Conduct and Discipline Policy

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• Proper school uniform must be worn daily. Parents are expected to make sure that their wards are in proper uniform, as per the school specifications.
• All items of apparel must be clean and well ironed; footwear must be regularly polished.
• No shoes of any other colour or kind are permissible.
• All boys must have their hair trimmed regularly; side-burns and long hair in the nape are not allowed. Funky haircuts are not permitted. Low waist pencil pants will not be treated as uniform. Students are not permitted to wear golden/ silver/ diamond ornaments, friendship bands, fancy spectacle frames or watches.
• Parents must ensure that their wards wear only white inner wear. (girls - white slips and tights and boys - white vests).
• Girls are not permitted to use colored ribbons, clips or hair band, make-up, lipsticks, nail polish, eye liner or kajal. Girls with long hair should have their hair plaited and tied. Short hair should be neatly cut and pinned. Kindly note that streaks / highlights / fancy hair styles are strictly not allowed.
• Students who do not comply with the regulations are liable to be penalized and may be sent back home, on repeated defiance.
• The school belt and I-card are to be worn every day.

REGULATIONS

Disciplinary Measures

Discipline plays an important role in building a nation and is essential in all walks of life. It is of utmost importance in a student’s life. A student must obey his/her teachers, abide by the school rules and be respectful towards all. It has been the constant endeavour of the school to imbibe values, instill discipline and inculcate good habits in the students. Hence, in order to enforce discipline in the students, the school will take action against the defaulters or students who flout the regulations and norms of conduct, as laid down by the school.

A Yellow Card will be issued by the Discipline Committee for a period of 3 days. This is to be signed by the Class Teacher, Rep. and the Parent. This is also to be signed after every period by the concerned subject teacher. At the end of 3 days, the card has to be signed by the Principal and returned to the Rep. Three yellow cards will mean suspension from school for a minimum of three days. The yellow card will be issued on the following grounds:

• Missing classes (bunking), Assembly, SUPW, Library, PE etc.
• Inappropriate behaviour in and outside school premises.
• Cheating during any test or examination.
• Damaging school property.
• Bringing objectionable items to school.
• Any other act of indiscipline as deemed by the Discipline Committee.

Note:

• Any student against whom disciplinary action has been taken will not be eligible for scholarships, awards or School trips.
• Any incidence beyond the rules of school will directly call for suspension and the school reserves the right to take such action without any advance notice.
• Kindly note that the school does not endorse or support any party/get together of students which is not age appropriate or is held outside the school premises. The school is liable to take strict action against those who use the school’s name for such events or are found being involved in any financial transaction within school.

Examination/Assessment

“Don’t strive only for high grades, Always strive for higher learning“

• No unfair means should be used by a student during examinations. In case a student is found using any unfair means, strict disciplinary action will be taken against the student.
• It is mandatory for each student to give all Pen-and-Paper and Non Pen-and-Paper Tests/ Exams/ Assessment conducted by the school.
• In case of sickness, the student should not report to school for appearing for Tests/ Examinations. The student is required to submit a Medical Certificate from a registered medical practitioner, failing which grades will not be awarded.
• If the child is representing the school for any event/ competition, he/she would be allowed to give a retest only with the prior permission of the Principal.
• There will be Retests for Half Yearly/ Annual Exam/ Pre-board Exam, only if there is some emergency. To take the retest, an application stating the reason/proof of his/her absenteeism must be sent on ERP. The application is to be signed by the Principal, only then can he/she appear for the retest. However, if the student fails to report on the day of retest, NO RE-RETEST would be further conducted. The percentage will be calculated by awarding a zero to the subject.
• Leave for religious ceremonies or special occasions must be obtained beforehand.

However, no average marks will be given if one avails leave of this nature.

As per the C.B.S.E. rules, students studying in classes IX-XII need to have a minimum 75% attendance.

CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE

• Every student must possess an identity card issued by the school. This card is renewed every year.
• No student will be allowed to leave the school campus during school hours, without proper authorization.
• Frequent visits to washroom or any habitual movement from the class after every interval should be avoided. No student should be outside the classroom without an outpass.
• Celebration of any special days like birthdays should be a simple affair. No cutting of cakes/distribution of gifts are permitted. The students can offer small toffees or candies (not more than two per student) as a gesture of celebration on their birthdays. Any violation will be considered to be a willful violation and will be dealt with strictly.
• Students with allotted responsibilities like Members of School Council, should be role models in their overall conduct and wear their respective badges daily. If any member of the School Council is found guilty of misconduct or inappropriate behaviour, he/she will not be deemed fit to wear the badge which is a symbol of honour and will have to surrender it.
• Use of tobacco or any such substance is strictly prohibited. Any such practice will lead directly to suspension from the school.
• Students are not allowed to bring two or four-wheelers to school. Parents must ensure that their wards do not indulge in under-age driving, risking their lives and that of others.
• Expensive and fancy electronic gadgets (cell phones, smart watches, calculators, music devices, tablets etc.) must not be brought to school.
• Care must be taken of all school property. Students must use the school property by not resorting to practices that spoil and tarnish the image of being a Dipsite. A fine will be imposed for any damage caused by a student.
• A written apology will be demanded by the school authorities in case of willful breach of discipline, both from the pupil as well as the parent.

 No books, periodicals, comics, newspaper or printed matter of objectionable nature, should be brought into the school. The school authorities have the right to search the bags.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Parental encouragement and support for learning activities at home combined with parental involvement in schooling is critical to children’s education. The support and collaboration of parents, is in all cases considered indispensable for the success of the scholastic & co-scholastic plan of the school.

• Parents' positive co-operation with the school is absolutely essential for the constructive upbringing of their ward. Hence, they are requested to make the teaching learning process more fruitful by:
• Urging their wards to be regular and punctual to school.
• Checking the school almanac on a regular basis.
• Ensuring that their wards are diligent and regular in completing their assignments, homework and lessons.
• Helping their wards to make and implement a study time table and thereby create a positive environment where the child can study independently.
• Encouraging their children to take active part in classroom discussions, doubt solving and submission of assignments/projects and not to be a defaulter.
• Insisting on neatness and cleanliness in their text books, exercise books and personal appearance. There should be a name tag on blazers and sweaters.
• Instilling the habit of sending home-made food in their lunch boxes. Junk food could be avoided.
• Educating their wards to respect civic rules by not allowing minors to drive two wheelers like motor bike/scooters and cars.
• Parents must ensure that their ward wears the Identity Card on him/her. All details are to be mentioned clearly. Change in address or phone number is to be informed officially at the school office. Any medical problem faced by your ward should be informed to the class teacher in writing at the beginning of the session and also entered in the medical record given in the almanac.
• Any appointment with the Principal should be made in advance. Parents may meet the school authorities by seeking a prior appointment through e-mails only.
• Parents can meet the teachers with prior appointment only. Kindly seek a prior appointment with the concerned teacher through ERP. Please do adhere to the time allotted for the meeting.
• Please note that no student may be taken home during school hours unless there is an emergency. In such a case, the Academic Coordinators may be contacted for permission.
• Parents are requested to be personally present in all the Parent Teacher meetings, interact with the teachers, take the feedback in a constructive manner, work on suggestions recommended by teachers. They should also adhere to the timings specified for the PTMs.
• Parents/guardians should refrain from making false allegations or spreading rumours or giving false information which tends to bring into disrepute, the school or its employees.
• Criticism of the teacher or the institution in the presence of their children should be scrupulously avoided because it may lead to loss of respect for their teacher as well as the school.
• Periodical reports, and the Report Card, will keep parents/guardians informed about the progress of their wards.
• The school almanac is a very important document. All communication and important instructions are sent to the parents either through the almanac or on the ERP. Therefore, it is mandatory for the students to carry the almanac daily to school and keep it safely. If a child loses/misplaces his/her almanac, he/she can get a new one issued for Rs 400.
• The School campus is a tobacco free and a non - smoking zone at all times.
• Exemplary behaviour is expected from all parents in the school campus.
• When you come to drop/pick-up your children or for any other purpose, parents are expected to be decently dressed. Please do not walk-in in casual clothes, as it is a formal place of learning.
• No child will be allowed to go home with anyone except his/her parents or an approved Escort.
• Though the school takes good care of all the students while they are in school, the school cannot be held responsible for any self inflicted or accidental mishap/injury, physical or otherwise, that may befall them.
• The school contact number should be used in case of emergency/enquiry. Parents are requested to respect the privacy of the teaching faculty and administrative staff and abstain from causing any disturbance through telephonic calls/house visits for any official purpose.
• The Identity Card is very important for every student because it makes it possible for others to verify one’s identity for all security & identification purposes. Kindly note that if the ID card is lost, a payment of Rs 300 will be made to get a new one.

ANTI – BULLYING NORMS

Bullying lowers self-esteem, interferes with everyone’s right to be respected, to learn and to be/feel safe. Hence DPSI has zero tolerance to bullying, physical or mental, in cyber space or otherwise, and obscenity or sexual offences by anyone in school.

The term Bullying implies any of the following:

• Physical and verbal attacks, including repetitive teasing, harsh comments and slander.
• Violence and physical aggression leading to hurt or intimidation especially against junior students, by forcibly taking their belongings, food etc.
• All direct or indirect remarks of obscene or sexual nature against the other gender.
• All acts of discrimination leading to lowered self-esteem.
• The destruction of someone’s material possessions.
• Cyber bullying and online humilation by posting or subcribing to posts offensive to another.
• Inappropriate phonecalls, e-mails, messages, use of photographs and other media sources involving the victim.
• PDA, sharing objectionable material, carrying obscene material to school, including digital material on phone devices, even if not shown to others, is a serious violation of school norms. It will be dealt with strictly and might lead to rustication from school.
• Carrying phones or other digital devices, which is in contravention of explicit school norms is a serious offence and will invite disciplinary action.
• Counselling is an essential part of the School system, and it is the responsibility of the parents to counsel their children and give consent that the child may be counselled in the School, whenever that is required.

Most importantly, since bullying includes all actions leading to humilation, lowered self-esteem, fear, physical or mental torture and peril to the individual, hence every incident has to be brought to the notice of the school authorities. Incidents of bullying will thus involve strict action and may attract rustication.

It is a collective responsibility of the students, teachers and parents to maintain a bullying free environment and promote an atmosphere that respects diversity and originality by encouraging positive speech and action and working together to resolve any bullying incident that might occur.

ANGER-FREE SCHOOL

“Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.“

All of us will agree that a joyful learning environment and happy school can do wonders for the holistic development of our children. A learning abode like a school must be devoid of any kind of negativity so that we can contribute and make the world a better place for our children, by infusing positivity in everything around them. Anger is detrimental to fitness. Therefore, as per the guidelines of the Central Board of Secondary Education, DPSI urges all its stake holders to make efforts to convert the school into an Anger - Free Zone.

In this Anger –Free Zone, everyone will try to manage his/her anger, whether it is the Parents, School personnel or other stakeholders. The best way to teach children the value of ‘freedom from anger’, is by setting examples ourselves.

Making the school Anger-Free will help our students in developing Affective Skills and in eradicating emotions like Fear, Disrespect, Humiliation and Hurt, which are the by- products of anger. This change in the school environment will help our children become emotionally strong and healthy. They shall go back home more charged and happy and definitely will want to return to their school the next day.

We are sure that all our stakeholders will make this little effort to make the school become an Anger-Free Zone and make our children happy, joyous and active learners, ready to face the future with a smile on their lips and a spring in their steps!

Leave or Absence

Students are required to seek written permission for leave from the Class Teacher prior to the commencement of the leave. Leave will not be granted for more than 2 days at a stretch. Leave may be granted to students only on the following grounds :

• In case of serious illness or demise of near relative or marriage in immediate family.
• Representation in sports or other prestigious events.
• Any other occasion deemed fit by the school authorites.
• Absence from the school without leave will not be accepted, except when the cause is sudden illness or unforeseen circumstances, in which case, information must be given to the class teacher at the earliest.
• In case leave is taken on medical grounds, a medical fitness certificate has to be produced on the first day of re-joining school.
• A student returning to school after suffering from an infectious or contagious disease, should produce a doctor’s certificate permitting him to do so.
• Students, who require medical attention during school hours, will be sent by the teacher to the school clinic.
• No student will be allowed to leave the school premises during school hours. In case of an emergency, a written note from the guardian bearing the signature identical to the specimen signature entered in this Almanac shall be brought by the escort. Permission for leave must be sought for, from the class teacher. In case the student is availing the school transport facility, the class teacher and bus-in-charge must also be informed.
• The ‘Record of Absence’ given in this Almanac has to be filled and signed by the parent for the days a student remains absent from the school, stating the reasons for the absence.
• It is compulsory for students to complete 75% of the attendance in the academic session to make them eligible to appear for the final examination.

Students who do not take their first/second term/final term examinations due to illness or some unforeseen mishap will be eligible for the Scholar badges at the discretion of the Principal. However he/she will not be eligible for any Proficiency/Scholarship Award.

Late Arrival in School

“Punctuality is not about being on time, it is about respecting your own commitments.“

• Students should report at least 5 minutes prior to the School hours. Late coming will not be accepted.
• The school gate will close 10 minutes after the school timings mentioned in the almanac.
• Late arrival at school is a breach of discipline. A student who comes late to school, must enter the date and time of arrival in the ‘Record of Late Coming to School’ given in the almanac at the entrance gate and only then will the student be allowed to enter the school premises.
• Five late arrivals in an academic session will result in a 'Parents' Call'. Ten late arrivals will invoke a yellow card or any other suitable action from the school.

 School Leaving or Withdrawals

• Absenteeism of the child will not be considered as his/her withdrawal. At least one-month notice in writing is mandatory for withdrawal formalities.
• After the beginning of academic session, if the parent wishes to withdraw, one clear calendar months’ notice has to be given in writing and the parent has to pay the full Quarter Fee (in the quarter, the child is withdrawn) along with the Transport charges, if opted for the same.
• Fee once paid is non-refundable and non-transferable.
• The entire process of issuing the Transfer Certificate takes 25 working days after the

announcement of the results. Also, the issuing of Transfer Certificate depends on clearance from the Accounts, Library and Academics Departments. Anything pending in Accounts and Library may further delay this process.

• Students can be asked to leave the school in case of any act of indiscipline or highly unsatisfactory progress in academics.
• A student who fails twice in the same class will not be permitted to continue his/her studies in the school.
• All dues of the school should be paid fully and library books returned before applying for a Transfer Certificate. Transfer Certificates will not be issued until all dues of the school are settled.
• Students who leave school in April/May must pay the fee for the full quarter.
• Caution money (if applicable) not claimed beyond 6 months from the date of notice of withdrawal, shall be forfeited.
• The Principal's decision will be the final in all cases of withdrawal or striking off the name of a student.