School%20Hours%20and%20Attendance%20Rules

  • School operates Sundays through Thursdays weekly.
  • Student SHOULD to be at school premises at 7:40 AM to attend morning lines.
  • Dismissal 2:45 PM.
  • Buses leave and gate opens at 3:00 PM.
  • Students will not be allowed to STAY ON SCHOOL GROUND for more than 10 minutes prior to morning lines or 30 minutes post to the dismissal time.
  • NO SUPERVISION WILL BE AVAILABLE THEN!
  • In order to keep our students best interest and to maintain a consistent and disruption free learning environment:
    • STUDENTS SHOULD BE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS PRIOR to 8:00 AM.
    • If A STUDENT ARRIVES TO SCHOOL AT ANY TIME AFTER 8:05 AM HE / SHE WILL BE SENT TO THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE PRIOR TO EXCUSING HIM / HER TO CLASS.
  • Any unexcused or repetitive tardiness is not accepted and will result in serious repercussions:
    • 1st offence: Oral warning.
    • 2nd offence: The parent will receive a notification call from school.
    • 3rd offence: A written warning will be sent home.
    • 4th offence: Student will not be allowed to class for the rest of the first period.
    • 5th offence: Student will not be allowed to class all day and parent will be requested to drive student back home.
  • IN ALL CASES SUBJECT TEACHER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THE MATERIAL TAUGHT IN CLASS DURING THE LATENESS PERIOD.
  • Class Tardiness / Class Skipping:
    • All students should be all the time in the allowed locations of school premises.
  •  Allowed locations:
    • Cafeteria area play ground level bellow the American School building.
    • School Front yard and play grounds.
    • Classes , activity rooms ,labs and American division assigned toilets.
    • Students are only allowed to use only the front stairway overlooking the school main Entrance gate.
    • Other than these areas Sama American Students are not allowed to be present at any time without a written dated signed pass from the class responsible teacher.
    • Students are absolutely prohibited to move in hallways during class times without a HALL PASS signed from the responsible teacher.
    • ANY personnel of SAMA INTERNATIONAL STAFF MEMBERS is entitled in case of viewing any student at a non allowed place to ask him for a valid excuse for his presence if the student DOES NOT JUSTIFY HIS PRESENCE WITH A VALID HALLWAY PASS. The incident will be reported (SKIPPING CLASS) to school administration and the student will face serious consequences.
    • Tardiness to class will not be tolerated and will result in serious impacts on both behavioral academic and personal evaluation of the student.
    • Any unexcused or repetitive tardiness or class skipping is absolutely banned and will result in serious repercussions:
      • 1st offence: Oral warning.
      • 2nd offence: Written warning and detention from break.
      • 3rd offence: A written warning will be sent home.
      • 4th offence: parent will be called for a conference and ONE DAY SUSPENSION WILL BE APPLIED.
      • 5th offence: SUSPENSION FOR TWO DAYS AND WARNING OF EXPULSION.
      • 6th offence: EXPULSION. The parent will receive a notification call from school starting the second offence.
    • IN ALL CASES SUBJECT TEACHER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THE MATERIAL TAUGHT IN CLASS AND STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A ZERO OF PARTICIPATION AND BEHAVIOR ON THAT WEEK.

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