Pursuant to the provisions of the Statute of International School, the Executive Board of International School (hereinafter: School), at the meeting held on the 19 August 2020, adopted the following:

Regulations on the Measures, Manner and Procedures Regarding the Protection and Safety of Students During Educational and Other Activities Organised by International School

Basic provisions

Article 1

The Regulations on the Measures, Manner and Procedures Regarding the Protection and Safety of Students prescribe the measures, manner and procedures regarding the protection and safety of students of the School during educational and all other activities organised by the School, the manner of their implementation, and the liability of teachers and students for failure to comply with the provisions of these Regulations.

Protection and safety of students is provided in accordance with the specific requirements, measures, manner, procedures and guidelines referring to the protection and safety of students issued by the Ministry of education, science and technological development.

Article 2

These Regulations serve to ensure the students’ right to protection and safety:

• in the school building and on the school grounds;
• outside the school building and grounds – during educational, or other curricular or extracurricular activities organised by the School.

Article 3

Students have the right to safety and protection from:

• actions taken by others;
• illness and injuries;
• risk and harm during the course of their education at the School;
• fire, flood, natural disasters and other natural phenomena that may endanger their safety.

Article 4

In their daily interactions with students, and especially during homeroom sessions, teachers, class teachers and subject teachers are obligated to familiarise students with the dangers they may face during their stay at the School and during other activities organised by the School, as well as with ways to avoid or eliminate those dangers.

Article 5

All employees of the School, students, parents or legal guardians of the students (hereinafter: Parents) and third parties who find themselves in the school building, on the school grounds, or

other places where instruction and other activities organised by the School occur are obligated to comply with the provisions of these Regulations.

Article 6

Failure to comply with any of the measures, methods and procedures regarding the protection and safety prescribed in these Regulations shall be considered a serious violation of the workplace requirements, and shall institute disciplinary proceedings pursuant to the Law.

Disciplinary liability of the employees does not exclude criminal and substantive liability. 

Deliberate non-observance of the safety rules and measures specified in these Regulations by the students shall be considered a serious violation of the student obligations which institutes a disciplinary procedure pursuant to the Law.

Article 7

Employees, parents and students are obligated to report any occurrence which in their view may represent a potential danger to student safety to the Principal, school secretary, school counsellor, teacher or other authorised person.

Article 8

The Principal is specifically obligated to occasionally and without prior notice, at least once a month, check if the measures for the protection and safety of students are being implemented.

The failure to implement the measures for the protection and safety of students prescribed in these Regulations is a reason for fair dismissal of the Principal pursuant to the Law.

Article 9

 

The School is obligated to cooperate with the state bodies, municipal bodies, and other entities and competent authorities if such cooperation is needed to ensure and implement the measures prescribed in these Regulations.

Article 10

Provisions of other general acts of the School the application of which is relevant for the protection and safety of students shall apply accordingly to these Regulations and provisions defined in it.

Safety and Protection in the School Building and on the School Grounds

Article 11

During lessons and other activities, the front door shall be unlocked at all times.

School security is authorised to unlock the front door.

Security personnel shall unlock the student entrance half an hour before the classes start, check the premises notifying the Principal or the school secretary, and take all necessary measures should the need arise.

Article 12

When there are no classes or other activities in the School building, all entrance doors shall be locked.

Security personnel are responsible for unlocking the entrances before working hours and locking them again after working hours, or in their absence ̶ another person authorised by the Principal.

Article 13

Student behaviour before, during and after lessons and other school activities, arrival at school and exit from school, monitoring duties, relations with other students and employees, as well as other rights, obligations and responsibilities of students referring to their behaviour are defined  in the School Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities of teachers on duty before lessons, during breaks and after classes, and during the students’ stay at school are defined in the School Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities of teachers, class teachers and subject teachers, and all other employees, as well as parents, reception and movement of people visiting the school, the smoking ban, prohibition referring to the possession and carrying of explosives and other dangerous objects are defined in the School Code of Conduct.

Protection from Illness and Injury

Article 14

To ensure the protection and safety of students against illness and infection, the School:

1. shall make sure the cleanliness and hygiene of the school premises are in compliance with the sanitary and hygienic regulations and measures;
2. shall organise prescribed periodic medical check-ups for students;
3. shall act in accordance with the health measures specified by the competent authorities;
4. in the event of any perceived health change in a student, the School shall inform the parents, undertake emergency measures if necessary, or provide first aid to the student without delay, and inform the competent healthcare institution;
5. shall inform the parents of the student whose health condition was deemed potentially dangerous for other students and employees according to the assessment of the Principal, Deputy Principal, teacher or expert associate;
6. shall conduct unannounced testing of the students aimed at detecting the presence of narcotics and/or psychoactive substances in the organism on the school premises throughout the school year, in cooperation with a healthcare institution specialising in drug addiction, and in the presence of licensed healthcare professionals as defined in the agreement between the School and the said Institution;
7. shall conduct unannounced testing of the students aimed at detecting the presence of alcohol in the organism throughout the school year, and in cooperation with a competent healthcare institution/laboratory;
8. shall conduct practical lesson components in accordance with the Cambridge Regulations and the national law. 

Article 15

To ensure student safety and protection against injury, the School:

1. shall procure and install school furniture, teaching aids and other objects which have been deemed safe to use and which comply with the students’ psycho-physical needs;
2. shall implement the standards and norms pertaining to school premises, number of students per class, and other requirements needed for professional practice of its activities;
3. shall provide constant supervision of the teachers and expert associates during the use of devices or objects that may potentially cause injury, as well as during activities that pose a potential risk of injury.

Article 16

It is the parents’ responsibility to get their child whose health conditions is such as to pose a potential risk to other students to an appropriate medical examination, not sending him/her to school or other activities organised by the School until he/she receives a clean bill of health from their doctor.

Protection from Fire, Flood, Electric Shock, Lightning Strike and Other Dangerous Phenomena

Article 17

To ensure safety and protection against fire, employees and students are obligated to comply with the measures defined under the Law on Fire Protection, other regulations managing this issue, fire protection plans, decisions of the competent local government body, as well as the general act of the School regulating the manner, procedures and measures in the field of fire protection and prevention.

Article 18

To ensure safety and protection against flood and/or sewage overflow, the School shall hire a licensed professional to check the integrity of water and sewer pipes, and undertake the necessary measures in case of observed changes that may potentially endanger the safety of students and employees of the School.

All employees and students are obligated to inform the Principal or the school secretary without delay about any observed changes on the water supply or the sewage system which may endanger the safety of students and employees of the school.

Article 19

To ensure safety and protection against electric shock, the School will hire a licensed professional to check the integrity of electrical wiring, and undertake the necessary measures in case of observed changes that may endanger the safety of students and employees of the School.

All employees and students are obligated to inform the Principal or the school secretary without delay about any observed changes on the electrical wiring which may endanger the safety of students and employees of the School.

Article 20

Devices, other objects and substances used in teaching, for maintaining hygiene or for other purposes must be kept out of reach of unauthorised persons if they are deemed potentially dangerous to the life and health of students

Article 21

To ensure safety and protection against lightning strikes, the School shall hire a licensed professional to check the integrity of the lightning protection system in accordance with the regulations.

All employees and students are obligated to inform the Principal, Deputy Principal or the school secretary about any observed changes on the lightning protection system that may endanger its integrity and functioning.

Article 22

Safety and protection from other dangerous objects or phenomena shall be exercised pursuant to Articles 18-21 of these Regulations.

Safety and Protection on the Way to and from School

Article 23

The School is not responsible nor can be held accountable for the protection of student health and safety on the way from home to school and vice versa, nor for their safety on the way from home to locations where certain teaching activities are to be held in cases when the School does not provide transport.

In cases referred to in paragraph 1, responsibility for the safety and protection of students rests entirely on their parents.

The School, i.e. teaching staff, are obligated to implement all the necessary measures for the protection of student health and safety when teaching is organised on the premises of other institutions, in cooperation with the employees of the said institutions.

Article 24

The School shall launch initiatives related to improving traffic safety in the vicinity of the School (installing speed bumps, traffic lights and other devices, organising school crossing supervision by traffic officers, etc.) and submit them to the competent authorities.

Article 25

Road traffic safety of students shall be realised by organizing lectures given by traffic experts, screening films about traffic behaviour and by organizing discussions in homeroom classes and parent-teacher meetings.

Safety and Protection Outside the School Premises, in Class and During Other Activities Organised by the School

Article 26

Protection and safety of students during school trips, as well as during other activities outside the school building and the school grounds are regulated by the basic provisions of these Regulations, and the provisions about the protection and safety of students while in the school building and on the school grounds apply accordingly.

Safety and Protection of Students on School/Study Trips

Article 27

School/study trips as a form of instruction shall be carried out in accordance with the School’s annual plan and school/study trip program.

School/study trips may be organised only after securing the consent of the parents.

Article 28

When selecting the best offer for a school/study trip, the School shall pay special attention to the bidder’s ability to ensure safety and protection of students during the trip and all related activities.

The agreement referring to the organisation of a school/study trip signed between the School and the best bidder shall contain specific provisions about the safety and protection measures to be implemented.

The bidder’s ability to ensure the safety and protection of students shall particularly relate to:

1. possession of a required work license;
2. ability to organise school/study trips in terms of personnel, technology and equipment;
3. ability to ensure the safety and protection of students in the designated accommodation (physical and technical security, medical aid, etc.);
4. quality meals for students;
5. quality and compliance with the technical requirements of the tour buses.

Student accommodation on class/study trips must only include objects that meet the requirements specified for this type of educational activity.

Responsibilities of the School with Regard to the Protection Against Discrimination, Abuse, Neglect, Political Participation and Activity

Article 29

This form of student safety and protection is achieved through compliance with the School Code of Conduct and activities of the school expert team for protection against discrimination, violence, neglect and abuse.

Article 30

Discrimination of a person or persons implies any direct or indirect, open or covert exclusion or restriction of one’s rights and freedoms, unequal treatment or failure to act, as well as unjust discrimination through favouritism or partiality. The School prohibits activities that aim to endanger, ridicule, discriminate or set apart students, their parents, employees or any other person or persons overtly or covertly based on their: race, nationality, ethnicity, status of a migrant or refugee, language, religion or gender, gender identity or sexual orientation, physical or psychological traits, developmental disorder or disability, health status, age, social or cultural background, conviction, family and marital status, financial status, political affiliation, political or union membership, or based on other real or assumed personal characteristics, or other grounds specified in the Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination.

Special measures introduced to ensure full equality, protection and promotion of persons, or groups of persons who are in an unequal position are not considered acts of discrimination.

The School is obligated to act in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Foundations of the Education System in cases of suspected or confirmed discriminatory behaviour.

Article 31

Violence and abuse imply any form of one-off or repeated verbal or non-verbal behaviour resulting in a real or potential threat to the health, development and dignity of a student.

Neglect and negligence is a failure of the School or its employees to provide the conditions for the unhindered development of a student.

The School is obligated to immediately report any signs of violence, abuse or neglect among students to the competent authority.

Article 32

Physical violence implies: physical punishment of a student by an employee, parent or a third person carried out on the School premises; any behaviour that may result in actual or potential physical injury of a student or employee; violent behaviour of an employee toward a student, student to another student, or an employee. 

Mental or psychological abuse implies any behaviour that may cause an immediate or permanent threat to one’s emotional and psychological health and dignity.

Social abuse is the exclusion of a student or a group of students from various School activities.

Sexual abuse and molestation implies all forms of harassing, soliciting or coercing a student to engage in sexual activities he or she does not want, does not understand, or is not mature enough for, or exploiting students for prostitution, pornography and other forms of sexual exploitation.

Digital violence or abuse is the misuse of information and communication technologies to cause harm to another person, or their dignity, and implies sending emails, texts, MMS, communication on a website, chat rooms, forums, social networks and other forms of digital communication.

The School is obligated to report any form of violence, abuse or neglect by a parent or a third party committed on the School premises to the competent authority.

Article 33

The School prohibits any conduct that offends the reputation, honour or dignity – either of an employee toward a student, student to an employee, parent or a third party toward an employee, employee toward a parent, or student toward another student.

The Principal is in obligation to undertake the appropriate measures and activities within the School jurisdiction within three days upon learning about a violation of the prohibitions specified in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 34

The School prohibits all forms of political activism or organisation, as well as the use of the school premises for this purpose.

Article 35

Students who violate the Code of Conduct, student responsibilities, or any of the prohibitions stated above shall be treated in accordance with the measures specified by Law, or in the general act of the School.

Final Provisions

Article 36

Any proposed modifications to these Regulations shall undergo the procedure stipulating the adoption of said Regulations.

Article 37

The Regulations come into force on the eighth day from its posting on the School’s notice board.

President of the School Board ____________________________

Nikola Subotić