Sarvodaya Public School Morinda Student Council Rule Book PDF

Sarvodaya Public School Morinda CBSE AFFILIATION NO : 1631181, Village : Chatamla, Kurali road, morinda – 140101, Distt. Rupnagar THE STUDENT COUNCIL RULE BOOK UNDER THE DEMAND NO. :17/24052023 UNDER THE CHAPTER NO. :0...

Sarvodaya Public School Morinda CBSE AFFILIATION NO : 1631181, Village : Chatamla, Kurali road, morinda – 140101, Distt. Rupnagar THE STUDENT COUNCIL RULE BOOK UNDER THE DEMAND NO. :17/24052023 UNDER THE CHAPTER NO. :09/18092023 UNDER THE APPROVAL. NO. :97/10122023 UNDER THE FRAMEWORK COMMITTEE OF : S.N Moorthi JOINT SECRETARY PRINCIPAL CHAIRMAN D.K GOEL 2023 K.P Dass ASSISTANT MANAGER REVENUE MANAGER Ram Nath Sharma Akil Swaraj  THE STUDENT COUNCIL UNDER THE CHAPTER NO. 09/18092023 ARTICLE NO: 9C/01 TITLE: STUDENT COUNCIL OVERVIEW A Student Council is a group of elected and volunteer students working together with an adult advisor within the framework of a constitution or bylaws to provide a means for student expression and assistance in school affairs and activities, give opportunities for student experience in leadership and encourage student / faculty / community relations. Through projects and activities, student councils work to: 1) PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP 2) PROMOTE LEADERSHIP 3) PROMOTE SCHOLARSHIP 4) PROMOTE HUMAN RELATIONS 5) PROMOTE CULTURAL VALUES A student council is a group of student leaders who work with an adult advisor to collaborate with others to impact their school community, which impacts their city or town, which impacts our state, which impacts our country, which changes the world. 1. PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP By supporting and further developing democracy as a way of life By involving students in meaningful, purpose-oriented activities By helping each student develop a sincere regard for law and order appropriate to this democratic society By leading each individual in developing a sense of personal responsibility and earned self-respect By example through teaching the processes and procedures of a democracy 2  By encouraging desirable attitudes and the continuous upward development of valued patterns of good citizenship By providing a forum for student opinions, interests and desires so these may be understood by the entire student body, faculty, administration and community By honestly reflecting and interpreting the student viewpoint 2. PROMOTE LEADERSHIP By providing young people with the power and right to speak and, especially, the power, right and privilege of being heard by those in authority By avoiding the commercial or cultural exploitation of students By providing coordination of school-sponsored student activities with constant evaluation in terms of the selected purposes By promoting opportunities for leadership among student body members By utilizing the ideas and support of students in solving relevant school problems 3. PROMOTE SCHOLARSHIP By contributing to the total educational growth of all students in the school By encouraging the highest standards of scholarship and positive student involvement in learning and thinking By providing experience in genuine problem-solving procedures By providing training and experiences in the skills and techniques of good citizenship and leadership to prepare articulate citizens and leaders for a progressing society 4. PROMOTE HUMAN RELATIONS By helping create harmonious relationships among faculty, administration, student body and the community By providing organized services to the school in the interest of the general welfare By communicating purposes, activities and the other positive elements of school life through mass media to the entire community By helping young people further realize the genius and dignity of each individual. 3  5. PROMOTE CULTURAL VALUES By sparking school loyalty, pride, patriotism and individual student development By providing real experiences in group development and human understandings By helping students earn and protect individual rights and responsibilities By selecting projects and activities which seek to achieve purposes that are significant in the life of the school community By giving young people deeper reasons for attending school and the stimulus for developing commitments to worthy goals By helping each student reach maximum educational growth and development 4 5 6  ARTICLE NO: 9C/02 TITLE: OBJECTIVES OF STUDENT COUNCIL To initiate, implement, and complete projects and activities which will be of help to the school, the students, the faculty, the administration, the Board of Trustees and the community. To develop and provide opportunities for leadership and service in the local school and in the community. To encourage personal growth of leaders through participation in district, state and national meetings and organizations. To provide a living workshop of democratic processes, through such activities as elections, participation in a constitutional representative assembly, etc. To contribute to the educational experiences of students by providing them with a positive involvement in the school, with widened areas of responsibilities and with more direct participation in organizing and implementing activities. To promote respect for law and order and the general welfare of the school and community. To promote an awareness of human relations, of power structures and how one effectively operates within them. These objectives are realistically approached through increasing avenues of cooperation among the administration, faculty and students. To provide a viable means for student expression and an increasing amount of self-direction. To improve understanding between and within groups through interaction and communications. To develop student potential and encourage to make a well-informed, honest, interested and active citizenship. To develop not only leadership abilities within the youth of today, but also leadership for the community, state and nation of tomorrow. In this process, it is also the objective to develop an awareness of good leadership qualities, hopefully, for a more informed, concerned and active citizenry of tomorrow. To increase student involvement and school pride. 7  ARTICLE NO : 9C/03 TITLE : STUDENT COUNCIL DIVISON THE STUDENT COUNCIL is be divided into A. The EXECUTIVE members B. The ASSOCIATE members C. The DIVIDEND members Basic throughout to EXECUTIVE, ASSOCIATE, DIVIDEND members : A. The EXECUTIVE members: They have the EXECUTION and IMPLEMENTATION powers in school. Their key task to maintain the DECORAM and DISCIPLINE in school. They are responsible for handling any kind of event in the school. B. The ASSOCIATE members: They are responsible for the ADMINISTRATION work of school i.e Finance for an event, Keeping track of event records, managing events, managing student council They do not have EXECUTION and IMPLEMENTATION powers except CULTURAL SECRETARY They are not responsible for maintaining DECORAM and DISCIPLINE in school. Their key task is to provide ADMINISTRATIVE HELP to executive members. C. The DIVIDEND members: They are not a member of STUDENT COUNCIL. They can be referred as ‘PARTICIPANTS’ in Council Assemblies. They are responsible for their own task assigned to them by other departments or classes. They involve in assemblies when invited. 8 📌 1. The EXECUTIVES and ASSOCIATES are the MAJOR member of STUDENT COUNCIL. They work combined. However, DIVIDEND members are not the members of STUDENT COUNCIL and hold no power to INTERFERE in COUNCIL decisions. Still, they have right to apply for any kind of PROPOSAL for PROBLEMS, REQUEST, REQUIREMENTS, NECESSITIES and CHANGES. 9  THE INDEX S.NO ARTICLE NO. TITLE 1 9C/01 STUDENT COUNCIL OVERVIEW 2 9C/02 OBJECTIVES OF STUDENT COUNCIL 3 9C/03 STUDENT COUNCIL DIVISON 4 9C/04 VARIOUS MEMBERS IN STUDENT COUNCIL AND PARTICIPANTS 5 9C/05 ROLES OF THE EXECUTIVE MEMBERS 6 9C/06 ROLES OF THE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. 7 9C/07 TENURE AND CLASS FOR MEMBERS IN STUDENT COUNCIL 8 9C/08 PROCEDURE TO APPOINT AND ELECT COUNCIL MEMBERS 8.1 9C/08-A PROCEDURE TO APPOINT 8.2 9C/08-B PROCEDURE TO ELECT 9 9C/09 CHAIRING COMMITTEE OF STUDENT COUNCIL 10 9C/10 PROCEDURE FOR THE REMOVAL OF ANY MEMBER OF STUDENT COUNCIL. 11 9C/11 ELECTION COMMITTEE FOR STUDENT COUNCIL 12 9C/12 MOTIONS IN STUDENT COUNCIL 13 9C/13 NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF STUDENT COUNCIL IN A YEAR 14 9C/14 WORKING OF COUNCIL ASSEMBLY 14.1 9C/14-A TYPES OF MEETINGS IN STUDENT COUNCIL 14.2 9C/14-B ASSEMBLY CONTROLLED BY PRINCIPAL /MD/VICE PRINCIPAL 15 9C/15 PROCEDURE TO INTRODUCE BILL 16 ACTS 01-09 ACTS IN THE STUDENT COUNCIL 17 SEAT PLAN SEATING PLAN OF MEMBERS OF STUDENT COUNCIL 10  ARTICLE NO: 9C/04 TITLE : VARIOUS MEMBERS IN STUDENT COUNCIL AND PARTICIPANTS The decided members in STUDENT COUNCIL and PARTICIPATNTS as follows : #1 Members of EXECUTIVE EXECUTION involve 18 members with 5 Positions 1. HEAD BOY POSITION 1 2. HEAD GIRL POSITION 1 3. VICE – HEAD BOY POSITION 2 4. VICE – HEAD GIRL POSITION 2 5. SPORTS CAPTAIN POSITION 1 6. VICE – SPORTS CAPTAIN POSITION 2 7. HOUSE CAPTAINS POSITION 3 AGNI VAYU PRITHVI JAL 8. HOUSE VICEROYS POSITION 4 AGNI VAYU PRITHVI JAL 9. HOUSE PERFECTS. POSITION 5 AGNI VAYU PRITHVI JAL POSITION 1,2,3 ARE LOWERS MEMBERS OF EXECUTION AND POSITION 4,5 ARE UPPER MEMBERS OF EXECUTION. THE UPPER AND LOWER HAS BEEN DECIDED AS PER THEIR SEATING PLAN IN STUDENT COUNCIL 11 #2 Members of ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION involve 6 members with 2 Positions 1. Council Speaker POSITION 1 2. Council Secretary POSITION 1 3. Council Entitlement POSITION 1 4. Cultural Secretary POSITION 2 5. Council Treasurer POSITION 2 6. Council Historian POSITION 2 #3 Members of DIVIDEND DIVIDEND involves 1. NSS Head Boy 2. NSS Head Girl 3. NCC Head Boy 4. NCC Head Girl 5. Bharat Boys Scouts Head 6. Bharat Girls Scouts Head 7. Members of Opposition 8. Reporters 9. Class Monitor’s 10. Academic Excellence’s 12  ARTICLE NO: 9C/05 TITLE : ROLES OF THE EXECUTIVE MEMBERS 5.1 HEAD BOY Head Boy is the PRESIDENTIAL Position of the Council Assembly. He is having the supreme powers along with Head Girl. He have powers to rule all the Executive members (Except Head Girl ) and Associate members (except Speaker, Council Secretary and Council Entitlement ) and whole school students. ROLES You will jointly chair the School Council. You will make sure that student voice is represented in key decisions and developments within school. You will represent School and student body at a variety of public functions during the year. To organise and plan regular meetings with the School Council and ensure that decisions are carried out. To be internal and external ambassadors for the school and to act as role models for all students at school To greet important visitors to School Charity and fund-raising events To maintain DECORAM of school PERSONAL QUALITIES Leadership Work well in a team Time-management and very good organisational skills Ability to talk confidently and appropriately to parents and staff Ability to talk confidently and appropriately to students Willingness to get to know the students in the lower years Politeness Maturity Clear judgement Responsibility Reliability ADDITIONAL DUTIES 13  A Head Boy Supremely Governs Vice Head Boy and all House Captains, Viceroys and Prefects, Head Boy have power bring any bill to the council. 5.2 HEAD GIRL Head Girl is the PRESIDENTIAL Position of the Council Assembly She is having the supreme powers along with Head Boy She have powers to rule all the Executive members (Except Head Boy ) and Associate members (except Speaker, Council Secretary and Council Entitlement ) and whole school students. ROLES AND PERSON QUALITIES OF 3.2 IS SAME AS 3.1 ADDITIONAL DUTIES A Head Girl Supremely Governs Vice Head Boy, Vice Head Girl, Sports Captain ,Vice Spots Captain and Position 2 members of Association She is not supreme governor of House Captain However still she have right to observe and guide House Captains Sports Captain is the Chief Secretary of Head Girl. Sports Captain have to report to Head Girl. Head Girl have power to bring bill in the council. 5.3 VICE HEAD – BOY Vice Head – Boy is the Second most utmost position in Student Council. He is the Secretary of Head Boy. ROLES You will attend School Council meetings and chair these in the absence of the Head Girl and Head boy. You will circulate agendas and take minutes for the meetings. You will attend a variety of public functions during the year 14  To liaise with the Head Girl and Head Boy to help organise and plan regular meetings with the School Council and ensure that decisions are carried out. To be internal and external ambassadors for the school and to act as role models for all students To act as a Peer Mediator for the students in the lower years (training will be given) To arrange morning assemblies and other events at school. PERSONAL QUALITIES Leadership Work well in a team Time-management and very good organisational skills Ability to talk confidently and appropriately to parents and staff Ability to talk confidently and appropriately to students Willingness to get to know the students in the lower years Politeness Maturity Clear judgement i Responsibility Reliability ADDITIONAL DUTIES To deputise for the Head Girl and Head Boy in their absence Being the Secretary of Head Boy To control and regulate all the Viceroys and Prefects of school. Looking at the problem of students in school and trying to solve them or to report to Head Boy or Teachers. Vice Head – Boy have power to bring bill to council with the permission of COUNCIL SECRETARY if Head Boy fails to be there at the meeting of council or fails to fulfil his duties. 5.4 VICE HEAD – GIRL Vice Head – Girl is the Second most utmost position in Student Council She is the Secretary of Cultural Secretary ROLES AND PERSON QUALITIES OF 3.4 IS SAME AS 3.3 15 ADDITIONAL DUTIES To deputise for the Head Girl and Head Boy in their absence Being the Secretary of Cultural Secretary To control and regulate all the Viceroys and Prefects of school. Looking at the problem of students in school and trying to solve them or to report to Head Boy or Teachers. Vice Head - Girl have power to bring bill to council with the permission of COUNCIL SECRETARY if Head Girl fails to be there at the meeting of council or fails to fulfil his duties. 5.5 SPORTS CAPTAIN Sports Captain is the Head of Sports Department of School He is responsible for managing all sports related work and assisting players. He also have to maintain DISCIPLINE in school. You are the Secretary of Head Girl. You have to involve in each EVENT of school and have to bears a supreme responsibility. Sports Captain have power to bring bill to council regarding sports ONLY. PERSONAL QUALITIES 3 C’s Caring, Courageous, and Consistent Caring : Great captains have an undeniable passion for the game, for competing, and for their teammates. Courageous : Captains are willing to step up. As a courageous captain, you must “walk the talk” and you cannot be afraid to compete in the worst of situations Effective captains need to be the model of consistency. To be a consistent captain you need to hold yourself to a standard of giving 100% effort in every practice and game. 5.6 VICE SPORTS CAPTAIN Vice Sports Captain is the Secretary of Sports Captain He have to follow the assistance by Sports Captain 16  Roles played by Sports Captain is same for Vice Sports Captain 5.7 HOUSE CAPTAINS House Captains of all Four houses are the Chief in governing their houses. They are answerable to House Masters ROLES To be held responsible for the progress of the House. Preside all meetings of the House Call special meetings of the House Committee To make sure the House participates in all the events, competitions and other activities of the school Represent the House at the executive committee meetings when deemed necessary. To guide the Executive objectives of the House Monitor the activities of House To represent class 10 students at Council meetings ADDITIONAL DUTIES : They are directly under HEAD BOY They have powers to assist VICEROY and PREFECTS. 5.8 VICEROYS Viceroys of all Four houses are the second most superior in governing their houses. They are answerable to House Masters ROLES To maintain DISCIPLINE in school To assign Duties to students in morning , lunch and departure time. To obey senior post students. To represent class 7,8,9 students at Council meetings 5.9 PERFECTS Perfects of all Four houses are the third most superior in governing their houses. They are responsible for the upliftment of their houses ROLES To maintain DISCIPLINE in school 17  To assign Duties to students in morning , lunch and departure time. To obey senior post students. To represent class 6,7,8 students at Council meetings ARTICLE NO: 9C/06 TITLE : ROLES OF THE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. ASSOCIATE member are a part of student Council. They are not elected (except : Speaker) but directly appointed. 4.1 COUNCIL SPEAKER The speaker of the student council is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the council. The speaker is elected generally before all the election and appointments starts in school. ROLES The Speaker of the Student Council conducts the assembly in house to present bill or regular meeting. They maintain discipline and decorum in the house and can punish a member for unruly behaviour with respect to law after suspending them. They also permit the moving of various kinds of motions and resolutions such as a motion of no confidence, motion of adjournment , retardation motion. The Speaker decides on the agenda to be taken up for discussion during the meeting. All comments and speeches made by members of the House are addressed to the Speaker All bills passed requires the speaker’s signature to go to the authority’s cabin for its consideration Speaker can also be elected by Vice – Principal on a nomination basis 4.1.2 PRO SPEAKER Pro Speaker is not a member of ASSOCIATION but he conducts assembly when Speaker is unable to do so. He/ She can be from either EXECUTIVE or DIVIDEND. A term for pro speaker is only 2 months i.e their will be 6 pro speaker in a year. Pro Speaker is directly appointed by Vice Principal on self nomination basis. Pro Speaker have same roles as a Speaker but cannot sign a bill. 18  Pro Speaker cannot be removed from his position till his tenure ends. Pro Speaker can be re appointed but with mandatory single gap. The Pro Speaker is answerable to the House There is no separate seat for the PRO SPEAKER, he is one of the member of the Council. 4.2 COUNCIL SECRETARY A COUNCIL SECRETARY is a post offered which a superior to Execution and Association. He have to keep track of all the meetings and bills of assembly. He is superior to Head Boy and Head Girl and even can question them for their unruly behaviour and failures. A Council Secretary is the administrator of Council assemblies. He is either Appointment or elected when division fails. He have powers to question any of the council member and can retard them for their failures He cannot question speaker and entitlement. A council secretary have to sign a bill after signature of speaker and then submit it to cabin. He can even sit on speaker position by Speaker permission during any retardation motion. He is Supremely answerable to cabin about council meetings or house meetings. 4.3 COUNCIL ENTITLEMENT The Student on ENTERTAINMENT position is a member of committee of Privileges It examines the cases of breach of privileges of the House and its members and recommends appropriate action. He is appointed by Speaker He have powers to dismiss any person from council with permission from cabin except Speaker or can bring no confidence motion to council He make sure that no member misuse his powers either during assembly or during regular campus days. He will have to report to Faculty. Duration will be of 6 months 19 4.4 CULTURAL SECRETARY He have EXECUTIVE powers The Cultural Committee shall be responsible for all intra and inter collegiate cultural events in the College. To plan and schedule cultural events for the academic year. (Tentative dates to be included in the academic calendar of the institute.) To prepare budget for all cultural events and take necessary steps for its approval. The Convener of the committee shall conduct a meeting of the committee to discuss and delegate task Procedure to organize cultural events : To prepare the Annual Budget for various cultural event To obtain formal permission from the College authorities to arrange program To decide the date, time and agenda of the program to inform members of staff and students about the event To arrange the venue and logistics (audio/video system, dais, podium etc).To invite the Chief Guest and other dignitaries To arrange mementos for guests and gifts/certificates for the participants The committee shall display on the Notice Board/Website information about festivals to be celebrate He have powers to bring bill to council regarding cultural events ONLY. 4.5 COUNCIL TREASURER He is 2ND secretary of Cultural Secretary He will help cultural secretary to prepare budget. He is main head to event accounts. Responsible to distribute budget to various committees. 4.6 COUNCIL HISTORIAN The Historian will keep a record of all Council activities and be responsible for taking pictures or otherwise documenting all Student Council events. He is the secretary of Council Secretary. 📌DIVIDEND MEMBERS: They have right to apply for any kind of PROPOSAL of PROBLEMS, REQUEST, REQUIREMENTS, NECESSITIES and CHANGES. 20  OPPOSITION LEADER: The candidate who have lost Head Boy and Head Girl will become opposition leaders and can be a part of council meetings.. They can also question on the working of PRESENT Council members when needed. REPORTERS: Council also allows Reporters to attend council meetings however they are not allowed to question anyone in the council. They can question outside the assembly. -In meeting, they can observe and record things to share it with the school. - They can only enter with the permission of Speaker. If Speaker restricts them , they cannot enter. 21  ARTICLE NO: 9C/07 TITLE : TENURE AND CLASS FOR MEMBERS IN STUDENT COUNCIL #1 EXECUTIVE MEMBERS S.No Position Class Tenure 1 1. HEAD BOY +2 1 Year 2. HEAD GIRL 3. SPORTS - CAPTAIN 2 1. VICE – +1 1 Year HEAD BOY 2. VICE – HEAD GIRL 3. VICE SPORTS – CAPTAIN 3 HOUSE 10 1 Year CAPTAIN 4 VICEROY 9 1 Year 5 PERFECTS 8 1 Year #2 ASSOCIATION MEMBERS S.No Position Class Tenure 1 SPEAKER +1 or +2 1 or 2 Year 2 PRO SPEAKER 8, 9,10,11,12 2 month 3 COUNCIL +2 1 Year SECRETARY 4 COUNCIL +1 or +2 6 months ENTITLEMENT 5 CULTURAL +2 1 Year SECRETARY 6 COUNCIL +2 1 Year TREASURER 7 COUNCIL +1 or +2 1 Year or 2 Year HISTORIAN * REPORTERS 10,+1,+2 1 Year or 2 Year 22  ARTICLE NO: 9C/08 TITLE : PROCEDURE TO APPOINT AND ELECT COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED MEMBERS APPOINTED MEMBERS 1. HEAD BOY 1. VICE – HEAD BOY 2. HEAD GIRL 2. VICE – HEAD 3. SPORTS CAPTAIN GIRL 4. HOUSE CAPTAINS 3. VICE – SPORTS CAPTAIN 4. VICEROYS 5. PREFECTS 6. SPEKAER 7. PRO SPEAKER 8. COUNCIL SECRETARY 9. CULTURAL SECRETARY 10. COUNCIL ENTITLEMENT 11. COUNCIL TREASURER 12. COUNCIL HISTORIAN 13. Reporters 23  ARTICLE NO: 9C/08-A TITLE : PROCEDURE TO APPOINT 1. VICE HEAD – BOY 2. VICE HEAD – GIRL They will be appointed by Vice – Principal on reference of any senior authority. Eligibility - Must have more than 75% scores in class 10. - Must have minimum 75% in class 10 - Have a good reputation in school. - It will be good if they hold and position in junior classes - Should have participated in any academic competition. 3. VICE SPORTS – CAPTAIN He will be appointed by Sports Faculty on reference of any senior authority. Eligibility - Must have more than 75% scores in class 10. - Must have minimum 75% in class 10 - Have a good reputation in school. - It will be good if they hold and position in junior classes - Should have participated in any sports competition. 4. VICEROY Viceroy are appointed by House Masters from class 9 Eligibility - Must have more than 75% scores in class 8 - Must have minimum 75% in class 8 - Have a good reputation in school. - It will be good if they hold and position in junior classes 5. PREFECTS Prefects are appointed by House Masters from class 8 Eligibility - Should have good reputation in school. 6. SPEAKER Speaker is appointed by Vice Principal A speaker if selected from +1 can retain his position for 2 years. Eligibility - Should have 80% attendance in previous class - Should have good speaking and listening skills 24  - Should have good sense of management. 7. PRO SPEAKER Pro Speaker is appointed by Vice Principal every 2 months Should have good speaking and listening skills 8. COUNCIL SECRETARY He/she can be directly appointed by speaker or can be selected if division fails in Head Boy / Head Girl Elections Eligibility - Should have a bold nature - Have skills to retard someone. 9. COUNCIL ENTITLEMENT Appointed by speaker for 6 months Eligibility of - Should have wise nature - Should have honesty 10. CULTURAL SECRETARY Appointed by Activity Incharge. Eligibility - Should have 75% attendance in class 11 - Should have participated in cultural events of school 11. COUNCIL TREASURER Appointed by Department of Commerce Eligibility - Should have good accountancy skills - Should be commerce student * 12. COUNCIL HISTORIAN Appointed by Department of Humanities Eligibility - Should have good record keeping skills. 13. REPORTERS Any Candidate who wishes to be a reporter can give his/ her name to Joint Secretary There can be 3-5 Reporters. 25  ARTICLE NO: 9C/08-B TITLE : PROCEDURE TO ELECT Both HEAD BOY and HEAD GIRL have common way of Election They are Elected by the STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS and DIVIDEND MEMBERS only A Person with 49% votes wins the election and represent as HEAD BOY and HEAD GIRL. The Procedure which involves in Election of Head Boy and Girl : 1. Nomination for Candidature 2. Election Campaign by selected Candidates 3. Elections 4. Result 1. NOMINATION FOR CANDIDATURE : 1. Application for Reference Certificate 2. Application for Candidature 3. Answer the Question round 4. Photocopy of class 11 Report Card 5. Character Certificate 6. Reference Certificate 7. Signature of Supporters 8. Hall Ticket 9. 3-3 Candidates will be elected from all applications in both. 2. ELECTION CAMPAIGN The Selected 3 Candidates will Campaign in school for votes for 4 days This will include 1. Candidate’s Photo with symbol on Notice Boards of school. 2. Speech on Stage Day 1 : What changes you will bring to school after getting in power Day 2 : How will you bring the assured changes ? 3. Meeting with respective voters. 26 3 ELECTIONS On the election day, all the Executive, Association and Dividend vote for both Head Boy and Head Girl through EVM The Candidates who will not be able to cast their vote on Election day will cast their vote in one day advance through ballot paper. The No. of Votes as follow: EXECUTION : 16 Votes ASSOCIATION: 6 Votes DIVIDEND : 72 Votes + 6 Votes TOTAL : 100 Votes In addition, Class 11 and 12 all students will vote for Head Boy and Head Girl. To Hold Power : 49 % are required 4 RESULT If One candidate from 3 candidate won, then he/she have full right to hold the power. If not the DIVISION shall fails and the Results shall go to the Speaker with disclosing in the SELECTIVE SESSION of Council. The Speaker will see the results and ask the 3 candidate to form a council and 2 of them have to nominate themselves for the position of Head Girl/ Boy and the Council Secretary and the 3rd will automatically become a member of opposition This Council can only be accepted if all 3 are satisfied with their position, if anyone of them said NO , then the council will fail and METHOD 2 to elect Head Boy/Girl have to be strictly opted. METHOD 1 : THE PROCEDURE TO FORM COUNCIL IS : 1. Division Fails 2. Speaker will ask all 3 candidate to form council for 30 Minutes only and then to present their personal opinion to JOINT SECRETARY. 3. If JOINT SECRETARY feels any kind of tension or disinterest in the opinion of 3 candidates, He have power to fails the council and go for method 2. 27 4. If not, JOINT SECRETARY will accept the Council and transfer the Opinion sheet to Speaker 5. Speaker then again ask the 3 candidate about their opinion on their council, If anyone of them say NO then Speaker have right to accept or reject the council immediately based on the voting % in elections. 6. If Speakers accepts, then the Council member 1 will be our new Head Boy/ Girl ; Member 2 will be our new council secretary and member 3 will be part of Opposition. METHOD 2 : VOTING BY TEACHERS 1. If the Council fails, voting by TGTs and PGTs will be done. 2. In this, the speaker will declare the council as FAIL and reveal the results. 3. The top 2 will get votes only, 3 ranker will not be involved as a candidate in voting. 4. The winner will be new HEAD BOY/GIRL 5. This is to take care that in this method , candidate who score 2nd rank shall not be entitled as COUNCIL SECRETARY. This post as be filled by normal procedure of nomination. 6. Both the 2nd and 3rd ranker candidates will be automatically added to opposition THE ABOVE TWO PROCEDURE SHOULD BE USED WHEN DIVISION FAILS , TO ELECT HEAD BOY AND HEAD GIRL AND SHALL BE DONE BY SPEAKER. HERE, ELECTION COMMITTEE PLAYS NO ROLE. If Division fails in both Head boy and Head Girl case, then method one should be followed till council fails. If council do not fail in both Head boy and Head girl, then Member 1 should be considered as NEW HEAD BOY/ GIRL TO elect COUNCIL SECRETARY, voting by whole council (Executive, Associate, Dividend along with TGTs and PGTs should be done. The 2nd members of Head boy/ girl , who gets more votes will be new council secretary and others will be a member of opposition. PROCEDURE TO ELECT SPORTS CAPTAIN Procedure to elect sports captain is very simple. He have to be elected before HEAD BOY/GIRL elections. 28  Students belonging to SPORTS CLUB shall be entitled to vote ONLY. The Procedure involves : 1. Interested candidates have to give their application to Sports Incharge. 2. He will select minimum 2 or maximum 3 candidates for elections 3. A date for elections to be announced. 4. All the students belonging to sports club will be voting to choose their representative 5. Candidate with maximum votes will be the winner. PROCEDURE TO ELECT HOUSE CAPTAIN HOUSE CAPTAIN is a very important position in student council. The HOUSE CAPTAINS of all four houses are elected by voting. The students of class 6-10 shall vote to choose their representative. The Procedure which involves in Election of Head Boy and Girl : 5. Nomination for Candidature 6. Election Campaign by selected Candidates 7. Elections 8. Result 1) NOMINATION FOR CANDIDATURE : 1. Application for Candidature 2. Photocopy of class 9 Report Card 3. Why you want to be a house captain ? – QUESTION 4. Character Certificate 5. Signature of Supporters 6. 3-3 Candidates will be elected from all applications in both. 2) ELECTION CAMPAIGN The Selected 3 Candidates will Campaign in school for votes for 4 days This will include a. Candidate’s Photo with symbol on Notice Boards of school. b. Speech on Stage 29  Day 1 : What changes you will bring to school after getting in power Day 2 : How will you bring the assured changes ? c. Meeting with respective voters. 3) ELECTION On the election day, all the class 6-12 vote for their representative through EVM AGNI house elections should be done one day before the rest of 3 houses. 4) RESULT The candidate with maximum votes will be the new HOUSE CAPTAINS HOUSE MASTERS will announce the result of their houses. 30  ARTICLE NO: 9C/09 TITLE : CHAIRING COMMITTEE OF STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council which is a union of students shall be controlled by CHAIRING COMMITTEE which is COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEDES The STUDENT COUNCIL will get powers from this COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEDES ONLY, without it STUDENT COUNCIL will have no powers The Chairing committee members will be designated as per their position in school as mentioned below. MEMBERS OF CHAIRING COMMITTEE POSITION 1 COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON : VICE PRINCIPAL COUNCIL REGISTERAT : JOINT SECRETARY nur POSITION 2 VICE CHAIRPERSON : SENIOR COORDINATOR CHANCELLOR 1 : ACTIVITY INCHARGE CHANCELLOR 2 : SENIOR SPORTS FACULTY POSITION 3 VICE CHANCELLOR : HOUSE MASTERS House Masters will nominated for a tenure of 2 – 3 years. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF MEMBER OF CHAIRING COMMITTEE COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON: VICE PRINCIPAL Vice Principal will lead the student council He/She have powers to dismiss any student. He/She is the chief authority (cabin) of council. He/She can turnover any bill passed by student council 31  He/ She is responsible to manage HEAD BOY/GIRL , VICE HEAD BOY/GIRL and ASSOCIATES. COUNCIL REGISTERAT : JOINT SECRETARY Joint Secretary is the manager of Student Council He will decide the agenda and meetings of student council He will accept any meeting on behalf of student council He is the chief advisor of student council He will assist student council He is responsible to manage ASSOCIATES VICE CHAIRPERSON – SENIOR COORDINATOR Senior Coordinator will be designated the post of senior coordinator. He will interfere in any rules proposed by student council He is responsible to manage EXECUTIVEA CHANCELLOR 1 – ACTIVITY INCHARGE Activity Incharge shall be responsible for guiding student council about activities, events, competition to be done at school. She will be over all incharge of arranging activities and taking help of student council She is responsible to manage ASSOCIATES and EXECUTIVES CHANCELLOR 2- SENIOR SPORTS FACULTY The Senior Sports Faculty shall be responsible for guiding student council about sports competition and and other events. He/She is also responsible for discipline and decorem in student council. He/She is responsible to manage SPORTS CAPTAIN and VICE SPORTS CAPTAIN. VICE CHANCELLOR – HOUSE MASTERS House Masters shall be responsible for preparing their house students for competitions and events. They have right to argue against any rule for their house. They are responsible to manage HOUSE CAPTAINS, VICEROYS, PERFECTS 32  ARTICLE NO: 9C/10 TITLE : PROCEDURE FOR THE REMOVAL OF ANY MEMBER OF STUDENT COUNCIL. All the council members have been given 3 warrant cards on basis of the indiscipline created by them, These cards can be given by position 1 and position 2 members of Chairing committee GREY CARD : This card is given as a warning. BLUE CARD : This card is the second chance and last chance for indiscipline BLACK CARD : A members who got black card will be removed from his position and another suitable student will be given that position. WHO CAN REMOVE A STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBER ? 1. PRINCIPAL 2. VICE PRINCIPAL 3. NO CONFIDENCE MOTION 4. IMPEACHMENT 5. CARDS 1. Principal can remove any student from council member if he finds that student not responsible. The method is A Principal cannot remove a student directly but he have to give one chance to student instead of two by giving him directly the BLUE CARD. A student who did blunder mistake can be directly given BLACK CARD. 2. Vice Principal have powers to give cards to irresponsible students of student council, on getting a black card ,the student will be out of student council. Vice principal can give card to irresponsible student on advice of any teacher 33 3. NO CONFIDENCE MOTION : A vote of no confidence, also variously called a motion of no confidence, no- confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility is still deemed fit to hold that position, such as because they are inadequate in some aspect, fail to carry out their obligations, or make decisions that other members feel to be detrimental. It is a right given to members of EXECUTIVE to bring no confidence motion by informing speaker against lowers members. If 51% votes are required to remove any lower member from his position. A minimum of 2 executive members along with 3 Dividend members are required to bring no confidence motion. 4. IMPEACHMENT IMPEACHMENT is for the removal of ASSOCIATES A IMPEACHMENT motion can brought for any Association member by collectiveness of three lower members of EXECUTIVE only. In impeachment motion, the council shall be controlled by Head Boy and Head Girl not speaker. In IMPEACHMENT motion, a minimum of 55% votes is required against the associate member. 5. CARDS A Three colour cards has been introduced as system of 2 chances for the members of student council. LOWER member have power to assign only grey card to UPPER members. A STUDENT ONCES REMOVED FROM A POSITION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE HIS POSITION BACK AND VACANT SEAT SHOULD BE FILLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY NOMINATION METHOD. 34  ARTICLE NO: 9C/11 TITLE – ELECTION COMMITTEE FOR STUDENT COUNCIL The Election Committee will be the chief executive body for conducting all the elections in student council. They are responsible for free and fair election in school. Their working duty is only till elections and they cannot interfere in student council decision. Elections have to be done by EVM only, By ballot in required cases only i.e in Head Boy/Girl elections if someone is absent. They are appointed by the MD of school. The Memebers shall constitute of S.No Member Duty Members 1. CHIEF ELECTION Overall incharge of Elections 1 COMMISIONER Shall responsible for conducting (C.E.C) elections Selection of dates for election Overall Head of each member of committee To finalize the Election results 2. ASSISTANT 1. Secretary of CEC 1 ELECTION 2. To inform about election dates. COMMISIONER 3. Responsible to collect data of voters (A.E.C) 4. Responsible to collect data of candidates 3. DEPUTY ELECTION 5. Responsible for setting EVM BOOTH 1 COMMISIONER and BALLOT BOOTH (D.E.C) Responsible for security of EVM and BALLOTS 4. ELECTORAL ROLLS 6. To distribute Voters Ids 4 MANAGER 7. To manage voters data before election 1 / each 8. To manage voters data after elections house 5. BOOTH 9. To control booths 1/ Booth INCHARGES 10. To protect EVM/ BALLOTS 6. SUB BOOTH 11. To control EVMS 2/Booth INCHARGES 7. EVMS 12. To collect EVMS 1/ Floor COLLECTORS 8. STUDENT 13. They shall be responsible for calling the 3/ Booth ELECTION voters to the election booths. COMMISIONER 9. SQUAD 14. To timely investigate the election 4 booths. Members 35  ARTICLE NO: 9C/12 TITLE : MOTIONS IN STUDENT COUNCIL. There are a total of 3 Motions in student council. 1. MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE 2. IMPEACHEMENT 3. MOTION OF RETARDATION THE MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE AND IMPEACHEMENT has been discussed above already. These motions can be brought anytime by calling special session of parliament. 3. MOTION OF RETARDATION A motion of retardation can be brought by OPPOSITION, DIVIDEND, UPPER MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE AND ASSOCIATION for the LOWER MEMBERS. In this motion, the assembly members will present the failures and irresponsibility of LOWERS MEMBERS and can be turned to NO CONFIDENCE MOTION, if LOWER MEMBERS fails to present their answers for the retarding questions. There is no rule that everytime NO CONFIDENCE MOTION have to be brought after RETARDATION MOTION, these both two are different. Minimum 5 members of assembly are required for retardation motion and have to submit it to speaker, The speaker shall announce the date for no confidence motion. THE RETARDATION MOTION can be also controlled by COUNCIL SECRETARY but only if speaker is ready to do so, and can question the LOWERS MEMBERS directly. PRESENCE OF COUNCIL ENTITLEMENT IS NECESSARY. 36  ARTICLE NO: 9C/13 TITLE : NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF STUDENT COUNCIL IN A YEAR (JOINT SESSION) There shall be 9 meetings of whole assembly in year and maximum duration of each meeting will be 3 DAY and minimum duration will be 1 DAY out of which 6 meetings are compulsory Any motion have to bought only on the selective months however duration of assembly can be increased. A agenda is must for each student council. Agenda have to be told to speaker in advance by LOWERS MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE. S.NO MONTH PRE DECIDED DURATION AGENDA 1. APRIL END To finialize all the 2 Days members of student council and have first meeting. The council members will tell what will be they doing for betterment of school 2 MAY END To share their one 1 Day month experience of administration. 3. JULY END 4. SEPTEMER To plan about SPORTS 2 Days MEET and involvement of students in zonal level competition. 5 OCTOBER END Mandatory Retardation 2 Days Motion 6 MID NOVEMBER 7 MID DECEMBER 8 JANUARY END 9 MARCH Last council meeting The above mentioned meetings are not compulsory, they are can rearranged , postponed or can be cancelled. 37  ARTICLE NO: 9C/14 TITLE : WORKING OF COUNCIL ASSEMBLY S.NO ARTICLE NO. TITLE 1 9C/14-A TYPES OF MEETING IN STUDENT COUNCIL Types Procedure to call a meeting. 2 9C/14-B ASSEMBLY CONTROLLED BY PRINCIPAL/ MD/ VICE – PRINCIPAL Agendas Roles of members ARTICLE NO: 9C/14-A TITLE : TYPES OF MEETINGS IN COUNCIL ASSESSMBLY The student council shall powers to conduct meetings The types of meeting as follows: JOINT SESSION EXECUTION MEETING ADDITIONAL DIVIDEND MEETING ASSOCIATION MEETING JOINT SESSION The supreme meeting of ASSOCIATION+ DIVIDEND+ EXECUTION+ JOINT SECRETARY+ TEACHER will be called as JOINT SESSION These meeting must be minimal 6 and maximum 9 in an academic session. Further explained in article 9C/13 EXECUTIVE MEETING 38 Execution meeting will involve executive members only. There is no fixed number of meeting in a year, they can be called anytime by any teacher or Head Boy/ Girl, Sports Captain, Vice Head Boy/Girl, Vice Sports Captain. Association members can also be called if required. All the Execution and Joint session meeting records with signature of Head Boy, Head Girl or Vices in required cases have to be submitted to Council Secretary. The record shall include meeting proposed by, agenda, meeting duration, days, result ADDITIONAL DIVIDEND MEETING This meeting can be called either by associates or executive before any motion to be passed in assembly to explain its advantages or disadvantage to them. This can be only for 45 minutes. If Execution do not allow Association to sit or meeting, they cannot sit for meeting and vice versa. ASSOCIATION MEETING Association can also call a meeting for any kind of discussion about student council. PROCEDURE TO CALL A MEETING JOINT SESSION 1) Application for meeting with AGENDA to JOINT SECRETARY and SPEAKER 2) If JOINT SECRETARY agrees, he will inform speaker to call the members. 3) Notice to all the EXECUTION, ASSOCIATION, DIVIDEND, OPPOSITION, REPORTERS 4) Discussion on the TOPIC 5) Report have to be submitted by Head Boy/Girl to council secretary with Speaker, JC , Historian signature. EXECUTIVE MEETING 1) The member calling for meeting have to NOTICE all the members with agenda 2) Discussion on TOPIC 3) Submit final report to Council Secretary 39 4) Cultural secretary have powers to call execution meeting to manage the whole meeting 5) The end decision will rest upon Vice Principal/ JC whosoever is concerned with and historian will collect the record. ADDITIONAL DIVIDEND MEETING 1) NOTICE to all the members 2) Discussion on topic 3) Submit final report to Council Secretary 4) Council Secretary will submit details to JC and order Historian to record the data ASSOCIATION MEETING 1) NOTICE to members 2) Discussion on topic 3) Submit report to JC 4) Record to be collected by historian. 40  ARTICLE NO: 9C/14-B TITLE: ASSEMBLY CONTROLLED BY PRINCIPAL/ MD/ VICE-PRINCIPAL The Session hold by Principal/MD/Vice Principal shall be for any kind of important event That has to be done in the school. The important event can be an upcoming program for celebration any kind of improvement that has to be done in the school or any kind of failure or lagging that has been done by the school and the and to decide the future welfare for that particular incident Any event that will be call by any of the higher members shall be firstly indicated to the JC and he will inform all the rest of the members and the Council assembly will operate in the regular manners. The assembly will be controlled by the speaker only and seating arrangement will be same as per the normal meetings however edition of principal Vice Principal or other members shall be taken place in the Council. AGENDA I The first agenda can be an upcoming event that has to be hold in the school or any kind of important discussion that has to be done to the students or any kind of failure done by the management or by the students that has to be this season that has to be decided in the assembly and to take for the reaction upon it. II Open House Meetings Open house meetings as to be done twice the year which is the compulsory even that has to be done with the principal Vice Principal and other staff members this event will have a talk with the higher officials by the class monitors and the cademic excellence and other house members about the school decisions and kind of improvement students wanted in the school or any kind of improvements teachers wanted in the students. A debate has to be done by the students and higher official members Sach kind of meetings can be brought for any kind of amendment in the Council assembly or any kind of amendment or improvement in the school managing system 41 Any higher position members can involving any of the Council assembly anytime they have a complete right to look at the code of conduct of The counsil assembly anytime. 42  ARTICLE NO: 9C/15 TITLE - PROCEDURE TO INTRODUCE BILL A bill is a proposal for a new Article, or a proposal to significantly change an existing Article. A bill does not become Article until it is passed by the council assembly and has been, approved by the Principal or Vice Principal. Any bill can be introduced in the council assembly by either lower members of the EXECUTION or by ASSOCIATION A bill must be permitted by Joint Secretary before introducing in the assembly. A bill can also be introduced on demand from house members of chairing committee or dividend. PROCEDURE: 1} Get Permission from Joint Secretary about Bill 2} Informing speaker to call house 3} Introduction of bill to speaker 4} Speaker will introduce it to house. 5} Arguments and debates 6} Casting Votes 7} Final result will be announced by speaker 8} Speaker will submit report to Council Secretary 9} Council Secretary will submit finalized report to Vice Principal 10} Vice Principal will submit it to Principal where it will be finally accepted/Not accepted or modified Minimum 50% of votes is required for passing of bill. 43  ACTS IN THE COUNCIL ASSEMBLY TITLE – ACTS IN THE STUDENT COUNCIL “ACTS ARE THE SPINE OF ARTICLES” ~RAM NATH SHARMA Acts are enacted to raise student awareness of existing rules and laws 1] STUDENT RIGHTS PREVENTION ACT [SRPA] This acts burdens the student council to protect every students in the school premises as well as outside the school premises. This acts strongly protects the students from any kind of harassment from student council, teachers or management. If anyone seems to be violating this acts shall be implemented with strict actions. THIS ACTS GIVE STUDENTS RIGHT TO A] Right to Privacy B] Right to Speech C] Right to defer harassment D] POSCO Act 2] SCHOOL REGULATION ACT [SRA] SRA, is enacted to work on fair school management. Every governing body shall help school to run smoothly. Disobeying may result in dissolving of that body from the HEAD OFFICES. Governing body prior aim should be to work for school only. 3] PREVENTION OF MISUSING POWERS ACT [POMPA] POMPA, is for Student Council members. If any members seem to be violating the school code of conduct, they may be label to POMPA, where correct measures should be take against such students. 44 4] COUNCIL ASSEMBLY CONTROLLING ACT [CACA] CACA, follows that council assembly should be followed in a sequence. All the major power’s rest with the Faculty staff and higher official only. Only managing task has been given to the students. This Acts is for the ASSOCIATION MEMBERS which, whom they have to ensure for a smooth running of the council assembly. 5) COUNCIL ASSEMBLY UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES CONTROLLING ACT (CAUACA) This act is in different from POMPA in the terms that POMPA acts is enacted when a council members misuses his powers outside the assembly meeting i.e in campus where as CAUACA ensure that misusing powers during council meeting are rule violating. Before any Motion in council assembly, the ACT has to briefly initiate to bring the Motion. 6) RIGHT TO AMENDMENT ACT (RAA) This act give powers to student council members to amend any rule with proper procedure. Student Council and school have right to amend any ARTICLE but ACTS are. not meant to be modified at any cost. They can be directly modified from Head Office 7) RIGHT TO CONTROL RUDENESS ACT (RCRA) This act give right to all members of Student Council, common students , Faculty to take the powers from a member of council assembly in case of Rudeness. Council Assembly is not meant to tolerate rudeness and not meant to show rudeness Commoners can complaint to the right authority i e either teachers or any higher member of council assembly to act against the Rudeness. The procedure may involve to bring RETARDATION MOTION. 45 8) COUNCIL ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATION ACT (CARA) This act, represent that council assembly of student is the representative body of each school. A school us proud of its council assembly members. They are enacted to represent at intra and inter school events. Thus , this act ensures that representation rights of representatives should be secured. They must be guided towards right and supported when they need a support. This act prevents the representatives either of EXECUTIVE, ASSOCIATION or DIVIDEND. This right give members to meet principal at any kind of needed support either personally or for school. This act also ensure student that HEAD OFFICE is their for their support. They can directly mail HEAD OFFICE with their right powers to seek for any help : [email protected] 9) RIGHT TO PETITION (RTP) The right to petition school management for redress of grievances is the right to make a complaint to, or seek the assistance of, one’s opinion without fear of punishment or reprisals. 46  ACT NO: 9C/01 Title : STUDENT RIGHTS PREVENTION ACT [SRPA] This the first line of right that protects a student, every student irrespective of their position, gender, ranking sees same It acts as a first line of defence , that a student can use against any one if he/she feels that he is unsafe in terms of rule violation against him/ her in the premises or outside the premises of school. The school will stand for the protection of student, the students are utmost priority of the school management. Any biasness towards student shall result in a legal procedure. THIS ACTS GIVE STUDENTS RIGHT TO A] Right to Privacy B] Right to Speech C] Right to defer harassment D] POSCO Act A| RIGHT TO PRIVACY The right of privacy is a fundamental right. It is a right which protects the inner sphere of the individual from interference from both school staff , and students and allows the individuals to make autonomous life choices. If a student feels that anyone is trying or forcing his right to privacy , trying to bring a private information of a student to the mob. , He has a right to complain for it to the school principal directly or school associate director AD. If he found any violation from these two chief positions, he can directly complain to the school HEAD OFFICE. Head office understanding and ensuring that every student of his school must be safe will take the possible actions towards the guilty. Here SRPA will directly comes into enforcement. 47 Possible Outcomes Principal and AD can directly summons the guilty and can proceed with appropriate proceedings, Here to note , both Principal and AD need not to handle a case. Only one is required however if no solution is found from one, the student can go to other. If a student is from the STUDENT COUNCIL, his position can directly be removed if the SRPA comes in enforcement. A teacher can loose his job, if violation comes to an extent Harassing someone is not a deal to be tolerated. Student Right Prevention Act, is meant to be dealt with such kind of things. B| RIGHT TO SPEECH All students shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression. This implies that all students have the right to express their views and opinions freely. This includes not only words of mouth, but also a speech by way of writings, pictures, movies, banners, etc This right to speech is mainly for the student council proceedings hence possible outcome most probably arise from the council members. Possible Outcomes This is a part of SRPA , acts in any motions or normal proceedings 9f student council. If a student is subject to find that his opinion are suppressed he can meet with the speaker or council secretary against any student council member. If it is done by the 2 above mentioned, the student can meet Joint Secretary or Vice Principal. Any normal student meet with such problem can meet wing coordinator. 48 C| RIGHT TO DEFER HARASSMENT Harassment is the subject which school management takes seriously and at utmost priority. No student shall be ever a part of harassment. Harassments can be mental or physical torture which is the most unlawful. Any harassment case needs to be told to principal or AD directly. Each student have given a special mail ids , specially referring the students safety Strict required proceedings must be taken against the deity. D| POSCO ACT, 2012 The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO for short) was passed in 2012 to comprehensively deal with the issue of sexual offences against children. POCSO not only spells out the punishments for offences, but also sets out a system for support of victims and improved methods for catching offenders. The school seriously considering this act to protect student against sexual exploitation. Ensure a POSCO box in the school. School Principal are subject to deal with such problems strictly 49  ACT NO: 9C/02 Title: SCHOOL REGULATION ACT [SRA] School Regulation Act (SRA) , is basically to ensure the proper maintenance and regulation of school. The need to bring this act arises when The school gets completed involves in the stuff of student council and fails the run the other task in school. The school completely neglect the student council and fails to understand the importance of student council. The higher authority of school is imposing restrictions in council assembly proceedings. Election commission fails to work properly. Chairing committee fails to control council assembly Student fails to understand the importance of council assembly and starts taking this assembly for guaranteed. To protect such kinds of things, this act can be bring into importance Possible Outcomes Principal or AD have powers to dissolve the student council and can directly bring new student council on basis of nomination, if violation in the above things seen. Election commission can be dissolved by AD can opt for new election commission. Dissolvement of any kind is a very serious topic. Appropriate decision together by Principal and Associate Director is must before any proceedings. A thing need to be keep in mind that Vice Principal and Joint Secretary along with activity incharge and sports incharge are the chief chairing members of council assembly. House Masters are Vice chancellor will work for students to bring the best in their house students in any kind of activity planned by the 4 chairing members. 50  ACT NO: 9C/03 Title : PREVENTION OF MISUSING POWERS ACT [POMPA] POMPA, is for Student Council members. If any members seem to be violating the school code of conduct, they may be label to POMPA, where correct measures should be take against such students. POMPA, simply refers to the violation of of school code of conduct. POMPA, is different from SRPA in simple definition that SRPA needs to be enacted when there is a a violation of PRIVACY, SPEECH, POSCO and if student face HARRASMENT Whereas, POMPA enacted when student tries to violate internal school rules or code of conduct such as : Misbehavior with teachers Misbehavior with peers, continuous misbehavior with peers should be seen as peer to peer harassment. Violation of school discipline Unfair means in the school. Misbehavior with management Trying to disrespect school during internal or external events. Hence, for the prevention of above mentioned, POMPA is introduced Possible Outcomes Violation cards could be issued against the student from the responsible authorities. Impeachment or retardation motion against the representative. No confidence motion could be introduced if the person found guilty. Direct removals from principal. Suspension from powers 51 SUSPENSION OF POWERS : It is a kind of practice that can be brought by position 1 members of chairing committee and principal. This is a part of POMPA act, which takes powers of a students for a particular duration. He becomes powerless and cannot involve in any decision making or council assemblies. His duties are distributed among other similar positioned students. 52  ACT NO: 9C/04 Title: COUNCIL ASSEMBLY CONTROLLING ACT [CACA] CACA, follows that council assembly should be followed in a sequence. All the major power’s rest with the Faculty staff and higher official only. Only managing task has been given to the students. This Acts is for the ASSOCIATION MEMBERS which, whom they have to ensure for a smooth running of the council assembly This act is also fir ASSOCIATION, that their main duty is for the smooth flow of council assembly. They are righteous for asking of records from execution and questions execution. They also have to answer the Execution and dividend. Association also need to ensure proper bill proceedings and amendments in assembly. Association is build under this ACT. This act is a powerful initiative to protect the rights of ASSOCIATION. If Execution go against the decision of association this act could be implemented by council secretary or speaker or council. ASSOCIATE UNFAIR TREATY This act also deals with dissolvement of association by the school management in which, if association founds to be unfair, biased , the school can entirely dissolve association and then no nomination or further selection of students for association will take place The basic duties of associate shall be distributed among execution. However one thing to note is the execution can never be dissolved. 53  ACT NO: 9C/05 Title : COUNCIL ASSEMBLY UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES CONTROLLING ACT (CAUACA) Completely understandable from the name of act number 5, this act is bought to prevent violation of rules during council meeting. This act is in different from POMPA in the terms that POMPA acts is enacted when a council members misuses his powers outside the assembly meeting i.e in campus where as CAUACA ensure that misusing powers during council meeting are rule violating. Before any Motion in council assembly, the ACT has to briefly initiate to bring the Motion. This is not necessary in every case. Act can be brought by : Speaker or Pro Speaker Council Secretary This act is generally to control peace in council meeting. Any voilance can distrupt the proceedings and can impact on the final decision. Using of abusive or wrong words Disrespect to school management or any student Possible Outcomes Speaker/Pro speaker/ council secretary can bring this act and suspend that member from council proceedings upto a time of period Voting rights can be taken away Violation cards could be issued against those members. This is applicable to all irrespective of their position. Joint Secretary have powers to do the same included speaker termination as well. Any members can request Joint Secretary if he feels any biased decision and JS need to investigate. If the Speaker /Pro Speaker/ Council Secretary found guilty, this act can be initiated among them and right punishment could be given. 54  ACT NO: 9C/06 Title : RIGHT TO AMENDMENT ACT (RAA) This act give powers to student council members to amend any rule with proper procedure. Student Council and school have right to amend any ARTICLE but ACTS are. Not meant to be modified at any cost. They can be directly modified from Head Office Amendment can be brought by both association and execution but both would have different rights. This act will have procedure for amendment and rights that execution and association have to get amends. For amendment, permission from JC is required. What article needs to be amended must be presented infront of JC and what is the need for amendment. Onces the permission got, council members could be called to the assembly for voting. Discussion and debates could be done The group who bought the amendment need to dictate it to the assembly in exact words.The speaker will again explain it in simple terms and then will proceed discussion and debated from minimum 5 members. Then the voting has be done, minimum 50% of votes of present members are required. If the amendment successfully done, it is need to ve presented to vice principal, chairing committee and Principal for final approvals If it is denied, a powers of SIL (STUDENTS INTEREST LITIGATION) can be presented to principal to understand the decision for cancellation. They can also ask for any changes and then again present it to the council assembly for votings. Any amendments in rule book can be done by members only. 55  STUDENTS INTEREST LITIGATION (SIL) The chief instrument through which judicial activism has flourished in school is students interest litigation (SIL) o. It refers to litigation undertaken to secure public interest and demonstrates the availability of justice to socially- disadvantaged parties or reason for a particular action taken by higher authorities. In simple terms, SIL is a right for any student (Execution, Association or Dividend) to ask the higher authorities for their action. Higher authorities are principal, associate director, vice- principal, sports incharge, activity incharge or coordinators 56  ACT NO: 9C/07 Title : RIGHT TO CONTROL RUDENESS ACT (RCRA) This act give right to all members of Student Council, common students , Faculty to take the powers from a member of council assembly in case of Rudeness. Council Assembly is not meant to tolerate rudeness and not meant to show rudeness Commoners can complaint to the right authority I e either teachers or any higher member of council assembly to act against the Rudeness. The procedure may involve to bring RETARDATION MOTION by higher student council members. This act might look simple but , in the rudeness case, many of the above acts can be imposed on the voilator such as act 03 and 05. Student can also face voilator cards in such case. Possible Outcomes and Situations If, a commoner show RUDENESS to any of the council members (Execution.P and Association ), they have powers to give white card to the commoner independently, this could be only be only done by Position 1 and Position 2 members, no else member is allowed to do so. If a member show rudeness to any other member, he/she can give council voilator cards. This can only be done by position 1 members. If position 2 and low members face any rudeness form position 1 member, he /she directly complain to Vice Principal or JC and rest will be depend on them according to the depth of situation. If a student show rudeness i.e using foul language or abusive words during meetings, this act can impose along with act 03 and 05, such student might face suspension of powers or removal from position by impeachment or no confidence motion or removal by higher authorities If a member found showing RUDENESS to any teacher, this will directly violate the school code of conduct and face serious complications. 57  ACT NO: 9C/08 Title : COUNCIL ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATION ACT (CARA) This act, represent that council assembly of student is the representative body of each school. A school us proud of its council assembly members. They are enacted to represent at intra and inter school events. Thus , this act ensures that representation rights of representatives should be secured. They must be guided towards right and supported when they need a support. This act prevents the representatives either of EXECUTIVE, ASSOCIATION or DIVIDEND. This right give members to meet principal at any kind of needed support either personally or for school. This act also ensure student that HEAD OFFICE is their for their support. They can directly mail HEAD OFFICE with their right powers to seek for any help : [email protected] This representation act is for the representatives. However school also protects the rights of common students through Students Right Prevention Act (SRPA) The outcomes for this act, will result in direct action against the person who violates the representatives right. The management of school and head office has to validate any complaint by student to decide if there is violation or not. 58  ACT NO: 9C/09 Title: RIGHT TO PETITION (RTP) The right to petition school management for redress of grievances is the right to make a complaint to, or seek the assistance of, one’s opinion without fear of punishment or reprisals. Right to Petition is a right given to all the members of student council. USE BY EXECUTIVES 1) Any kind of advice needed from faculty or any department for so to bring change in any kind of procedure. The code 9C/09/1 shall be liable to protect the interest of students. 2) Any kind of re- addressal to cancellation by school. code 9C/09/2 3) Any kind of questionnaire to association. USE BY ASSOCIATES 1) Any kind of advice needed from faculty or any department for so to bring change in any kind of procedure. The code 9C/09/1 shall be liable to protect the interest of students 2) Any kind of questionnaire to execution. USE BY DIVIDEND Dividend plays a very important role in proper management of student council and thus they are also provided with right to petition to demand for the reason for change and to present the need to change or for change in any matter. 1) Any kind of advice needed from faculty or any department for so to present the need of change in any matter. The code 9C/09/3 shall be liable to protect the interest of students 2) Right to demand EXECUTION ONLY for reason for change. 59  SPECIMEN SEATING PLAN TITLE: SEATING PLAN OF MEMBERS OF STUDENT COUNCIL 60 61 62 63 , 64