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• No heavy objects such as, but not limited to, shoe racks or mirrors may be hung over any doors in the dorm room. Visitors • All relatives or visitors must first report to the Vaughan Administration Building. Prior visitation permission should be obtained from the appropriate Dean and the Assistant Head of School. Any visitors or relatives must check in with the Resident Manager as they enter the building. • 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. Telephones • Students may receive 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. • It is suggested that the student and parent agree on a specific day and time to call once each week. • 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 10:20 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 10:20 p.m. • No calls will be received after 10:20 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. • The cell phone distribution and collection schedule will be made available through the office of the Assistant Head of School. • No other student electronic device (iPads, laptops, etc.) should have any type of cellular data plan.

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