Cap. 605 Art. 43Good behaviour and discipline in schools.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Head of

School and the teaching and non-teaching staff of a school, including whosoever directly or indirectly is involved in the educational process of students in the school, shall be responsible to ensure the maintenance of good behaviour by the students and for the keeping of positive discipline in the school.

(2) The Minister may, from time to time, make such regulations or issue such policies or directives as he considers appropriate, including a code of discipline, to ensure that good behaviour and discipline is maintained in State Schools. Such regulations, policies or directives may also make provision for the suspension and the exclusion of students from the class and the school as part of a process of discipline and reintegration, for the means of making an appeal and for the reconsideration of decisions on discipline taken by competent authorities, for the implementation by schools of the code of discipline, and for any other matter ancillary thereto as may be required.

(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act or of any other law, the regulations and the code of discipline mentioned in sub-article (2) shall include provisions about the conduct and the discipline required from educators, other school staff, parents and visitors to a school.

(4) In line with applicable policies and codes of behaviour a student may be kept in detention.

(5) Where a student’s behaviour is violent or aggressive and endangers his own safety or that of another student or a person working at the school, a teacher or other person working in the school, the school may take such measures which are reasonable, proportionate and necessary in the circumstances to avert such danger in accordance with applicable policies and codes of behaviour. The Division shall endeavour to provide the school staff with the relevant training for this purpose.