Discipline Procedures

Behavior Expectations

Appropriate student conduct includes:

• Complying with all school and classroom rules regarding behavior and personal conduct.
• Being polite to teachers, staff, administrators, bus drivers, visitors, and other students.
• Using appropriate language.
• Keeping a positive attitude.
• Reporting potentially unsafe situations or conditions to CDC staff.

In order to ensure a safe and secure environment, security cameras are stationed around the CDC campus.

Discipline

The CDC believes in correcting unacceptable student behavior. The discipline process should contain the elements of fairness, firmness, and consistency. As a result, the following procedures will be followed when responding to inappropriate behavior and activities. In general, any teacher, student, or staff member can refer students who participate in unacceptable behavior to the Dean of Students.

Teachers may refer a problem to the Dean of Students by filling out a Student Referral Form. The student will be informed and parent(s) will receive a telephone call by the teacher when a written referral is made. The Dean of Students maintains records of all written disciplinary referrals.

The CDC may use one or more of the following options as an appropriate response to student behavior:

• Referral to a counselor
• Referral to a SPED Coordinator
• Conference with teacher and student
• Conference with parent and student
• Student issued detention by teacher
• In-school suspension
• Out of school suspension

In addition to actions and/or sanctions taken within the school, incidents may be reported to appropriate legal authorities.

If a student with a disability under the IDEA or Section 504 violates behavior expectations, the Administration shall refer to the Vermont Department of Education Special Education Regulations Section 4312(b) “Long-term Suspension or Expulsion of Students with a Disability or Students who are Disabled According to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972.”