{"id":470,"date":"2021-06-17T20:52:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T20:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shirley.school.nz\/?page_id=470"},"modified":"2022-09-29T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T02:22:46","slug":"rules-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shirley.school.nz\/students\/rules-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules & Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Rules and Guidelines<\/h2>

The authority of the school with respect to the students includes all occasions when the students are wearing school uniform at school, participating in a school activity outside of the school, travelling to or from school, or whenever they are identifiable as members of the school (whether in school uniform or not).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Students are required to be at school each day it is open, unless prevented from attending by sickness or any other circumstances beyond their control. Absences should be notified by telephone or email to the attendance officer first thing in the morning,\u00a0375 7057<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0absences@shirley.school.nz.<\/b>\u00a0If this is not done, an absence note must be handed to the student\u2019s Form Tutor on the day they return to school. In some circumstances we reserve the right to request a signed parental note or medical certificate for absences. 3 days consequtive absence will require a medical certificate on return. Dental and medical appointments should not occur during school time if at all possible.<\/span><\/p>

If a student has been absent without explanation for one or more periods on any given day, a text message will be sent to parents\/caregivers notifying them of the absence at the end of that day.<\/span><\/p>

Applications for leave must be made in writing in advance to the Headmaster.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The following is a summary of the Board of Trustees policy on Alcohol and Drugs:<\/span><\/p>