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__EXPULSION__
Expulsion is the removal of a pupil from school for the remainder of a semester or school year for disciplinary reasons. DORM STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPELLED FROM THE DORM ARE AUTOMATICALLY EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL

__MOBILE (CELL) PHONES AND PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES__
Students may carry mobile phones at school, but the phone must be switched off (not just on silent) from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If a student is found with a phone switched on or in use during these hours, the phone will be confiscated for 30 days*.

In an “emergency” between 7:40 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., there is always a school telephone available for use.

All Personal Electronic Devices such as PDAs, IPODs, MP3 Players, CD Players, etc. must be switched off and out of sight during school hours. If a student is found with a PED switched on or in use during school hours, the PED will be confiscated for 30 days.

PLEASE NOTE: The Bahrain School will in no way be responsible for loss or damage to students’ phones and/or personal electronic devices.


 * Teachers may require students to hand in their cell phones and/or PEDs for the duration of any test or exam.

__PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION__
Public displays of affection are not allowed at Bahrain School or during school sponsored activities. Public displays of affection are considered to be any physical contact other than holding hands and may result in disciplinary action.

__SMOKING POLICY__
Students are prohibited from possessing or using tobacco products anywhere on school property, on school-owned and operated buses or on chartered buses, or when participating in school-sponsored or school-supervised activities on or off campus.

-Violation of this policy will result in disciplinary action.