家長須知 Parents Guidelines
School hours on Sunday afternoon are from 2:30 to 5:00. Children must be picked up before 5:10 p. m. After 5:10 p.m., the penalty will be $1/minute. Please be on time.
Please remind your child to obey school rules and to follow the instructions of teachers and parents on duty.
Emphasis should be placed on attendance and punctuality. Any child who is absent more than 5 times a semester must obtain a permission from the principal in order to return to school the following semester. Any child who has been absent 5 times without giving any notices to the school will be dismissed, and no tuition will be refunded. 1) If your child is going to miss a class, you are required to send a notice of absence to his/her teacher before class. If that is not possible, a written explanation is due the following week. 2) If your child needs to leave before dismissal time, you must notify his/her teacher in advance. 3) The above rules also apply to culture activity classes.
Please remind your child to make sure all textbooks, homework, pencils, and erasers are brought to class every school day and are properly taken care of. Should your child lose his/her textbooks, extra copies are available in the office for a nominal fee.
Please check your child’s backpack every school day and read every notice and newsletter. Also make sure that your child has completed the assigned homework before its due date.
You are expected to perform parent duty at least twice a year. The school will inform you of the dates that you should perform the duty. Parents should come to Cafeteria to sign up for duty. Those who do not perform parent will be charged $25 each time. Parents on duty must report to the office half an hour before school starts. If you cannot make it, please arrange a substitute and notify the parent liaison committee of the change ahead of the time.
Vehicles must be parked at parking lots. Please exercise caution when entering and exiting the parking lots. Please be advised that traffic rules must be obeyed at all times.
Please do not linger around classrooms or hallways during school hours. Please make sure your child does not participate in horseplay in the school.
It is mandatory for parents to attend the Parents’ Meeting twice a year.
Based on his/her grade report, your child will be placed in an appropriate class. If you have any suggestions or comments, please mail them to school before the end of each semester, The staff will do their best to meet your child’s need.
學生守則 Student Code of Conduct (revised 5/3/23)
The following is a Student Code of Conduct that we ask both parents and students to review carefully. Parents need to sign PCLS Student Code of Conduct Consent Form electronically during the registration process. The student registration will not be completed without an electronic sign-off on the Student Code of Conduct consent form.
Student Code of Conduct
The following behaviors are considered inappropriate for students. However, these are only examples of inappropriate behaviors; other offenses will be dealt with on an individual basis.
It is of utmost importance that we respect the rental facility’s properties and that students exhibit proper behavior towards teachers and fellow classmates. Both students and parents are not permitted to touch, play with, or damage the rental facility properties in classrooms and hallways. The use of the rental facility’s computers for any purpose is strictly forbidden. Disciplinary actions, including expulsion, will be considered for violation of the rules identified in this Student Code of Conduct.
LEVEL 1
- Playing or tampering with the rental facility’s properties in classrooms and hallways
- Tardiness
- Unexcused absence(s)
- Cheating
- Classroom disruptions (talking or walking around the room without permission)
School disruptions (misbehaving in the cafeteria, hallways, or on school grounds) - Running in hallways; throwing objects
- Entering unauthorized sections of the school or rental facility
LEVEL 2
- Use of the rental facility’s electronic devices without consent
- Damaging and/or destroying the rental facility or school property (toys, supplies, etc.) or school displays (including but not limited to art displays, student projects)
- Stealing; possessing stolen property on school grounds
- Harassment, bullying and/or intimidation, including but not limited to behaviors such as making or writing comments about someone’s race, national origin, religion, color, sex, or handicap to make him or her feel bad or fearful
- Failure to comply with warnings or instructions of any teacher or person having authority over the student
- Having or using tobacco products on school grounds
- Engaging in aggressive physical or verbal behavior
- Leaving class/campus without permission
- Engaging in behaviors that jeopardize the safety of others
- Repeated Level 1 violations
LEVEL 3 (Serious Misbehavior)
- Vandalism of the rental facility’s property including but not limited to electronic devices
- Damage caused by use of the rental facility’s computers, such as installing harmful or illegal files or using the computer for illegal activities
- Fighting or any careless/harmful action which causes danger and/or injury to a person or persons; or damaging property
- Threatening school staff, students, guests of the school and/or rental facility staff with violence or other harm
- Using, selling, or possessing alcohol, controlled dangerous substances, drugs, drug-related items, or look-alikes on school grounds
- Possessing weapons or dangerous objects in school
- Setting fire on any part of school property or the rental facility
- Making or sending bomb threats or false fire alarms
- Committing crimes or illegal conduct at school or at school activities
- Repeated LEVEL 2 violations
Consequences
The school’s administrators will consider the seriousness and cause of the offense as well as the attitude of the student when determining the consequences for students who break PCLS rules. The following disciplinary consequences will be among those invoked and applied by PCLS:
LEVEL 1, 2 or 3
- Correction and/or counseling by the teacher
- Telephone call or letter to the parents by the teacher
- Referral to principal who may counsel the student and/or contact the parents
- An agreement among the student, the parent(s), and PCLS officials of specific behavior improvement and changes
- Detention
- Reimbursement of cost suffered by the rental facility or PCLS
LEVEL 2 or 3
- Suspension (removal from school for a period of time without tuition refund)
LEVEL 3
- Referral to law enforcement officer
- Expulsion (permanent removal from school without tuition refund)
Please make sure to sign Student Code of Conduct Consent Form in PCLS registration packet
Travel Policy
This policy is designed to clarify what costs PCLS will incur when members of the school community travel to represent the school at outside events.
Mileage
If a teacher or parent (transporting students) travels more than 15 miles one way to attend an event as a representative of our school, we will reimburse (via expense report) $0.50/mile.
Meals
If a teacher or student spends 5 hours or more (consecutively) at an event as a representative of our school, we will reimburse (via expense report) $10 per person for a meal. One parent per household, if providing transportation, is also eligible.
We will not reimburse if the school is providing food for the event.
Approval
In general, the principal, academic director and/or culture director should approve attendance at the event in advance. Expense reports should be approved as follows:
| Person requesting reimbursement | Approver |
| Attendee at an academic event | Academic Director |
| Attendee at a cultural event | Culture Director |
| Academic or Culture Director | Principal |
| Principal | Board Chair |
| Board Chair | Principal |
This policy was approved by the PCSL Board on November 18, 2007 will be in effect from January 1, 2008. It is subject to change by the PCSL Board at any time and without notice unless the pre-approval has been obtained.