Abingdon Boarders' Handbook

are not allowed to play computer games during evening prep times, and from 10:00am to 11:30am on Saturday mornings.  Alcohol and Tobacco (cigarettes) You are not allowed to buy or use alcohol or tobacco while at Abingdon School. You will face serious sanctions if you are found to be  using or have used either substance. The only exception is that Sixth Formers may be given the choice of having a small amount of  alcohol to drink on special occasions. For details you need to look at the policies on the school website.  The furniture and buildings of the Houses You have a responsibility to look after the buildings that you are living in. Each house is hundreds of years old and is maintained very  carefully. This means that you should never deliberately damage the buildings or furniture in the house. You should also moderate your  behaviour to minimise the potential damage that might be caused to the school property (for example you should not run about or  wrestle in the house). If you accidentally damage school property then you have a duty to report the accidental damage. If you are  honest and it was an accident then you will not get into trouble (as long as you were behaving sensibly when the accident happened).  You should make sure that you have put your posters on the boards provided, not on the walls. You should also make sure that food is  stored in your locker and that you only eat hot food in the house kitchen (not in your room). Every day you should make your bed and  tidy your area.  Medication You must make sure that you do not bring extra medication into the house without telling your Housemaster. It is vital that we know  what medication you are taking. This means that it needs to be checked by your Housemaster and the Health Centre. As a result if you  bring medication that is not from England into the house you will need a note explaining its use from your parents. We will still want to  check it.  Clothes and laundry Your clothes are all washed for you while you are at Abingdon. You are responsible for making sure that your clothes and bed sheets  are put into the laundry bins before school starts on on the designated day. You must then collect your clean clothes from the laundry  cupboard on Friday after lunch. You also have a responsibility to make sure that all you clothes are labelled. Before you come to  school you need to make sure that your clothes are labelled. If you buy new clothes you must label them (either with a sew in label or a  marker pen). For new clothes, the house matron, has marker pens you can borrow, or if you ask nicely the house matron may be willing  to help you.  20