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Handbook
Discipline
The primary purpose of the discipline policy at Clyde Riggs
Elementary is to insure an atmosphere that is conducive and safe for
learning to occur. Acceptable behavior is simply a matter of courtesy, good
manners, and proper attitudes on the part of the students and teachers. All
faculty members (teachers, instructional assistants, office staff, cafeteria
staff, custodial staff, and administration) have equal authority in
correcting ANY student at Clyde Riggs Elementary. We enlist your support as
the parent/guardian in helping your child understand the importance of good
behavior and respect for other people and their property. Students, who
consistently cause problems, have excessive absences, or fight at school may
not be allowed to participate on field trips, school field day or other
special school activities. The teacher will contact you before your child
is prohibited from one of these events so you may help correct the situation
or give you the opportunity to attend the event with your child.
We will try our best to keep you informed if problems
occur at school and we encourage you to keep in contact with the
teacher/administration if you have concerns. The Clyde Riggs Elementary
staff is to develop in each student a self-discipline that will enable the
student to function freely within the guidelines established for him/her by
peers, school, home, and society.
Occasionally a student's action takes him/her outside of the established
guidelines requiring prompt, affirmative, and appropriate discipline for the
infraction of the rules. Parents will be notified of a significant
discipline problem.
The elementary staff encourages the students to examine choices they make,
take responsibility for their choices, and to consider the consequences. If
students are involved in a physical fight, they do so, understanding they
will receive at least a half-day of supervised study with any subsequent
problems subject to a full day(s) of supervised study or suspension. Parents
will be informed if follow through is necessary. Deviations from this
procedure will be determined by the building principal.
Some examples of conduct resulting in disciplinary action are:
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Failure to comply with a reasonable request (willful
disobedience)
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Open defiance of a staff member(s) when such defiance may
reasonably be anticipated to result in disorder, disruption, or interference
with the operation of the school
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Intimidation or threats (Comments of violence or personal
harm will not be taken lightly and can result in result in law enforcement
action.)
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Cursing disrespectful language
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Discriminatory insult, intimidation, or harassment due to
race, color, sex religion, national origin, or handicap status
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Hitting/Pushing/Fighting
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Destruction, defacing or vandalism of property (Students who
vandalize or destroy school property will be held financially responsible
for repair and/or replacement of said property including labor.)
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Theft
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Writing, distribution, or possession of obscene materials
When students break the rules or regulations, display
inappropriate behavior, disturb, or disrupt the educational process,
corrective measures may take one or several forms depending on Sumner County
Board Policy and the severity and/or frequency of misbehavior.
Forms of intervention:
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Verbal reprimand and /or verbal counseling
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Logical consequences of inappropriate behavior and/or loss of
privilege
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Time out/Isolation in class/Write-off
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Pupil-teacher conference
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Parent notification of the problem (call or note)
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Parent-teacher conference
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Parent-teacher-student conference
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After or before school detention or public service work
around school
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Sent to principal’s office
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Parent called and requested to come pick up student
(Principal)
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Student isolation - supervised study (Principal)
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Suspension (Principal)
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Corporal punishment
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Expulsion (School Board)
(Board
Policy JC, JCC and JCCC)
Discipline/Character Education
Quantum Character
Teachers will receive information from the county dealing with Quantum
Character and Living and Learning Above The Line. This will guide many of
our ideas while dealing with students in Sumner County.
The 8
Keys Of Excellence
Integrity
To
align our actions with our values. A person of integrity consistently
follows a strict code of personal values in a way that demonstrates moral
excellence.
Failure Leads To Success
To see failures as feedback. We can
learn from mistakes and make the changes needed to be more successful in the
future.
Speak With Good Purpose
To be positive with our
language. When there is a problem, avoid gossip by communicating with the
person directly involved.
This Is It!
To focus our attention on the present
moment. Make whatever we are doing at any given time the most important.
Commitment
To do what we set out to do. When we
live a life of commitment, we have the discipline to follow through with our
commitments to others and to ourselves, even when it is challenging.
Ownership
To take responsibility for our
thoughts, feelings, words, and actions. Ownership is knowing that we can’t
always control what happens, but we can control how we respond.
Flexibility
To change our actions to get the
desired outcome. Flexibility allows us multiple ways to get the result.
Balance
To make the choices in
our life that provide lasting fulfillment. Inner happiness comes from
making choices that fill up our body, mind, and spirit.
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