Good Discipline and Effective Learning: The School Discipline Policy

WELFARE AIMS
In our dealing with each other, the school encourages us all to show:

• courtesy, humility, tolerance, good humour and integrity
• respect for and appreciation of the talents of others
• a spirit of enquiry, independence and personal initiative

SCHOOL RULES
These rules will help us all achieve the school's welfare aims:

• show courtesy and respect for others
• allow students to learn and teachers to teach
• care for the environment in which we live and work

Discipline Procedures

Breaches of the school rules will be dealt with by individual teachers who will discuss the problem with the student(s) involved and who will take steps to resolve it. If the teacher is unable to resolve the matter, it will be referred to the Head Teacher who will record details on the Students Astray Database (SAD) on the computer network. Contacts are monitored regularly and boys who persistently break the school rules are interviewed and any of the consequences outlined below may be invoked.

If a student is in breach of school rules, teachers may –

• issue a warning or reprimand
• place the student on lunchtime detention or school service
• refer the matter to the Head Teacher and record details on SAD on the computer network.

A matter referred to the Head Teacher, in addition may result in –

• the incident being recorded on the SAD program
• a phone call or note to the boy’s family
• a short exclusion from attending a particular class
• a referral to the Year Adviser and/or the School Counsellor
• a referral to a Deputy Principal

A matter referred to a Deputy Principal, in addition may result in –

• a before school detention (written notification will be issued to parents in advance)
• an in-school suspension
• a daily monitoring program (to be signed by the teacher each lesson)
• a referral to the Principal

Serious breaches of discipline, eg violence, possession of a prohibited item, drugs, displaying inappropriate images, persistent disobedience, smoking, persistent lateness, truancy, will be dealt with in the first instance by a Deputy Principal.

The Principal will be the final point of referral for repeated breaches of discipline.

A matter referred to the Principal may also lead to

• a short or long suspension from class or school
• a recommendation for expulsion

In some cases it is mandatory for the Principal to follow a certain set of procedures which may include notifying the police (eg, if a student is found to be in possession of weapons or drugs) or involve the School Counsellor.