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Best practices from NorwayTopic : General School Rules

General School Rules

Website reference:

http://arbere.eu/general-school-rules

Stratos TsagarisLinn Gunnerød

Best Practices from Fyllingsdalen School

The 5 Main Points

One of the first things the pupils learn at Fyllingsdalen Upper Secondary School is what they call Our 5 main points. These five points hang on the wall in every single classroom. The school has used the pronoun ‘we’ in order to emphasize that the pupils are all in this together as a group. Everyone has to contribute. Their 5 main points are what their school regard as the general and most important rules:

The 5 points

They are on time They are tidy and keep things in order (i.e.

classroom, hallways, books, etc.) They are prepared for lessons They let each other work in peace, and do not

disturb others They treat each other with respect

Consequences when rules are violated

When school rules are violated there will be consequences. The ‘punishment’ varies depending on the severity of the rule

that has been broken. The most common punishment is black marks. In addition, teachers often choose to contact the pupils’ parents

(when they are under 18 years old) and the school’s headmaster when pupils tend to violate the same rules over and over again.

More severe forms of punishment, which are rarely used, are expulsion and reporting pupils to the police.

The System of Black marks

The most common form of ‘punishment’ when the pupils break the rules is the system of black marks.

In addition to giving their pupils marks in the various subjects at school they also have two marks that reflect our pupils’ ability to follow the rules!

They have one mark that reflects the pupil’s behaviour, and one mark that reflects the pupil’s orderliness.

They call these marks Mark for orderliness and Mark for behaviour.

The marks is divided into 3 levelsSatisfactory Partly satisfactoryNot satisfactory

Mark for orderliness and Mark for behaviour

The system of ‘black marks’ is enforced when the students do not behave or act according to the rules.

In other words, when a pupil breaks a rule they are punished with what we call a ‘black mark’.

The black marks are given out and registered by the teacher during class.

The number of black marks each term determines the level of Mark for orderliness and Mark for behaviour.

They act according to these regulations with regard to Mark for orderliness

0-12 black marks = Satisfactory 13-25 black marks= Partly satisfactory 26+ black marks = Not satisfactory

When it comes to the Mark for behaviour the number of black marks is less important.

It is rather a question of the severity of the rules of behaviour that have been broken (it is for example more severe to cheat on a test than to use your mobile phone during a lesson).

Best Practices from Archangelos School

GENERAL BEHAVIOUR

Students must respect and be courteous towards teachers, classmates and all employees at the school. Should avoid bickering and strictly control any possible violence. If a student is experiencing problems with their peers, must be addressed to the teachers and the management in order to avoid tensions and conflicts and so that problems can be solved through dialogue.

Courtyard Area

In the courtyard area students can play sports (eg soccer, basketball) only with the permission of the Physical Education teachers and under their supervision.

They must keep the school clean. They must comply with the rules of hygiene in public areas, particularly in faucets and toilets.There is no need to bring their valuables or money, beyond what is necessary. Objects are prohibited within the school area.They need to serve their parents written notices given to them by the school for information. Nobody is allowed to use the name or emblem of the school (eg posters, events, releases, press) without written permission from the management.

Generally, the student status requires children to obey instructions by the teachers and other staff of the school patiently. Generally they need a sense of behave with decorum and ways that honor them as people, their parents and the school in which they are enrolled.

Very serious misconduct, may lead to the punishment of removal of students from school.

The reasons that lead the students to the punishment of removal from school

The use of force or psychological violence by individuals or groups.

The damage to school property or property of persons within the school area.

Smoking on school premises or during excursions. The possession or use of alcohol within the school

grounds.

The most usual penalties in Archangelos School

Hourly expulsionIndicative hourly expulsion is imposed to students that in any way impede the lesson, talk to each other without reason, shout, cheek to the teacher, eat or drink beverages and soft drinks in class. Any kind of food, soft drinks if not eaten, can be kept by students to be consumed during the next break.

One-day expulsion

1 The hourly expulsion due to three misdeeds during the school year by the same student results in the expulsion of the student for one day.The students who are repeatedly expelled will be treated with escalating sanctions respectively by the school management and the teacher’s board.

2 Students with an extreme breach of discipline during the school year cannot be credited with a “good conduct” in accordance with the provisions of the existing legislation for education.