Taconic Hills Central School District Grades 6-12 Discipline Rubric

Taconic Hills Central School DistrictGrades 6-12 Discipline RubricStudent behavior in classroom, building, on school property, and at school events is subject to consequences stated in rubric. Taconic Hills CentralSchool District Middle and High School students who attend school-sponsored activities after school hours off the THCSD campus are subject to thesame rules that apply during the school day or on the THCSD campus (i.e., dances, field trips, and athletic contests, both home and away).Addressing student behavior issues is primarily the responsibility of the classroom teacher. Consistent and fair response to student behavior issues iscritical to maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Teachers must routinely document their efforts and contact parents to address studentbehavior issues. When a teacher has exhausted all reasonable efforts to address a particular behavior without desired results, he/she should refer thestudent to the appropriate building administrator.Category VSubstance AbuseExamples include but arenot limited to:LEVEL 1• Tobacco or Tobaccoparaphernalia use orpossessionFirst Referral Second Referral Third ReferralFourth Referraland BeyondResponses may include: Responses may include: Responses may include: Responses may include:• Have student call parent• Alternative School Placement(ASP)• Student fills out reflection form• Check in with counselor toreview reflection form andfollow recommendations• Document• Have student call parent• Alternative School Placement(ASP)• Student has option tocomplete a 3-page researchpaper on this topic to reduceASP• Student fills out reflectionform• Check in with counselor toreview reflection form andfollow recommendations• Document• Have student call parent• Out of School Suspension (OSS)• Alternative School Placement(ASP)• Student has option to complete aPowerPoint presentation to anarranged group on this topic or aninterview with an approvedindividual and complete anapplicable summary to reduceASP/OSS• Student fills out reflection form• Check in with counselor to reviewreflection form and followrecommendations• Parent conference required forstudent to return to regular classes,review and/or complete reflectionform• Document• Child Study Team willdevelop individual plan• Any of the aforementioned first,second or third referralresponsesAdditional school responses may include: behavior agreement, contract, or plan, teacher detention, referral to peer mediation, referral to counselor, psychologist, or social worker, verbal reprimand,and revocation of privileges, referral to student services, teacher conference, confiscation of unauthorized items, parent conference, conference with administrator, mediation, restitution, revocation ofprivileges (such as prom, senior trip, graduation, field trips, extra-curricular activities and sports), ASP, teacher removal, Superintendent’s Hearing (AUTOMATIC SUPERINTENDENT HEARINGAND MINIMUM 5 DAY SUSPENSION FOR THEFT, BOMB THREATS, WEAPONS, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, SEXUAL IMPROPRIETY, and ARSON), out-of-school suspension, policenotification, criminal charges, and PINS.Revised: August 20, 2010 43