Student code of conduct

The Student Code of Conduct is a set of behaviors that students must observe during FVAMC activities, including but not limited to:

  1. Respecting Others and Property: Respect others, the property of FVAMC, and the property of others.
  2. Prohibiting Disrespectful Behavior: Do not engage in any behavior that displays disrespect for others, personal property, or the environment.
  3. Fair Treatment: Refrain from any unfair treatment of fellow students, including but not limited to teasing, goofing around, using negative or derogatory language, engaging in acts or using foul language that offend, degrade, abuse, insult, or discriminate against others, or any other behavior that may cause physical injury or emotional harm.
  4. Avoiding Gossip: Do not engage in spreading rumors, backbiting, slander, or defamation.
  5. Avoiding Destructive Habits: Do not engage in destructive or negative habits, including smoking, using tobacco products, using or possessing alcoholic beverages or controlled substances (except prescribed medication, of which the supervising adult should be made aware).
  6. Fire Safety: Do not use fireworks or engage in unauthorized lighting of fires.
  7. Weapons Policy: Do not bring firearms, live ammunition, knives with blades longer than 3 inches, axes, hatchets, or weapons to FVAMC without explicit permission.
  8. Following Directives: Follow reasonable directives from FVAMC administrators and staff, including traffic police.
  9. Hands-Off Policy: Unless participating in a contact game or greeting (e.g., shaking hands or hugging), students should not touch each other. Avoid unnecessary or inappropriate physical roughness.
  10. Staying with the Group: Do not leave an activity without permission, stray from the group, or fail to use the Buddy System when necessary.
  11. Equitable Treatment: Treat all fellow students and adult activity program participants fairly.
  12. Using Designated Walkways: Use designated walkways outside and avoid walking on the lawn, vegetation, and plants.
  13. Supervision: students must not be unattended at any time and should remain in the designated activity rooms.
  14. Digital Media: Do not disseminate any inappropriate information on digital media and do not engage in harmful speech against fellow students on any public forum or social media platform.