Discipline Options

The XCS staff determines which disciplinary procedure to use. The following is a list of discipline options for the school.

Verbal Warnings

The student receives a verbal reminder the particular action is in violation of school rules.

Time-Outs

Inappropriate class behavior can result in a time-out or brief isolation from the group. Time-outs are no longer than 15 minutes. The teacher may give the student the time-out in a location other than the classroom.

Reward System

A teacher may establish various point systems to encourage positive behavior or discourage negative behavior.

Detentions

A teacher may elect to give elementary age students a detention of 5 - 30 minutes for inappropriate behavior. Elementary students typically serve their detentions during recess. Middle School detentions occur once a week from 3:15 to 4:15. Failure to report to detention promptly at 3:15 will result in an additional detention. The office sends a note to the parent or guardian when their student is scheduled for detention. Students receive a detention after accumulating five and ten points in a quarter.   Students accumulating 12 points in any one quarter may receive an in-school or out-of-school suspension (at the Middle School Director's discretion). The following are examples of minor infractions.

Parent Conferences

The teacher or Administrator may schedule a conference with a student's parent. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the child's behavior and an appropriate plan of action.

Mandatory Testing

The Administrator may require the parents to pursue physical, psychological or other types of testing for their child.

Suspensions

For repetitive incidents the Administrator may elect to suspend a student. The Administrator may suspend a child to the parent or guardians home or to the office for a time not to exceed ten (10) days.

Students are confined to the office for an in-school suspension.   During this time the student can complete homework, tests, quizzes or other projects.  Suspensions to the parent or guardian of a student occur for major infractions or repeated detentions. The Administrator may request a parent conference before the student returns to school.

Mandatory Counseling

In certain circumstances, the Administrator will recommend the student see a counselor designated by the school. Prior to the student returning to school the counselor and parents must speak with the Administrator.

Expulsion

The Administrator can recommend a students' expulsion from the school. The school board must vote to approve this action.

Preschool

In accordance with the Ohio Department of Education Early Childhood Division we have adopted the following behavior management/discipline policies O.R.C. 3301-37-10.

(A) A preschool staff member in charge of a child or a group of children shall be responsible for their discipline.

(B) The center shall have a written discipline policy describing the center’s philosophy of discipline and the specific methods of discipline used at the center. This written policy shall be on file at the center for review. Constructive, developmentally appropriate child guidance and management techniques are to be used at all times, and shall include such measures as redirection, separation from problem situations, talking with the child about the situation, and praise for appropriate behavior.

(C) The center’s actual methods of discipline shall apply to all persons on the premises and shall be restricted as follows:

• There shall be no cruel, harsh, corporal punishment or any unusual punishments such as, but not limited to, punching, pinching, shaking, spanking, or biting.

• No discipline shall be delegated to any other child.

• No physical restraints shall be used to confine a child by any means other than holding a child for a short period of time, such as in a protective hug, so the child may regain control.

• No child shall be placed in a locked room or confined in an enclosed area such as a closet, a box, or a similar cubicle.

• No child shall be subjected to profane language, threats, derogatory remarks about himself or his family, or other verbal abuse.

• Discipline shall not be imposed on a child for failure to eat, failure to sleep, or for toileting accidents.

• Techniques of discipline shall not humiliate, shame, or frighten a child.

• Discipline shall not include withholding food, rest, or toilet use.

• Separation, when used as discipline shall be brief in duration and appropriate to the child’s age and developmental ability, and the child shall be within sight and hearing of a preschool staff member in a safe, lighted, and well-ventilated space.

• The center shall not abuse or neglect children and shall protect children from abuse and neglect while in attendance in the preschool program.

1. Discipline Options
2. School Rules
3. Appealing Disciplinary Action
4. Nondiscriminatory Policy