Admissions Handbook 2011 - The Southport School
Admissions Handbook 2011 - The Southport School Admissions Handbook 2011 - The Southport School
20 The Southport School Mobile Phone Procedures for Students Students at TSS are allowed to bring to school a mobile phone under the following conditions: 1) No student is to have more than one mobile phone. 2) Students are absolutely and solely responsible for the security of their mobile phone and must have their mobile phone on their person at all times or to leave the phone with a teacher. 3) Students may only use their mobile phone before school, at morning tea, lunch or after school. Absolutely no use of mobile phones is to occur during class time. 4) All mobile phones are to be turned off during class time without the express permission of the Class Teacher. That is: (a) Mobile phones are not to be set to silent and/or vibrate only. (b) Mobile phones are not to be used as cameras or video recorders except as a teacher. Failure to comply with these procedures will result in the following consequences: instructed by 1) Any mobile phone found to be turned on during class time, regardless of whether the student is using the phone or not, is to be confiscated. 2) The confiscated phone is to be delivered to Student Services for safe keeping. 3) The phone is to be clearly labeled with the owner’s name and details are to be recorded in the Confiscation Log. 4) For a first offence, the student is to collect and sign for the phone after 3:20pm on the afternoon of the offence. 5) For a second or subsequent offence, the phone is to be held at Student Services until collected by the student’s parent or guardian. Personal Mobile Entertainment Device Procedures Students at TSS are allowed to bring to school a personal stereo device under the following conditions: 1) Personal mobile entertainment devices, I-pods, MP3 players and the like are not to be brought to the School for the sole purpose of personal entertainment. 2) Personal mobile entertainment devices may be brought to School where their use is specifically sanctioned and required by the subject teacher. 3) Where personal mobile entertainment devices are brought to the School by a student for purposes described in (2) above, these devices may not be used outside of the classes for which they are required. 4) Students are absolutely and solely responsible for the security of their devices. 5) Students may use personal mobile entertainment devices at the discretion of the Bus Commander during travel by bus to and from school related activities such as GPS sporting events. 6) Students may not use personal mobile entertainment devices whether as competitors or spectators at any weekend GPS event or School organised activity without the approval of the Teacher In Charge of the event/activity. Failure to comply with these procedures will result in the following consequences: 1) Any personal mobile entertainment devices appearing to be in use (for example, ear phones are visible) during school hours outside the conditions outlined above, regardless of whether the student is using the personal stereo, is to be confiscated. 2) The confiscated personal mobile entertainment devices is to be delivered to Student Services for safe keeping.
Admissions Handbook 21 3) The personal mobile entertainment devices is to be clearly labelled with the owner’s name and details are to be recorded in the Confiscation Log. 4) For a first offence, the student is to collect and sign for the personal stereo after 3:20pm on the afternoon of the offence if a school day or after 3:20pm of the next school day if confiscated on a nonschool day. 5) For a second or subsequent offence, the personal mobile entertainment devices is to be held at Student Services until collected by the student’s parent or guardian. Procedure for the Confiscation of Student Property • When a teacher identifies that a student has brought unauthorized property to school, it will be confiscated by that teacher and the item handed in at Student Services or to the member of staff in charge of the camp or excursion. • The teacher will log the item into the Confiscation Log Book held at Student Services. • Students may collect their property according to the following regime: • 1st offence at 3:25pm that same day, or at the end of the excursion or camp. • 2nd or subsequent offences by parents in person from the Dean of Students. • Or as determined by the Deputy Headmaster or Dean of Students. • If the confiscated item is deemed to present a potential risk to student wellbeing or is prohibited under law, it can only be collected by a parent, even if it is the first offence. At the end of the year all remaining items of confiscated property will be disposed of.
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3) <strong>The</strong> personal mobile entertainment devices is to be clearly labelled with the owner’s name and details<br />
are to be recorded in the Confiscation Log.<br />
4) For a first offence, the student is to collect and sign for the personal stereo after 3:20pm on the<br />
afternoon of the offence if a school day or after 3:20pm of the next school day if confiscated on a nonschool<br />
day.<br />
5) For a second or subsequent offence, the personal mobile entertainment devices is to be held at Student<br />
Services until collected by the student’s parent or guardian.<br />
Procedure for the Confiscation of Student Property<br />
• When a teacher identifies that a student has brought unauthorized property to school, it will be<br />
confiscated by that teacher and the item handed in at Student Services or to the member of staff in<br />
charge of the camp or excursion.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> teacher will log the item into the Confiscation Log Book held at Student Services.<br />
• Students may collect their property according to the following regime:<br />
• 1st offence at 3:25pm that same day, or at the end of the excursion or camp.<br />
• 2nd or subsequent offences by parents in person from the Dean of Students.<br />
• Or as determined by the Deputy Headmaster or Dean of Students.<br />
• If the confiscated item is deemed to present a potential risk to student wellbeing or is prohibited under<br />
law, it can only be collected by a parent, even if it is the first offence.<br />
At the end of the year all remaining items of confiscated property will be disposed of.
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