vGSW is the Grey School's virtual campus in Second Life. It supports instruction, Faculty guidance, pupil development, Lodge life, and approved academic or community activities. Everyone using the campus is expected to respect those purposes.

By entering or remaining on campus, pupils, Magisters, Faculty, staff, alumni, guests, and visitors agree to conduct themselves appropriately in a university setting. Participation is governed by School expectations, applicable platform requirements, and the authority of the Grey School. The following standards apply to the virtual campus; Highspire has its own physical-campus provisions.

Platform Standards

All visitors must follow the Second Life Terms of Service, Community Standards, and other applicable platform rules. A platform violation may also lead to School action, including removal or loss of campus privileges.

Where School and platform policies overlap, the more restrictive standard may be enforced on campus. The School may also address conduct that disrupts its educational purpose even when no separate platform action follows.

Conduct and Decorum

Members of the campus community are expected to act with courtesy, maturity, honesty, and respect. Disruption, harassment, intimidation, bullying, griefing, impersonation, or deliberate interference with another person's experience is prohibited.

Public nudity, sexually explicit conduct, sexualised behaviour, graphic violence, threats, and deliberate disturbance of the peace are grounds for immediate removal and possible banning. Removal may be treated as a temporary suspension of campus privileges while the matter is reviewed. Further action may include loss of access, School discipline, or permanent removal from the campus.

Chat, Voice, and Communication

Campus chat and voice follow the expectations used in School forums and other official spaces. Debate and disagreement should be handled patiently and with respect for the people taking part.

Bullying and unbecoming conduct are not permitted. Degrading comments concerning race, religion, nationality, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or personal identity will not be tolerated. The School's community includes people from many backgrounds and nations, and discussion should reflect that breadth with care.

Politics, Religion, and Advocacy

Partisan campaigning, political arguments, sectarian preaching, recruitment, and attempts to use the campus as a platform for outside causes are not permitted.

Appropriate academic discussion remains welcome when a class, lecture, scenario, or Faculty-led activity calls for it. School subjects may involve history, religion, philosophy, culture, ethics, or civic life. Such discussion should remain scholarly and relevant to the educational purpose of the setting.

Avatar Representation and Uniform

Enrolled pupils should use human avatars that reasonably represent the person behind the screen. Presentation should support the academic character of the campus.

Pupils are expected to wear the proper School uniform unless Faculty, Administration, or approved campus leadership gives permission otherwise. Guests are strongly encouraged to follow the same general presentation standard. Avatars that are excessively loud, distracting, disruptive, sexualised, violent, fantastical in a way that conflicts with campus standards, or otherwise unsuitable may be removed without warning.

Approved uniform variations and Lodge attachments are available through authorised campus sources. Personalisation must remain within School standards. The separate rule on outside attachments, accessories, and alternate uniform pieces requires an exception from the Master of Pupils or Headmaster, as explained in Access, Credentials, and Campus Tools.

Movement, Flight, and Transportation

Use ordinary paths, approved transportation, and established access points when moving through campus. The train stations connect its three regions and provide an approved route between major areas. Use stations considerately, particularly when classes, meetings, or events bring many people together.

Flight, unauthorised teleporting, scripted movement, or other methods used to bypass boundaries, access controls, or posted expectations are not permitted. Such conduct may result in correction, removal from the area, loss of campus privileges, demerits, or disciplinary review.

Porters and authorised personnel may use restricted movement tools when needed for instruction, maintenance, accessibility, safety, or official School business.

Objects, Builds, Scripts, and Cleanup

Pupils must obtain permission before rezzing objects on campus. Objects used for an approved class, event, scenario, Lodge activity, or project should be removed when no longer needed.

Permission to leave objects is limited to those teaching classes, leading approved activities, maintaining systems, managing approved displays, or otherwise authorised by Faculty or Administration. Objects rezzed by pupils and Magisters should be plausible in a physical university setting unless specifically approved for a class, scenario, or event.

Disruptive scripts, combat systems outside approved areas, excessive particles, intrusive sounds, temporary-object spam, griefing tools, obstructive objects, and items that interfere with campus operations are prohibited. Objects causing technical problems or violating campus standards may be returned or removed without notice.

Campus Systems and Integrity

Pupils must not bypass, exploit, tamper with, or interfere with campus systems. This includes armguards, the Grey School Campus Experience, Campus Standing, Wizcoin systems, Lodge and Patron systems, Presence Beacons, Lodge Beacons, Faculty tools, access points, doors, teleporters, transportation, class objects, scenario tools, game tables, reporting consoles, and reward systems.

False identification, impersonation of School roles, misuse of Faculty or Lodge authority, manipulation of scripts, or attempts to receive recognition without proper participation may result in immediate loss of campus privileges.

Report a suspected error or exploit. Using it for personal benefit, amusement, or advantage over others may be treated as misconduct.

Privacy, Screenshots, and Recordings

Pupils and visitors must respect others' privacy. Classes, meetings, voice conversations, private conversations, closed events, and restricted activities should not be recorded without permission from the instructor, host, Faculty member, Porter, or administrator responsible for the setting.

Screenshots for personal memories or approved School promotion should be taken with care. Anyone creating public images, videos, livestreams, or promotional material should ensure that participants are aware and comfortable with being included. Images or recordings must not be used to mock, embarrass, harass, or misrepresent another person.

Guests and Visitors

Guests are welcome when they respect campus purposes and standards. They may be asked to leave restricted areas, classes, Lodge or Faculty spaces, offices, scenario areas, or events they are not authorised to attend.

Visitors who are disruptive, improperly dressed, unwilling to follow directions, or unable to conduct themselves appropriately may be removed without prior warning. Pupils inviting guests should help them understand the academic setting and the expectations that apply during their visit.

Reporting Concerns

Report rule violations to the Master of Pupils, Headmaster, an appropriate Faculty member, a Porter, or a Campus Security Console. Include the date, time, location, names involved if known, and a clear description of what occurred.

Reports should be factual and made in good faith. Reporting channels must not be used for retaliation, public disputes, or careless accusations. For an urgent matter, contact the nearest appropriate authority or use an available campus reporting tool. The Campus Support and Security article explains the reporting routes.

Enforcement

The Grey School may warn, remove, eject, ban, suspend, or otherwise restrict access when necessary to protect the campus's educational purpose, safety, and good order.

Faculty, Administration, Porters, and other designated personnel may act within their authority to manage conduct, preserve classes and events, address disruption, and protect systems. Members of Administration hold ordinary School demerit authority. Porters operate under the Headmaster's direct authority and retain their expressly delegated campus powers, including issuing demerits where appropriate and recommending suspension, expulsion, or other disciplinary action.

Review may consider the severity of the conduct, prior behaviour, intent, cooperation after correction, its effect on the community, and risk to the campus environment. The School may also correct records, remove objects, restrict tools, close spaces, reset systems, or take other administrative measures needed to restore proper operation.

Continuing Authority

The School may update campus rules, access requirements, technical systems, and conduct standards as vGSW develops. Updated rules take effect when published through appropriate School channels or posted on campus.

Remaining on campus affirms acceptance of its governed academic character, including reasonable oversight and the institutional standards appropriate to the Grey School of Wizardry.