Hey everyone, my first post here. I've been lurking for a very long time, just never had any reason to post before now.

The school that I teach for is lucky enough to be getting a brand spankin new set of drums very soon, so I am trying to put together a list of "rules" for the kids on how to treat the new drums when they get here. They don't especially mistreat the drums in any way now, but they do lack some common sense when it comes to different things that can happen to them.
So I was hoping you guys could help me think of any things that I may have overlooked. The more obvious the better (short of "do not throw the drum across the room").
The drums we are getting are the Pearl Championship w/ the brushed silver finish.

Thanks in advance.

All ways use your cover and its your drum so don't let some wind player or any one else who should not be playing drums play your drum

"Approach the drum right or don't apporach it at all."

^I didn't make that up, so don't bother paying me .

If they are brand new they should have cases. If they are not being used for practice or performace they better be in those cases out of range for the wanna be drummers.
I used the weekly inspection if something is wrong with a drum and it is obvious it isn't from normal playing who ever the drum was assigned to has to pay to get it fixed.

Tackle Player X if you see them with a key in hand.

The rule set for me back in the day when I had to march with a popped 3rd head.

Make sure you have a cover, and a case, and something like a furniture blanket inside the case..if it is a plastic case

When they set them down, esspecially the tenors, they shouldn't just easily drop them down. Their hand(s) come off of the drum whenever it is completely on the ground.

Set bass drums on their carriers if you're putting them on the ground. (I really hope people from my line see this one *cough*, 3rd bass).

It would be worth buying the diapers for them. Yamaha and Pearl each offer them. Or you can have them safety pin towels to them. Before getting our new set of drums and diapers my rule was if your drum was naked you couldn't set it down.

Also I have my students AND THEIR PARENTS sign a contract stating that they will be responsible for damage.

Use covers out on the field especially if you are having harsh weather. And when setting them (snares) down lay them on their sides with the drum resting on one of the strainer brase.