Family Handbook 2019-20

Student Absences Students who demonstrate a pattern of missed assessments due to absence may be asked, with their parents, to meet with a School Administrator. Students who miss exams must bring a doctor’s note upon their return and submit it to the DSO. If a student skips a class, House / TA or Prayers, she is referred to the Head, Middle School or the Head, Senior School and will be subject to a detention. Students caught forging their parent’s signature on notes accounting for their school attendance and / or emailing the school pretending to be a parent are in violation of Havergal’s Code of Conduct and are subject to disciplinary measures accordingly. If we are unable to connect with a parent(s) / guardian(s) to determine the reason for a student’s absence, an administrator will be informed and will decide what further action to take. If none of the contacts we have on record can be reached, and the school cannot be satisfied as to the child's safety, a decision to take further action—including calling the police—rests with the Principal, or designate. Personal Device-Free Zones: Creating a Culture of Community and Wellness We have personal device-free times and zones during our TA, Form and House gatherings (unless otherwise required by programming needs within these times). Students and faculty are not to have their personal devices in use or visible in these areas. As a community, we emphasize face-to-face engagement and interaction with the programming of House, TA and Form. As well, this applies in the Hawkins Dining Hall, Temerty Commons and B33 and B35 classrooms during lunchtime. Sharing meals in public spaces is an intentional community-building time we view as opportunities to meet with friends, peers and new community members. The intention of this policy is to promote community and overall wellness at Havergal. These guidelines will be supported with educational programming.

Personal Device-Free Zones*

8:15-8:30 am House, TA and Form 8:30-9 am Prayers Lunch

Dining Hall, Temerty Common, B33 & B35

* unless required

If students or faculty are required to have their personal devices in use, they are advised to find an alternate location in the school.

Last Edited: August 20, 2019 Havergal College Family Handbook 2019–20

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