My daughter is applying to a school that is very close to home and she was told that her sister could stay with her on Friday and/or Saturday nights whenever they want. The same goes for friends.
The other school she is applying to is a little further away and the topic of guests on the weekends never came up. I’m wondering what the policy is for most full time boarding schools in regards to overnight guests. Anyone have some insight?
Just for some clarification, who told your daughter this?
The AD and a few students.
Our school is 100% boarding and overnight guests are not allowed. Maybe some BS with day student population allow overnight guests.
As is often the case, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. The one-size-fits-most answer is that guests who are not day students are not allowed to stay overnight. My own school does allow guests who are not attending the school, although they would probably frown on the “whenever they want” part. The guests would need permissions for the guest’s parent as well as from the house counselor and would need to be HS age The way to find out the answer for the schools on your daughter’s list is to ask each school.
The rules for overnight guests should also be available in the school handbook. DS’s school does have a day student population and does allow overnight guests. There are very specific procedures to follow for overnight guests who are day students and, separately, for overnight guests who are not students at the school.
If there aren’t very strict and clear rules to cover that situation, I would be concerned.
My DD’s school is mostly boarding and doesn’t allow overnight guests. You can often find the school handbook on their website or ask for a link to it.
Our school allows overnight guests on most weekends, but permission needs to be granted well in advance from the faculty who is head of the dorm.
My school doesn’t allow any overnight guests unless it’s a prospective student