Oak Hill Academy 2025-2026 Policy Manual

not be removed from the curtains. Tags will be inspected when students move in and during room inspections. • Microwaves are not permitted in rooms, but one is provided in each dorm. All dorm occupants are responsible for keeping the microwaves on their floors clean. • No heavy objects such as, but not limited to, shoe racks or mirrors may be hung over any doors in the dorm room. Visitors • Prior visitation permission should be obtained from the appropriate Dean and the Assistant Head of School. • All relatives or visitors must first report to the Vaughan Administration Building to sign in and obtain a visitor’s pass if they visit campus Monday-Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. • If after 5:00 p.m., any visitors or relatives must check in with the Resident Manager as they enter the dormitory. • Relatives, friends of students, or alumni are not permitted to sleep or stay overnight in the dormitory. • All visitors must comply with school regulations, including tobacco/nicotine use. • All visitors must meet with students in common and public areas on campus. Dorm Telephones • Students may receive dorm telephone calls only from parents, grandparents, guardians, or immediate family. Any other persons must be approved by the appropriate Dean. • Students are encouraged to use e-mail and the postal service for communication with parents and others. • If a parent is unable to get through to the dormitories on the phone for an extended period of time, please contact the appropriate Dean or the Assistant Head of School. • Two-way radios or walkie-talkies are not permitted. • Students may make outgoing calls from 4:00 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. • Students may receive telephone calls after school from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • No calls will be received after 9:30 p.m. • Phone privileges may be revoked for improper language on the phone. Cell Phones Oak Hill Academy is committed to emphasizing appropriate, limited cell phone use, and setting reasonable boundaries. We value face-to-face interactions, screen-free areas, and social media education. Our goal is to increase appropriate positive usage and teach self-management and regulation. The school will enforce reasonable, age-appropriate cell phone restrictions. • Cell phone usage is prohibited in the Dining Hall, Chapel, Academic Building, and Young’s Chapel Baptist Church.

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