All students are expected to sign, and their parents countersign, the behavioural contract prior to departure.
In cases of student misbehaviour, the Trip Leader or the designated Chaperone is expected to follow the guidelines attached.
It is impossible to foresee every conceivable possible case of student misbehaviour and, of course, we must rely on the team leaders’ professional judgement on the action required in any particular circumstance. What follows is an attempt to provide some broad guidelines.
Stage 1: Relatively minor cases of student misbehaviour
Students should be reminded of the contracts they have signed and be placed on a ‘warning’.
Stage 2: Repetitive or more serious cases of student misbehaviour (including smoking)
The student should be warned that further misbehaviour may lead to them being sent home.
An immediate, and appropriate consequence, should be applied.
The teachers in charge of the project should make a judgement call as to whether the parents of the student should be informed by phone or email of the misbehaviour consequences of further infringements of the school’s code of conduct.
On return to Hong Kong, a ‘cause for concern’ form should be completed and sent to the HOY, Advisor and trip supervisor for information and decisions on further action.
Stage 3: Very serious cases of misbehaviour (e.g., illegal substance abuse, alcohol consumption, theft, inappropriate or violent behaviour, bringing the school into disrepute, putting other students at risk etc)
The school leadership and parents of the student should be informed by phone of the misbehaviour and intended action.
The student should be sent home if it is feasible to do so taking into account the student’s age and noting that the student may have to be accompanied back to Hong Kong
On return to HK a cause for ‘concern form’ should be completed and sent to the Head of School, HOY, Advisor and trip supervisor for information and decisions on further action.
I undertake to maintain the highest standards of decorum and behaviour while representing Chinese International School on school trips. I understand that this is a 24-hour commitment.
I understand that all school rules pertaining to inappropriate behaviour, alcohol and smoking apply throughout the period of the trip.
Students who fail to meet these expectations may, at the discretion of the Trip Leader and by the explicit approval of the Head of Secondary, be withdrawn from the trip and returned to Hong Kong. The additional expenses will have to be borne by the parents of the student.
I accept that for the duration of this trip, including the travel periods, the teachers in charge stand in loco parentis.
Student signature: _____________________
Name in capitals: ______________________
Parent signature: ______________________
Name in capitals: ______________________
Date: _________________________________