Rights | Responsibilities Infringement |
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| I have a right to be happy at school and be treated with understanding. |
| | I have a responsibility to respect the rights of others and to treat them with understanding. |
| | Bullying; harassment, verbal abuse, offensive language |
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| I have a right to be treated respectfully and fairly. |
| | I have a responsibility to treat all staff and students with fairness, respect and honesty. |
| | Lack of courtesy, lying, inappropriate physical contact or physical abuse |
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| I have a right to feel safe and secure. |
| | I have a responsibility not to do anything which may threaten or cause danger to myself or others and to report any dangerous situation or condition I see around the school. |
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| | Fighting, daring, practical jokes, leaving the school grounds without authorisation, talking to strangers around the school grounds. |
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| | | I have a responsibility to behave myself in class and not disturb others, to keep up to date with all classwork and homework and be punctual to all classes. |
| | Disruption of the class, lateness, being unprepared for class, leaving or not attending class without permission or my diary signed. |
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| I have a right to expect my property to be safe. |
| | I have a responsibility not to steal, damage or destroy the property of others and to take proper care of the school's property, and to return all found property to the office. I have the responsibility to clearly label all my property. |
| | Vandalism, stealing, interfering with others' property/lockers, keeping items that have been found, damaging learning materials, disclosing lock combinations, bringing large sums of money or valuables to school, not handing in mobile phones into the office. |
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| I have a right to be protected against threats to my health. |
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| I have a responsibility not to smoke,drink alcohol or take drugs, or encourage any other student to do so |
| | | Cigarettes, alcohol and illegal drugs, not obeying road and bike safety laws | | | |
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| I have a right to have a clean, pleasant, wellmaintained school and grounds. |
| | I have a responsibility to care for the school environment, to keep it neat and clean - free of graffiti and litter. |
| | | | | Littering, classrooms/grounds, chewing gum, ball sports in undesignated areas, driving and parking cars without permission | |
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| I have a right to feel proud of Servite College. |
| | I have a responsiblity to behave so the community will respect Servite College. |
| | Incorrect or unkempt uniform, inappropriate Jewellery/hairstyle, unacceptable behaviour to and from school and at off school functions. |
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