ベル席せき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

being seated before the bell

School slang for the practice of sitting down at one's desk before the start-of-class bell rings, often encouraged as good discipline. The cross-reference 着席 means 'taking one's seat'.

See also: 着席

• 先せん生せいは毎まい朝あさベル席せきを徹てっ底ていさせている。

  The teacher makes sure everyone is seated before the bell every morning.

• ベル席せきできていない生せい徒とは廊ろう下かに立たたされた。

  Students who weren't seated before the bell were made to stand in the hallway.