3. Hogwarts' Rules & Discilpline

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• • Rules • •

Below are the official rules of Hogwarts. Rules broken by students will be meet with disciplinary action as well as a loss of House Points. Most of thee rules are similar or the same as you will see in muggle schools, but there are some additional rules given the magical community, so please be aware of them. Some of these rules are enforced leniently, and may not gain any discipline other than a warming from a teacher or prefect. 

• Students are not permitted to run in the hallways.
  
• Students are not permitted to enter the Forbidden Forest unaccompanied by a faculty member.
• Class attendance is mandatory unless dismissed by the professor. 
• Proper classroom equipment (books, writing materials, paper or parchment) is required.
• First-year students are not allowed to have broomsticks unless given permission by the Headmaster
  
• Jinxes, hexes, curses and dueling spells may only be cast in a classroom or with the supervision of a faculty member.
  
• Spells, magic and other actions may not be used with the intention to cause harm.
  
• Fighting, emotional or physical abuse are forbidden.
  
• Use of destructive toys or Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes are prohibited on campus.
• Use and consumption of Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes "Skivving Boxes" are prohibited on campus.
• Use and comsumption of love potions are prohibited on campus. 
• Students are not to use magic over the school holidays until they are of age.
  
• The uniform must be worn properly at all times. Alterations to the uniform are unacceptable. Clothing inappropriate to a learning environment or that otherwise cause distractions is also forbidden.
• Sexual conduct is prohibited on school grounds.
  
• Relationships between staff and students are forbidden.
  
• Curfew for first to fourth year students is from 10:00pm to 6:00am and for fifth to seventh year students is 12:00pm to 6:00am. Students may not leave their common room after curfew without permission granted by their Head of House in advance.
  
• The only students exempt from curfew are prefects on patrol. 
• Quiet time is enforced after 9:00pm.
  
• Stealing is prohibited, as well as invading the privacy of fellow students.
• The only pets permitted are those approved by the school.
  
• Any and all pets must be properly trained and non-destructive.
  
• Student run clubs or organisations require a staff or faculty sponsor.
  
• Foul language is prohibited discouraged.
  
• Plagiarism, cheating and the completion of work in place of other students is prohibited.
  
• Students must have permission from a parent or guardian in order to leave school grounds, including trips to Hogsmeade. Hogsmeade trips are available from Third Year onward.
  
• Weapons and special items, magical or otherwise, must be approved by the school. Non approved items are forbidden.
  
• The Sorting Hat may not be taken from the Headmaster's Office without permission from the Headmaster.
• Nor may any of the Headmasters' portraits.
• Students are prohibited from being in possession of, dealing, consuming or using drugs and alcohol on school grounds. Muggle items do count.
  
• Students (and Faculty) may not breed poisonous, venomous, or illegal animals anywhere on campus or in the Forbidden Forest.
• Students who attempt to perform spells on their professors shall help the Game Keeper tend to the Blast-Ended Skrewts.
• Students may not give each other tattoos, or piercings or other forms of body art or alteration.
  
• Students and Faculty are prohibited from mistreating the Giant Squib.
  
• Students and Faculty are prohibited from antagonizing the Whomping Willow.
  
• Destruction of school property through any means is prohibited and is not appropriate practice of magical skills.
  
• Students must sleep in their assigned room, unless given permission to sleep elsewhere by their Head of House.
• Student run business or projects intended for profit must have professor permission in advance. Additional supervision may be required.
  
• To take books out of the Restricted Section of the Library a signed slip from a Professor is needed.
  
• Students are prohibited from attempting to impersonate Tom Riddle or a Death Eater.
• Students May not ride broomsticks in the castle. 
• Students are allowed into each others houses and dorms, but must be accompanied by a member of said house.
  
• Male students may not enter the female dorms, with the exception of male prefects. 
• Hogwarts is not responsible for any damage, injury or deaths that happen as a result of students or faculty breaking the school rules.
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• • Discipline • •

Disciplinary actions shall be listed below and will determined on an offense by offense basis. If a student feels they are receiving too harsh of a punishment for the offense, they may bring it to the attention of their Head of House or the Headmaster. Not all punishments and disciplinary actions warrant taking away house points and shall never exceed 20 points per student per disciplinary action. 

• House Point Deduction
• Confiscation of possessions
• Detention
• Removal of Privileges (Quidditch, Hogsmead Trips, etc)
• Parent of Guardian Notification
• Suspension
• Expulsion

Discipline at Hogwarts is enforced by a variety of people and depending on their position within the hierarchy, they can hand out different kinds of punishment. The Hogwarts caretaker can suggest to teachers, Heads of House, or the Headmaster to put students in detention. He can do so verbally or by using a form. He cannot hand out detention himself or dock house points.

Prefects can dock house points from all students except other prefects and the Head Boy or Head Girl, and also put students in detention. The Head Boy and Head Girl have the same powers as prefects, but in addition they can dock points from prefects.

All Hogwarts teachers can deduct house points from students and can put any student in detention. The Heads of House in addition, can suspend students of their house, or propose they be expelled. The Headmaster can use all of the authorised punishments listed above, but can also revoke any punishment handed out. Apparently, any expulsion needs to be confirmed by the Headmaster before the student gets expelled.

The Ministry of Magic has no right to punish students for their wrongdoings in school, nor do they have the right to expel students and confiscate wands unless charges have been successfully proven and passed.