Rules & Regulations

Dress and Appearance :

1)  Students must come to school wearing the correct school uniform. Uniform must be neatly cleaned.

2)  Personal cleanliness, hygiene, and neatness is expected at all times. Hair must be neatly cut/pinned/plaited and combed. Only white ribbons in the hair are allowed. Students may use white/ black clips to tie up their hair. Nails must be kept clean and short. Fancy hairstyles and coloured hair are not allowed. Black school shoes and white socks should only be worn. Students may wear green/black leggings during winter months for protection against cold. No other color allowed.

3)  Failure to comply may result in the student being sent home after two warnings recorded in the handbook.

4)  Students are not permitted to wear costly or fancy watches, chains, earrings, belts, etc. Upper-Primary students are not allowed to wear watches.

5)  Students are not allowed to colour their hair, wear nail polish, tattoo, or any henna design. Fancy hairstyles are not allowed.

6)  The Shirt must be fully buttoned.

7)  Skirts should not be worn above the knee.

 

School Property :

1)  Care must be taken to keep the school clean at all times. Litter must be disposed of in the dustbins provided.

2)  Students must take care of the school property. No scratches, writings or drawings may be made on the school furniture or walls.

3)  Damage done by accident must be reported to the class teacher. Students who willfully damage school property must make good the damage done.

 

Behavior :

1)  Students must respect and obey their teachers and School authorities at all times.

2)  Running, playing, and shouting in the classrooms and corridors during study hours is forbidden. Students must not indulge in fights and physical and verbal abuse in school. Stringent action will be taken against all students instigating and/or participating in such acts.

3)  Chewing chicklets and gum in the school premises is strictly forbidden.

4)  Students may not loiter in the classrooms during break or Computer, Games, and Activity periods.

5)  Students may not go to the toilets during ongoing classes except in case of an emergency. Such needs must be attended to during the break or after a period is over.

6)  Students are not permitted to bring storybooks (other than school library books), magazines, picture books, video games, audio-video cassettes/DVD’s/CD’s, fancy items, Mobile phones to the school. This rule is applicable for class, practices, Annual Day, Sports Day, Picnic, etc. Any such property found in the possession of the student will be confiscated by the school.

7)  Students must record and follow the specific instructions given by their teachers.

 

School Timings:

1)  Students must be present in the school at 6.15 a.m. Prayer Bell is at 6.20 a.m.Classes commence at 6.30 a.m.

2)  Parents/Guardians will not be allowed into the school premises after the first bell at 6.20 a.m.

3)  Students will disperse at 10.30 a.m.. Parents/Guardians coming to pick up their wards will not be permitted into the corridors/classrooms. They will have to wait outside the school gate for their wards

4)  Children coming late to school – after 6:20 a.m will have detention for one period.

5)  Children are expected to disperse after 10:30 a.m. The School will not be held responsible for any child remaining in the premises after 10.30 a.m. unless the class teacher has asked them to do so.

 

Meeting the Staff :

1)  The reporting time for all Staff members is 6.15 a.m.

2)  Parents seeking quick clarifications from the Headmistress/staff. They may meet them between 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on school working days, subject to prior permission.

 

PTA Meetings:

1)  Parents must attend the scheduled PTA meetings in the interest of their wards.

2)  All report cards will be handed over only to the parents/guardians. Under no circumstances will the report card be given to a student or any other unauthorized person.

3)  Under exceptional circumstances, if the parent would like the report card to be handed over to any other responsible person, the prior permission of the Headmistress has to be obtained and a letter of authorization must be given to that person.

 

Attendance and Leave of Absence:

1)  All students must be present on the first day and last day of each term. Students must also be present on the re-opening day after The Summer/Puja Break.

2)  In all cases of absence from school, the parent is expected to make a note in the specified section of the school calendar.

3)  Absence for 3 to 5 days on medical grounds must be accompanied by a medical certificate and should be sanctioned by the Class Teacher. For any other absence of more than 5 days, the written sanction of the Headmistress is required.

4)  Students who are absent on the re-opening days after a Term/holidays without prior permission from the Headmistress will not be permitted into the class.

5)  No student should leave the school premises without the permission of the Headmistress. Parents seeking to take their child/ward during school hours must meet the Headmistress for permission.

6)  Students suffering from contagious diseases must stay away from school and seek medical attention. A student returning to school after suffering from an infection or contagious disease should produce a fitness certificate from the Doctor. Students suffering from the following diseases must observe the prescribed period of quarantine before returning to class :

Chickenpox – till scabs fall off

Cholera – till the child is completely well

Measles – Two weeks after the rash disappears

Mumps – About one month, until the swelling, has subsided

Whooping Cough – Six weeks after recovery

Jaundice – Six weeks after recovery

7)  It is compulsory for the students to complete 75% of attendance in the year to make them eligible to sit for their final exams. The percentage, however, could be relaxed on medical grounds but such students will not be eligible for any academic rewards.

8)  Any student leaving school early or coming late to school (after the second period ) will be marked absent for the day.

9)  Any student who is sick should not come on the day of evaluation. The child will not be given a zero, but the average will be considered when the medical certificate is produced.

 

Staff Tuition Policy:

  School teachers are not permitted to take tuitions for any student who is directly taught in class by him/her.

 

Staff Gift Policy:

Parents are requested not to give gifts to individual teachers/ or non-teaching staff for any occasion.

After – School

1.  No student is permitted to come to school on holidays unless the teacher has given a written note. Students coming for practices on holidays must be in school uniform.

2.  Parents are earnestly requested to pick up their child/ward when the school ends. Please note that school is not responsible for anything that happens after school hours unless the student is      specifically called after school hours by the teachers with a written note to the effect.