Mathews Elementary Discipline Plan

Mathews Elementary discipline plan is a progressive plan for discipline, which may include teacher detention, administrative detention, Saturday School, Summer Conduct School, Intervention Services, out of school suspension, referral to discipline tribunal.

Goals

²     To ensure that each student will have a place to learn and grow that is free from mental and physical threat, and to ensure that staff members have school in which they are safe.

²     To pursue a course of parental involvement that will make parents partners in achieving goals of safe and well disciplined school.

Rationale

In order to provide a safe and drug free environment in which students and adults can attain their potential both academically and socially, Mathews Elementary will enforce the following reasonable expectations of student conduct.

Discipline Program

All teacher and administrative interventions will take into consideration the age and circumstances of each individual child and situation.  Parents are a vital part of the process of working toward improving student conduct and will be included in all levels of consequences as often as possible.

Level One Violations

The following are violations handled by the teacher and include, but are not limited to:

  1. Horseplay, wrestling, clowning, acting out
  2. Verbal exchanges not involving profanity or threats
  3. Excessive talking
  4. Throwing objects in class (other than those which could cause injury)
  5. Pencil pops, spitballs
  6. Minor hall disruption, out of class without a pass or permission
  7. Name calling (other than profanity or racial slurs)
  8. Possession of unauthorized objects (other than drugs or weapons)
  9. Inappropriate behavior in the lunchroom (loud talking, playing with food, cutting in line, etc.), bathroom, or classroom (not completing work, cheating, etc.)
  10. Continuous lack of instructional materials

Level One Interventions

Handled by the teacher as appropriate for the age and individual needs of a child

  1. Verbal warning
  2. Low profile intervention
  3. Change in student seating
  4. Private conference with teacher
  5. Telephone call/conference/written communication with parents
  6. Formulation of behavioral contract/action plan
  7. Referral to counselor
  8. After school detention with teacher
  9. Time out in another classroom/silent lunch
  10. Referral to Student Support Team

Major and Critical Violations

The following are violations which have consequences specified in the Muscogee County School District Student Behavior Code or which cause serious disruptions and require more serious consequences.

Level Two Violations

  1. Major disruptive behavior
  2. Failure to serve detention
  3. Fight, bullying
  4. Forgery or altering school forms/documents
  5. Leaving school grounds without permission
  6. Obscene or inappropriate language, gestures, or acts
  7. Theft, attempted theft, or possession of stolen property
  8. Leaving class or designated area without permission
  9. Refusing to appropriately participate in fire drills, weather drills, or other crisis practices
  10. Willful or dangerous acts such as possession/use of firecrackers, smoke bombs, etc.
  11. Insubordination, disrespect to adults
  12. Refusal to follow directions or school rules
  13. Vandalism
  14. Trespassing
  15. Unauthorized possession of dangerous instruments
  16. Providing false information
  17. Sexual harassment
  18. Verbal abuse

Interventions

(Handled by the principal, assistant principal, or designee as appropriate for the age and individual needs of a child)

  1. Referral to counselor
  2. Parent contact and/or conference
  3. Detention (from art, music, PE, after school)
  4. Out of school suspension
  5. Loss of privileges
  6. Referral to Project Rebound Program (10 days)
  7. Saturday Conduct School
  8. Referral to Discipline Tribunal
  9. Referral to Elementary Alternative School

 

 

 

Level Three Violations

These are the most serious misbehaviors and may result in automatic referral to the Disciplinary Tribunal at any time:

  1. Possession of a firearm or deadly weapon
  2. Possession/use of drugs, alcohol, controlled substances, tobacco, or related products or paraphernalia
  3. Verbal threats or physical assaults of staff members
  4. Use of a dangerous weapon/instrument to intimidate or injure
  5. Substantial damage to personal or school property
  6. Issuance of a bomb threat
  7. Arson
  8. Sale, attempted sale or distribution of alcohol, tobacco, or controlled substances

Cafeteria Rules

²     Enter and leave quietly and in a single file line.

²     Practice courtesy and good manners while eating.

²     Speak in a low conversational tone.

²     Limit conversation to students at his/her own table.

²     Remain seated until given permission to leave.

²     Help kept the cafeteria neat and clean.

²     Refrain from exchanging food with other students.

²     Go to the rest room before entering the cafeteria.

²     Follow the directions of the paraprofessionals on duty.

²     Take care of you lunch card.  Replacement cards cost $3.00.

²     All food and drink must be consumed or thrown away before leaving the cafeteria.

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