The document outlines the general rules and code of conduct at Fyllingsdalen Upper Secondary School in Norway. The school's five main rules that students must follow are to be on time, keep tidy, be prepared, let others work in peace, and treat each other with respect. Consequences for breaking rules include black marks, contacting parents, and reporting to the headmaster or police in severe cases. The system of black marks determines students' marks for orderliness and behavior, with 0-12 marks being satisfactory. More serious misconduct could lead to removal from school.

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Topic : General School Rules

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4. One of the first things the pupils learn at Fyllingsdalen Upper
Secondary School is what they call Our 5 main points.These five
points hang on the wall in every single classroom.The school has
used the pronoun ‘we’ in order to emphasize that the pupils are all
in this together as a group. Everyone has to contribute.Their 5
main points are what their school regard as the general and most
important rules:

5.  They are on time
 They are tidy and keep things in order (i.e. classroom,
hallways, books, etc.)
 They are prepared for lessons
 They let each other work in peace, and do not disturb
others
 They treat each other with respect

6.  When school rules are violated there will be consequences.
 The ‘punishment’ varies depending on the severity of the rule that
has been broken.
 The most common punishment is black marks.
 In addition, teachers often choose to contact the pupils’ parents
(when they are under 18 years old) and the school’s headmaster
when pupils tend to violate the same rules over and over again.
 More severe forms of punishment, which are rarely used, are
expulsion and reporting pupils to the police.

7.  The most common form of ‘punishment’ when
the pupils break the rules is the system of black
marks.
 In addition to giving their pupils marks in the
various subjects at school they also have two
marks that reflect our pupils’ ability to follow the
rules!
 They have one mark that reflects the pupil’s
behaviour, and one mark that reflects the pupil’s
orderliness.
 They call these marks Mark for orderliness and
Mark for behaviour.

8.  Satisfactory
 Partly satisfactory
 Not satisfactory

9.  The system of ‘black marks’ is enforced when the
students do not behave or act according to the
rules.
 In other words, when a pupil breaks a rule they
are punished with what we call a ‘black mark’.
 The black marks are given out and registered by
the teacher during class.
 The number of black marks each term
determines the level of Mark for orderliness and
Mark for behaviour.

10.  0-12 black marks = Satisfactory
 13-25 black marks= Partly satisfactory
 26+ black marks = Not satisfactory

When it comes to the Mark for behaviour the
number of black marks is less important.
 It is rather a question of the severity of the rules
of behaviour that have been broken (it is for
example more severe to cheat on a test than to
use your mobile phone during a lesson).

12.  Students must respect and be courteous towards
teachers, classmates and all employees at the school.
Should avoid bickering and strictly control any possible
violence. If a student is experiencing problems with their
peers, must be addressed to the teachers and the
management in order to avoid tensions and conflicts and
so that problems can be solved through dialogue.

13.  In the courtyard area students can play sports (eg
soccer, basketball) only with the permission of the
Physical Education teachers and under their
supervision.

14.  They must keep the school clean.They must
comply with the rules of hygiene in public areas,
particularly in faucets and toilets.
There is no need to bring their valuables or
money, beyond what is necessary. Objects are
prohibited within the school area.
They need to serve their parents written notices
given to them by the school for information.
Nobody is allowed to use the name or emblem
of the school (eg posters, events, releases, press)
without written permission from the
management.

15.  Generally, the student status requires children to obey
instructions by the teachers and other staff of the school
patiently. Generally they need a sense of behave with
decorum and ways that honor them as people, their
parents and the school in which they are enrolled.
 Very serious misconduct, may lead to the punishment of
removal of students from school.

16.  The use of force or psychological violence by individuals
or groups.
 The damage to school property or property of persons
within the school area.
 Smoking on school premises or during excursions.
 The possession or use of alcohol within the school
grounds.

17.  Hourly expulsion
Indicative hourly expulsion is imposed to students that in any way
impede the lesson, talk to each other without reason, shout, cheek
to the teacher, eat or drink beverages and soft drinks in class. Any
kind of food, soft drinks if not eaten, can be kept by students to be
consumed during the next break.

18.  1The hourly expulsion due to three misdeeds during
the school year by the same student results in the
expulsion of the student for one day.
The students who are repeatedly expelled will be
treated with escalating sanctions respectively by the
school management and the teacher’s board.
 2 Students with an extreme breach of discipline
during the school year cannot be credited with a
“good conduct” in accordance with the provisions of
the existing legislation for education.