Disicpline Program

Discipline Program

The goal of the Discipline Program is to encourage students to develop into responsible Christian adults and good citizens through self-discipline. In order for the school community to function properly, there are rules, regulations and policies. Guidelines exist to promote and reinforce Gospel values and Christian virtues, allow for safety, individual and community welfare, and to build character; others exist to guide and direct conduct.

When a student enrolls, it is understood that the individual and the family agree to comply with the school rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

A well-educated citizen always makes good choices and exercises ethical conduct. Where the student is not yet able to exercise self-discipline and makes poor choices, he or she will enter into the Discipline Program at the appropriate level.

At the end of each semester, each student’s discipline file will be reviewed by the Dean of Students. St. Anthony High School reserves the right to ask any student not to return to St. Anthony High School if that student has failed to follow the rules of the school and its attempts to correct negative behavior.

Discipline and the Expected School-Wide Learning Results (Eslrs)

The ESLRs are applicable to the discipline code and process in that it is the expectation of St. Anthony High School administrators and personnel that students are:

Christ-Centered

To “bear witness to Christian action in the world” begins with Christian action in the home, school, and neighborhood. A person’s conduct displays his/her understanding of Catholic-Christian values.

Community Contributors

In order to allow teachers to teach and students to learn, students must abide by standards of discipline so the classroom and campus environment is conducive to learning. Student will recognize their actions are not in isolation rather affects others.

Complex Thinkers

To be able to identify, analyze, hypothesize, and evaluate knowledge to solve problems at school when challenges with other students arise demonstrates a successful discipline code.

Active Participants in a Constantly Changing Environment

By using collaboration and communication, a discipline code can prepare students for the world beyond St. Anthony High School. The rules, regulations and policies of the discipline program provide opportunity for the life lesson of accountability.

Dean of Students

The Dean of Students oversees and directs all aspects of the Discipline Program and maintains a discipline file on each student. The Dean of Students investigates any reported incidents pertaining to rule violations. The Dean of Students may resolve the matter personally or refer it to the:

  1. Teacher involved
  2. Parent or Guardian
  3. Discipline Review Board
  4. Principal
  5. Local public authorities in accordance with the established school policy and the law

The Dean of Students assigns cases to the Discipline Review Board (when necessary) and ensures the timely disposition of each. He or she will provide Board members with the relevant case data. The Dean of Students will preside at Discipline Review Board conferences. He or she will document conversations, meetings and conferences relative to involved students.

The Dean of Students will make reports, referrals and/or recommendations to the Principal whenever applicable. The Dean of Students may authorize the immediate suspension of a student pending the investigation of a Major Violation.

Discipline Review Board

The Discipline Review Board is composed of the Deans of Students, the Vice-Principal, two elected full-time members and two appointed faculty members. The Principal will be present.

The Board meets on an “as needed” basis to allow a hearing for students and parents when there is a Major or Severe Violation. The purpose of the Board is to make a recommendation to the Principal as to the disposition of the case. This could be either a Behavioral Contract or termination of enrollment by withdrawal or expulsion. Legal counsel is not permitted at Discipline Review Board hearings.

Archdiocesan Grievance Process

If a student or family wishes to contest the decision of the Discipline Review Board/Principal, they may appeal through the Archdiocesan Grievance Process. Forms are available from the Dean of Students.

Discipline Process

Classroom / Campus Infractions

Teachers and staff will be the first to deal with minor classroom or campus violations by the following steps:

  1. Correct the student.
  2. Write–up the student for a minor violation.
  3. Each minor violation earns a 45 minute detention to be served the following morning before school.
  4. For continued misbehavior, the student will be referred to the Dean of Students either verbally or by way of a Mid-Level Violation Report.

Record of Violations

A record of all violations is kept by the Dean of Students. A student’s discipline record is cumulative for each school year. Students do not start with a clean slate at the semester.

Detention

It is the responsibility of the student to serve the detention the day after the violation occurred. All detention time is served from 7:00 am to 7:45 am the morning following the student’s violation. The student is to meet at the front office by 7:00am. A student who is late or ignores this detention time is assigned another morning detention. When a student has three detentions (for a single violation or because of an accumulation of detention time), he/she will serve from 8:00 am to 11:00 am on the last Saturday of the month. Failure to show for this Saturday detention means the student receives an additional detention and must show up for the next month’s Saturday morning detention.

For example:
The student who receives a detention any time on Monday will serve the detention on Tuesday. If the student does not show up for detention or arrives after 7:00am, the student will have to serve two detentions, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. If a student has three hours to serve (from a single violation or an accumulation of detention time), he/she must attend a three-hour SATURDAY detention session. There will be no detention on Friday, so if a student receives a detention on Thursday or Friday, the student must serve detention on Monday morning.

ALL VIOLATION RECORD FORMS MUST BE SIGNED BY PARENT / GUARDIAN AND GIVEN TO THE DEAN OF STUDENTS THE DAY THE STUDENT SERVES THE DETENTION!

If the student does not bring the form signed by the parent/guardian on the day they serve their detention, the student will have to serve detention the following day also.

Tardies

A student is tardy to class if not in an assigned seat with all the materials needed for class when the tardy bell begins to ring. All students who are tardy to class/school may serve one-hour Dean’s detention the day after the tardy is earned. The classroom teacher will send all students who are tardy for first period to the Attendance Office for the proper admit slip. Administration reserves the right to conduct tardy lockouts. If a student is less than five minutes tardy to a class other than first period, the teacher will mark the student tardy and assign that student a detention. If the student comes to class more than five minutes tardy, the teacher must send the student to the Attendance Office for the proper re-admit slip.

Saturday Detention

Saturday detention hours will be from 8am to 11am on the last Saturday of the month. The week before the Saturday detention, there will be an announcement to remind those students who need to serve. If a student has three hours to serve (from a single violation or an accumulation of detention time, he/she must attend a three hour SATURDAY detention session). If a student does not show up for the Saturday detention or is late, he/she will receive another detention and will have to come to the next month’s Saturday detention session.

Disciplinary Violations

Violations Incurring One Detention:

Detention must be served the following morning at 7:00am in the front office for any of the following: - Tardiness to class - Riding bikes/skateboards on campus - Locker abuse - Gum chewing - Unauthorized food/drink in classroom/hallway - Grooming in class - Class disturbance - Throwing objects - Sitting on desks/tables - Wearing hoods/hats/sunglasses inside school buildings - Teasing or name-calling - Horseplay - Not shaving - Dress code violation - Failure to comply with directives - Not having a hall pass - Failure to follow class rules - Use of cell phone/pager (will be confiscated) - Failure to serve detention - Vulgar language or swearing - Public display of affection - Disrespect: Rude or discourteous behavior - Use of any electronic device during school hours - Leaving class without permission or failure to be where teacher has directed or given the student permission to be - Writing on the school’s or another’s property - Not prepared for class - Copying/plagiarism/cheating - Other – at the discretion of the administration

Penalties for violations:

First Violation equals one 45-minute detention the next morning
Second Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Third Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning plus a parent call

Fourth Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Fifth Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Sixth Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning plus a Saturday detention

Seventh Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Eighth Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Ninth Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning plus one day out-of school suspension/parent conference

Tenth Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Eleventh Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Twelfth Violation equals behavior contract/disciplinary probation and/or two out-of school suspensions/parent conference

Thirteenth Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Fourteenth Violation equals another 45-minute detention the next morning
Fifteenth Violation equals asked to withdraw and/or expulsion.

In the case of a senior, special senior privileges and the graduation ceremony may be forfeited

Major violations:

Depending on the circumstances, any of the following could be severe violations:

Penalties:

A single major violation may lead to immediate expulsion.

One major violation equals one day out-of-school suspension + parent conference
Two major violations equal three days out of school suspension (possible expulsion)
Three major violations equal expulsion

Severe violations:

Penalty:

Expulsion and possible intervention

The Administration of St. Anthony High School reserves the right to change rules, add rules, interpret rules, or alter consequences in order to ensure a safe environment for all students and staff.

Due Process:

  1. If a student contests a detention, he/she should first speak to the teacher or staff member who issued it. This conversation should happen within one week of receiving the detention.
  2. If the issue is not resolved, the student may request a meeting with the Dean of Students whose decision is final.
  3. In more serious matters, the Dean of Students may convene the Discipline Review Board. In that setting, the decision of the Principal is final.
  4. An appeal beyond the Principal’s decision involves the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, through the Archdiocesan Grievance Process.

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