Each teacher will discuss school rules and disciplinary action with students at the beginning of the school year. Each student, under the direction of the teacher, is responsible for helping establish rules and procedures for his or her own classroom. Students sent out of class for discipline purposes are always responsible for finding out about missed work and homework assignments. Some assignments will not be allowed to be made up such as notes on oral presentations, discussion points, group work points, and oral quizzes. The following forms of conduct will be considered inappropriate and will necessitate disciplinary action. They apply to all students, but they are not all inclusive.

• Persistent disruptive conduct which deprives other students of the right to learn.
• Willful disobedience or lack of respect for authority.
• Fighting or physical, verbal or mental abuse.
• Use of inappropriate, abusive, profane, or obscene gestures or language, either verbal or written.
• Lack of respect for school or parish property.
• Theft of property on the school or parish grounds.
• The possession of tobacco, drugs or alcohol on the school or parish property.
• The possession of weapons (including play or look alike ~ except school props brought with the permission of the teacher) will result in immediate suspension and may include expulsion.
• Personal property brought to school without prior permission of the teacher.

• Respect school property and property of others.
• Walking only and talking quietly is expected at all times so as not to disturb classes in session.
• Congregating on the stairs is discouraged.
• Backpacks are to be used to carry materials to and from school. They are not allowed in the classroom.
• Activities in the multi-purpose room must be monitored.
• Children will be supervised at all times. This includes after school, during conferences, and meetings, etc.
• Gym use is restricted to class or athletic activities. The gym may be used at other times only with specific permission from the principal. Water only in the gym during athletic events.

As a matter of personal responsibility in concert with environmental justice, littering will not be tolerated. Students will be expected to pick up and appropriately discard what they have dropped.

For reasons of safety, protection of the physical plant and furnishing, and personal hygiene, gum chewing is not allowed on school property or on field trips.

Only 6th grade and junior high students may have a lock on their locker. The combination of the lock must be given to their homeroom teacher. No inappropriate pictures or open food or drink containers are allowed in lockers.

• Students must stay on the playground at all times.
• All students must be accepted and allowed to play. No exclusive games or groups.
• A student must ask permission to enter the building during recess.
• Students must use appropriate language at all times.
• Frisbees, footballs, basketballs, nerf balls, and tennis balls are allowed on the playground.
• When the bell rings, students are to line up, quietly and immediately. All playing stops.

In order to maintain a safe play environment the following are NOT ALLOWED:

• wrestling, tripping, pushing, hitting, fighting, or pulling on clothing.
• hardballs such as: softballs, baseballs, or golf balls as well as wooden and metal bats
• walls of the building to ball games of any sort
• playing in the parking area south of the Parish Center
• climbing in or playing in the shrubs and trees
• jumping from, twisting, winding up the chain, or swinging doubles on the swings
• climbing up slides. Only one person at a time down the slide.
• throwing bark chips, sticks, stones, pine cones, etc.
• playing with sticks.
• rollerblading, skating or skateboards or scooters on the playground at any time.
• sitting or playing on the fire escape stairs by the science room
• playing in or around the dumpster areas.