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.