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Health and Safety
100

I must be here between Final Sign-in and 6am.

What is inside my dorm?

100
You can learn about the Academy's responses to missing multiple classes without approval by looking at this new policy.

What is the Unexcused Absence Policy?

100

The time I need to be off campus if I will be on an overnight leave for the weekend.

What is 8pm?

100

+1 (978) 749-4444

What is the phone number for Campus Safety?

200

The time when food deliveries must stop on nights before classes.

What is 9:30pm?

200
The minimum age of my host for an overnight excuse.

What is 25 years old?

200

I should only leave campus after I've received REACH approval from these people when going on an Overnight leave.

What is a Parent and a House Counselor?
200

I should head here if I'm feeling sick and unsure of whether I should attend class.

What is the Sykes Wellness Center?

300

When room visits become available, one of these people must be present in the dorm for the duration of the room visit.

What is a House Counselor?

300

If you have a doctor's appointment off campus, you will arrange your leave with these people to make sure your absences are excused.

What is the Sykes Wellness Center?

300

I need to give at least 2 weeks notice to get this type of REACH request approved.

What is a Dean's Excuse?

300

I can schedule a visit with this virtual healthcare service through the Sykes wellness center if I would like to speak with a mental health professional off campus.

What is UWill Telehealth?

400

I can visit this center on campus for help from learning professionals on how to organize my schedule, prioritize my homework, or manage my time? 

What is the Academic Skills Center?

400

Licensed day students who have parental permission to drive boarders must obtain this from the Dean of Students Office if they want to drive boarders in their cars.

What is a BlueCard sticker?

400

Students should complete this step as they depart campus by doing this through REACH, and the opposite when they return to campus.

What is sign out?

400

This is an object often found in private homes as a decoration that gives both light, scent, and heat to a room, but is prohibited from dorms at PA.

What is a candle?

500

Room visitation hours for all students on Fridays.

What is 8-9:30pm?

500

This is the one time every year that every student is excused from classes without having to ask.

What is Head of School Day?

500

The leave type I get from Ms. Scoffield in the Dean of Students office when I plan to host 3 or more guests at a venue (my home or elsewhere)?

What is a "bulk leave"?

500

The policy invoked when I seek out an adult on the behalf of a peer or myself when hoping to address unhealthy habits related to the use of banned substances.

What is "Sanctuary"?