Dubai American Scientific School

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The following rules are the most important ones at DASS. These rules are to be followed at all times at DASS or when involved in a DASS activity. They are also good guidelines to follow at all times.

DASS students pledge to:

1. Be honorable. Therefore, lying, cheating, and stealing of any kind is not allowed.
2. Respect one another. Physical and verbal abuse is not allowed.
3. Respect property - their own, the property of others, and the school's.
4. Behave with regard to their own safety and the safety of others.

ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE

Dubai American Scientific School aims to have a happy and cooperative school environment where all stu- dents follow the rules. Students are responsible for their own behavior. It is a choice made by the student. He/she chooses to cooperate or is choosing the published consequences.

I. SCHOOL WIDE RULES: CONSEQUENCES DURING ONE WEEK

Students are praised and rewarded for following rules, exhibiting good behavior and doing the right thing.

• Step 1: Verbal warning and note in STUDENT RECORD BOOK
• Step 2 : Break DETENTION (for 15 min. next day), note in STUDENT RECORD BOOK
• Step 3 : Wed DETENTION (period 8 activities), phone parents, Ministry WARNING LETTER #1
• Step4 : Meeting with Parents, Director and H.O.S. along with IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION* (ISS)

II. CLASS RULES: CONSEQUENCES DURING ONE DAY

Students are praised and rewarded for following rules, exhibiting good behavior and doing the right thing.

1. Name on the board
2. Name on the board and one check = DETENTION (for 15 min. the following day). Note in Student Record Book
3. Name on the board and two checks = Wednesday period 8 DETENTION during activities
4. Name on the board and three checks = BEHAVIOR LETTER sent home to parents, phone call home call and referral to the supervisor
5. IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION* referral to the Director for student, parent and H.O.S. meeting and Ministry WARNING LETTER

SERIOUS CLAUSE: Escalated immediately to step 4.

Notes:

• All incidents are written in the STUDENT RECORD BOOK.
• Students cannot eat in detention and cannot have extra time to get food or eat after break.
• The school cannot take responsibility for valuable items that students bring to school.
• Serious clause offences include (but not limited to): Fighting, causing injury, vandalism, smoking, major theft, abuse of students, teacher or other staff members, skipping class, out of class without permission or leaving the school grounds without permission etc.
• Students are not accepted back in class until the parent has come to sign the WARNING LETTER.
• A third warning letter, at any time, will be sent to the Ministry of Education and the student may lose his/her right to remain in our school.
• Mobile phones are not allowed on school premises (Ministry of Education regulations). Three steps will be taken when phones found on students:
  1. The phone and chip will be confiscated for the rest of the day and parent rung.
  2. The second time the phone and chip will be confiscated for seven days and parent rung.
  3. The third time the phone and the chip will be taken until the end of term.

School Rules

Good Dubai American School Students:

1. Wear a clean school uniform correctly.
   • Have the button done up.
   • Have neat hair, nails and do not wear jewelry or make-up.
2. Keep the school clean and tidy.
   • Do not drop litter.
   • Tidy up the classroom and materials.
3. Behave safely at all times.
   • Use the correct areas walk, and don't run.
   • Play appropriately in correct areas, and co-operate with others.
4. Are punctual.
   • Arrive at school by 7.45 and attend classes on time. Do not leave class without permission.
   • Do not skip classes or leave the school before the bell at 2:35.
5. Respect the school.
   • Respect the teachers, workers and administration.
   • Follow the instructions of the teachers and administration the first time.
   • Respect all school property.
   • Respect themselves and other students.
   • Move around the school quietly.
   • Do not bring mobile phones to school.
   • Do not bring valuable items to school (walkman etc.)
6. Don't hurt others.
   • Respect the property of others.
   • Respect individual differences.
   • Don't fight, hit, kick, bite, pinch, touch etc.
   • Don't form gangs.
   • Solve problems peacefully.

Students who choose not to follow these rules will be choosing the published consequences overleaf.