MOE Code of Conduct and Attendance
Acknowledgement of responsibilities
General principles
Students
Unacceptable Behaviors
Consequences of Misbehavior and Non-Compliance
Sanctions
Parents/ Guardians
Teachers
Principals
Support Staff
Consequences of Misbehavior and Non-Compliance
Inappropriate behavior is never ignored as discipline is intended to promote the learning of self-control and to change inappropriate behavior. So when there is non-compliance with the behavioral expectations of the code, appropriate consequences should be initiated.
The following principles must be applied:
Consequences will be appropriate for the student’s stage of development and in consideration of the student’s special needs.
Consequences will reflect the severity of misbehavior and take into account the frequency and duration of the misbehavior.
Consequences will be chosen primarily for their educational value.
Consequences will make sense to the student as much as possible.
Consequences will be appropriately timed.
When managing severely disruptive behaviors
• Appropriate action is always taken.
Immediate action is taken to bring a stop to the behavior.
Additional action in the form of an intervention should be designed in order to produce a constructive behavioral change.