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Departments. In such instances parents will be notified that their children have been taken to the doctor.
MOBILE PHONES
We ask that all Boarders be provided with a mobile phone in order to assist us with the phoning arrangements. Contact with home is an important part of the week for Boarders and we have found it has proved far more efficient to have all the Boarders being able to use their own phones, allowing for quality and more private phoning time. We do not have enough landlines at school to allow for decent length and more private calls. Cheap, simple to use mobile phones have proved to work successfully for the Boarders. We would ask, however, that the phones are regularly checked for credit and that the Boarders see that they are returned to school each week fully charged.
Students are not permitted to have mobile phones on their person throughout the day or in the dormitories. The phones will be stored in the office of the Heads of Boarding and used during designated phone times. This will generally be after dinner between approximately 6:00 pm and 7.00 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
Please note: There will be times when school activities affect these arrangements and so occasionally Boarders might not be able to phone. Please DO NOT be alarmed if your child does not phone. It does not mean that there is anything wrong. Please be assured that you will be contacted if there is an emergency involving your child that means that your child is unable to phone.
Mobile phones are intended chiefly for communication with parents or with the school for the purpose of students’ safety. Social calls, social texting and the use of mobile phones to take photos, to play games or to access the internet is not the intention during phone times. Students who don’t comply with these guidelines will lose the privilege of using their mobile phones.
Mobile phones and chargers should be named clearly.
MUSIC PRACTICE
Those students who learn musical instruments are encouraged to practise on a daily basis, but music practice remains the responsibility of the student.
ORTHODONTIC
If a student requires such treatment it is suggested that this be done in Hamilton as difficulties often arise and it is much easier to be dealt with here rather than to wait for an opportunity for the students to return home. If this is not possible a referral note
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