Discipline

■ refer the parents/guardians and student to an appropriate counseling agency for evaluation.

After consultation, one or all of these steps maybe taken

■ Student will receive counseling ■ Student may be referred for chemical dependency ■ Student may be expelled

St. John the Baptist School also proactively uses drug prevention programs for students as part of the Second Step program.

DISCIPLINE

St. John the Baptist focuses on promoting positive, respectful, Christ-like behavior in a caring and safe environment. We believe and practice the Love and Logic philosophy. We believe that effective discipline involves a few basic Christian rules. These include: Respect self, others and property Take ownership of learning Make safe and healthy choices

We expect students to take responsibility for their behavior and actions. Our expectations for students in their daily experiences at St. John ’ s School are outlined in the Respect, Responsibility and Safety document that follows this policy. All students and parents should be very familiar with all aspects of these expectations and agree to follow these guidelines. When a student does not meet these expectations, staff will work with him or her to resolve the issue.

Students will be guided to solve their own problems. Each student and situation is different so as we deal with situations we will help students to grow and learn from their actions and “Make – it – Right” . If a student cannot or chooses not to solve a problem, appropriate and natural consequences will be imposed by a staff member. Some consequences may involve gentle reminders, redirecting behavior, or new placement within a classroom. Communication of these events may include a letter or phone call home from the student. Chronic or repeated poor student choices will require more serious consequences which may involve giving back time owed to a teacher during recess or after school and will include service back to the school when possible. Participation in extracurricular activities can be restricted due to discipline issues. Repeated offenses will result in a meeting with the Principal, parents and student to problem-solve and create a plan moving forward. In the case of the most