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School
Policies
Cambridge School of Bucharest has been awarded International Centre status by
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), one of the
world's leading providers of educational qualifications
and assessments. Cambridge School of Bucharest will now
teach and examine a range of internationally accepted
qualifications including CIE's International General
Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), A and AS
Level, and a number of qualifications from the Cambridge
Skills and Career Award suite, including IT Skills,
Travel and Tourism, Business and Diploma in Computing.
GENERAL INFORMATION
ATTENDANCE
Pupil absenteeism is one of the biggest obstacles to academic achievement.
Academic growth is difficult to achieve when pupils are
not in school.
We ask that parents place special emphasis on their child's regular and
punctual attendance. Parents may help by doing the
following:
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Make sure a current and accurate telephone number is available to the school
for school/parent contacts.
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Call the school when the child is
absent and give the reason for the absence. A reason
is required for verification of all absences. You
may also send a note when your child returns to
school. School/parent contact is required for all
absences. When you do not contact us, we will
contact you by telephone, at home or work, or by
letter. Your assistance with this process is greatly
appreciated.
TARDINESS
Children coming to school late is a major school problem. We ask that every
effort be made to have children at the classroom door by
the opening bell. Tardy students MUST report to the
office for an admission slip. Any unexcused tardy in
excess of 30 minutes is considered a truancy. Letters
will be sent to families with excessive tardiness or who
exhibit truancy.
STUDENT ARRIVAL TIME
Adult supervision is provided on the playground fifteen (15) minutes before
the start of the instructional day. Students should not
arrive on the school grounds before this time. The
school is not responsible for student behavior and/or
safety prior to the fifteen minute period of time.
Any time a
parent/guardian enters the building before, during, or
after the school day, it is necessary to sign in at the
main office. All visitors are to sign in at the main
office.
CLASSROOM VISITORS
Parents wishing to visit a classroom should see the
building principal for procedures.
You may be asked for
picture I.D.
As a general rule, unaccompanied children (cousins,
friends, etc.) are not permitted to visit classrooms.
Parent visits must be pre-arranged with the principal
and are limited to 30 minutes. No other children
will be permitted to accompany the parent during the
visit.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Radios (including headsets), C.D. players, tape
recorders, and other electronic devices are not allowed
during school hours. Pagers/beepers and portable phones
are not permitted on school property and will be
confiscated. There is not a need for laser pointers in
schools. Studies have shown that their use may cause
retinal injuries. If a student possesses a laser
pointer, it will be taken away from the student by an
adult staff member, and parents/guardians will be
contacted.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
These include Chicken Pox, Mumps, Rubella (German Measles), Rubeola (Red
Measles), Whooping Cough, Streptococcal Infection,
including Scarlet Fever. Notices will be sent out by the
school to parents of children who have been exposed to a
particular communicable disease. It is important that
the parents contact the school so that these notices can
be sent home.
MINOR ILLNESS
If you suspect that your child is not feeling well in the morning, please
check him carefully before sending him to school.
Children with any of the following symptoms should be
kept home until fully recovered:
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Common cold,
especially during the first three days. Rest and
care during the early stages often prevents
complications.
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Red and inflamed
eyes.
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Any skin rash,
unless diagnosed by a physician as non-infectious (a
doctor's note must be provided).
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Sores of any
kind, unless they can be completely covered.
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Fever over 99.6
degrees.
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Headaches or
other pain.
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Nausea or
vomiting.
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Head lice or
their eggs (nits).
We request your cooperation in order to protect the health of all of the
students, and to prevent the spread of disease. We
advise that a child should be kept home at least 24
hours after his/her temperature has subsided and until
he/she feels well enough to return to school.
LOST AND FOUND
All items of clothing such as jackets, coats, sweaters, etc. should be marked
so that they may be identified when lost. The school has
a "Lost and Found" box where items may be claimed by
children/parents.
STUDENT RULES
The development and maintenance of good discipline at Cambridge School is
recognized as a JOINT
responsibility of students, staff and parents. We
believe that children want to learn and that they learn
best in an orderly, safe environment. Student conduct
rules are established to protect the rights of ALL
children at school.
Most accidents and injuries which occur at school are the result of some rule
being broken. Students and parents need to understand
that there are consequences for misbehavior. These
consequences will include denial of privileges, extra
work assignments, parent contact, office referral, and
suspension from school.
1.Courtesy and Respect - Students are expected to treat all
adults with courtesy and respect and to
promptly follow any direction given by these adults.
2.Throwing Dangerous Objects - The throwing of any dangerous
object (rock, dirt clod, tanbark, stick, etc.) is not
permitted. Students breaking this rule will be
referred to the office. On the first infraction, a
note will be sent home to the parents alerting them to
the incident (the note will be
signed and returned to the school office). For any
subsequent infractions of this rule within the same school year, the students may be suspended from school.
3.Fighting
- Fighting is not permitted: 1) on the way to
school; 2) at school; or 3) on the way home from school.
Students involved in fights are referred to the
principal. When it can be determined that a student
instigated a fight, or willingly participated (win or
lose) in a fight, that student is subject to suspension
from school. We expect CSB students to cope with
the everyday emotions of anger, disappointment and
frustration without resorting to physical violence.
4.Racial Name
Calling - Racial and ethnically derogatory name
calling is prohibited in school buildings and on school
grounds. When a name calling incident occurs, an
attempt will be made to resolve the matter with the
particular students. The parents of these children will
be contacted. This contact may range from an explanation
of the incident, to a conference involving all parents.
Recurrences of the same type will require a conference
with the parents.
5.Vandalism - Vandalism is a serious offense against our school
and community. Parents will be
held responsible for replacing items damaged or stolen
by their children.
6.Leaving School Grounds - Once a student has arrived on the
school grounds, that student is not
permitted to leave the grounds unless given permission
by the office. A child will not be released to
someone other than the parent/guardian without a note or
phone call to the school office from the parent/guardian
giving expressed permission.
7. Verbal/Physical Abuse - Students are not to abuse other
students, either physically or verbally.
8.Restrooms
- Restrooms are to be used for the intended purpose
only. Loitering or playing in the restrooms is not
permitted.
9.Radios/Tape
Players
- Radios/Tape Players or electronic items are not to
be brought to school. When this rule is broken, the
radio/tape player will be confiscated and held at the
office until claimed by a parent.
10.Gum Chewing - Gum chewing is not allowed.
11.Toys and Cards- these items are not allowed at school. If
these items are used for a class
presentation, permission needs to be obtained from the
teacher.
DRESS CODE
At Cambridge school the staff and community support a dress code that promotes
a focus on learning. It is highly recommended that
students follow these guidelines:
- All clothing should be well fitting and safe. Baggy or tight clothes create
unsafe conditions.
- The wearing of clothing that has inappropriate language, pictures or
messages is not permitted.
- The wearing of extremely short shorts, tank tops, spaghetti straps and bare
midriff tops is not permitted.
- Shoes should fit securely, have closed toes, and should be suitable for
school activities such as physical education.
- Hair should be well groomed, clean and appropriate for school. Caps, and
bandanas are not recommended for school.
- Items necessary for sun protection are permissible only during outdoor
activities i.e. sun visors, hats/caps, sun block.
- Students unable to meet the guidelines will be referred to the principal for
parent conference.
SUSPENSION FROM
SCHOOL
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School Administration give the teacher the authority to suspend a student from
the classroom, and the principal the authority to
suspend a student from school. Grounds for
suspension and expulsion:
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Caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another
person.
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Willfully used force or violence upon the person of another, except in
self-defense.
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Possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished any knife, or other dangerous object
unless, in the case of possession of any object of
this type, the pupil had obtained written permission
to possess the item from a certificated school
employee, which is concurred in by the principal or
the designee of the principal.
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Unlawfully possessed, used, sold, or otherwise furnished, or been under the
influence of any controlled substance, alcoholic
beverage, or an intoxicant of any kind.
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Caused or attempted to cause damage to school property or private property.
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Stolen or attempted to steal school property or private property.
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Possessed or used tobacco, or any products containing tobacco or nicotine
products.
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Committed an obscene act or engaged in habitual profanity or vulgarity.
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Disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority
of supervisors, teachers, administrators, school
officials, or other school personnel engaged in the
performance of their duties. Knowingly received
stolen school property or private proper
PARENT – TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent/teacher conferences are held twice a year; in the fall and in the
spring. This contact gives parents/guardians and
teachers a chance to discuss the student’s growth and
plan cooperatively to meet his or her needs. It is
important to schedule conferences ahead of time to
ensure adequate time for discussion.
You are encouraged to ask for additional conferences at any time. Conferences
usually result in a better understanding and an improved
relationship between home and school.
DISCIPLINE
One of the most important lessons education should teach is discipline. While
it does not appear as a subject, it underlies the whole
educational structure. It is the training that develops
self-control, character, orderliness, and efficiency. It
is the key to good conduct and proper consideration of
other people. With the understanding of the purpose for
discipline in a school, a student should form a positive
attitude toward it, and do their part in making our
school an effective place of learning.
DETENTION
State Law gives the teacher authority to detain a student after school up to
one hour to make up work, complete an assignment or
receive extra help. Students guilty of infractions of
school regulations may also be detained. Parents will be
notified before a student is detained.
SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION
Riding the school bus is a privilege. Improper conduct on the busses will
result in that privilege being denied. Only regularly
scheduled bus students are to ride the school busses.
Bus students are to go immediately to the bus as soon as
they are dismissed from school in the afternoon.
FOOD AND DRINKS
Items of food and drink are not permitted on buses at
any time.
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