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Policy & Procedures
Each student at Key Middle School has three basic rights:
The right to be safe
The right to feel safe
The right to learn
In order to assure that all students enjoy the three rights listed above, each student must practice the four R's:
Respect for self
Respect for others
Respect for property
Responsibility for self
While not all acts of misconduct can be itemized, the following contains the main infractions that will lead to disciplinary action. Parents/guardians and students are encouraged to review the entire discipline policy together and become aware of any changes, modification, or new programs and procedures.
General Disciplinary Infractions
1. Behavior that will physically hurt anyone, including self. Some of the behavior that fall into this category are fighting, pushing, shoving, running in the school halls, throwing objects, carrying dangerous objects, and inappropriately using science, arts or physical education materials and equipment.
2. Behavior that will hurt people's feelings (psychological hurt). Name calling, racial slurs, calling attention to one's personal characteristics in a derogatory manner, intimidation, group isolation, or ostracism, sexual harassment and other behaviors which are designed to devalue or hurt another person fall into this category.
3. Behavior that will damage, destroy, or cause the loss of personal or school property. Irresponsible use of materials, theft, malicious destruction or graffiti, manipulating locks or lockers other than one's own, careless disregard and other such behaviors falls into this category.
4. Interruption of the on-going program for self or group. Failure to bring the necessary or required materials for class such as books, papers, pen/pencils, physical education clothes disrupts the educational program. Examples of this infraction include:
Temper tantrums
Class-cutting
Clowning
Profanity
Obscenity
Insubordination
Refusal to identify oneself
Flagrant tardiness
Excessive attention-getting
Remaining in areas of the school where one does not belong
Specific Disciplinary Infractions
Any behavior which causes or creates a disruption in any school function or activity, or that interferes with the health, safety or well being of students and/staff is prohibited.
Infractions of school rules will be addressed through a variety of consequences. The severity and/or frequency of an infraction will dictate the consequence that may be given. Consequences may include, but are not excluded to the following:
Make Up Work
When a student is absent from school it is the student’s responsibility to contact the teacher regarding the class assignments and homework missed during the absence. Students have a responsibility to make up work regardless of the reason for the absence.
When the absence is excused, the teacher has an obligation to assist the student in making up the class work missed. When the absence is unexcused, the teacher is not obligated to assist the pupil in making up work; however, the pupil is still responsible for making up the class work missed so that continuing effective course participation is possible.
When circumstances require a student to be absent from school for an extended period of time (more than three days) a parental/guardian request for homework assignments should be made to all of the student’s teachers through the attendance secretary. The attendance secretary will need approximately 48 hours to notify teachers and collect assignments. Parent/Guardian may pick up the assignments from the attendance office. Students who are absent for a shorter duration of time are encouraged to telephone a classmate for information regarding assignments and/or speak with the teacher upon returning to school.