Discipline Plan for Mr. Durham's classroom
The following plan shows the consequences for different types of student misbehavior. I have grouped these misbehaviors into the categories of minor offenses, major offenses, serious offenses, and administrative offenses. Descriptions of the types of behaviors and consequences for each are given below.
| Minor Offenses | Minor offenses are violations of school and/or class rules
that do not significantly interfere with the teaching of the class as a
whole. Examples chewing gum, being out of seat without permission, personal grooming, using material not pertinent to class (e.g., reading newspapers or magazines, drawing doodle art, doing work from another class), minor violation of dress code Possible consequences* verbal warning & redirection partial loss of class participation points change of seating second offense on the same day is considered a major offense persistent violation of a specific rule is considered a major offense |
| Major Offenses | Major offenses are violations of school and/or class rules
that significantly interfere with the teaching of the class as a whole. Examples talking at an inappropriate time, eating or drinking in class, refusing to follow directions, bringing prohibited items into class (e.g., backpacks, purses, hats, sunglasses) Possible consequences* (in addition to those listed under minor offense) teacher-student conference parent contact detention with Mr. Durham second offense on the same day is considered a serious offense persistent violation of a specific rule is considered a serious offense |
| Serious Offenses | Serious offenses are violations of school and/or class
rules that have a severe negative impact on the learning environment. Examples yelling, verbal disrespect toward teacher or other students, cheating, littering Possible consequences* (in addition to those listed under major offense) silent lunch team detention second offense on the same day is considered an administrative offense |
| Administrative Offenses | Administrative offenses are violations of school and/or
class rules that have an ongoing and severe negative impact on the
learning environment or that pose a danger to students in the class. Examples fighting, throwing objects, harassing other students, damaging property of the school or other students Possible consequences* loss of class participation points change of seating teacher-student conference parent contact/conference silent lunch after-school detention office referral |
*The list of consequences indicates potential results; some or all of these consequences may be used in response to a particular offense. Certain additional consequences may result vis-a-vis a team discipline plan or individual behavior plan.
Once individual teams have had an opportunity to develop team discipline plans, I will be able to provide more specific lists of consequences for particular offenses, written in language congruous to the team plans. The plan above is subordinate to any plan or rule established by the district, LTMS adminstration, or the individual student's team of teachers.