Our Shared Agreement

In our Middle School, we strive to create a respectful, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone. Here is what that looks like in action:

• You are honest and act with integrity in all situations.

• You make an effort to understand others by listening to different perspectives with empathy and respect.

• You move through the school calmly and with purpose. This means no shouting near the lockers and no running in the hallways—your quiet presence helps everyone feel focused and safe.

• You show respect for yourself and others. You follow the dress code and use appropriate language at all times.

• In class, you support learning for everyone. You stay on task, contribute positively, and avoid distractions like off-topic conversations or unrelated computer use.

• You help keep our school clean and orderly. Locker doors are kept closed, tops of lockers are clear, and your belongings – like instruments or PE gear – are stored in the right places.

• You speak politely to everyone – students, teachers, and visitors alike.

• You take responsibility for your own safety and needs. You sign in when using the library, inform the office if you're arriving early or leaving school, and go to the nurse properly. On the playground, you use equipment as intended to ensure everyone stays safe.

• These agreements help us build a community we can all be proud of – where everyone can thrive and feel valued.

Middle School day students must always be under the supervision of an adult while on campus.

Boarders must follow day student rules from 8 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. or while in Middle School co-curricular programs. This includes being under faculty supervision at all times.

SCHOOL RULES

• Off Campus during Academic Day: Middle School students may not go off campus, to the Royals Café or the Upper School vending machine during the academic day, including after school on Sports and Activities days, unless accompanied by an adult. Older siblings in the Upper School are not considered adults. Eighth grade boarding students must adhere to boarding student rules and protocols regarding after-school activities.

• Personal Dishonesty: TASIS England emphasizes the importance of honesty and trustworthiness in all areas of life at school. Lying or other forms of deception cannot be tolerated and will meet with immediate disciplinary action.

• Academic Dishonesty: The School considers any incident of academic cheating or plagiarism as very serious. Copying another student’s classwork or homework, cheating on a test, or turning in material claimed as one’s own when taken from another source are examples. These actions are both dishonest and non-educative.

  • • • Cheating is defined as submitting someone else’s work obtained either in or out of class as one’s own for credit; giving to or receiving from another student unauthorized assistance in the preparation of work for credit; using unauthorized materials in the preparation of work for credit.

      • Plagiarism is defined as the submission of work copied directly from any source whatever is not properly enclosed in quotation marks and acknowledged by footnote, bibliography, or reference in the paper itself. This includes re-arrangement of phrases and sentences from outside sources and “cutting and pasting” from digital sources.

      • Unacknowledged paraphrasing and the mere restatement of an author’s original idea are also considered to be plagiarism.

      • All matters concerning academic dishonesty will be referred to the Head of Middle School. The relevant work completed in an unauthorized manner will not be accepted for credit. Depending on the assignment and at the teacher’s discretion, the work may be required to be redone and credit may be reduced or forfeited altogether. The parents will be contacted, and the student will be subject to further disciplinary action, including detention, in-school discipline day, fixed-term exclusion, and/or probation according to the nature of the incident.

• Profanity, Insolence, Disobedience: Behavior of this type is considered anti-social and destructive to the spirit and morale essential to the community. TASIS enjoys a reputation for commendable behavior among its students, and we will not tolerate any disrespectful language or behavior at school.

• Vandalism: Individuals have the right to expect that their personal property will not be tampered with by others. All TASIS England students, faculty, staff, and visitors have the right to enjoy the use of the School’s equipment and property without being subjected to the thoughtlessness or maliciousness of others. Defacing or destruction of the property of other individuals, of the School, or of other institutions will result in disciplinary action and payment for the damage will be required.

• Theft: Few things can destroy trust within a community faster than lack of respect for the property of other people. TASIS England wishes to promote respect for the individual and their property. Theft of money or property from others either in or outside the TASIS England community, from the School, or from other institutions is strictly prohibited and may result in an immediate in-school discipline day, fixed-term exclusion, or permanent exclusion.

• Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs: TASIS England believes that the use of any drugs/substances that may alter behavior or states of mind, or which may in any other way interfere with one’s normal consciousness, is seriously dangerous to one’s physical and mental health and counterproductive to meaningful community life and effective education. In addition, TASIS England respects the laws of the United Kingdom.

The use or possession of any tobacco products (including e-cigarettes or vaping products), any alcoholic beverages (including beer and wine), or any illegal or unauthorized drugs, drug-related paraphernalia, or other mind-altering substances is strictly prohibited. These rules always apply to TASIS England students while they are associated with the School or on a school trip. Any student possessing, using, or being under the influence of such a substance will immediately be referred to the Head of Middle School and will be subject to sanctions up to and including fixed-term or permanent exclusion according to the School’s Behavior Management Policy.

• Fire Hazards: The danger of fire is ever-present in any institution. Smoking is not permitted at TASIS England. The burning of incense or candles and the use of firecrackers of any kind are also serious fire hazards and are strictly prohibited. Tampering with fire doors, fire extinguishers, fire exit signs, and fire alarms is a very serious offense, as it constitutes a danger and threat to the community. Infractions will lead to fixed-term or permanent exclusions from school.

• Unauthorized Mixed Company: TASIS England believes that members of each sex have the right to areas of the School reserved for themselves. In addition, the School takes seriously its responsibility to parents for the maintenance of individual privacy and protection.

• Weapons: The possession of knives, any other weapons (including facsimiles), or potential weapons by any student, on or off campus, when under the jurisdiction of the School, is prohibited.

• Maintenance of Standards: Any clear offense against an individual or an institution that is covered by the spirit rather than the letter of this Handbook may be referred to the middle school administration. The Head of School reviews all major disciplinary decisions (i.e., those which may result in fixed-term exclusions or dismissal) made by the Head of Middle School.