(a) all students—
(i) detention during the break, for neglect of class work, but no detention shall be made after the school hours,
(ii) corporal punishment,
(b) students who have attained the age of fourteen years—
(i) fine,
(ii) expulsion,
(iii) rustication,
(2) For the avoidance of doubts, it is hereby declared that the disciplinary measures specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (1) shall not be imposed on any student who has not attained the age of fourteen years.
(3) Fine may be imposed on a student who has attained the age of fourteen years in the following cases namely :
(i) late attendance;
(ii) absence from class without proper application from the parent or guardian;
(iii) truancy;
(iv) wilful damage to school property;
(v) delay in payment of school fees and dues;
(4) (a) Corporal punishment may be given by the head of the school incase of persisting impertinence or rude behaviour towards the teachers, The Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 29 physical violence, intemperance and serious form of misbehaviour with other students.
(b) Corporal punishment shall not bo inflicted on the students who arc in ill health.
(c) Where corporal punishment is imposed, it shall not be severe or excessive and shall be so administered as not to cause bodily injury.
(d) Where cane is used for inflicting any corporal punishment, such punishment shall take the form of strokes not exceeding ten, on the palm of the hand.
(e) Every punishment inflicted on a student shall be recorded in the Conduct Register of such student.
(5) Expulsion shall debar a student from being re-admitted to the school from where he is expelled but shall not preclude his admission with the previous sanction of the Director to any other school.
(6) Where a student is rusticated, he shall not be admitted to any school till the expiry of the period of rustication.
(7) No student shall be expelled or rusticated from a school except after giving the parent or guardian of the students a reasonable opportunity of show ing cause against the proposed action.
Notes :
(i) Expulsion or rustication shall be resorted to only in cases of grave offences where the retention of the student in the school is likely to endanger its moral tone of discipline.
(ii) Except in the case of any expulsion or rustication from an unaided minority school, the punishments of expulsion and rustication shall not be imposed without the prior approval of the Director.
38. Medical Officer— (1) Every recognised school shall appoint a Medical Officer on such part-time or whole time basis as may bo necessary for looking after the health of children of the school.
(2) The Medical Officer shall be assisted by such Compounder or Dispenser on a part-time or whole lime basis, as may be necessary.
(3) In the case of girls' schools, only lady doctors and lady compounders or nurse shall be appointed.
(4) In Ihe case of co-educational schools, not less than one lady doctor or female nurse shall be appointed.
(5) Detailed instructions in regard to attendance by Medical Officers and other medical staff, remuneration and other matters shall be specified by the Administrator, on the advice of the Advisory Board.
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39. Maintenance or establishment of hostels in schools— (1) The Adminis trator shall, to the extent necessary and practicable, establish, or assist in estab lishing hostels for students studying in aided schools.
(2) Recognised unaided schools may, if they consider it necessary, establish, in consultation with the Advisory Board, hostels, subject to the fulfilment of such conditions as may be specified by the Administrator.
(3) Admission of any student to a hostel shall not be refused on grounds only of religion, cast, race, place of birth or any of them.
(4) Adequate percentage of seats in the hostels shall be reserved, in consul tation with the Advisory Board, for children belonging to the weaker sections of the society, and in particular, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
(5) (a) A hosteler shall be liable to be expelled at any time for serious misconduct or when his retention in the hostel is likely to endanger its moral tone and discipline.
(b) Before expelling a hosteler, the head of school shall send a detailed report to his parent or guardian and to the Director for his approval of such expulsion.
(c) On receipt of the Director's approval, orders for expulsion shall be passed by the head of school under intimation to the parent or guardian :
Provided that no student shall be expelled from a hostel except after giving the parent or guardian of the student a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action.
(6) Detailed instructions regarding the scale of accommodation, scale of furniture, scale of hostel fees, facilities for the Hostel Superintendent, duties of wardens, medical and other care of the hostelers and other facilities; and condi tions for admission in any hostel shall be specified by the Administrator, on the advice of Advisory Board.
40. Registers and records— The Administrator shall specify what registers and records are to be maintained by a hostel and what returns and records shall be submitted by a schooled action.