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Source domain: laddsworth.co.za
Collected on 30 July 2026
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What this means
This document is the “Learners Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures” for Laddsworth Primary School. It sets out learners’ rights and responsibilities, general conduct requirements (including school hours and absence procedures), and lists disciplinary offences. It also describes possible punishments/sanctions (warnings, extra homework, detention, being put on report, in-house suspension, and suspension/expulsion), the process for disciplinary hearings (including notice periods and tribunal composition), and an appeal route to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture. It includes a code-of-conduct table mapping examples of misconduct to warning, suspension, and expulsion categories.
Facts
Places
KwaZulu-Natal
Reference
CELLPHONES/IPODS/MP3
Key Takeaways
- School: Laddsworth Primary School
- Motto: “Aim High”
- Official school hours rule: arrive before 07h30 bell; may not leave until dismissed after final bell
- Absence explanation: written note from parent/guardian; medical absence of 3+ days requires doctor’s certificate
- Disciplinary offences include: disobeying lawful instructions/rules, truancy, insubordination, damaging property, theft, dishonesty/lying, littering, immoral conduct, fighting/bullying, indecent/obscene language or material, dangerous weapons, intoxicating liquor/narcotics, and possessing cellphones/iPods/MP3 players
- Additional offence: bringing the school’s name into disrepute or disrespecting privacy via spoken/written/electronic/social media
- Sanctions: verbal warning; verbal/written warning by Principal; extra homework (after official hours); detention; on report; in-house suspension; suspension/expulsion by Governing Body
- Serious misconduct examples: serious assault, repeated defiance, narcotics/alcohol, dangerous weapons (knife blade longer than 4cm), indecent/obscene material, serious theft proven in court
- Suspension/expulsion time limits: correctional suspension not longer than 1 week; other suspension measures not longer than 14 days (multiple scenarios)
- Disciplinary tribunal: 2 members of the Governing Body
- Hearing notice: at least 5 days written notice of time/date/place and charges
- Hearing timing: usually adjudicate serious misconduct; hearings against suspended learner within 7 school days; if not concluded within 7 days, Governing Body must obtain Head of Department approval to continue suspension
- Appeal: anyone aggrieved may appeal to KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture; expelled learner/parent may appeal to the Executive Council member within 14 days of receiving notice of expulsion
- Laddsworth Primary School
- Governing Body
- Principal
- Educators
- Disciplinary Tribunal (2 members of the Governing Body)
- KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and Culture
- Head of Department
- Member of the Executive Council
- Parents/guardians
- Learners