Japanese version, here.
- MIDDLE SCHOOL(6-8) GUIDELINES FOR DISCIPLLINARY ACTION(Alta Vista)
- The desire is to promote positive citizenship and a constructive school environment. Parents will be notified regarding discipline, such as the following, which may be employed to achieve desired behavioral results. In addition, when further remediation is required, the Pupil Personnel Services will be included.
- Discipline is first sought through the teacher-student relationship developed in the classroom situation. Early parental involvement is an important element of the disciplinary process. A strong effort will be made to contact and wok with parents prior to final and most serious disciplinary action.
- Board Policy 935.02
It is the policy of the Board of Education that physically administered corporal punishment will not be permitted. However, students may be compelled to perform service (e.g., cleaning) as appropriate punishment for certain offenses.
- Deciding to Spare the Rod(Open the Text)
- Takin Away a Privilege (vs. a Right)
The first time your six year old son Mark drew a masterpiece on the kitchen wall you thought it was so cute that you signed and dated itl After a few attepmpts to get him to use paper, you decided that it's time to rid him of this bad habit.
- After Mark's parents explained to him and he understood that writing on the walls is no-no, and he cotinued to do it, taking away the privilege of using crayons will help to teach him why it is wrong. Eplaining to the child why the crayons are being taken away and for how long demands a lot more from the parent than a swat on the bottom.
- It is important here to discern beween a right and a privilege. Basic needs such as shelter , food, clothes and sleep are rights. It is our responsibility as parents to care for the needs of our children and not withhold the things that sustain them.
- Sending Mark to bed without any dinner when he is hungry is depriving him of a basic right; the need to eat. Privileges, on the other hand are the desserts after the meal. A trip to the ice cream parlor, wathching a cartoon show on television or having a set of crayons are all fun but not essential to his daily growth.
- Not giving in on the second day of a three day punishment is the key to using this method successfully. It's imperative to let them know that the terms of the punishment stand while continuously showing your love for them.
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