HCA Elementary School Handbook_2025_07062025

‭student’s‬ ‭record‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭reflect‬ ‭his‬ ‭or‬ ‭her‬ ‭own‬ ‭individual‬ ‭effort.‬ ‭Cheating‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭very‬ ‭serious‬‭offense,‬‭whether‬‭you‬‭give‬‭or‬‭receive‬‭information.‬ ‭Cheating‬‭and/or‬‭copying‬ ‭will‬‭result‬‭in‬‭a‬‭“0”‬‭for‬‭the‬‭work‬‭and‬‭a‬‭conference‬‭with‬‭the‬‭student’s‬‭parents.‬ ‭During‬ ‭a‬‭test,‬‭quiz‬‭or‬‭exam,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭the‬‭student’s‬‭responsibility‬‭to‬‭avoid‬‭every‬‭appearance‬‭of‬ ‭cheating. All books and papers must be out of sight and no talking is allowed.‬ ‭Do not steal‬‭.‬ ‭Stealing will be dealt with severely,‬‭including possible expulsion.‬ ‭Discipline Methods‬ ‭Discipline‬‭is‬‭God’s‬‭method‬‭of‬‭maturing‬‭each‬‭of‬‭us.‬ ‭A‬‭proper‬‭response‬‭to‬‭it‬‭results‬ ‭in‬ ‭our‬ ‭blessing;‬ ‭to‬ ‭ignore‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬ ‭foolishness.‬ ‭As‬‭a‬‭Christian‬‭school,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭our‬‭task‬‭to‬ ‭provide‬ ‭the‬ ‭proper‬ ‭learning‬ ‭environment‬ ‭for‬ ‭students.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭student’s‬ ‭responsibility‬ ‭to‬ ‭make‬ ‭a‬ ‭commitment‬ ‭to‬ ‭live‬ ‭within‬ ‭the‬ ‭rules‬ ‭and‬ ‭regulations‬ ‭that‬ ‭are‬ ‭necessary‬ ‭for‬ ‭all‬ ‭of‬ ‭us‬ ‭to‬ ‭function‬ ‭together‬ ‭each‬ ‭school‬ ‭day.‬ ‭The‬ ‭discipline‬ ‭strategy‬ ‭at‬ ‭Heritage‬ ‭is‬ ‭consistent‬‭from‬‭grade‬‭to‬‭grade.‬ ‭The‬‭goal‬‭of‬‭our‬‭discipline‬ ‭policy‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭develop‬ ‭mature,‬ ‭Christian‬ ‭character‬ ‭in‬ ‭each‬ ‭of‬ ‭our‬ ‭students‬ ‭by‬ ‭ensuring‬‭that‬‭they‬‭take‬‭personal‬‭responsibility‬‭for‬‭their‬‭actions,‬‭by‬‭applying‬‭Biblical‬ ‭standards‬‭to‬‭evaluate‬‭right‬‭and‬‭wrong‬‭and‬‭by‬‭determining‬‭an‬‭appropriate‬‭plan‬‭for‬ ‭future‬ ‭action.‬ ‭Students‬ ‭who‬ ‭do‬ ‭not‬ ‭correct‬ ‭wrong‬ ‭behavior‬ ‭will‬ ‭experience‬ ‭consequences for their actions.‬ ‭Discipline Referral‬ ‭A‬ ‭Discipline‬ ‭Referral‬ ‭may‬ ‭be‬ ‭issued‬ ‭to‬ ‭students‬ ‭who‬‭violate‬‭classroom‬‭or‬‭school‬ ‭rules‬‭and‬‭policies.‬ ‭These‬‭referrals‬‭will‬‭state‬‭the‬‭misconduct‬‭involved,‬‭the‬‭method‬ ‭used‬ ‭to‬ ‭correct‬ ‭the‬ ‭behavior,‬ ‭and‬ ‭any‬ ‭further‬ ‭comments‬ ‭regarding‬ ‭the‬ ‭discipline‬ ‭procedure.‬ ‭This‬ ‭referral‬ ‭must‬ ‭be‬ ‭signed‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭student’s‬ ‭parents‬‭and‬‭returned‬‭to‬ ‭If‬ ‭a‬ ‭teacher‬ ‭finds‬ ‭it‬ ‭necessary‬ ‭to‬ ‭send‬ ‭a‬ ‭student‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭classroom‬ ‭because‬ ‭of‬ ‭flagrant‬‭violation‬‭of‬‭classroom‬‭rules‬‭or‬‭disruptive‬‭behavior,‬‭the‬‭student‬‭is‬‭to‬‭report‬ ‭immediately‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Principal‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭referral‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭teacher.‬ ‭To‬ ‭be‬‭reinstated‬‭to‬ ‭class,‬‭the‬‭student‬‭must‬‭confer‬‭with‬‭the‬‭Principal‬‭and‬‭the‬‭teacher‬‭concerned.‬ ‭The‬ ‭student‬ ‭will‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬ ‭readmitted‬ ‭to‬ ‭class‬ ‭until‬ ‭there‬ ‭is‬ ‭some‬ ‭evidence‬ ‭that‬ ‭improvement is forthcoming.‬ ‭Detentions‬ ‭Students‬ ‭may‬ ‭be‬ ‭served‬ ‭detention‬ ‭during‬‭lunch‬‭and/or‬‭recess‬‭by‬‭the‬‭classroom‬ ‭teacher‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭disciplinary‬ ‭measure.‬ ‭Students‬ ‭may‬ ‭also‬ ‭be‬ ‭detained‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Principal for other reasons deemed appropriate.‬ ‭Suspended Attendance‬ ‭A‬‭student‬‭may‬‭be‬‭suspended‬‭from‬‭classes‬‭for‬‭inappropriate‬‭actions‬‭or‬‭attitudes‬‭or‬ ‭repeated‬ ‭infractions‬ ‭of‬ ‭school‬ ‭regulations.‬ ‭Parents‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬‭notified‬‭personally‬‭and‬ ‭always‬ ‭in‬ ‭writing‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭reasons‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭suspension.‬‭A‬‭suspended‬‭student‬‭will‬‭be‬ ‭school the following day.‬ ‭Dismissal from Class‬

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‭Elem Student Handbook 2025‬

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