Introduction
The core mission of the school is to ensure the future success of our students. This is to be achieved though understanding them better and catering for their needs so as to help them achieve the best at a socially, intellectually, and ethically level. Our school has as its guiding principles the values of reasonable transactions and veracity in the conduct of its activities.
This guiding principles, which are sanctioned by the school’s Board of Directors, are based on the tenets that school based activities should be conducted in an honest, just and legal manner. The Board expects its entire staff as well as the students to commit and conform to the stipulated moral, ethical and legal obligations.
This code is aimed at ensuring that all students and employees develop and maintain an acceptable level of self control and respect, conduct themselves in a civil manner and create an awareness of the importance of safety and the consideration of one’s community welfare (Rosen, 2005). To facilitate this, an ethics and conduct program has been developed to provide the necessary guidelines towards the implementation of the same.
Application
This ethics and conduct program applies:
- Equally to all students, educators, management staff, employees, including temporary workers, representatives, and contractual employees who work in or for the school.
Conformity with the Set Rules, Laws and Regulations
Students and all members of staff are expected to abide by all laws and regulations which pertain to the endeavors they partake for and on behalf of the school (Jimerson & Furlong, 2006).
- Actions that break the law or unscrupulous business dealing by students or members of the staff will be punished. Failure to comply may lead to termination of suspension, expulsion, employment and or initiation of civil or criminal proceedings in a court of law.
Code of Ethics
These are the personal code of conducts that must be adhered to by all members of the school’s community.
Punctuality and Attendance
- Students are expected to remain within the school institution for the whole day.
- They are supposed to arrive and attend their classes or other appointments on time.
- Educators and other employees are expected to be punctual and vigile at all times.
Safety and Order
- All members of the school fraternity are hereby expected to conduct their duties responsibly with regards to their own safety and that of others.
- Fighting, throwing things and bullying are strongly discouraged in this school. Perpetrators of such heinous acts will be severely punished.
Respect
- All members of the school are expected be to respectful of their personal properties and those of the school.
- Littering, mistreating furniture (computers, desks books and lockers) and vandalism will not be tolerated and will attract heavy penalties and punishments.
- All members are expected to use appropriate and respectful language. The use of profane, sexually suggestive or abusive language will not be accepted.
Welfare policy
- Students and employees are to refrain from soliciting, using or possessing illegal drugs within and around the school and on school sponsored events.
- Employees must not enter school premises or conduct their duties while under the influence of any drug.
The School has in its power, the right to suspend or expel a student or employee at any given time if the school’s administration deems the conduct and influence of the student as contravening to the set guidelines (Brownlie & King, 2000).
This also applies to those students whose direct associates (parents/guardians) are not compliant to the required standards of the school (Hall & Aimone, 2008).
References
Brownlie, F., & King, J. (2000). Learning in safe schools: creating classrooms where all students belong. USA: Pembroke Publishers Limited.
Hall, H., & Aimone, L. (2008). High School Journalism. USA: The Rosen Publishing Group.
Jimerson, S., & Furlong, M. (2006). The handbook of school violence and school safety: from research to practice. LA: Routledge.
Rosen, L. (2005). School discipline: best practices for administrators. USA: Corwin Press.