Part I

BE KIND:

• Treat others as you would like to be treated. We are all different and have differing needs. We should try to be sensitive to the needs of others as well as to those of ourselves.
• Every member of our school community deserves respect. Use proper language at all times.
• Thoughtfulness demands that there be no running in the halls or on the stairs. You might injure someone else or yourself, and you are interrupting people who are studying or working.
• Be on the lookout for someone who might need your help. This could be another student, a teacher, staff member, or visitor. They could need directions, assistance, or a kind word.
• We all have disagreements from time to time. Try to handle them with care using words, not actions. If you need help, ask a teacher. Fighting is never the correct solution.

BE FAIR:

• Work hard and play hard. Enjoy yourself and others. Offer help to your friends with homework, but do not copy homework or give or receive test information. If you cheat, you are not being fair to yourself or your friend.
• Disruptive behavior in classes, in the hallways, in the locker rooms and bathrooms, on our fields, on the playground, in the lunchroom or anywhere else on campus or coming to and from school, or on a field trip, takes time away from others and yourself and does not represent the values of our school. We will warn you and you may suffer consequences for your actions.
• Leave your gum and candy at home. They can create a distraction for you and your classmates and can leave our school looking untidy.
• Help everyone, including yourself, to enjoy our building and grounds. Write on paper or on a computer (not on desktops, tables, or walls) and throw trash in the baskets.

BE RESPONSIBLE:

• Come to school appropriately dressed. If you do not come properly dressed, you will automatically get a warning. If the problem persists you may not attend classes until you are in uniform. If there is a reason why you cannot be in uniform, bring a note from home and talk to your homeroom teacher first thing in the morning.
• Keep lockers, hallways, classrooms, the library, and the dining room clean. Eat in the dining room, not in the halls or classrooms unless your teacher has given you permission.
• Be on time for class and for appointments. Remember to bring all the proper materials.
• Use athletic equipment in the proper areas: gyms, locker rooms, fields.
• Leave snow and ice on the ground.

Part II

Any behavior, which in the opinion of the faculty, staff, or the head of school is or could be harmful to students or any members of the school community is unacceptable. It is impossible to spell out every possible problem that might arise in our day-to-day life.

The following list will help you know what is not acceptable:

• The invasion of privacy, including the locker, book bag, computer, and personal property or person of another student, or the desk, files, computer, or personal property of any teacher, staff member or administrator.
• Abusing, endangering, or intimidating another student or member of the Tuxedo Park School community by word or deed including verbal or physical sexual harassment. This includes actions on or off campus and includes the use of e-mail or other technology on or off campus. Examples include behavior on buses, at social events, optional field trips, and use of the Internet.
• Sexual activity whether consensual or not that is considered inappropriate by the head of school.
• Dishonesty. This includes lying, misrepresenting the truth, and/or plagiarism.
• Cutting classes or leaving campus during the day or during sports or other school events without permission.
• Vandalism (damaging equipment, fixtures, or furniture, marking on walls, etc.)
• Tampering with the fire alarm or any other mechanical system in the building.
• Damaging, altering, or gaining unauthorized access to school computers or Internet service.
• Possession or use on or off campus of any object that might be considered dangerous. Examples include: knives, guns, martial arts weapons, fireworks, explosive or highly flammable material, and any controlled substances (drugs, tobacco, alcohol, etc.) The school reserves the right to notify parents and/or local, state, or federal authorities and parents and students should expect that notification will be given.

All of the above behaviors would seriously damage the spirit of our community at Tuxedo Park School and would necessitate meeting with your homeroom teacher, the assistant head, the head of school, and your parents.

Parents and students should expect that any of the behaviors noted in Part II above or any other activities that the head of school considers harmful to the individual or the Tuxedo Park School community will have disciplinary consequences. A student's honesty, sense of remorse, and past record will be considered by the head of school. Parents and students should expect disciplinary consequences that include suspension, a probationary period and possible dismissal from Tuxedo Park School.

The review of this Code of Conduct in September and January along with the signed acknowledgement by the student and parent (Upper and Middle School Students) are considered "warnings." Subsequent warnings may not be given.