The Education Act Gives the Headmistress All the Power

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The headmistress is responsible for enforcing and maintaining discipline at school. She is empowered by the Education Act to make such rules for the administration and discipline of the school as she may deem fit.
Paragraph 34 of the Education Act is as follows:
“The Principal of a Government or aided primary school or of a Government central or secondary school, of the government Secondary and Technical School and the Principal of the Teachers’ Training College may with the approval of the Minister, and in case of an aided primary school, with the approval of the Manager, make such rules for the administration and discipline of the school as he may deem fit. He may require his staff to perform such duties in the execution of these rules as he may deem fit, and he may authorize them to inflict such punishments, other than corporal punishment, as he may deem fit for any misconduct or breach of the rules of which a pupil may be found guilty at any time and in any place.”
School rules
At school there are rules and regulations that need to follow. Rules and regulations help to keep students safe and ensure the welfare of students. According to the Headmistress, the school rules are as follows:
Students and staffs should be in school by 8.50 a.m. Once a student arrives at school in the morning, he/she is not authorised to leave the school premises on his/her. All class teachers should attend the morning assembly and should place themselves in front of their students. All students and educators should go directly to their respective classes after the morning assembly. Regular dismissal time is at 3.30 p.m. except for standard which is at 3 p.m. The students are not allowed to leave during the school day unless accompanied by a parent or...

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...ing intervention that can help to prevent inappropriate student behavior. For example call upon school counselor, social worker, officers from the Juvenile Detention, educational psychologists to offer counseling to students with anger management and help them get back on track.

For a completely safe learning environment, precautionary measures should also be taken in class against the following hazards:
• Loose and /or Live wires
• Hanging frames and panes
• Unhinged doors and windows
• Broken glass panes
• Detached concrete and loose rendering or plastering
• Slippery floors and ceramic tiles in corridors and on stairs
• Gaps in fencing and walls
• Wasps’ nests

The headmistress must keep herself informed through the, Educators, other staff and students of the presence of such risks within the school and she should initiate immediate action to tackle the problem.

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