DISCIPLINE

Discipline, order, cooperation, good manners, moral conduct, good citizenship and respect for the rights and property of others are expected of all students while on school premises and at all school-conducted activities.

Students are subject to appropriate disciplinary measures for disobedience to school personnel and for unlawful or improper conduct in school, on school premises, at school-conducted activities, or on field trips.

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS & DISCIPLINARY OPTIONS CHART

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
ASSUALT ON SCHOOL STAFF, STUDENTS, AND/OR PROPERTY: Causing injury or bodily harm to school staff member or fellow student. Causing damage to property of school staff member or fellow student. Written or verbal threat to do injury or bodily harm to a staff member or fellow student. Written or verbal threat to damage property of staff member or fellow student. Possession of bomb-making plans for internet or any other source

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Suspension
Expulsion
Payment for damages or injury
May be referred to legal authorities

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
BEEPERS, VIDEO GAMES, RADIOS, CDs, CELL PHONES: Items of a non-school nature are not to be brought to school

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Item will be taken away from the student and kept in office until is picked up by a parent by the end of the day.

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
CANDY/GUM CHEWING: Candy is permitted only at lunch or only within the confines of a classroom with teacher permission.
* NO GUM ANYWHERE IN SCHOOL OR ON SCHOOL PROPERTY

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
CHEATING/PLAGIARISM: Both the student cheating and the student willingly letting him/her copy may be guilty

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Failure or reduction of grade for the assignment
Detention
Checkmark on report card

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: In school, church, on school grounds, class trips, at school functions, during fire drills
Includes being loud, disruptive, or physically abusive

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, teacher-student conference, Principal-student conference, removal of student from class

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
DISRESPECT TO ADULTS: Examples: rudeness, arguing, flippant or impertinent remarks

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detentions, parent notified, parent conference, loss of privileges, suspension

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
EXTORTION: Demanding service, money or other valuables as an alternative to bodily harm

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, suspension, expulsion, refer to legal authorities

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
FIGHTING: Any student who participates in or is responsible for a fight in school or on school grounds

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, suspension (1-3 days), expulsion, payment for damages or injury

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
FIRE ALARM: Turning on a false alarm is dangerous and illegal

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Suspension (3days), student reported to police and fire departments

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
FORGERY: Of parent or staff signatures

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified by teacher

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
GAMBLING: Risking or betting on a game or on the outcome of an event

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified by teacher, gambling materials & proceeds will be confiscated

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
GANGS: Representing a gang (by use of hand signs, drawing of symbols, wearing gang colors, insignia, or clothing or wearing clothing in the fashion style, representation of gang membership, etc.
Engaging in gang activities/recruitment

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Suspension (3 days)
May be subject to expulsion

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
GROSS INSUBORDINATION, MISCONDUCT, DISOBEDIENCE: Refusal to obey the reasonable request of those in authority, behavior which substantially disrupts the educational process or discipline in school; repeated minor incidents or misbehavior which other disciplinary measures have failed to deter, gross disrespect to school personnel; defiance

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, loss of privileges, suspension, expulsion

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
HAIR: Hair should be neatly groomed and styled in a way that does not obscure vision. Extremes in hairstyles are not allowed. If you are not sure that a particular style is not acceptable, please call school office for clarification before having your child’s hair cut or styled. No dyed or highlighted hair, spiked hair, shaved areas of head, cut designs, tails, etc.

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, suspension
The Principal will be the final authority for judging whether hair conforms to school regulations

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
HARASSMENT OF SCHOOL, STAFF, STUDENTS: To persistently annoy, bother, disturb, torment verbally or physically.

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, loss of privileges, suspension, expulsion, payment for damages or injury, refer to police

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
IMMORAL BEHAVIOR: Includes drawing or possession of sexually explicit pictures, immoral dress or actions

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, loss of privileges, suspension, expulsion, confiscation of sexually explicit material

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
INAPPROPIATE LANGUAGE: Includes vulgar/obscene language and/o gestures
Includes racial, ethnic slurs

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, loss of privileges, suspension (1 day)

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
LEAVING SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION: Unauthorized leaving of school building or grounds while school is in session

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conferences, loss of privileges, suspension

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
LUNCH: Violation of LUNCH RULES

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, loss privileges, suspension

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
NOTES: Writing, passing, in possession of personal notes

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, teacher-student conference, principal-student conference, parent notified, parent conference, suspension

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
SNOWBALLS: Students are not permitted to pick up, pack, throw snow or snowballs on school grounds

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, principal conference, suspension

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
STEALING/THEFT: While teachers and school officials will do their best to rectify the situation, they and the school assume no liability for personal losses. Expensive jewelry, etc. should not be brought to school

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, parent conference, suspension (1-3 days) and restitution required before student allowed to return to school, refer to police

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
TARDINESS: Students should walk into school with their assigned lines at 7:50 A.M. Tardy bell rings at 8:05 A.M.

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Tardy slip too be signed by parent and returned next day; repeated tardiness will result in parent being notified and/or conference; If you tend to run late, you need to get going earlier

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
TRUANCY: An unexcused or unauthorized absence from school or from one or more classes

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, suspension, contact legal authorities

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS

UNIFORMS: Shirt/blouse not tucked in Violation of other Uniform Regulations

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, student-teacher conference, parent notified, principal conference, suspension

DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS
VANDALISM: Destruction/defacing of school property or student property

DISCIPLINE OPTIONS
Detention, parent notified, loss of privileges, suspension, payment for damages (Parental Responsibility Law), expulsion, student may be reported to legal authorities.

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