be taken and that item may be confiscated and kept at the learner's risk, usually for three months.
27. Learners are discouraged from bringing cell phones to school. Should a learner choose to do so, the school will not be responsible for the safety of learner's cell phone and the learner must ensure that the cell phone is switched off during all school activities.
28. While cycling to and from school, learners must wear a safety helmet.
29. Learners may cross Firgrove Way only at the pedestrian crossing.
30. All learners must wear a regulation name badge at school. Should it be lost, the learner must make and wear a temporary replacement out of card or paper and must order and pay for a new one from the teacher responsible and must produce on request the slip stating that a new badge has been ordered.
31. Learners are responsible for conveying school information to parents/guardians and for returning reply slips duly signed by a parent/guardian by the due date.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES POLICY
(which includes Cell Phones)
This policy takes into account the need for some pupils to have cell phones at school as well as the distractions electronic devices can cause.
Pupils may bring electronic devices to school subject to the following conditions:
1. All devices may only be switched on at break(s) or after school. Cell phones may not be in “vibrate mode”, “silent mode” or any other mode except fully “off” at times other than those mentioned here.
2. No devices may be visible within the school building.
3. Pupils making or receiving calls at break or after school must do so outside the school building.
4. No electronic device may be used for public broadcasting of any kind. (i.e. you cannot play a ghetto blaster outside at break)
5. If electronic devices, which include cameras, are used for purposes contrary to the Code of Conduct, the matter will be dealt with in terms of the Code of Conduct.
6. Pupils are solely responsible for the security of any electronic device(s) brought to school and accept that they bring the electronic device(s) to school at their own risk.
7. Accessories such as earphones may not be visible inside the school building and, if seen, will be confiscated for three (3) months. The school bears no responsibility for the safekeeping of these items.
8. Should a pupil contravene the regulations regarding electronic devices then the teacher will deal with the situation on its merits but it is recommended that:
(i) If a cell phone is seen in the building but not in the classroom a defaulter’s DT is given as punishment.
(ii) If a cell phone is seen in the classroom or in Assembly a defaulter’s DT is given as punishment and the cell phone will be confiscated for two weeks.
(iii) If a cell phone is confiscated for a second time within a year, the parents will be contacted and a request will be made to allow confiscation for up to three months. The learner will also not be allowed to bring the cell phone to school for three months even if the parents do not agree to the confiscation.
(iv) If the cell phone is confiscated for a third time, the consequences will be at the discretion of the management team with possible referral to the Governing Body for disciplinary action.
9. If a cell phone is confiscated as a result of 8 (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, it is the teacher’s responsibility to hand that cell phone to the front office for safekeeping. Should the teacher be unwilling to do so, the teacher must ensure that the pupil hands it in for safekeeping. In either respect the learner must be given a receipt for that cell phone.
10. During examinations/tests a pupil may not be in possession of an electronic device, except an approved calculator, whether the pupil is actually writing the examination/test or not. All electronic devices must be switched off and placed in the owner’s bag, which must be placed at the back of the classroom for the examination/test.
11. Filming, for example a fight, will be regarded as a Schedule Three offence on the school’s Code of Conduct and dealt with accordingly.
12. Being in possession of unacceptable content such as pornography or gratuitous violence, will also be regarded as a Schedule Three offence on the school’s Code of Conduct and dealt with accordingly.
13. A member of staff has the right to search the contents of a cell phone in terms of the searching procedures as described in the South African Schools' Act.
# text in red — Governing Body changes made in consultation with parents — June 2007
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