The Commandments:  Some* Behavioral Expectations for Mr. Dolan’s Classes

Father Judge High School   2007-08

Thou shalt not…

1.       address Mr. Dolan as simply “Dolan”; acceptable alternatives to the appellation “Mr. Dolan” are the following:  Sir, Sensei, O Scourge of Ignorance, and—for Latin students only—Magister

2.       ask to leave class to attend to bowel or bladder matters

3.       ask to leave class to procure books or other materials needed for class

4.       be late for class

5.       bring dice or other gambling paraphernalia into the classroom

6.       cheat, including engaging in any form of plagiarism

7.       effect any form of percussion

8.       exit your seat without permission

9.       have any foreign material—other than orthodontic devices—in your mouth during class

10.    have open or read texts not for our class

11.    have your shoe-clad feet propped on a desk or anywhere but on the floor under your desktop

12.    initiate discussion, make comments, or ask questions not directly germane to the course subject

13.    make bodily noises to distract, disturb, or entertain yourself or others

14.    nap or give the appearance of napping in class

15.    offer excuses for your tardiness—until after eighth period

16.    put anything in the aisle

17.    request to dispose of trash during class

18.    sing

19.    speak before Mr. Dolan designates you to speak

20.    spit, expectorate, or deposit any form of sputum, saliva, or mucus on school property, another person, another’s clothes or possessions, or anywhere inappropriate

21.    throw anything

22.    touch other students—either directly or with a pen or other instrument

23.    use a calculator or other electronic device, including games and PDAs

24.    use obscene or vulgar language

25.    utter blasphemous, racist, misogynistic, or anti-Semitic jokes or comments

26.    vex Mr. Dolan

27.    voluntarily miss class on the day of a test, announced quiz, or major assignment submission

28.    wear metal or other materials in a punctured aperture

* Do not mistake this brief list for an exhaustive description of rules for classroom behavior.  These proscriptions supplement or reiterate those in the student handbook.