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School Policies
All school policies can be accessed at www.schooldocs.co.nz

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Pomare School is Smokefree school
The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 directs that all school buildings and grounds are smokefree and vapefree, 24 hours a day, seven days a week (with no exemptions).

Sun protection
We require students to wear hats that shade the face, neck, and ears whenever they are outdoors during school hours and/or activities, e.g. interval and lunch breaks, P.E., sports days, outdoor EOTC trips, and other school activities. Students at school without a hat must remain in an allocated shaded area or (if allowed) inside at break times.

We encourage students and staff to protect themselves with broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen of at least SPF30. The school provides sunscreen. 

We encourage students to wear clothing that protects the skin (e.g. long sleeve tops, rash tops) when at risk of extended sun exposure (such as at sports days, school camps, and picnics), or when swimming outdoors

No fees or trip costs
Parents do not have to pay school fees or donations, or pay for the cost of trips (with the exception of school camp).

Study Support Centre
Study Support Centre (SSC) are educational programmes that provide additional educational support for students in Years 3-8. The Ministry of Education provides funding for our school to run Study Support Centres from 2.45 - 4.30pm each day. The programmes are designed to assist senior primary students to develop or improve good study habits, leading to increased achievement as they progress through the school.

The SSC is supervised by Lisa Wharewera

Code of Conduct for parents, caregivers, and visitors
Pomare School is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for students, staff, and visitors. Our Code of Conduct serves as a reminder to all
parents, caregivers, and school visitors that their conduct must support everyone’s emotional and physical well-being, and not harm it in any way. The school’s board has set this Code of Conduct as a condition of entry.

The Code of Conduct applies:

• to all conduct, speech, and action, and includes emails, texts, phone calls,
  social media, or other communication
• while on school grounds or at another venue where students and/or staff are
  assembled for school purposes (such as a camp or sports fixture).

Standards of conduct

Pomare School expects parents, caregivers, and visitors to:

• treat everyone with respect
• work together in partnership with staff for the benefit of students
• respect and adhere to our school values
• set a good example for students at all times
• follow school procedures to handle any complaints
• adhere to school policies and procedures, and any legal requirements.

Outcomes of breaching the Code of Conduct
If a parent, caregiver, or visitor acts or speaks in a way that contravenes the Code of
Conduct, possible outcomes may include:

• The school, through the board, may ask a person to leave the school
  premises by revoking their permission to be on the school grounds, then
  asking them to leave under section 3 of the Trespass Act 1980
• Unacceptable behaviour of a criminal nature may result in the police being
  informed. For example, under section 139C of the Education Act 1989, it is a
  criminal offence to assault, abuse, or intimidate a staff member within the
  presence or hearing of any student while on school premises or in any other
  place where students are assembled for school purposes. Other instances of
  criminal offending may occur where drugs are involved, an assault has
  occurred, or a person persists after being trespassed off school grounds.
• In the case of behaviour amounting to harassment, a restraining order may be
  sought
• In some instances, it may be appropriate to refer behaviour to a third party for
  resolution. For example, a Facebook comment that contravenes this policy
  may result in a report to Facebook. If unacceptable behaviour occurs at a
  sports event or sports venue, then it may be appropriate to involve the
  governing body of that sport, event, or venue.