Weekend School Regulations

School Schedule & Tardiness

Teachers will be available to receive students at 10:00am every Saturday and Sunday. Students must arrive at school on time. Tardiness will be recorded and will result in a conference with the school directors. The school will follow the following schedule:

Attendance

Regular attendance at school is very important. Please help your child to develop a commitment for regular school attendance and getting to school on time. Students who are absent will be expected to make up all missed work.

Payment

Payment is due at the beginning of each month, $25 each child or $60 a family, regardless of the number of days your child attends school. If your child is sick and does not attend, the payment will not be dropped and no compensation will be made for the hours missed. Checks can be made payable to NHIC.

Dress Code

Good personal grooming habits are an essential part of Islam. Clothing should not be a distraction or point of competition. In order to further this goal, the Islamic Sunday School adopted a school uniform policy. Boys and girls must wear Islamically suitable clothing. Girls are required to wear hijab as part of the school uniform. Shorts are not allowed for all ages.

General Expectations

• Students must be walked to their appropriate classroom by an adult who brings them to school.

• Parents should stay with their children if no teacher is present. We are not responsible for unsupervised children.

• Parents should emphasize to their children that running is not allowed in the Masjid and noise level must be low at all times.

• The Islamic Sunday School faculty and staff strongly encourage each parent to sit and talk to their children about their learning experiences that day and help them with their homework.

• If there are any questions about the courses or homework, it should be referred to the child’s teacher.

• If there are any suggestions or recommendations, it should be referred to the Principal.

• Islam emphasizes respect in its teaching. Therefore, we expect our students to show respect to teachers and classmates.

• Neither food nor snacks are allowed in classrooms and there will be NO lunch time.

Behavior

The behavior of students in the Islamic Sunday School should conform to Islamic Standards. Students should promote a productive environment and show respect to all other members of the school including personnel, teachers, and other students. One of the major objectives of the school is to foster an environment of Islamic behavior and manners. In such an environment, behavior such as use of obscene, vulgar, abusive, inflammatory or disrespectful language and/or gestures is inappropriate, will not be tolerated and may result in expulsion from school.

Examples of Infraction (This is not meant to be a comprehensive list):

• Aimless wandering through the Masjid

• Loitering

• Unnecessary noise that interferes with the class

• Disruption of class with academic progress

• Leaving school ground without permission

• Pushing, running, creating loud noise in halls or classes

• Fighting

• Intimidation/instigation

• Insubordination

• Racial or other discriminatory slurs

• Threatening, harassment

• Use of obscene, vulgar, abusive, inflammatory or disrespectful language and/or gestures

• Any behavior that does not conform to Islamic teachings and traditions

• Use of electronic devices of any kind such as cellular phones, MP3 players, and game boys is not allowed in school and must be turned off. If caught using any electronic device it will be confiscated until the end of the trimester and the student will face disciplinary action.

Examples of Disciplinary Action (s)

• Teacher-Parent Conference

• Teacher-Parent-Principal conference

• In-school detention

• Suspension for a day or more depending on the severity of the incident

• Expulsion from school