Rules, provisions and routines
Bakketun Folkehøgskole, 29.01.24
Main rules
Bakketun folk college welcomes you to an engaging and exciting year! We want to build our school environment on the school's three basic values:
Security, generosity and joy of life.
- Folkehøgskolen accommodates learning in the broadest sense - both academically, socially and personally. Pupils must participate in all teaching and compulsory programmes. The school has its own absence regulations.
- In order for everyone to experience good days here and get the most out of both teaching and free time, it is a prerequisite that everyone shows consideration for others and respects their demands for peace of mind, rest and security. The school has its own routines for consent in relation to social media and protection of privacy.
- In the period between 11.00 pm and 7.00 am there must be quiet so that those who want to sleep have the opportunity to do so. Those who want to be upstairs can use the common rooms. Pupils do not have the opportunity to spend the night in each other's rooms. All students are responsible for keeping the boarding school and their rooms in order. The entire school area is a smoke-free zone, except for designated areas outside.
- We want Bakketun to be a drug-free school. It is therefore prohibited to keep, pass on, use or be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs at school or in the municipality. The ban also applies to study tours and events organized by the school.
- We expect everyone to take good care of what belongs to the school and fellow students, inside and out. If an accident or damage occurs, you must be prepared to pay the cost of repairing or acquiring a new one.
- Violations of the school's main rules will result in reactions. This can be warnings, expulsion from school for a period or loss of a school place.
We want both pupils and staff to enjoy themselves, take each other into account and get involved. We hope that everyone will help to ensure that we have a great folk high school year!
Absence rules
Approved school year
A full upper secondary school year is a minimum of 190 days spread over 33 weeks. In order to get the school year approved and two competition points for admission to higher education, a prerequisite is 90 % registered student attendance. Pupil attendance means participation in compulsory teaching and activities under the auspices of the school.
Absence
The school records absences. Questions about the student's absence record must be directed to the school's administration. The student will be notified in good time when the student is in danger of not achieving 90 % attendance. Absences are recorded in days and individual hours. Expulsion is counted in the calculation of the absence percentage.
a) Documented absence
The student can have up to 15 days of documented absence. Documented valid absences that have been approved in line with the reasons for absence listed in the bullet points below should be compensated by the student's own efforts arranged by the school. For up to 15 days, such absence is not recorded on the diploma.
The following absences can be granted as documented absences:
- Political work at regional or national level as a shop steward in nationwide organisations
Documented statutory attendances, e.g. as an elected official or in court - Health and welfare reasons
- Organized aid work in crisis situations
- Up to two days during religious holidays for pupils who are members of religious communities other than the Church of Norway
- Other special absences approved by the principal
Independent study work that has been agreed with the school is not considered an absence. For students who participate in e.g. sports event at national level, the school can draw up its own guidelines.
b) Undocumented absence
The student can have up to 19 days (10 %) of undocumented absence and be approved for the school year. Undocumented absences must be entered on the diploma, but the student can demand that the reason for the absence be entered. It is the student's own responsibility to document the reason and request that this be recorded.
The student can, in special cases, have an undocumented absence of up to 9.5 days (5 %) approved by the headmaster, and be approved for the school year, ref. FHSR circular 10/17:
If the student has between 10 and 15 percent of undocumented absences and the reason for the absence or the student's development during the school year makes it clearly unreasonable that the student should not be considered to have completed the school year, the headmaster may decide that he or she should still be considered to have completed the folk college year in the sense of the education support regulations .
Absences and the consequences of an absence of more than 10 per cent are made known to the pupils. 90 per cent registered student attendance is a prerequisite for obtaining 2 additional points for admission to higher education and a conversion grant. The folk high schools follow the rules in force at all times that Statens Lånekasse has for reporting.
Absence of supplementary provisions
- The student is responsible for keeping track of his own absence.
- Unexcused absences from teaching and programs are a major burden on our community.
- Notification is given in writing to the student/guardian when the student is at risk of having more than 10% absences in total in the whole year.
- Expulsion counts towards the total absence.
The school's routines for monitoring absences
The school seeks to work together with the student in relation to absence challenges. In this work, the contact teacher has a
particular responsibility. The following routines apply:
• Call 3 %
Conversation with the contact teacher in case of 3 % absences (seen in relation to the number of hours for the total school year).
Contact parents/guardians if the student is under 18 years of age.
• Call 6 %
Conversation with the teaching inspector in case of 6 % absences (seen in relation to the number of hours for the total school year).
Contact parents/guardians if the student is under 18 years of age.
• Call 9 %
Conversation with the principal in case of 9 % absences (seen in relation to the number of hours for the total school year). Contact with
parents/guardians if the student is under 18 years of age. Considers any case in the school's disciplinary committee
The purpose is to see how one can best work to increase presence, as well as to clarify any
consequences. In case of large "problematic" absences, it will be appropriate to consider a case against the school
disciplinary committee when passing 10 % absences.
When calculating absences, the following applies
• Breakfast and joint meeting count for 0.5 hours each
• Compulsory student evenings/Saturday events count as 1 hour
• More than 10 min. Late attendance for a class results in 1 hour's absence
• An entire day's absence is converted to the relevant day's number of hours
Planned absence
Planned absences from teaching must be notified to the contact teacher/subject teacher in advance.
Leave of absences
Applications for leave must be submitted no later than three days before the desired leave date.
The following absences as a result of leaves will count towards the total absence, but will not be defined as "problematic" absences:
- Recommended leaves of absence from school
- Granted leaves of absence with a background in:
- serious illness in the immediate family
- Specialist class
- Larger family event
Diploma
Pupils who pass their school year receive a diploma. The diploma must contain documentation of
the student's learning program and participation. Absences are entered on the diploma in days and individual hours. The pupil
may require the reason for the absence to be entered on the diploma.
Internet and social media
General use:
Pupils get access to the school's wireless internet, on the condition that it is used in line with the school's routines for data and information security. Use contrary to the routines may result in the student losing access.
Consent to publish photos and film
Pictures and films that the school's staff take of the students and/or their work in connection with teaching, study trips and the like, as well as student work, can be used to market the school in brochures/catalogues, on the school's website and in social media (e.g. the school's Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok account).
Publication of pictures and films of pupils requires the pupils' consent, and at the start of the school year a consent form will be handed out to all pupils. The consent form must be signed if the school is to be able to use the slides/films.
Rules for consent from other persons
It is forbidden to share/publish photos and videos of other students or staff at the school without their consent. Requirements for consent do not apply to the sharing/publishing of situational images, but this is encouraged as it can be difficult to decide what is a portrait or a situational image.
Study tours:
School regulations also apply to study tours. The school also has its own clarifications for travel. Violations of the travel regulations are recorded on the spot by the tour guide. Serious and/or repeated breaches of the regulations may lead to disciplinary action.
School place and living allowance
Confirmed school place:
The school place is confirmed when the student has accepted the offer and paid the registration fee. The acceptance
is binding from the time the appeal period expires, which is 14 days after the school place is
confirmed. If the student wishes to give up his place at the school after the cancellation period has expired, he will
the registration fee will not be refunded.
Living allowance
Living allowance is due in accordance with payment plan that will be sent out during June with. The payment plan
mostly follows payment from the Statens Lånekasse for education, with some displacement. Last
payment is normally on 15 April. Should problems arise in following the payment plan,
the student must inform the school as soon as possible so that a separate arrangement can be agreed for
payment. Without a payment agreement with the school, non-payment will be sent to debt collection and a reminder fee may be charged. Failure to pay subsistence allowance may result in the loss of
school place and participation in the school's study trips/excursions.
Pupils who leave during the school year, regardless of the reason, must pay subsistence allowance for the following 6 weeks, and that a settlement is made for payments and incurred costs. Planned study trips/excursions that cannot be canceled must be paid in full. The same applies to other expenses incurred by the school that can be linked directly to the student.
Line change
Line changes are regulated by the individual school. If the student wants to change lines, the student must pick up
this with a contact teacher. The school's management is then informed, and the teacher contacts the student on that line
want to switch to gets involved. There is no guarantee that there is free space and the possibility to switch to other lines.
Planned study tours on the route from which you wish to change, which cannot be cancelled, must be paid in full
totality. The student is responsible for any increased expenses on a new line.
Learning environment
In accordance with §5a of the Folkehøyskolenoven, all students have the right to a safe and sound learning environment (physical and psychological) which takes care of the students' health, safety and welfare.
Internet and social media
General use:
Pupils get access to the school's wireless internet, on the condition that it is used in line with the school's routines for data and information security. Use contrary to the routines may result in the student losing access.
Consent to publish photos and film
Pictures and films that the school's staff take of the students and/or their work in connection with teaching, study trips and the like, as well as student work, can be used to market the school in brochures/catalogues, on the school's website and in social media (e.g. the school's Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok account).
Publication of pictures and films of pupils requires the pupils' consent, and at the start of the school year a consent form will be handed out to all pupils. The consent form must be signed if the school is to be able to use the slides/films.
Rules for consent from other persons
It is forbidden to share/publish photos and videos of other students or staff at the school without their consent. Requirements for consent do not apply to the sharing/publishing of situational images, but this is encouraged as it can be difficult to decide what is a portrait or a situational image.
Study tours:
School regulations also apply to study tours. The school also has its own clarifications for travel. Violations of the travel regulations are recorded on the spot by the tour guide. Serious and/or repeated breaches of the regulations may lead to disciplinary action.
Disciplinary reactions
- DisciplineehrrOh that
Section 5 of the Folkehøyskole Act regulates the handling of disciplinary matters. Disciplinary cases mean cases where there is a breach of the school regulations.
The school's board has decided that the disciplinary council will consist of [contact teacher for the student in question, selected representative from educational staff, selected representative from IKV staff (boarding/kitchen/caretaker), social worker and principal. The proceedings in the disciplinary council are subject to the rules in Chapters IV, V and VI of the Public Administration Act. 6 The student can appeal against decisions from the disciplinary council to the school's board, see point 8.4.
6 https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/1967-02-10
- Reactions/consequences for breaking the school regulations
In the event of a breach of the school regulations, the school can take various actions towards the student. The reaction must be authorized in the regulations and must be in reasonable proportion to the breach of the rule, and must come as close to the breach in time as possible. Repeated violations of the school regulations will be considered aggravating.
Violation of the school's regulations may result in the following reactions (which can be combined):
- Verbal warning for minor rule violations
- Written warning
- Seizure of object
- Repair of damage
- Replacement
- Expulsion from teaching for a specific period
- Expulsion from boarding school for a specific period
- Expulsion and loss of school place
- Police report in case of criminal offences
The following breaches of the school's regulations are considered serious and will lead to disciplinary proceedings:
- Non-payment of school fees
- Extensive undocumented absence
- Violence and threats
- Racism, bullying and harassment
- Sexual assault
- Theft
- Vandalism
- Use of weapons or other dangerous objects contrary to instructions
- Use or possession of alcohol or illegal drugs
The list is not exhaustive, and disciplinary proceedings can also be instituted for other types of violations.
Expulsion requires qualified or repeated violations of the school regulations. Use or possession of illegal drugs, violence and sexual abuse will normally lead to deportation. Serious cases of racism, bullying and harassment (including sexual harassment) will also normally result in expulsion.
Decisions on the expulsion and expulsion of pupils are to be regarded as a single decision according to the Public Administration Act and require a 2/3 majority in the disciplinary council. The student must be given the opportunity to explain himself orally to the disciplinary council before any decision is made. The right to explain oneself orally applies to all types of reactions. page 7
In the event of expulsion, the student must leave the teaching and/or the school premises for the entire period of expulsion.
Upon expulsion, the student loses his school place and the opportunity to stay on the school grounds for the rest of the school year. The student will also lose the right to a diploma.
- Procedure rules in disciplineehreasons
The proceedings in the disciplinary council are subject to the rules in Chapters IV, V and VI of the Public Administration Act.7
A suggested description could be:
- AU disciplinary committee / contact teacher and headmaster) obtains the necessary information in the case, i.a. preparatory conversation with the student concerned. AU is considering further follow-up. If AU considers carrying out a case in the committee with the possibility of a single decision, the student must be given a preliminary notice. In the advance notice, the case must be substantiated, and the student will be informed of his right to make a statement before the disciplinary council, the right to be assisted, and the right to access the case's documents.
- The Disciplinary Council may make a single decision
All decisions of the disciplinary council must be in writing and must be justified. The decision must contain information about the student's right to appeal the decision, see section 8.4. The deadline for making a complaint is three weeks from the time when knowledge of the decision has reached the student. (Ref. Administration Act Chapter IV, V and VI)
- Access to complaints in disciplineehreasons
The student has the right to appeal against the decision of the disciplinary council. The complaint must be in writing, state which decision is being complained about, and contain a description of what is being complained about and what is being requested. The complaint must be signed by the student and/or his parent/guardian if the student is not of legal age and sent to the disciplinary council.
The Disciplinary Council must carry out the investigations the complaint gives rise to. It can cancel or change the decision if it finds the complaint justified. If the conditions for processing the complaint do not exist, the disciplinary council must reject the complaint. If the conditions are met and the disciplinary council upholds its decision, the case goes on to the school's board.
The school's board is the school's highest authority, cf. Folkehøyskolevenn § 2. In the event of an appeal against a decision by the disciplinary council, the board is the appeal body. When dealing with the complaint, the board must consider the views that the student brings, and carry out the investigations the complaint gives rise to. If the board finds the complaint justified, the decision must be revoked or changed.
Folkehøgskoler is considered according to the Public Administration Act to be an administrative body in cases where the school exercises public authority and makes individual decisions. The rules of the Administration Act in Chapters IV, V and VI apply to the board's handling of complaints.
Internet and social media
Pupils have access to the school's wireless internet, provided that it is used in accordance with
the school's routines for data and information security. Use contrary to the routines may result in the student losing access.
Consent to publish photos and film
Pictures and films that the school staff take of the students and/or their work in connection with them
teaching, study trips and the like, as well as student work, can be used to market the school i
brochures/catalogues, on the school's website and in social media (e.g. the school's Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok account).
Publication of pictures and films of pupils requires the pupils' consent, and at the start of the school year a consent form will be handed out to all pupils. The consent form must be signed if the school is to be able to use the slides/films.
Rules for consent from other persons
It is forbidden to share/publish photos and videos of other students or staff at the school without theirs
consent. The requirement for consent does not apply to the sharing/publishing of situational images, but that
This is encouraged as it can be difficult to decide what is a portrait or
situational picture.
Study tours:
School regulations also apply to study tours. The school also has its own clarifications for travel. Break
on the travel regulations will be taken up on the spot by the tour guide. Serious and/or repeated violations of
the regulations could lead to disciplinary action.
Disciplinary reactions
The Disciplinary Council
Section 5 of the Folkehøyskole Act regulates the handling of disciplinary matters. Disciplinary cases mean cases where there is a breach of the school regulations.
The school's board has decided that the disciplinary council will consist of [contact teacher for the student in question, selected representative from educational staff, selected representative from IKV staff (boarding/kitchen/caretaker), social worker and principal. The proceedings in the disciplinary council are subject to the rules in Chapters IV, V and VI of the Public Administration Act.6
The student can appeal decisions from the disciplinary council to the school's board, see point 8.4.6:
Reactions/consequences for breaking the school regulations
In the event of a breach of the school regulations, the school can take various actions towards the student. The reaction must be authorized in the regulations and must be in reasonable proportion to the breach of the rule, and must come as close to the breach in time as possible. Repeated violations of the school regulations will be considered aggravating.
Violation of the school's regulations may result in the following reactions (which can be combined):
• Verbal warning for minor rule violations
• Written warning
• Seizure of object
• Repair of damage
• Compensation
• Expulsion from teaching for a specific period
• Expulsion from boarding school for a specific period
• Expulsion and loss of a school place
• Police report in case of criminal offences
The following breaches of the school's regulations are considered serious and will lead to disciplinary proceedings:
• Failure to pay school fees
• Extensive undocumented absence
• Violence and threats
• Racism, bullying and harassment
• Sexual abuse
• Theft
• Vandalism
• Use of weapons or other dangerous objects contrary to instructions
• Use or possession of alcohol or illegal drugs
The list is not exhaustive, and disciplinary proceedings can also be instituted for other types of violations.
Expulsion requires qualified or repeated violations of the school regulations. Use or possession of illegal drugs, violence and sexual abuse will normally lead to deportation. Serious cases of racism, bullying and harassment (including sexual harassment) will also normally result in expulsion. Decisions on the expulsion and expulsion of pupils are to be regarded as a single decision according to the Public Administration Act and require a 2/3 majority in the disciplinary council. The student must be given the opportunity to explain himself orally to the disciplinary council before any decision is made. The right to explain oneself orally applies to all types of reactions. page 7 In the event of expulsion, the student must leave the teaching and/or the school grounds for the entire period of expulsion
Upon expulsion, the student loses his school place and the opportunity to stay on the school grounds for the rest of the school year. The student will also lose the right to a diploma.
Procedure rules in disciplinary cases
The proceedings in the disciplinary council are subject to the rules in Chapters IV, V and VI of the Public Administration Act.7
A suggested description could be:
• AU disciplinary committee / contact teacher and headmaster) obtains the necessary information in the case, i.a.
preparatory conversation with the student concerned. AU is considering further follow-up. If AU considers carrying out a case in the committee with the possibility of a single decision, the student must be given advance notice. In the advance warning, the case must be substantiated, and the student informed about his right to make a statement before the disciplinary council, the right to be assisted, and the right to access the case's documents.
• The Disciplinary Council may make a single decision
All decisions of the disciplinary council must be in writing and must be justified. The decision must contain information about the student's right to appeal the decision, see section 8.4. The deadline for making a complaint is three weeks from the time when knowledge of the decision has reached the student. (Ref. Administration Act Chapter IV, V and VI)
Access to appeal in disciplinary matters
The student has the right to appeal against the decision of the disciplinary council. The complaint must be in writing, state which decision is being complained about, and contain a description of what is being complained about and what is being requested. The complaint must be signed by the student and/or his parent/guardian if the student is not of legal age and sent to the disciplinary council.
The Disciplinary Council must carry out the investigations the complaint gives rise to. It can cancel or change the decision if it finds the complaint justified. If the conditions for processing the complaint do not exist, the disciplinary council must reject the complaint. If the conditions are met and the disciplinary council upholds its decision, the case goes on to the school's board.
The school's board is the school's highest authority, cf. Folkehøyskolevenn § 2. In the event of an appeal against a decision from
the disciplinary council, the board is the appeal body. When dealing with the complaint, the board must consider the views that the student brings, and carry out the investigations the complaint gives rise to. If the board finds the complaint justified, the decision must be revoked or changed.
Folkehøgskoler is considered according to the Public Administration Act to be an administrative body in cases where the school exercises public authority and makes individual decisions. The rules of the Administration Act in Chapters IV, V and VI apply to the board's handling of complaints.