Student Code of Conduct

At Halswell Residential College, everybody has Rights: This applies to boys, staff and whanau / family / caregivers.

Boys :

Have a right to work, play, learn and live in a friendly, safe and helpful environment.

You :

Have a Right to say No to touching that worries You
Have a Right to talk to us about anything
Have a Right to feel good about yourself
Have a Right to ownership of your body
Have a Right to tell secrets that worry you
Have a Right to be taken seriously
Have a Right to express anger safely
Have a Right to feel safe
Have a Right to our protection
Have a Right to complain
Have a Right to be heard
Have a Right to information

Staff :

Have a right to work in a friendly, safe and satisfying environment.

Whanau / Family / Caregivers / CYFS :

Have a right to feel welcome, and to know that our students work, play, live and learn in a friendly, safe and helpful environment.

At Halswell Residential College we all need to care about ourselves, other boys, staff, belongings, our college and equipment. In order to do this, we all have;

Responsibilities

Everybody who lives and works at Halswell Residential College has a number of responsibilities. Here are some examples;

to listen
to be honest
to help
to look after each other
to try our best
to try and understand each other
to respect others
to encourage
to work and play safely
to be polite
to share attention
to make time for others
to share equipment
to be on time
to help others understand
to co-operate
to help others belong
to ask for help
to try and work out problems in a fair manner
to have a go

**At Halswell Residential College, to help protect our Rights and to encourage Responsibility, we need to have;**

Rules

The rules at Halswell Residential College are based on the following points:

Abuse is not acceptable
People & property are to be treated with respect
You need to learn rules (and skills) to live safely in the community.
Rules help you get on better with others and get your own needs met without hurting others or yourself.
Society has rules that we need to learn to live together in a community.

The Rules at Halswell Residential College fall into three areas:

1. Treating people with respect.

This means:

no verbal abuse of others
no physical abuse of others
no sexual behaviour affecting others
being sensitive and respectful of others
being honest with others

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