VI. Student Code of Conduct
1. Attendance and Tardiness
Sunday school begins promptly at 10:30 am and dismissal is at 2:30 pm. Students arriving after 11:00 will be considered late. Weekday school begins promptly at 5:00 pm. Students arriving after 5:30 pm will be considered late
To avoid disruption of classes, parents are not allowed to stay at Assalam premises except at the drop off and pick-up times. Parents are to arrive on time to pick up their children. All parents should avoid tardiness at the time of arrival and leaving the school. Parents are expected to pick up their younger children at the main masjid to avoid injury in the parking areas.
2. Abuse of School Property
All students must refrain from abuse of any kind and from causing any type of damage to the school property. If a student is found to have caused damage to the school property in any manner, the parents will be liable to remedy the damage in a manner decided by the School Administration.
Furthermore, a student may be subject to suspension or expulsion from the Assalam School as determined by the School Administration.
3. Assault of Student, Teacher, Staff
All students will refrain from verbally or physically assaulting other students, teachers or staff of the school. Any type of violent and abusive behavior will not be tolerated and may be a ground for suspension or expulsion of the student. Suspension will last for a period of one week. Three suspensions will result in expulsion.
ANY PHYSICAL ASSAULT OR DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE EXPULSION OF THE STUDENT.
4. Dangerous Weapons
A student shall not bring to school actual or look-alike counterfeit dangerous weapons, firearm,
knives, explosives, or any such devices. If any such item is found with a student, he or she will be
removed from the school and this may lead to suspension or expulsion of the student.
5. Harassment, Disrespectful or Racist Acts
A student shall not harass, intimidate, disgrace, incite, provoke, threaten or discriminate against any other student or school staff or otherwise disrupt the school environment. The act of harassment or intimidation includes, but is not limited to: slurs, profanity, obscene gestures, verbal or non-verbal abuse. Such acts may subject the student to suspension or expulsion.
Parents must understand that their child is expected to behave appropriately and respectfully at Assalam Islamic school. They are expected to respect their teachers, their classmates and the property of the school. If there are any problems with a child’s conduct, the parents will be notified immediately and the necessary course of action will be taken. In the rare occasion that the teacher and/or the Sheikh feels that the student is endangering himself/herself and/or others, parents will be contacted and the student must be picked up from the school. No foul language will be allowed at Assalam Islamic school.
6. Dress and Expression
Dress in accordance with Islamic guidelines will be required for all those participating in school.
Males are required to wear shirts and long pants that are loose fitting.
Females are required wear attire in accordance with Islamic Law.
Boys or girls will not be admitted in the class if their
outfits reveal bare waistline, abdomen, deep neckline, bare arms, legs, etc. Revealing or tight fitting attire should not be worn. Students are not allowed to wear caps, sunglasses or chains in the class.
Outfits must not display profane language or pictures.
7. Lost and Found Policy
If anybody finds an item not belonging to him or her, they are requested to bring that item to the teacher or the Principal. The School is not responsible for any items lost on the premises of the school.
8. Cell Phone Use, MP3, iPod, and other devices
We will not prohibit any student from carrying cell phones in school. But it is mandatory that students will turn the cell phones off and keeps them in their pocket or backpack during class and Salaat time. If a student is using their phone to text, play games, or other disruptive activities during class, the classroom teacher will hold the phone until dismissal.
Use of any radios, MP3, iPods and other electronic devices is not permitted in the school at any time. Violation of this rule will be subject to disciplinary action.
9. Parent Concerns:
Parents can express their complaints verbally or in writing to the principal of the school Sister Aysha Al-Omari or Sheik Ashraf. We welcome constructive suggestions as well as positive feedback.