Discipline Procedures
While it is our goal to focus on the student success plan and thesis https://exclusivethesis.com/rate-my-thesis/, and Soaring Eagle guidelines, there are times when we need to help students solves problems, make better decisions, improve academic excellence, and/or be more respectful. Our first and foremost goal is to make sure that each child is safe and has access to a positive learning environment. Therefore, it is sometimes necessary to use the discipline procedures to help redirect behavior to keep the student and our school safe. The following describes the Level I, II, III, and IV offenses and consequences. Please note that harassment, intimidation, and bullying is against the law and has more serious consequences.
LEVEL 1: Minor Offenses and Consequences
The staff deals with minor offenses when they occur. When dealing with minor offenses, staff members attempt to make it a teachable moment to help the student become more successful. A behavioral referral form may be initiated for minor offenses.
Offenses
- Class Disruption/Interference
- Out of Class Disruption
- Defiance
- Profanity
- Truancy
- Cheating
- Theft
- Inappropriate Use of Technology
- Physical Aggression (Shoving, Pushing, Kicking, Spitting)
The staff deals with minor offenses as they occur. When handing out consequences, we attempt to help the child or children problem solve and resolve conflicts. The consequences may include one or more than one of the following.
Consequences
- Verbal Warning
- Time-Out
- Parent/Child/Teacher Meeting
- Classroom Loss of Privilege
- Telephone Call Home
- Email Home
- Written Letter of Apology
- Counseling
- Loss of Privileges
- Think or Refocus Time
LEVEL II: Major Offenses and Consequences
The staff deals with major offenses when they occur. When dealing with major offenses, we attempt to make it a teachable moment to help the student become more successful, but also must make decisions in regards to the safety and learning environment for all students. Habitual infractions will lead to a Level II consequences. A behavioral referral form will be initiated for major offenses.
Offenses
- Classroom Disruption/Interference
- Out of Class Disruption
- Defiance
- Profanity
- Truancy
- Excessive Tardiness/Absences
- Cheating
- Theft
- Vandalism
- Inappropriate Use of Technology
- Physical Aggression (Shoving, Pushing, Kicking, Spitting)
The staff deals with major offenses as they occur. When handing out consequences, we attempt to help the child or children problem solve and resolve conflicts, but at the same time protect the safety and welfare of all students in the school learning environment. The consequences may include one or more of the following.
Consequences
- Verbal Warning
- Time-Out
- Parent/Child/Teacher Meeting
- Classroom Loss of Privilege
- Telephone Call Home
- Email Home
- Written Letter of Apology
- Counseling
- Loss of Privileges
- Think or Refocus Time
LEVEL III - Severe Offenses and Consequences
The principal or designee deals with severe offenses. Habitual infractions lead to further interventions and more severe consequences. Severe offenses affect the safety and welfare of student and staff and cause a disruption to the educational process. A behavioral referral form will be initiated for severe offenses.
Offenses
- Classroom Disruption/Interference
- Out of Class Disruption
- Defiance
- Profanity
- Fighting
- Truancy
- Excessive Tardiness/Absences
- Detention Refusal
- Cheating
- Theft
- Alcohol/Tobacco
- Vandalism
- Drugs
- Assault
- Weapons
- Gang Activity
- Inappropriate Use of Technology
- Physical Aggression (Shoving, Pushing, Kicking, Spitting)
The principal or designee deals with severe offenses as they occur. Habitual infractions lead to further interventions and more severe consequences. Severe offenses affect the safety and welfare of student and staff and cause a disruption to the educational process. A behavioral referral form will be initiated for severe offenses.
Consequences
- Short-Term Suspension
- Long-Term Suspension
- Expulsion
- Emergency Expulsion
- Law Enforcement Referral
- Counseling/Child Welfare Referral
- Interagency/Intervention Referral
- Transfer to Different Program and/or Location
SPECIFIC DETAILS FOR SEVERE OFFENSES ARE ADDRESSED IN DETAIL IN THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY HANDBOOK.
Level IV - Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying
Blue Ridge is firmly committed to having a positive educational and work environment that encourages respect, dignity, and equality for students, patrons, parents/guardians, applicants, volunteers, contractors, and employees. We will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying in Blue Ridge's education or working environment, regardless of whether the discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying is based on conduct that is adult to student, student to adult, student to student, adult to adult, male to female, female to male, male to male, or female to female.
Discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender/sex, age, sexual orientation, or disability are prohibited. Harassment includes: a) hostile work or educational environment, b) quid pro quo sexual harassment, c) malicious harassment, and d) intimidation, or bullying.
Hostile environment includes the following conduct if the conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's educational or work performance or of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational or work environment through unwelcome or uninvited sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, unwanted derogatory comments, slurs, jokes, cartoons, pictures, gestures, innuendos, and other unwelcome or uninvited verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature or based on race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, or disability.
Quid Pro Quo sexual harassment includes unwelcome or uninvited sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, sexual comments, cartons, innuendos, and other unwelcome or uninvited verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature if (1) submission to the conduct is made a term or condition, implied or explicitly, of obtaining an education or employment; or (2) submission to or rejection of that conduct by an individual is used as a factor in decisions affecting that individual's education or employment.
Malicious harassment, as defined by RCW 9A.36.080, is prohibited. Malicious harassment includes malicious and intentional conduct based on a person's perception of another's race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability that: 1) causes physical injury; or 2) causes physical damage to or destruction of property; or 3) threatens a person or group of persons and places the person(s) in reasonable fear of harm. Words alone do not constitute malicious harassment unless the context surrounding the words indicates that the words are a threat.
Intimidation, and bullying means any intentional written, verbal, or physical act, including but not limited to now shown to be motivated by any characteristic in RCW 9A.36.080(3), (race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or mental or physical disability), or other distinguishing characteristics, when the intentional written, verbal, or physical act: 1) physically harms a student or damages the student's property; or 2) has the effect of substantially interfering with a student's education; or 3) is so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating or threatening educational environment; or 4) has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of the school.
Reprisal, retaliation, or false accusations against anyone reporting or thought to have reported discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying is prohibited and will be treated as a serious violation of policy, regardless of whether any discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying is substantiated. False accusations are prohibited and will be treated as a serious violation of this policy.
Classroom teachers will provide and complete initial training about discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying with students annually.
The teacher, principal or designee may deal with harassment, intimidation, bullying offenses as they occur. Habitual infractions lead to further interventions and more severe consequences. Harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying offenses affect the safety and welfare of student and staff and cause a disruption to the educational process. A behavioral referral form will be initiated for harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying offenses.
Consequences
- Parent Contact and Student/Parent Conference
- Progressive Discipline with Parent Contact and/or Student/Parent Conference
- Letter of Apology
- Loss of Privileges/Activities
- Detention
- Required Counseling (school and/or private)
BULLYING IS AGAINST THE LAW!
- Short-Term Suspension
- Long-Term Suspension
- Expulsion
- Emergency Expulsion
- Law Enforcement Referral/Report
- Child Protective Services Referral/Report
- Interagency/Intervention Referral
- Transfer to Different Program and/or Location
Behavioral Referral Forms
Behavioral referral forms may be issued for Level I, II, III, and/or IV offenses. Parent contact will be made by phone if necessary. School personnel will disburse copies of the form describing the offense as follows: pink - classroom teacher, canary - parent, white - office. When parent signs the canary sheet, the signed canary copy will be sent to the office for verification and filing. Behavior referral forms must be returned the next day, otherwise, students may receive additional consequences. Conferences may be scheduled with parent, classroom teacher/specialist, student, and/or principal. Behavior plan contracts, intervention referrals, student/teacher/parent assistance team meetings, counseling, or legal actions may be initiated.
