GES Code of Conduct (Rules of Conduct for Staff)

3.7 Improper Use of Children's Labour

Labour is exploitative of a pupil/student, if it deprives him/her of education, leisure or development. Therefore;

i) No employee shall subject a pupil/student to any form of exploitative labour.
ii) A staff shall not use the labour of a pupil / student in any form whatsoever with or without the consent of the parent during contact hours.
iii) An employee shall not send a child on errands for him/her during contact hours.
iv) No staff shall use the labour of pupils/students for private or personal service with or without the consent of their parents or guardians and of the school head during school hours.
v) The exploitative activities that staff shall not engage pupils/students in shall include but not be limited to: selling or trading in items, weeding, farming, carrying of water, sand, stone and blocks or doing household chores.

3.8 Protection of Children from Torture and Other Degrading Treatment

a. Physical Violence

Physical harm inflicted on pupils/students in any form constitutes a gross violation of the child's rights. Consequently;
I) An employee shall not administer any act of corporal punishment, or any act that inflicts physical pain on the children or causes physical harm to their pupils/students such as pushing, pulling, hitting and/or flogging.

ii) No staff shall subject pupils/students to painful body posture such as "frog jumping", standing in the sun and holding heavy loads on outstretched hands.

iii) No employee shall punish a child to do any work outside the classroom during contact hours.

iv) No staff shall cause harm to any pupil/student.

3.9 Non-Discrimination

No employee shall discriminate against a pupil/student on the grounds of sex, race, age, religion, disability. health status,
custom, ethnic origin, background, socioeconomic status or misunderstanding with a parent or guardian.

3.11 Favouritism

No staff shall do anything that shall suggest or create the impression that a pupil/student is more favoured than any other pupil/student.

3.12 Inordinate Affection

No staff shall under any circumstance show any form of inordinate affection to any pupil/student. Inordinate affection implies the expression of love or likeness with ulterior motive(s).