Discipline Policy

Academic Expectations

• Planners: Students are expected to write in their planner daily.
• Homework: Students are expected to complete their homework each night. If no homework is assigned, you are expected to complete your Learning Upgrade.

Tardy Sweeps

• If caught in a Tardy Sweep
• 1st offense- parent phone call
• 2nd offense- parent phone call & after-school detention
• 3rd offense- parent phone call & Saturday school
• Remember students may not have more than 10 tardies in order to participate in year-end activities

Play Fighting

• Play fighting includes:

Hitting

Slapping

Pushing

Wrestling

Rough housing

Punching

Kicking

Tackling

Shoving

Tripping

***All of the above are considered fighting even if both parties state that they were just playing and meant no harm to each other

Play Fighting Consequences

• Students that are play fighting will have the following consequences:

1st time: Phone Call Home/Detention

2nd time: Phone Call Home/Parent shadow /Suspension

3rd time: Phone Call Home/Home Suspension

• If an injury occurs during play fighting, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.

Cell Phones/Electronic Devices

• No cell phone use between 7:15am-2:30pm
• Phone must be OFF(not vibrate) ALL day
• No cell phones or electronic devices while riding the bus
• All phone calls to parents must be done via the main office or guidance office
• If cell phone/electronic device are out for ANY reason during school hours, it will be taken away. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

• If it is confiscated:

  1st offense - Parent must pick up
  2nd offense - Parent pick up / Detention
  3rd offense - Phone/electronic devices privilege will be revoked.

  ***Every offense after the 3rd offense will result in a suspension for Defiance

Public Display of Affection (PDA)

• You come to school to learn, not to find a boyfriend or girlfriend
• Student are not allowed to do the following:

Hold hands

Hugging

Hanging onto each other

Kissing

PDA Consequences

• Students caught participating in PDA:
• 1st offense: warning given
• 2nd offense: parent contacted via phone or conference
• 3rd offense: Suspension (violation of Student Code of Conduct and Defiance)

Zero Tolerance

Each of the following offenses will lead to expulsion from SDUSD:

• Weapons (guns, knives, BB guns, explosives, imitation firearms, tools, dangers objects, etc...)
• Fighting (3 per year)
• Bullying/cyberbullying (repeated offenses)
• Threatening a teacher/adult
• Sexual assault/battery
• Willful major injury
• Prohibited controlled substances (drugs)

Vandalism

Students who choose to vandalize school property or equipment will be reported to school police and charged to repair the damages....