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SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE
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| Discipline
begins in the home at an early age. A well-disciplined child will direct
his/her interest, efforts and abilities toward greater achievement. Those
who are well disciplined take advantage of their individual opportunities
and help create a learning situation for their classmates. When a child
is in school, discipline becomes the teacher's responsibility. Since St.
Therese's basic philosophy is to provide a Christian environment where each
child is able to develop his/her intellectual and spiritual gifts to the
fullest, our purpose in discipline is to promote genuine pupil development.
The behavior expected of a St. Therese student is: |
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Respect toward authority and one's peers
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3.
Honesty
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2.
Cooperation
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4.
Responsibility
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| Disrespect toward teacher, fighting, foul language, defacement of property, use of drugs, weapons, and stealing are matters for disciplinary action. If a student's behavior is generally disruptive and uncooperative, it may be necessary to ask the parents to remove their child from St. Therese School. This will be the last course of action. However, we cannot sacrifice the education of the whole class because of the disruptive behavior of one student. If parents behave in a disruptive or abusive manner, we reserve the right to request them to withdraw their children from St. Therese School. | |||
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PROBLEMS
AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS:
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Classroom
responsibility
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Not meeting the rules established by the teacher, i.e. homework, classwork, conduct etc. | ||
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Destruction
or
defacing property |
Destroying, mutilating or defacing school, i.e. writing on desk, books, bathroom walls, stopping up sinks, etc. | ||
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Defiance
of Authority
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Refusing to comply with request of school personnel. | ||
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Disorderly
Conduct
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This includes profanity and obscene behavior, or behaving in a way disruptive to the orderly educational procedure of the school. | ||
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Fighting
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Engaging in rough physical contact - severe consequences will result. | ||
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School
Dress Code
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Failure to observe any part of the dress code. | ||
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Verbal
Abuse
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Using statements which insult, make fun of, threaten or hurt another student's feelings. | ||
| Course of action: | Detention: | ||
| First Offense | Written or verbal notice to parents | Detention may be either a loss of recess or staying after school for up to 45 minutes. Parents will be notified a day before afterschool detention. Detention will be held once per week for all students who need to be detained. | |
| Second Offense | Written assignment, or detention | ||
| Third Offense | Parent conference with teacher and principal and possible suspension. | ||
| Fourth Offense | We reserve the right to ask a parent to remove the child if cooperation is not evident by the child or parent. | ||
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The
principal is the final recourse in all disciplinary situations and may
waive any disciplinary rules or course of action for just cause at her
discretion.
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