St. Peters:--- Principals of most of the secondary schools on St. Maarten reminded their students on Monday that students must maintain the school's dress code if not they would be sent out of their classrooms as they wait for their parents to pick them up. Sounding the alarm at the St. Maarten Academy was the school's Principal Shareed Hussain. Hussain said students will not be allowed into their classrooms if they are not properly dressed. He informed the students that the newly elected board of the St. Maarten Academy means business this year and students who refuse to maintain the school's policy will be looking for expulsion. Hussain also warned all students including his first formers that drugs and weapons are strictly prohibited. Students who are caught with any of the prohibited items will be dealt with severely.At the St. Maarten Academy (academic section), the two security guards held their positions at the gate to ensure that students who entered the school's compound are properly attired. Those students who were seen wearing hoop earrings and fancy headbands were asked to remove them before they were allowed to enter. Students who wore tight pants or short skirts were informed that if they showed up to school on Tuesday in the same attire they would have to return home. Normal school from forms one to five began on Monday at the St. Maarten Academy Academic section.
At the Sundial School, several parents accompanied their children who will be attending the school for the first time to take part in the introduction sessions planned for parents and students this week. Teachers and the Principal of the Sundial School Mireille Regales Peterson also warned students to make sure they wear the school's uniform when attending school. Students of the Sundial School also have to make sure their hair style fits the schools attire.
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