High School Code of Ethics and Conduct for Students

Guiding Principles

As members of the JIS community, our students are expected to demonstrate commitment to the following principles:

Equity and Justice

In a fair and just community, all members can access opportunities that allow for their full participation in that community.

Respect for Others

Respect for the rights of other people is the basis on which individuals accept their social responsibilities to behave with integrity.

Personal Responsibility

This principle requires students to take full personal responsibility to protect the rights and property of others and to act as stewards for school assets, resources and environment.

Key Beliefs and Commitment

Attendance

We believe that to learn a course of study most effectively and to maintain the academic integrity of a course of study at JIS, students must attend all classes unless they have a verified reason from their parents or guardians. As a student at JIS I will:

• Attend all classes on my schedule, on time, unless I have a valid and verifiable excuse

• Verify all absences from any of my classes by notifying the attendance officer

• Make a responsible effort to keep up with course work if I miss any classes.

Behavior

We believe our community functions better and have good relationships when our behavior is respectful and controlled at all times. As a student at JIS I will:

• Respect the rights of teachers and others students by behaving appropriately at all times

• Respect the rights of performers by being sensible and respectful as an audience

• Avoid public displays of affections that may be deemed as inappropriate.

Care for our Environment

We believe our community benefits when we all show care and concern for our learning environment.

As a student at JIS I will:

• Place all litter in the facilities provided and keep our campus tidy

• Keep all our facilities free from graffiti

• Avoid damaging school property and report any damage accidentally caused.

Dress

We believe we show consideration for all members of our school community by dressing appropriately as a student and choosing dress that is respectful of our learning environment and our host country.

Jakarta Intercultural School does not have a uniform, rather we allow students to choose their own dress, provided that such dress adheres to our expectations of appropriate attire for our school, it does not interfere with the health and safety of themselves or others, and does not interfere with the educational process of the school.

Basic Principles

• Students will wear clothing that is neat and appropriate in terms of safety, community, and context.

• Clothing must be functional in coverage when performing ordinary or dynamic activities such as sitting, reaching, running, bending and jumping.

• No student should be affected by dress code enforcement because of racial identity, sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, ethnicity, cultural or religious identity, household income, body size/type, or body maturity.

Fighting/Bullying/Harassment

We believe that members of the JIS community always show respect for others’ rights to be safe and happy and solve conflict through appropriate means. As a student at JIS I will:

• Use appropriate methods such as negotiation, active listening or withdrawal to solve conflict

• Avoid behaviors such as fighting, name-calling, teasing, humiliating, hazing or excluding others from groups

• Not post humiliating or offensive comments, anecdotes or images social media, websites or sms.

Academic Integrity and Honesty

We believe that students at JIS learn best and teachers make more accurate evaluations when students’ work is handed in on time and is truly their own.  As a student at JIS I will:

• Take full responsibility for following assessment/assignment instructions and engaging in my best work

• Demonstrate academic honesty by avoiding plagiarizing or using other students’ work

• Not provide work for any other students to copy inappropriately

• Not use technology to gain an illegal advantage in assessments

• Not bring illegal notes or items into an examination

• Make every effort to hand work in on time and meet with my teacher before the deadline has passed if I believe I cannot meet the deadline.

• Not ‘skip’ classes when a summative assessment is being undertaken.

Alcohol, Tobacco and Prohibited Drugs

We believe we learn best when we are healthy and free from harmful chemicals in our system.  As a student at JIS I will:

• Not enable, bring, sell or use tobacco products on our campus or at any other event sponsored by the school

• Not enable, bring, sell or consume alcohol on our campus or at any other event sponsored by the school

• Not enable, bring, sell or use prohibited drugs on our campus or at any other event sponsored by the school

• Not come to school or any school event under the influence of alcohol or prohibited drugs.

• Support our preventative drug testing policy

Theft

We believe that the property of others should always be respected.  As a student at JIS I will:

• Not take, or keep after finding, any property that does not belong to me without permission from the owner

• Return any property that does not belong to me to an appropriate venue

• Do all I can to protect my own property from theft.

Technology

We believe that all members of our community should respect the learning needs of others and the technology resources and infrastructure of the school.  As a student at JIS I will:

• Abide by the expectations described in the JIS high school technology user agreement. (TUA)

Repeated breaches of our values and code of ethics:

All members of our community are committed to our core values: perseverance, integrity, respect responsibility, compassion, balance and fun. If students do not uphold our core values and ongoing breaches of our code of conduct occur, the student will be regarded as not in good standing and may face suspension or expulsion from school. If a senior student is not in good standing with the school, he/she may not be invited to attend the graduation ceremony.