We are committed to upholding our schools' and students' high standards of excellence. Learning is a serious endeavor because it calls for effort and self-control. We work hard to give your child a secure and reliable learning environment. Students who cannot or won't follow reasonable rules of order and discipline have no place in such a setting.

Our students are generally well-mannered, courteous, and cooperative. They behave properly, show respect to staff members and one another, and adhere to the school's policies. Our discipline techniques are based on a child's developmental stage and show that the more serious the behavior, the more significant the punishment.

In School Detention is assigned to students who commit minor infractions of established procedures, which regulate the orderly operation of the school and its educational process. These behaviors include but are not limited to:

• Tardiness to class (3rd offense in a specific class per year (also includes homeroom, lunch and recess) and every instance thereafter)
• Electronics heard or seen (3rd offense)
• Breaking of classroom rules
• Non-directed profanity

Central Detention (3:30 – 4:30) is assigned to students who have exhibited serious misbehavior that tends to disrupt the learning climate of the school and to seriously affect the student's own education. These behaviors include, but are not limited to:

• Unsafe behavior
• Rudeness to another student (including name calling and gossiping)
• Deliberate or repeated disruption of classroom
• Profanity directed towards another person
• Unauthorized use of electronics
• Violation of computer usage policy
• Cheating
• Stealing
• Inappropriate behavior in “In-school detention”

Administrative Detention in the Principal’s Office) is assigned to those students who have committed very serious infractions, whose consequences may have a lasting effect on the individual or may pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the school. These behaviors include, but are not limited to:

• Aggressive behavior
• Pantsing
• Lying to an adult
• Bullying another student
• Disrespectful speech/actions to a teacher/substitute teacher, aide, staff member
• Inappropriate behavior in central detention

Suspension is assigned to those students who have materially and substantially interfered with the maintenance of good order or removal is necessary to protect the pupil’s physical safety or emotional well-being. The length or location of the suspension will be dependent on the severity of the offense. These behaviors include, but are not limited to:

• Harassment
• Intimidation
• Bullying
• Leaving school grounds
• Fighting
• Assault
• Defiance of authority
• Vandalism
• Weapons possession
• Drugs/alcohol

We also use a restricted list as part of our discipline procedures. Students will be placed on the restricted list when they do not attend their assigned detention (unexcused). They will remain on the restricted list until this detention is served. Students who are placed on the restricted list will not be eligible for any extra-curricular and co-curricular activities that occur before, during or after the school day. This may include parties, field trips, assemblies, pep rallies, dances, games, practices, field days, etc.

This policy will facilitate a safe and secure learning environment for all students. Students who cannot or will not comply with the school's expectations and will be disciplined to give them an opportunity to learn appropriate behavior.