At St. Patrick School, discipline is viewed as an aspect of Christian discipleship.

Teachers will inform parents at the beginning of the school year of their classroom rules and expectations. During the first weeks of school, teachers do many activities to help students learn the routines and rules that make the school day run smoothly. This training is intended to foster an atmosphere of responsibility and security. A discipline plan will be sent home to parents.

When students are not in their classrooms, we believe that “all students belong to all teachers”. All students are to observe the following school rules:

No chewing gum

No playing or running on the bleachers

No playing in the parking lot before or after school

No running in the school building

No loud talking in hallway

 

BULLYING/HARASSING BEHAVIOR

In Catholic schools, the faith-based community of students and adults should respect, protect, and share the God-given life, worth and dignity of every person. Behaviors, including bullying and harassment are forms of violence that are not acceptable and cannot be tolerated in Catholic schools as normal behavior or normal human development.

Students who are determined to have engaged in various forms of conduct of this nature will be subject to progressive discipline as follows:

1) Teacher/student conferences and discipline

2) Teacher/student/parent conferences

3) Loss of privileges

4) Suspension

5) Expulsion

St. Patrick School has the following “Behavior Expectations” for all students.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS

Be prompt and prepared

1. Come on time.
2. Come with needed materials.
3. Come with assignments complete.

 

Respect Authority

1. Listen to authority.
2. Follow directions promptly.
3. Accept responsibility for behavior.

 

Respect rights of others

1. Use appropriate voice and language.
2. Listen to speaker.
3. Respect opinion and points of others.
4. Refrain from harassment.

 

Respect Property

 

Display concern for Learning

1. Remain on task.
2. Allow others to remain on task.

 

Display appropriate Social skils

1. Cope (disagreement, teasing, failure).
2. Display courtesy, tact.
3. Interact with others appropriately.

 

Display appropriate character

1. Display positive character.
2. Display productive character.