School Protocols and Procedures
While it is a learner’s right to receive an education and while MEPS / MASE will strive to provide the educational opportunities this community has come to expect, it is important that learners acknowledge their responsibilities to themselves, their fellow learners, their educators and the school.  The code applies not only during school hours or at events but whenever and wherever a learner may be identified as a learner of MEPS / MASE.

  1. PERSONAL APPEARANCE
    Learners who wear inappropriate clothing will have the offending items confiscated or be sent home to change into proper school uniform.
  2. Hair – Girls
    No extreme hairstyles.  Neat hairstyles only. The style of very, very short on the side of the head with long overgrown hair to one side –or on the top of the head, is not allowed.
    • Only natural hair. Long dreadlocks to be tied up at the back of the head.
    • No Mullets
    • No hair colour or bleaching allowed.
    • Braiding close to the natural hair colour. Black or dark brown only
    • Hair must be tied back into a ponytail(s) if long. (Girls)
    • Hair accessories must be black or brown, white , red (for high school) and navy for Primary school).
    • No decorative hair accessories to be worn at all.
    • No hair should be below the shoulder blade.
    Boys
    Boys must be clean-shaven every day. Special permission for Muslim boys to keep a beard must be obtained from the Muslim committee at the beginning of each year, authorized by the head of the Muslim Community.
    • No moustaches.
    • No sideburns longer than between the eye and the earhole.
    • No necklaces or wristbands allowed.
    • No dreadlocks
    • Cornrows are accepted for boys but without frontal or side haircuts.
    • No extreme hairstyles.  Short and neat hairstyles only. The style of very short hair on the side of the head with long overgrown hair to one side –or on the top of the head, is not allowed.
    • No hair twisting for boys
    • No mullets
    • No hair colour or bleaching allowed.
    Earrings – Girls
    Only one set in the bottom hole (if there is more than one hole in the ear).
    Only plain sleeper rings or studs of silver and gold, without shiny stones or patterns.
    Size: maximum 10mm rings or 3mm studs.
     No necklaces or wristbands are allowed.

Uniform – Girls and Boys
The prescribed uniform is obtainable from Bank Store and Stands shop Mokopane. Only plain white vests are allowed to be worn underneath school shirts. Vests may not have logos or graffiti on them. No long-sleeved vests are allowed under a short-sleeved shirt. No colourful undergarments are allowed under the girls’ school shirts.
Ties
Prescribed school ties are to be neat and worn at the correct length from the collar down to the trouser belt or skirt belt.
Academic School Tours
School uniform or attire as advised by the patron may be worn – all learners must wear the same uniform.
Sportswear
Prescribed sportswear must be worn.  Obtainable from Bank Store and Stands Shop Mokopane.
Belts
Colour – black.
No studs or other fancy buckles are allowed.
School Skirts
Length: 10cm from the floor all around when the learner kneels. Please note: Girls must wear black ski pants under their skirts (high school) and blue (primary school)
Socks
Boys:  Long blue (MEPS) and black (MASE) school socks.
Black dry mac jackets for high school and blue for primary school
Girls:   Winter – long blue (MEPS)black (MASE) school socks. Black tights without decorations are also permissible.
 Summer – White socks, folded over once.
(Socks may not be rolled over into or just above the shoes.)

School Shoes
Boys:  Black leather school shoes – no boots or ‘slip-ons’.
Girls:   Black leather shoes with single strap and buckle.
Black lace-ups are allowed – no boots.

Accessories
In winter, the following are permitted:   Beanies (plain black that cover the ears)
Scarves (with school badge)
Gloves (plain woollen and black, and strictly no leather gloves)
Jewellery
No rings, a string or rubber/plastic bands allowed, except SOS tag or Medic-Alert.  Crosses and rosaries may not be visible.
The abovementioned is also applicable for all extra-mural activities. 
Black-only Alice bands may be worn. (Girls)
Jewellery will be confiscated.
Only one wristwatch is to be worn on the arm.  The watch must be conventional in design, i.e. no charms, attachments, etc., and must have a plain plastic, leather or metal strap.
Nails
No nail polish.
Length: Nails must not be visible when the palm is turned upwards.
Make-up
NONE! – including lip-gloss.   This is also applicable to extra-mural activities.
Sport Gatherings
School tracksuit, school uniform or sportswear for the specific sport.
Grade RR and R students are required to wear denim and an official T-shirt, also obtainable from Bank Stores and Stands shop, Mokopane

BEHAVIOUR
In the school building, including halls, classrooms, passages, verandas and any part of the building to which learners have normal access:
All movements are to be in an orderly fashion.

  • Any learner who is outside of a classroom during lesson time must carry a valid hall pass issued by a teacher. This includes, but is not limited to, visits to the bathroom, office, sick bay, or another classroom.
  • No running, climbing onto the railings or furniture, or any such irregular behaviour.
  • Learners must vacate classrooms during breaks, and before or after normal school hours unless instructed or permitted to do otherwise. No learner is allowed to stay in a classroom during break without the supervision of a teacher.
  • Learners who wish to deposit their cases or bags outside their next class after break must do so within the first five minutes of that break.  Similarly, learners leaving cases at or in their classrooms before school must not loiter in the rooms or on the verandas.
  • No learners shall fight or play unofficial games liable to cause injury or damage to property; No learners shall behave in a rowdy manner or in such a way as to provoke other learners. Bullying and discrimination, in any form, will not be tolerated.
  • Hate speech and racial misbehaviour are treated as profoundly serious offences and expulsion could be a sanction.
  • No smoking or vaping and use of illegal substances by learners is permitted, with or without the parent’s knowledge or consent.
  • No litter is to be dropped by any learner.
  • Learners may not sit on, climb over or handle any boundary fences, gates or railings.
  • Cyclists
  • May not ride on the school grounds;
  • Motorbikes and vehicles
  • Only Grade 12 students are allowed to come to school using a vehicle, but they have to have a legal driver’s licence.
  • The school or its affiliates are not responsible for any damage, injury, or death that may occur while a student uses a vehicle or motorbike as a mode of self-transport.
  • Educators and fellow learners will be treated with respect at all times.
  • Cell Phones. Cell phones must be turned off and handed in during morning registration. Phones will be locked in a designated locker for the duration of the day. Phones will be collected after school during afternoon registration. Authorized Access:  Only the register teacher or a person with authority from the Principal may open the locker. Student Responsibility: It is the responsibility of the learner to ensure that they collect their own device at the end of the school day. Uncollected Phones: Phones not collected by the end of registration will be locked away until the next collection opportunity.
  • No “chewing gum allowed on the school premises.
  • A student being absent for more than 2 consecutive days must furnish a registered medical practitioner’s certificate or a written letter from the parent. S
  • All gates will be locked at 07:00 for security reasons. Gates will not be opened after this time to protect and to ensure the safety of all the students and staff. Ensure that your child does not come late. Latecomers with no valid reason will accrue demerit points
  • No learner will be allowed to visit the lockers during teaching time. Only before school, during the first 5 minutes of breaks and after school. Make sure you pack your school bag according to the timetable. (Only applicable to grade 12 learners)
  • Technology is a great tool but if used improperly, eg. Cyberbullying, it will be dealt with severely according to the school policy
  • The staff parking at the field or nearby area is strictly out of bounds to learners.

  C . CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AND SEVERE FLU.
No student is allowed to attend school carrying a contagious disease

D.USING SCHOOL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
No learner may use any item of school equipment without permission. Prior permission needs to be given for the use and enjoyment of equipment and facilities put out for general use subject to the rules below:
• No learner shall wilfully misuse any item of school equipment, or mark or deface it.
• No notices may be put up without permission from the Principal or the responsible member of staff.
• Learners shall not loiter in the toilets.

Certain areas are out of bounds:
• All rockeries and plant beds The parking area
• Classrooms/corridors during breaks /before school /after school.
• Any area proclaimed out of bounds by the Principal or a member of staff
• Special permission from the educator in charge must be obtained before learners may enter and use:
• The sports fields
• Classrooms after official school hours
• The school grounds after official school hours.
The use of these facilities is dependent upon strict observation of special rules applicable to them.
• All sporting equipment must be handled with due care, and may not be removed or handled without express permission of the educator in charge.
• Proper prescribed sports clothing shall be worn for the sport concerned.
• Learners must adhere to the recognized code of conduct regarding the use of equipment and the facilities provided in the Media Centre (Computer Centre).

OUTSIDE SCHOOL
No learner of this school shall bring discredit to the school by any unseemly behaviour in any public place or at any other school.  Therefore, no learner is permitted to:
• To smoke in the school uniform
• While representing the school at school or on an excursion, whether or not in school uniform, no learner may have alcohol and banned substances or be in the company of a person in possession of alcohol. Students must always adhere to the code of conduct for learners.

PREFECTS SHALL BE ELECTED ACCORDING TO POLICY

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND AWARDS WILL BE MADE ACCORDING TO POLICY 

 THE PARENT’S ROLE
• Every parent must have:
• The parent should physically check every day that the relevant schoolwork for that day is done before the child goes to bed.
• Educators will check homework regularly by stamping or signing the learner’s book. Parents will also have a space to sign. Parents are expected to check the homework at regular intervals.
• Make sure that the school’s phone number and email address are on record at the school.
• Always drop –off and collect students at the designated areas and not in front of the school.
• Access to the website, www.mecschool.co.za, where school policies and relevant information are available.
• Keep school fees up to date at all times. Also, arrange for a stop order in favour of the school for school fee payments.
• It is not the teacher’s duty to “babysit” learners. If a learner can not take responsibility for his/her homework, parents should address this problem by supporting the child teaching him/her routine and keeping them accountable.