Codes and Policies The Doon School 2009 Contents Foreword.......................................3 Money and Expensive Personal Items ...25 1. The Objects of Education...............5 Outings/Visits .......................................26 Out of Bounds ......................................27 2. An Extract from the Doon Pets.......................................................27 School Vision Statement 2002 .......5 Pornography .........................................27 3. An Extract from A.E. Foot’s Punishment Book..................................27 Speech at the Official Opening Red Card ..............................................28 of the School ................................6 Searches ...............................................28 4. Essays by A.E. Foot ........................7 Senior Rooms .......................................28 5. The School Code .........................16 Sexual Relations ...................................28 Social and Community Service .............28 6. Tenets and Norms .......................17 Sports ...................................................29 7. Basic Rules and Policies ..............18 Suspension, Withdrawal, Expulsion ......29 Absence from Campus..........................18 Swimming ............................................29 Absence from Classes ...........................18 Tattoos..................................................29 Absence from House ............................18 Telephone Calls....................................29 Absent/Late at the Beginning of the Tuck .....................................................30 Term.....................................................18 Vehicles................................................30 Admissions ...........................................18 Verbal and Psychological Abuse ...........30 Attendance ...........................................19 Violence and Vandalism .......................30 Bathing .................................................19 Withdrawal of Awards and Honours .....30 Birth Certificates ...................................19 Yellow Card..........................................30 Blue Card .............................................19 Body Piercing .......................................19 8. Courtesies and Etiquette ..............31 Cellphones ...........................................19 Clothing................................................19 9. The Academic Honesty Code ......32 Computers............................................20 10. I.T. Policy ....................................37 Cooking................................................20 11. The Journalistic Code of Ethics.....38 Corporal Punishment ............................21 12. Sports Policy................................40 Counselling ..........................................21 Dining ..................................................21 13. The Midterm Expedition ..............42 Disabilities............................................22 14. Election of the School Captain .....48 Discipline Committee ...........................22 15. The Prefectorial Contract .............49 Drugs and Other Banned Substances ....22 16. The Prefect’s Punishment Table ...52 Electrical Appliances.............................22 17. The School Council .....................54 Entering a House ..................................22 Favours.................................................22 18. The Discipline Committee ...........56 Fields and Gardens ...............................22 19. The Games Blazer .......................58 Firearms and Other Weapons ...............23 20. The Scholar's Blazer ....................60 Fire-fighting Equipment.........................23 21. Art Colours ..................................66 Fireworks..............................................23 22. Chess Colours..............................67 Gifts to Staff ..........................................23 Hair Care..............................................23 23. Debating Colours (English)...........68 Jewellery...............................................23 24. Debating Colours (Hindi).............70 Leave....................................................23 25. Dramatics Colours .......................72 Leaving the School after the Board ........... 26. Quiz Colours...............................73 Exams ...................................................24 Lights Out.............................................24 27. School Colours ............................74 Locking a Room....................................24 28. House Colours ................................ Medical ................................................24 Disqualification Rules..................77 Midterm................................................25 29. The Reading Awards....................78 1 Contents Foreword.......................................3 Money and Expensive Personal Items ...25 1. The Objects of Education...............5 Outings/Visits .......................................26 Out of Bounds ......................................27 2. An Extract from the Doon Pets.......................................................27 School Vision Statement 2002 .......5 Pornography .........................................27 3. An Extract from A.E. Foot’s Punishment Book..................................27 Speech at the Official Opening Red Card ..............................................28 of the School ................................6 Searches ...............................................28 4. Essays by A.E. Foot ........................7 Senior Rooms .......................................28 5. The School Code .........................16 Sexual Relations ...................................28 Social and Community Service .............28 6. Tenets and Norms .......................17 Sports ...................................................29 7. Basic Rules and Policies ..............18 Suspension, Withdrawal, Expulsion ......29 Absence from Campus..........................18 Swimming ............................................29 Absence from Classes ...........................18 Tattoos..................................................29 Absence from House ............................18 Telephone Calls....................................29 Absent/Late at the Beginning of the Tuck .....................................................30 Term.....................................................18 Vehicles................................................30 Admissions ...........................................18 Verbal and Psychological Abuse ...........30 Attendance ...........................................19 Violence and Vandalism .......................30 Bathing .................................................19 Withdrawal of Awards and Honours .....30 Birth Certificates ...................................19 Yellow Card..........................................30 Blue Card .............................................19 Body Piercing .......................................19 8. Courtesies and Etiquette ..............31 Cellphones ...........................................19 Clothing................................................19 9. The Academic Honesty Code ......32 Computers............................................20 10. I.T. Policy ....................................37 Cooking................................................20 11. The Journalistic Code of Ethics.....38 Corporal Punishment ............................21 12. Sports Policy................................40 Counselling ..........................................21 Dining ..................................................21 13. The Midterm Expedition ..............42 Disabilities............................................22 14. Election of the School Captain .....48 Discipline Committee ...........................22 15. The Prefectorial Contract .............49 Drugs and Other Banned Substances ....22 16. The Prefect’s Punishment Table ...52 Electrical Appliances.............................22 17. The School Council .....................54 Entering a House ..................................22 Favours.................................................22 18. The Discipline Committee ...........56 Fields and Gardens ...............................22 19. The Games Blazer .......................58 Firearms and Other Weapons ...............23 20. The Scholar's Blazer ....................60 Fire-fighting Equipment.........................23 21. Art Colours ..................................66 Fireworks..............................................23 22. Chess Colours..............................67 Gifts to Staff ..........................................23 Hair Care..............................................23 23. Debating Colours (English)...........68 Jewellery...............................................23 24. Debating Colours (Hindi).............70 Leave....................................................23 25. Dramatics Colours .......................72 Leaving the School after the Board ........... 26. Quiz Colours...............................73 Exams ...................................................24 Lights Out.............................................24 27. School Colours ............................74 Locking a Room....................................24 28. House Colours ................................ Medical ................................................24 Disqualification Rules..................77 Midterm................................................25 29. The