Infraction

Code

Description

Punctuality

P

Students need to be in homeroom by 8:15 and they have 5 minutes between classes to collect materials. Students who are tardy to homeroom or subject class are issued a demerit.

Behaviour

B

Students should be paying attention in class and not chatting with friends. When given a direction by the teacher this should be followed. All students need to cooperate with the teacher so that teaching and learning is not disrupted.

Homework

H

All teachers assign homework regularly and students who do not do homework or complete very little of what has been assigned are issued a demerit.

Textbooks

T

Students who do not bring their materials to class are issued a demerit as bringing notebooks, photocopies, and the like is a basic requirement for all classes to proceed properly.

Demerit Total

Consequences that follow

5

The homeroom teacher will take the student aside and issue a verbal warning. No written record entered in the student file.

10

There is a meeting with the principal where counseling and a warning is issued. No written record entered in the student file.

15

Temporary Record: Parent is informed about the demerit total and a written record is placed in the student file. This record can be removed if the student does not accumulate more than 20 demerits.

20

Saturday Detention and Permanent Record: Student must attend a Saturday detention at the school in uniform. A permanent record is entered in the student file.

30

Probation: Parent and student to attend an interview with the principal. Student given a letter that places them on probationary standing in the school which may result in the student not being allowed to continue studies in the next school term with further accumulation of demerits.

40

Final Warning: Letter warning of discontinuation of studies given to parent and student.

50

Discontinuation: Student not allowed to continue studies in the school in the next term.