normally require that students remain on campus until the end of their last academic commitment or 12:40 p.m., whichever is later. We assess the reason for the request and, if the reason seems valid, we will usually allow them to go.
student life
Faculty & Staff Drivers In the course of the year, students may participate in community service projects, field trips, house-sponsored trips, advisee group trips, weekend activities trips, or other trips where employees of the School will drive either a 12-person van, minibus or their personal car.
Student Drivers In certain instances, the School has mechanisms in place to monitor student transportation (e.g. the Blue Card for boarding students or transportation for community service). However, at the close of the academic day, day students are responsible for their own transportation. The School expects that newly-licensed drivers will abide by the laws of the Commonwealth, which prohibit driving with passengers under the age of 18 for the first six months of receiving a junior operator’s license. It is essential that parents discuss with their children expectations about riding with student drivers. If a child has a driver’s license, it is equally important that parents set clear expectations about their child transporting other students.
Mail and Package Delivery All students in Classes I–IV will receive mail through their own locked mailboxes. The address for all student mail is Milton Academy, 170 Centre St., Milton, MA 02186. Please write the student’s class year on all mail. Packages to students should be sent to Milton Academy, c/o Facilities Department, 325 Randolph Avenue, Milton, MA 02186. Students receive an email notice when a package arrives. The facilities building is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for package pick-up and can be reached at 617-898-2416. During the summer months, the mail for returning students will be held until mailboxes are assigned in the fall. Students may purchase stamps in the bookstore or the business office.
Overnights on Campus Day students may be invited to spend a night in the houses. In doing so, the day student is expected to follow all boarding student rules. When a boarding student wishes to host a day student for an overnight, the day student’s parent or guardian must call the house staff member on duty. When a boarding student wishes to spend a weekend night at a day student’s home, the day student’s parent or guardian must call the house staff member on duty to issue an invitation. Boarding students may have overnight guests in the houses on the weekends if they ask permission of the house head or duty person. If permission is granted for the boarding student to have a guest, the parents of the guest—either a day student or friend from another school—must contact the house head or duty person to indicate that the individual has permission to stay in the house and must provide emergency phone numbers.
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Boarding students may only have overnight guests on school nights under special circumstances, and generally only if the guest is a Milton Academy day student. Normally, overnights on campus during the week are only permitted for School-sponsored events that require students to stay on campus past 9:30 p.m. Permission to host an overnight guest on a school night must be requested from the dean of students.
Parents Hosting Large Gatherings Parents planning a party, (e.g. team party, birthday, etc.) that involves ten or more students, day or boarding, must communicate with the deans’ office well in advance, providing a guest list, plans for transportation, and plans for adult supervision. Hosts must plan to provide transportation for boarding students both to and from the party. Transportation must align with each student’s parental permissions as documented on his or her blue card. Alcohol may not be served at gatherings where students are present. Parents must also make clear
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