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Rules and Regulations

(For students traveling/hosting as part of a Singapore American School group).

Each participant and their parent/legal guardian must sign the form, and waiver before the student is allowed to participate in an event organized by the high school athletics and activities office. Students in Singapore are expected to follow these guidelines when participating in an event held in an overseas country or at home. By so doing, they acknowledge that they fully understand and agree to abide by these rules and guidelines.

Violations

Smoking, drinking alcohol, drug abuse, cheating, deceit, flagrant curfew violations and violations of the “off-limits” areas as well as aiding and abetting any of the above will not be permitted during any event sponsored by the high school athletics and activities office.

Consequences

When a student commits an infraction relating to smoking, alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, cheating, deceit, disrespect, flagrant curfew / “off limits” areas, inappropriate sexual behavior, as well as aiding and/or abetting any of the above, the following shall apply:

  1. The student may no longer participate in that event/convention.
  2. The student will be sent home at his/her parents’ expense if it is feasible to do so.
  3. Upon return to school, the following consequences will apply:
    • Appropriate counseling will be required.
    • The student will be required to spend all free periods and breaks (including lunch breaks) in a supervised environment. This consequence will last for 20 school days following the determination of the infraction of the IASAS rule.
    • The student must leave campus at the end of the regular school day and may not come to school on weekends/holidays for a period of 40 instructional days. Any exceptions must have administrative approval, ie. additional study, band concert, curricular trips.
    • The student will be excluded from co-curricular activities for a period of 40 school days following the determination of the infraction. The student will be excluded from any IASAS season/activity that begins within this 40-day period.
    • Consequences related to third sport season infractions may carry over to the following school year in cases of late discovery.
    • Revocation of IASAS awards: Students will be ineligible for any awards pertaining to the activity.
    • Other individual IASAS school’s consequences: Depending on the severity and specifics of the infraction, individual IASAS schools may levy other consequences as per their school policy/handbooks, e.g., out-of-school suspension, exclusion from all IASAS events for one year, etc.
  4. For a second offense, the student will automatically be excluded for one calendar year from all IASAS events, including the same event/convention the following year.
  5. If at any time a student is suspended from further competition or involvement in an event, then the only results affected will be those happening after the infraction, and all pre-infraction results will stand.
  6. Consequences will be carried over if the student transfers to another IASAS school.

Leaving Event Sites

Participants must notify coaches or hosts before leaving tournament or convention sites. Exploration of the local environment will not be permitted without the knowledge and consent of the host parent/guardian. Students not abiding by this rule will be given disciplinary action by the tournament/convention director after communication with respective coach/trip administrator.

Housing and Hosting Etiquette

Housing assignments can be changed only by the activities/athletic director or tournament/convention director in charge of the tournament or convention.

All visiting students must return to their host families’ houses before the established curfew times on all nights of the event. Telephone calls will be made to each student every night to ensure that all students have returned safely and on time. Once a student is in and has answered the curfew call, he/she may not leave the house. When an event ends late, curfew will extend one hour beyond the end of the event.

All laws of the host country must be observed. Guidelines are to be provided by host schools.

No disciplinary action will be given by the tournament/convention director without direct communication with the respective coach/sponsor or trip administrator.

The host school will arrange transport to and from the airport as well as to the tournament site if the venue is other than the school. Any problems arising during the convention should be reported immediately to the host school for corrective measures.

Other Rules

Student medical release forms will be available at the tournament/convention site each day of the event.

All students must carry their event identification cards with them at all times.

Students are to remain until the end of the final activity on Saturday night.

For all overnight events scheduled by the athletics and activities office, it is expected that parent supervision is provided from 9:00 p.m. onwards each evening or one hour after the last scheduled event finishes.