Personal Behavior

One of the most important lessons education should teach is self-discipline. All external discipline aims at self-discipline. It is the training that develops civility, self-control, character, orderliness, and efficiency; it is the key to good conduct and proper consideration for others; it is what makes teaching and learning possible both individually and in a classroom situation. One is always responsible and accountable for his actions.

Students at this school are expected to act like Christian gentlemen. As students of Archbishop Shaw High School, they represent the school and shall be held responsible for their actions on and off campus. They should bear in mind that on the street, on public and school transportation, at social and sporting events, even during school holidays, weekends, etc., they represent their school. Any overt or unlawful act not only makes the student subject to penalties which the law or the courts may prescribe, but also may result in school disciplinary action. The school makes a distinction between personal misconduct and legal misconduct; a student may be censured for personal misconduct irrespective of the legal aspects of the offending act.