ST ALOYSIUS' COLLEGE
SCHOOL HANDBOOK

FORBIDDEN ITEMS

Pupils are strictly forbidden to bring the following items to school:

mobile phones (see note below)
items of significant value (including personal stereos, discman, minidisc players)
large sums of money
laser pens
any kind of toy or imitation gun or firearm (including water pistols)
knives (including pen-knives, key-ring knives and imitation knives of any kind)
fireworks and caps
tobacco and smoking materials
drugs and drug paraphernalia
alcohol
chewing gum
slime
glass bottles

yo-balls

If there is a good reason, on a particular occasion, for bringing a proscribed item to school, a parental note must be sent to the Housemaster (or Head of Section in the Junior School) who will decide whether or not to issue a permission slip. Permission should never be presumed by either parents or pupils.

Pupils who bring forbidden items to school without permission in advance will be punished.

Mobile 'phones

Mobile 'phones may be brought to school but should only be used in emergencies or to communicate with parents at the end of the school day. They may not be switched on during class time. Parents who need to communicate with their children during the school day are asked to contact the House Office.

Mobile 'phones are not allowed on school trips.

Sixth Year pupils may bring mobile 'phones to school provided they are switched off in lessons and are not otherwise used around the school in an intrusive way.