IN-SCHOOL DISCIPLINE

IN-SCHOOL DISCIPLINE

ag5610.02Adopted June 1, 2009Revised March 25, 2020

5610.02 - IN-SCHOOL DISCIPLINE

Loss of privilege, in-school restriction, in-school suspension, and detention are progressive discipline options that the principal may use to improve attendance and/or to modify student behavior and to monitor the student's behavior during the disciplinary process.

Students who have violated any section of the Code of Conduct may be assigned to loss of privilege, in-school restriction, in-school suspension, or detention.

Detention

  1. Lunch-Time Detention

    The principal (or faculty member) may designate an area in which the student must remain during the lunch period. Failure to report to or remain in the area may lead to in-school restriction, or out-of-school suspension.

  2. Before and After-School Detention Early Arrival

    The principal (or faculty member) may require a student to come to school early or remain after school providing the parents have been given at least one (1) day's notice. The student is to be given definite assignments or duties to complete during the detention period. Failure to report for or to complete the detention may result in:

    1. loss of privilege or an in-school restriction;

    2. an out-of-school suspension.

In-School Restriction

Assignment to in-school restriction means that the student is removed from the classroom but not from the educational program. S/He will report to the assigned location where the student will work on classroom tasks assigned by the teacher(s) all of which are related to a course of study in which the student is currently enrolled. When completed, the assignments are to be turned in to the teacher(s) for review and grading. Thus, the student continues his/her academic program albeit in a different setting and receives full credit for the completed work.

Attendance is to be taken from the attendance sheet and recorded by the supervising personnel. Any discrepancy noted should be promptly reported to the administrative personnel.

The rules and procedures regarding participation are to be published in the student handbooks. Rules should include but not necessarily be limited to the following:

  1. Students are to have sufficient learning activities and materials for the period of their restriction.

  2. Students are not to communicate with each other unless given special permission to do so.

  3. Students are to remain in their designated seats at all times unless permission is granted to do otherwise.

  4. Students shall not be allowed to use the telephone or to go to their lockers.

  5. Students shall not be allowed to put their heads down or sleep.

  6. No electronic devices or other recreational articles shall be allowed in the room.

Since there has been no denial of rights to an education, due-process can be limited to notification of the student's parents (see Form 5610.02 F1) with no right of appeal.

If the student fails to obey the rules established for in-school restriction or to fulfill the assignments properly, s/he may be assigned to:

  1. the in-school suspension program;

  2. out-of-school suspension.

Any assignment to in-school or out-of-school suspension or an alternative program requires that due process (notification, hearing, suspension or assignment notice, appeal) be followed.

In-School Suspension

As a means for keeping a student in school rather than suspending him/her to a probable, unsupervised out-of-school situation, the Corporation has established an in-school suspension program. The student is not only removed from the classroom and assigned to a designated work area, s/he is also denied participation in any school activity for the length of the suspension. The same due process provided for out-of-school suspension shall apply.

  1. The teacher(s) is to assign work related to a course of study for which the student will receive full credit.

  2. The teacher(s) may assign some type of work that will benefit the student but does not have to be directly related to the student's current course of study. The student will receive full credit for completing the work and will be recorded as attending school.

The same rules of conduct established for in-school restriction shall apply and any violation of these rules will result in the student's removal from school through out-of-school suspension.