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St. Monica Catholic Church and School |
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Discipline Policy |
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Students in the first through eighth grade follow a detention system. Violations of the discipline code are divided into two categories: minor and major.
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When a student commits a major violation, he/she is automatically issued a detention. The school has a well-established policy for running detention for serious disciplinary infractions. Detention will run on Saturdays from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – no exceptions. There will also be a $1 fee charged to students for detention that must be paid upon arrival. Serving detention will now include school community duties such as arranging books, picking up litter, or keeping the school campus clean (manual labor) and/or written assignments.
Any student who reports late to detention will be assigned another detention.
Major violations may also result in suspension or expulsion. The school reserves the right to suspend or expel a student whose behavior is a detriment to the school.
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It is the responsibility of the student to present the note home or the detention slip to the parents for signature. If a student fails to do so, he/she may be issued a referral for failure to comply with school regulations. Referral and detention slips must be signed and returned the day after the issue date.
When students are issued detentions, a call will be placed to the home by the teacher who wrote the referral. Any student with three (3) or more detentions will be immediately placed on Disciplinary Probation for the rest of the school year. Upon receipt of the fourth (4th) detention, a student will be suspended. Disciplinary Probation will also be applied to any student earning six (6) or more detentions during the previous school year. If a student placed on Disciplinary probation receives a detention, he or she will be suspended from school (the length and time of suspension will be determined by the Administration). Any student who does not report to detention will be suspended for the following school day. A student whose behavior continues to be a detriment to the classroom and the school may be expelled from St. Monica Catholic School.
When a student is suspended, he/she may not participate in any sports or school activities neither academic nor extracurricular during the length of the suspension.
A student’s conduct grade may be lowered as follows:
3 Notes Home 3 Developing Appropriately 1 detention 2 Needs Improvement 1 suspension 1 Unsatisfactory
Any conduct whatsoever both in or out of school by a St. Monica Catholic School student that is not in keeping with the philosophy/objectives of St. Monica Catholic School which the school administration considers detrimental either to the student, to the other students, or to the school itself shall be deemed and accepted by all parties concerned as adequate cause for strict disciplinary action. This includes suspension of the student from classes and/or campus for a stated period, and/ or expulsion of the student from the school for the balance of the academic year without re-admission privilege or refunding of tuition. The administration reserves the right to terminate all relationships with the student at any time during the academic year when by the decision of the Principal and/or Pastor, such student/school relationships are no longer mutually beneficial.
The school administration reserves the right to expel any student at any time for any action, behavior, or attitude that could, in the administration’s sole view, affect in any way the overall learning environment or the image of the school community. |
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“Education in the Spirit of the Gospel” FCC Re-Accredited, 2004 |