Discipline Procedures Student Responsibility
As members of a Christian community who are concerned for one another, students are expected to follow the guidelines of our Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 18:15–17) when aware of violations of the school standards. This will usually mean the following: ● First: Personally confront the person and encourage him/her to stop the violation and to make known his problem to those in authority. The problem should not be communicated to other students who are not immediately involved. ● Second: Others who are aware of the problem should be encouraged to talk to the person if the first step is unsuccessful. ● Third: It is the responsibility of the student, in obedience to the Lord’s command, to report a violation to school authorities so that the one who has committed the violation can be helped. Inability or failure to follow the first two steps should not keep a student from following the last. Teacher Responsibility Individual teachers will handle inappropriate behavior in their own classroom. It is expected that most disciplinary problems will hopefully be resolved between the student and teacher. Referral In the instance where a student either continues disruptive or inappropriate behavior despite the teacher’s disciplinary processes, or the incident is disruptive/inappropriate to a high degree, a teacher may refer the student to the office for further disciplinary action. Conduct Detentions Students will be issued a detention by the school administration. Ordinarily, students are issued morning detentions but on occasion they may be issued either a lunch detention or after school detention. Failure to serve a detention on the date assigned will result in an additional detention. Detentions are considered a form of disciplinary punishment and should be regarded as such by students in the detention hall. Students will be expected to complete a written assignment or work detail as assigned by the detention hall monitor. Homework or other study may be done after the written assignment has been successfully completed. Talking, sleeping, eating, drinking, chewing gum, or causing any kind of disturbance will not be tolerated. Morning Detention Morning detentions will be held on Wednesday mornings from 7:15 a.m. until 7:55 a.m.
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