Since the College is residential one, all students are expected to live on the campus but few students occasionally opt to be day students.
There are two types of hostel accommodation. Type I consists of cubicles for single occupancy while Type II consists of rooms for double occupancy. Both types of rooms are fitted with beds and wardrobes. There are resident housekeepers who take care of the hostels and make sure students are comfortable. In order to forestall fire out breaks, cooking in the student’s room is forbidden.
Accommodation
Since the College is residential one, all students are expected to live on the campus but few students occasionally opt to be day students.
There are two types of hostel accommodation. Type I consists of cubicles for single occupancy while Type II consists of rooms for double occupancy. Both types of rooms are fitted with beds and wardrobes. There are resident housekeepers who take care of the hostels and make sure students are comfortable. In order to forestall fire out breaks, cooking in the student’s room is forbidden.
Hostel Environment
- Students should not litter the environment
- Students should not pluck flowers from the compound
- Surroundings should be kept clean and tidy at all times
- Students are responsible for cleaning of the dormitories/hostel/compound/classrooms
- There should be scrubbing of the dormitories/classrooms/hostel/drains/bathrooms and toilets every Saturday.
- Cooking in the dormitories is strictly prohibited
- No wet or stale food should be taken to the hostel as this attracts vermin.
- No male student is allowed to visit the female dormitories and vice versa.
- Only toilet tissues are to be thrown into the water closet (WC).
- The following items are strictly PROHIBITED:
a. Sewing machine
b. Sound system
c. Television
d. Hair dryer
e. Water heater
f. Water kettle
g. Candles
h. Overhead electric light
i. Microwaves
j. Lanterns - Due to lack of space students are not allowed to bring Desktop Computers, however, they can bring laptops.
- All water taps are to be turned off when not in use. Water should be used economically.
- Students must do their laundry at the prescribed areas and waste water must be properly disposed of.
- Moving or parking from one Hostel to another without the consent of the housekeeper is forbidden.
- Moving furniture from classrooms to the Hostel is strictly prohibited.
- Room keys as well as other keys allocated to each student during the semester must be handed over to the housekeeper at the end of the semester.
- Students must report all breakages, damages, and defects promptly to the housekeeper for the necessary action.
- Pictures and posters should not be pasted on the walls.
Light
- All lights in the Hostel must be put off at the time prescribed by the school authorities.
- Only rechargeable lamps and or dry cell flashlights are to be used when the main power goes off.
- The use of candles and other open flame lamps are strictly prohibited.
- All prescribed electrical appliances/gadgets such as rechargeable lamps, irons, flashlights and radios must be disconnected from the mains when not in use so as to cut down consumption and/ or prevent fire outbreak.
- Extra electrical connections in the Hostels are not allowed.
- All electrical faults must be reported to the Hostel keeper promptly for the necessary action.
- No unauthorised electrical repairs are allowed. Only approved electricians are allowed to carry out electrical repair works.
Noise
- Students should not make noise at the Hostels. The hostel should be kept quiet at all times.
- The sound volume of radio sets and other electrical gadgets must be tuned to reasonable level.
- The door in the Hostels must be closed gently at all times.
- Group prayer sessions are to be held in the classroom when not in use at the time prescribed by the college.
Visiting Hours
- Visitors may visit their wards on days and times prescribed by the training institution.
- No visitors are allowed into the dormitories, classrooms, and library.
- Visitors may be entertained on the school compound and the students’ common room.
Late Pass
- Students must inform the housekeeper and write their names in a book before leaving the campus to town and must return to the campus not later than 10.00pm.
- All students who wish to travel outside town must apply for and obtain an exeat from the principal or his/her delegated representative before leaving campus.
RECOMMENDED SANCTIONS FOR OFFENCES
OFFENCE | SANCTIONS |
Littering the environment, plucking flowers, polluting the air by indiscriminate burning | 1st offence: Tidying up area and verbal warning 2nd : Tidying up area with written warning 3rd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Cooking in the dormitory | 1st : Seizure of cooking utensil/appliance 2nd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Keeping wet or stale food in the hostel | 1st : Verbal warning 2nd : Written warning 3rd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Male student sleeping in female dormitory and vice versa | Withdrawal from hostel |
Possessing and using unauthorized electrical appliances in the hostel | 1st : Seizure of items 2nd : withdrawal from hostel |
Washing in an unauthorized area and/ or improper disposal of waste water | 1st : Verbal warning and cleaning of site 2nd : Written warning and cleaning of site 3rd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Moving or packing from one hostel to another without permission. | 1st : Written warning and packing back to assigned hostel. 2nd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Moving furniture from classroom to the hostel | 1st : Verbal warning and sending item back 2nd : Manual work for two (2) working days and sending the items back 3rd : Withdrawal from the hostel |
Failure to hand over rooms keys and other keys to the house keeper at the end of the semester | Withdrawal from hostel for one (1) year |
Refusal to report breakages/damages and defect | Manual work for one(1) day |
Damage to institutional/ hospital property Willfully Negligently Accidentally | Repair/replace at student cost. Withdrawal from the hostel if a border/ Repair/replace at student cost Repair/replace at student cost |
Switching or leaving dormitory light on after the prescribed time | Manual work for all students in that hostel |
Use of candles and open flame lamps | 1st : seizure of items and written warning 2 nd: Withdrawal from hostel. |
Unauthorized extra electrical connections in the hostel/hostels | 1st : Disconnection of unauthorized connection Seizure of those items 2nd : Manual work for 5 days Bonding to be of good behaviour 3rd : withdrawal from hostel |
Unauthorized electrical repairs | 1st : Restitution of the electric connection at student cost Manual work for 1 day 2nd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Unnecessary noise making in the hostel | 1st : Verbal warning 2nd : Written warning and manual work for one day 3rd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Associations/ prayer session at unauthorized time and place | 1st : Verbal warning 2nd : Written warning and manual work for 1 day 3rd : ban from use of the facility |
Sleeping out of hostel without permission (Basic Programmes) | 1st : Written warning and manual work for three (3) days 2nd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Travelling out of town without permission | 1st : Written warning 2nd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Leaving school under false pretence. | 1st : Written warning 2nd : Withdrawal from hostel |
Failure to report sick through the normal channels | 1st: Counseling 2nd: Written warning 3rd: Manual work for three days after recovery |
Sick students failing to report sick | 1st: Verbal warning and counseling. Arrange to see doctor. 2nd: written warning – arrange to see doctor. Manual work for (3) three days after recovery 3rd : Withdrawal from the hostel |
Malingering/ truancy | 1st: Verbal warning and counseling 2nd: Written warning and manual work for one day. 3rd: Five (5) working days internal suspension. |
Pregnancy during training | Counseling for student to make an informed choice |
Criminal Abortion | Report to police and termination of training |
Complicity in carrying out abortion | Termination of training |
Assault | 1st: Written warning and manual work for one (1) day 2nd: Withdrawal from the hostel |
Battery | 1st: Manual work for 1 day with bonding 2nd: Withdrawal from hostel |
Fighting | 1st: Written warning and manual work for 2 (two) days. 2nd: Seven (7) days suspension with bonding 3rd: Termination of training |
Sexual offences (Rape) | Report to the police and termination of training. |
Sexual activities on campus/ sexual harassment amongst students | 1st: Written warning and bonding to be of good behaviour 2nd: Termination of training. |
Assault/battery on members of staff and their dependents. | 1st: Written warning with ten (10) days suspension and bonding. 2nd: Termination of training |
Insubordination and Rudeness to staff/clinicians/patients/visitors | 1st: Written warning, manual work for (3) days 2nd: Five days suspension and bonding 3rd: Termination of training |
Flouting authority of Principal | 1st: Written warning and manual work for (3) three days 2nd: Five (5) days suspension and bonding 3rd: Termination of training |
Flouting authority of staff/clinicians | 1st: Verbal warning and manual work for two days 2nd: Written warning and five days suspension 3rd: Termination of training |
Flouting authority of Prefects/Seniors | 1st: Verbal warning and manual work for (1) one day 2nd: Written warning and (5) days suspension 3rd: Termination of training |
False information /Defamation of character | 1st: Written warning, apology, retraction of information, manual work for (2) two days 2nd: Retraction of information and apology, (10) ten working days suspension with bonding 3rd: Termination of training |
Impersonation/ false representation | Termination of training |
Unauthorized disclosure of official information | 1st: written warning, manual work for (2) days 2nd: Ten (10) days suspension with bonding 3rd: Termination of training |
Possession and use of tobacco and related products | 1st: written warning, manual work for (2) two days with bonding 2nd: Termination of training |
Possession and or use or sale of narcotic drugs | Counseling Referral to psychiatrist |
Possession and intake of alcohol | 1st Written warning and counseling 2nd : Manual work, for 2 days, bonding and recommendation for psychiatric treatment |
Stealing – depending on gravity | Counseling, restitution of item and termination of training |
Unauthorized publication | 1st : Confiscation of publication, written warning, manual work for 3 days and retraction of information and apology. 2nd : twenty one (21) working days suspension and demotion 3rd : Termination of training |
Libel | 1st : Retraction of information, manual work for 3 days and apology. 2nd : Fourteen (14) days external suspension 3rd : Termination of training |
Writing anonymous letters/documents/posters/graffiti | 1st : Written warning, retraction of information, painting or cleaning of affected area, and manual work for two (2) working days. 2nd :Ten (10) working days external suspension, retraction of information, and painting or cleaning of affected area. 3rd : Termination of training |
Rioting/incitement to rioting | a) Prompt report to the police b) Ten (10) working days suspension for the rioters c) Termination of training for ring leaders and organizers d) Cost of damages will be visited on all students who took part in the rioting. |
Disturbance during college functions | Manual work for 1 day and verbal warning |
Failure to attend college functions | 1st : Verbal warning 2nd : written warning, and bonding 3rd : Five (5) days internal Suspension with manual work |
Lateness to functions | Manual work for 3 days and verbal warning |
Use of Mobile/Cell phones during classes, clinical and school functions | Seizure of phone and payment of a fine of twenty (20) before collection of phone and Verbal warning. The amount is subject to review |
Possession of any form of arms, or ammunition whether Licensed or unlicensed on campus | Report to the police and termination of training |
Non- payment of school fees | 1st week : Verbal warning 4 weeks after – External suspension until student comes to pay |