Code of Conduct for Overnight Trips
Overnight trips are a privilege extended to members of the band. Since the band represents both the town of Newtown and Newtown High School, the "Code of Conduct" will be strictly adhered to. The band director reserves the right to exclude students from participation in overnight trips due to documented discipline or attendance issues.
Since student behavior directly affects the image of the band and guard, students in violation of the "Code of Conduct" will be sent home at parental expense. Students will also be referred to the Newtown High School administration for further disciplinary action.
On overnight trips, students are expected to:
While students are off site on a school sponsored trip, ALL Board of Education policies and Newtown High School rules are in effect. These rules include, but are not limited to:
Consequences include:
Since student behavior directly affects the image of the band and guard, students in violation of the "Code of Conduct" will be sent home at parental expense. Students will also be referred to the Newtown High School administration for further disciplinary action.
On overnight trips, students are expected to:
- Understand that all bags and backpacks will be thoroughly searched before departure.
- Follow all directions from instructors and chaperones courteously and respectfully.
- REPORT ON TIME to designated checkpoints as indicated by director. When at the hotel, students are responsible for making sure their roommates get to the checkpoints on time.
- Provide chaperones with their cell phone numbers. Keep their chaperones cell phone numbers with them at all times.
- Stay out of hotel rooms not designated for Newtown High School.
- Only Newtown High School students, staff, and chaperones are allowed in hotel rooms.
- Follow the buddy system. No student should be left in his or her hotel room alone.
- Students are responsible for checking in with their chaperone when they arrive at breakfast.
- During free time, students may be permitted to go sightseeing without chaperones or instructors. All students must remain in groups and at least one member of each group must have a cell phone.
- Students are not permitted to ride any form of public transportation during their free time. They must stay within walking distance of the drop off/pick up site.
- Be in their rooms, ready for room check at curfew time.
- Keep hotel doors open before curfew.
- Make no excessive noise in hotel (music playing, shouting, etc.).
- Follow all directions from instructors and chaperones courteously and respectfully.
- Abide by all curfews and rules of hotel. There will be other guests in the hotel. Please be considerate of others.
- Appropriate swimwear must be worn at swimming pools.
- Keep the buses CLEAN and follow all other bus rules of courtesy.
- Prior to checking out of hotel rooms at the conclusion of the trip, rooms must be checked by a chaperon. No student may leave his/her room until there room has been cleared by their chaperone. After the room is cleared, students must report to the bus with their roommates.
While students are off site on a school sponsored trip, ALL Board of Education policies and Newtown High School rules are in effect. These rules include, but are not limited to:
- No smoking
- No consumption of alcohol
- No use of any drugs or medications unless specifically listed on the health portion of the permission slip.
- No inappropriate physical contact
Consequences include:
- Contacting parent/guardian
- Student sent home at parent expense
- Exclusion from future trips
- School disciplinary action
- Expulsion from extracurricular performing ensemble