Staff Regulations

Here, staff members can find a set of regulations in order to enhance the overall learning and roleplay environment for our students. The rules outlined below represent only a fraction of the many guidelines that staff members are expected to observe. For a detailed understanding of the consequences associated with specific offenses, refer to the Punishment Guide.

Uniform Policy

While in-game, it is mandatory for all staff members to wear an official Golden Glades uniform or appropriate clothing to serve as a proper role model for students.

• Compliance: Failure or refusal to comply with uniform requirements while in-game will result in disciplinary action.
• Merchandise: Up-to-date Golden Glades merchandise purchased from the official group store is acceptable to wear as part of your uniform.

Rank-Specific Uniform Requirements:

• General Guidelines: Staff members are permitted to wear anything they like with the exception of subject-specific uniforms that are not theirs, management uniforms if they do not hold the rank, badges belonging to other ranks, management badges that are not theirs, and rank-specific uniforms if they do not have that rank.
• Security, Office Secretary, Nurse, Guidance Counselor, and Teaching Aides
  • Allowed: Official Golden Glades Hoodies / Hoodies with appropriate badge.
  • Prohibited: Any pants / Subject-specific or Management uniforms / Badges belonging to other ranks / Anything inappropriate.
• Substitute Teacher, Core Teacher, and Elective Teacher
  • Allowed: Official Golden Glades Hoodies / Hoodies with appropriate badge / Any pants / Rank-specific uniforms.
  • Prohibited: Management badges / Subject-specific uniforms that are not theirs / Anything inappropriate.
• School Administrator, Vice Director, and Director
  • Allowed: Official Golden Glades Hoodies / Hoodies with appropriate badge / Any pants / Management uniforms / Any appropriate clothing with the management badge / Subject-specific uniforms.
  • Prohibited: Management badges that aren't theirs / Anything inappropriate.
• Prohibited for All Staff:
  • Swimwear, clothing with offensive text, or revealing clothing.
  • Oversized/Giant Back Accessories - Clips through walls and blocks view.
  • Particle Emitters - Causes FPS to drop for low-end devices.
  • Flashy, Neon, Glowing items (With the exception of the glow command used by Security and Administration.) - Distracting in a classroom setting and can cause visual lag.

Conduct & Professionalism Guidelines

General Conduct: Staff must remain professional, respectful, and responsible at all times, serving as role models for our students. Professionalism is required both in-game and off-duty. Your behavior directly reflects the reputation of Golden Glades inside and outside (Communication Platforms) of the game.

Mutual Respect & Anti-Discrimination: Always respect other staff members and students. Discrimination or harassment regarding anyone’s race, sexuality, gender, religion, or ethnicity is strictly prohibited.

Platform Guidelines: Please follow Roblox’s and Discord’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.

Communication Server Professionalism: Professionalism must be maintained within the Golden Glades Discord server. Staff members are welcome to converse, but all topics must remain appropriate and within reason in staff-only chats.

Anti-Drama & Public Relations: Regardless of who may be at fault in a given situation, staff members must refrain from instigating, escalating, or participating in any form of drama. Refrain from arguing with students publicly; protect the school’s reputation by keeping interactions positive.

Idle/AFK Behavior: If you need to go AFK, call a School Administrator+ and we will send someone to watch your class until you get back.

Attendance & Activity Policy

Punctuality: Staff members are expected to arrive on time for scheduled school sessions.

Absences: Absences or Leave of Absence (LOA) must be logged in the #staff-absences forum. If you are a Core Teacher or Elective Teacher, please upload your class lesson plan in your forum. Always make sure to the title of your post is your name and the date the post was submitted. Please use the appropriate tags when submitting an Absence or LOA.

Inactivity: Remaining inactive for more than 4 days without prior notice may result in an official warning or immediate removal from the staff team.

Teaching & Role Duties

Lesson Focus: Core and Elective Teachers must submit a lesson plan to d4rk_kel that pertains to their assigned subject. The lessons must be educational, appropriate, and school-related.

Classroom Order: Teachers are responsible for maintaining classroom order without abusing their positions.

Support Duties: Staff must execute their specific roles—Teaching Aides are expected to actively support the primary educator and assist students, Security must maintain safety, and the Nurse, Guidance Counselor, and Office Secretary must manage their respective stations.

Supervision: School Administrators, Vice Directors, and Directors may supervise operations. A maximum of two management members may supervise any single department or section of the school layout at one time.

Use of Admin / Moderator Powers & Discipline

Abuse of Power: Abusing admin or moderator powers will result in termination, suspension, or a permanent ban. Admin powers must only be used when strictly necessary, such as for proper discipline, server management, or issuing passes.

Command Access: Substitute Teachers, Core Teachers, and Elective Teachers have access to moderator commands. School Administrators, Vice Directors, and Directors have access to admin commands.

Console Access: All in-game commands must be hidden. To execute a command, press the ' key or click the console button in the top bar to open the interface.

Pass Giver: The Pass Giver is a tool restricted for staff members. To issue a pass, locate the player in the list by scrolling or using the search bar. Once the user is selected, choose the appropriate pass type—Bathroom, Nurse, or Late—to finalize the action.

Student Discipline: Always use a minimum of 2 warnings before considering further disciplinary actions against disruptive students or trollers. Punishments must remain fair, consistent, and unbiased.

Escalation: Serious disciplinary actions must be communicated immediately via the walkie-talkies or through Discord to an available School Administrator+. Permanent bans or suspensions require approval from a Vice Director or Director.

Policies

Resignation Policy: Once a staff member resigns, the decision is final. Golden Glades does not offer re-ranks if a player changes their mind after resigning. Please carefully consider your decision before submitting a resignation, as it is irreversible.

Rank Transfer Policy: In the event that a staff member's Roblox account is compromised (hacked) or deleted, Golden Glades will allow you to get your role back and transfer your rank to an alternate or recovered account. It is your responsibility to open a support ticket promptly to inform the Vice Director or Director so the compromised account can be locked out of staff functions until your rank is securely transferred. If your account is deleted by Roblox, your rank transfer is subject to review by a Vice Director+. If the Roblox moderation action is deemed false or independent of handbook violations, your role transfer will be approved. The final authority to process these transfers rests with the Vice Director+ team.

Investigation Policy: If a Vice Director or Director is conducting an official investigation into a community member, they hold the authority to temporarily demote the player to the rank of Student and remove their Discord roles until the investigation concludes. Players involved are expected to answer all questions truthfully. Leadership is not obligated to provide evidence to the players undergoing investigation. Once finalized, appropriate action will be taken, or the involved player(s) will be re-ranked.

Alternate Account Policy: Staff members are permitted to use alternate accounts to roleplay as a Student, Security, Office Secretary, Nurse, Guidance Counselor, Teaching Aide, or Teacher. Any guideline violations on an alternate account will result in disciplinary action against both your main and alternate accounts. Using an alternate account to bypass a blacklist or ban will result in an immediate permanent ban.

Confidentiality: Do not disclose staff-only chats, lesson plans, or admin discussions in public channels. All student behavioral reports and ongoing disciplinary actions must remain strictly private.

Promotions & Demotions: Staff may be promoted based on high activity, positive community engagement, and demonstrated leadership. Conversely, staff may be demoted for sustained inactivity, misconduct, or abuse of powers. All final decisions regarding ranking rest with the school’s leadership team.

Agreement: By becoming a staff member at Golden Glades, you explicitly agree to follow these guidelines. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary actions up to termination and blacklisting.