SHSBTC Building wide Discipline Rules

Rule	Yes	No	Changes
1. Violence	34	0	Consider legal prosecution Severe violence or multiple offences should be prosecuted under the law Including slamming fists into lockers, etc? Safety value? Counseling to address the underlying issues will shorten the length of suspension Very strong disciplinary action – fine the kids Are you talking no friendly joking around & when kids push in fun?
2. Harassment	33	1	Consider anti-harassment training Not strict enough, send a message of no tolerance, detention seems a bit light Will this include against kids with special needs? Counseling to address the underlying issues will shorten the length of suspension Very subtle – kids need to know what it is
3. Racial/sexual Harassment	34	0	Consider anti-sexual harassment training Beyond suspension – mandatory tolerance/legal issues counseling Counseling to address the underlying issues will shorten the length of suspension
4. Hugging/ Physical Contact	5	22	Friendly hug should be ok Hand shakes? This one needs work Define “physical” i.e. holding hands Handholding, hugging is pro-social & developmentally appropriate to this age This rule needs to be very specific and detailed, hugs and kisses for greetings are ok Identify as inappropriate, but remove consequence Holding hands, hugging, goodbye kisses ok No touching in inappropriate place, open mouth kissing, petting/grinding I see a lot of appropriate hugs of support between students Individual tolerance thing, perhaps definition of going to far – what you wouldn’t do in front of your parents Physical sexual contact A quick hug ok Need student input Find a line to draw Left to teacher to stop it in the halls It’s inappropriate, but maybe no detention Take out the word hugging There is a difference between hugging and sexual contact. Other “physical contact” seems vague Hugging and holding hands are acceptable Hugging, physical needs to be differentiated between sexual and friendly This needs to be clarified No holding hands? We often hug when grieving. This is a hard one No intimate contact Intimate physical contact is inappropriate at school and will result in detention Remember the age group we’re serving Appropriate to time/place/occasion (teacher discretion)
5. Unexcused Absences	25	5	What are the state laws? Grades punish poor attendance Natural consequences are enough Unclear, do you mean class cut or missing a day w/out a note from parent Teacher or principal detention Noted in grading Detention with zeroes There are too many excused reasons Initial parental contact will be made to enlist support of policy
6. Tardies	14	16	Let grades punish poor attendance Again, natural consequences Define number and consequence Flexible, teacher’s discretion In classroom Saturday in-school detention If excessive number, study hall – four hours, no food, no phones, no fun Parent conferences not effective? School-wide definition and policy
7. Hall Passes	19	10	Must have hall passes. If a student is in a hall w/out a pass or somewhere not on the pass, escort back to issuing teacher Must have consistency throughout the school Hold teacher responsible for repeate offenders, not tardy or cut Permanent passes bring germs from the bathroom into the classroom. I use paper passes if students are going out of my hallway I can definitely see an advantage to having some rules different for underclassmen and seniors Standard pass or teacher generated pass Teacher should have hall duty for 30 min every 2 weeks during prep. Block, must sing up and talk w/ walkie talkie Students should not be allowed to wander. Requiring passes cuts down on hall traffic. However, our system varies so much now. Some teachers write passes for each student, others use a rubber chicken. If a student is going to the bathroom and the bathroom is next door to the classroom, it seems unnecessary to write a pass I have sanitary concerns with permanent passes, all other passes are good Must insist on being consistent Add student I.D. How will this help detention overload? Allow more freedom; if freedom is abused then consequence Prison-like for older students It’s hard to feel like we have to stop every student in the hallway to visually inspect every pass. Could we have some kind of easily visible standard pass throughout the building?
8. Food & Beverage	4	29	Unless allowed by teacher Too much dropped/spilled food in the hallway Allow in hallways/classrooms, use teacher discretion Leave up to teacher in the classroom H2O only Teachers have freedom to make exceptions in their classrooms Identify appropriate time & place for food use It keeps us alive, let’s address related issues of mess & responsibility No rule, allow teacher discretion Teacher discretion Water should be allowed, also food can be part of curriculum or tool as reward Classroom should be teacher discretion, no glass, no open containers in hall Healthy snacks are part of curriculum Teacher discretion, kids need food Food should be allowed in classrooms I would rather have students eat in class then fall asleep When students talk they need H2O & juice (I do). I support not allowing soda or junk food Teacher discretion (x7) I get tired of enforcing this, teachers do not seem to enforce Food should only be in cafeteria, too much garbage in desks Teacher discretion, H2O should be allowed Allow, teachers eat and drink in class Students need food & drink
9. Electronic Devices	5	26	Unless permitted by instructor Personal music devices = not good Students need to be taught when appropriate and when not Kids need cell phones, but none are allowed to be used in my room. People need to socialize, left up to teacher No laser pointers, others are ok in halls Teachers can make decisions for personal listening devices, all others should be banned Teachers ensure consistency Identify proper places/times for use Graphing calculators disrupt my class, ipods/cameras useful. Cell phones disrupt but students rely on them to coordinate transportation. Can we allow them during passing times and ban use during class? Not to be used during class Discretion – CD players/Ipods allowed in class, teacher discretion for purposes of better concentration. Cell phones off during class and out of sight. Use them between classes and at lunch. Let teacher set rules, confiscate if violated Music devices/cameras = teacher discretion. Cell phones, pagers, beepers not allowed on or out at any time between 1^st & 4^th block Hate cell phones in class – specific rule about them? Ipods ok in quiet work time Not used in class Cells distract, not sure we can enforce confiscating, parents contact their kids through cells In some classes student may need to use cameras, radios, cd players, ipods. No need for students to have beepers, pagers, laser pointers. How are the devices being used? Students need phones During informal writing – ipods useful Ipods/cells = allow at lunch Why are we so rigid on this? Keep out of sight – teacher confiscate if distracting, just for a time Check cells at door Allow Ipod, teacher discretion, don’t allow cells in class Ipod/cameras/cdplayers = teacher discretion. I want beepers, pagers, cells = confiscated if brought to school Teacher/classroom discretion Teachers should allow/disallow as they see fit
10. Skateboards	11	24	But certainly not to be used in school (X4) In lockers during school hour, must be carried on grounds (X5) Special storage for those who use them for transportation (X2) Allow, but not use inside Not to be ridden in school Not used in school (liability) but possession should not be a crime (X2) No rule/ not to be used during class Is this a problem? Not in halls or classrooms Up to student (not in building) give independence Students should put skateboards in their lockers or in some other spot until the end of the school day Students shouldn’t ride them in school Can there be places where they are allowed? Never seen on the third floor As long as not used in hall
11. Skipping Class	29	2	The only “official” difference b/w ex & unex. Absences is being allowed to make up class work. Does anyone but me enforce this? Remove students after 5 class cuts My high school had Saturday detentions of varying lengths, 1hr, 2hr, 3hr Students need to attend class. I like idea of Friday school Detention with zeroes. Lack of proper behavior should impact negatively on grades This doesn’t happen that often
12. Athletes/Friday School	10	14	Double punishment? (X2) No opinion No preferential treatment regarding p.d. Not fair to have to stay and also miss sports (one or the other) Double Jeopardy (X2) ? Athletes should be asked for grades & signatures of teachers from each class every week. Any grade below 70% and students can’t play any games that week Crossed off list (X2) If absent/suspended – can’t participate in school activities that night/weekend (if family emergency/appt.) Athletic event = game
13. Lateness	19	10	? When one is late in the business world, co-workers must step up and do more work. In the classroom teachers must re-teach. Tardiness must have consequences, but perhaps at teacher discretion Do they get detention for arriving to school late and detention for not being in their seat when the bell rings too? I like this but would be very difficult to enforce and a lot of potential paperwork Students need to be in school on time Allowances are made for emergencies NO! Should be addressed by teachers/noted in teachers’ grading Will make up time with teacher during TA I’d be hypocritical to agree What’s a non-emergency? Traffic jam? Bad roads? Definitely! This is a social skill, to be on time Teacher detention with grade impact
14. Dance Attendance	6	21	? (X2) I do not care 1x a week for several weeks? Has consequence…see #12 Any school activities for one week…sports, clubs, practice, games, etc. Double punishment Is this a real punishment these days?? Why? If suspended that day, yes, but otherwise… Dances aren’t well attended anyway, so I don’t think this will be a deterrent If absent or suspended can’t participate in school activity that night Middle schoolish They already got suspended? But could have a fight?
15. Hats	8	25	“No hat zone” or allow hats Regardless of school policy, I will not allow hats in my kingdom…I mean classroom Teachers should decide individually Is this a generational issue? There won’t be any hats in my classroom but I’m tired of enforcing a rule that many teachers ignore Hats should be allowed Waste of time and energy No rule (X2) Not a battle to pick – teacher discretion No hats in my room, tired of hallway battle Outdating rule, should be at the discretion of teacher Teacher discretion (X3) Students should be allowed to wear hats I think hats are inappropriate in class but tired of speaking to students in hall…should we let go of the rule? Hat rule ridiculous Let them wear hats Too many chances, it’s not a ball game. I agree with the rule but don’t want to keep track and confiscate Leave to individual teachers Not worth the fight Who keeps the hat? Who does the paperwork?