Section IV: STUDENT DISCIPLINE
Part of the MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School philosophy is that academics are stressed and that students will dress appropriately for school. It is also expected that students will be in class in their seats with all materials ready when the tardy bell rings. When students fail tomeet these expectations, consequences arise. Listed below are the consequences that studentsface for missing or incomplete assignments, tardies to class, and dress code violations.
The MacArthur Discipline Plan is reviewed annually by the Discipline Committee. If periodic changes are made, parents will be notified in writing.
ASSIGNMENT CARDS: each teacher, to help monitor students who fail to turn in completed class assignments or homework, keeps these cards. Below are the consequences that students face when they do not finish their assigned work. Tasks such as failure to cover books or get a parent signature will result in a teacher detention or other classroom consequence.
1st time: Teacher/Student conference
2nd time: Teacher Consequence (Call to parent or Parent Homework form sent home)
3rd time 30-minute detention after school, Parent Contact (form sent home)
4th time: 60-minute detention after school, Parent Contact
5th time: Saturday School/Agenda Contract w. Counselor/Parent Contact
6th time: Saturday School/Administrator/Parent contact
TARDY CARDS: These cards are kept by each teacher to help monitor students who are not in class and in their seats with all books and materials when the bell rings. Below are the consequences students face when they are tardy to class.
1st tardy: Warning
2nd tardy: Student/Teacher conference
3rd tardy: 15 minute before school detention
4th tardy: 30 minute after school detention
5th tardy: 60 minute after school detention
6th tardy: Counselor/Parent contact/Saturday Work Program or Saturday School
7th tardy: Administrator/Parent contact/Saturday Work Program or Saturday School
8th tardy: Referral to Discipline Committee. Possible referral to S.A.R.B.
DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS: Dress code violations are recorded for the entire school year. Parents are notified of dress code violations by a form that the student brings home for parent signature. Listed below are the consequences students face when they violate the Dress Code Policy:
1st time: Warning (it will be recorded as a violation but no consequence)
2nd time: Campus Clean Up (this counts as a detention)
3rd time: 30-minute detention
4th time: 60-minute detention, administrator sends letter home notifying parents; student must return to wearing uniform
5th time: Saturday Work Program and student must return to wearing uniform
6th time: 2-day suspension from school
7th time: Return to home school
AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION
After school detention ranges from 30 to 60 minutes. Detentions are intended to serve as a disciplinary aid in improving studentıs behavior, tardiness, and completion of class work. Students are required to work on homework while in detention. Students are required to return all discipline forms to the Discipline Office BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. Detentions aredoubled if students fail to return the form at the appropriate time.
Students assigned to detention must adhere to the following rules:
1. Student must attend on the day he/she has been assigned. Just as parents arrange for regular transportation during the week, it will be the parentıs responsibility to make arrangements when his/her child has detention.
2. There is no talking, standing up, or moving around during detention without teacher permission.
3. Students are to follow the directions of the detention teacher.
4. No one will be excused without permission.
5. Each student assigned to detention is expected to take care of all personal needs before he/she enters detention.
6. The teacher may assign specific seats in detention and specific instructions must be followed.
7. Students assigned to detention must bring schoolbooks and work material to detention.
8. Students who have finished assigned homework will be expected to finish the detention by reading appropriate books. Comic books, teen magazines, etc., are not to be brought to detention.
9. Students will not be allowed to go to their locker once they have reported to detention.
10. Students who create a disturbance in detention or do not follow the teacherıs directions will
be asked to leave. Teacher discretion is the determining factor. If asked to leave, the amount of time assigned to detention will be doubled.
11. Students must be on time to detention. Any student who reports late will be considered a
no-show and his/her time will be doubled.
SATURDAY WORK PROGRAM
This program is held Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Parents will be notified in advance as to the date a student is to attend Saturday Work Program. All forms must be turnedin to the discipline office before school or there will be an additional 60 minute detention assigned. It will be the responsibility of the parent of each student assigned to Saturday Work Program to make arrangements for their childıs transportation.
Students assigned to Saturday Work Program must adhere to the following rules:
1. The student must attend on the day he/she has been assigned. Just as parents arrange for regular transportation during the week, it will be the parentıs responsibility to make arrangements when his/her child has detention.
2. Any student not at school by 8:30 a.m. for Saturday Work Program will be consideredabsent and sent home. If you arrive at 8:31, it is too late and your student will be sent home. The student must be picked up no later than 12:00 p.m. If he/she is not picked up by 12:10 p.m., an additional consequence will be assigned to the student.
3. No one will be released from Saturday Work Program without parent/guardian permission.
4. Failure to attend Saturday Work Program will result in reassignment, doubling the time, and/or further disciplinary action.
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5. Students must stay within dress code while attending Saturday Work Program.
6. Students must follow the directions of the MacArthur staff.
SATURDAY SCHOOL:
Saturday School starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 12:10 p.m. Parents will be notified in advance as to the date a student is to attend Saturday School. All forms must be turned in to the discipline office before school or there will be an additional 60 minute detention assigned. It will be the responsibility of the parent of each student assigned to Saturday School to make arrangements for their childıs transportation.
Students assigned to Saturday School must adhere to the following rules:
1. The student must attend on the day he/she has been assigned. Just as parents arrange for regular transportation during the week, it will be the parentıs responsibility to make arrangements when his/her child has detention.
2. Any student not at school by 8:00 a.m. for Saturday School will be considered absent and sent home. If a student arrives at 8:01, that is too late and he/she will be sent home and reassigned their Saturday School and receive a Saturday Work Program consequence.. Likewise, if the student is not picked up by 12:20 p.m., he/she will receive an additional consequence.
3. No one will be released from Saturday School without parent/guardian permission.
4. Failure to attend Saturday School may result in reassignment, an additional Saturday School, and/or further disciplinary action.
5. Students must stay within dress code while attending Saturday School.
6. Students must follow the directions of the MacArthur staff.
7. Students must bring their 3-ring binder, Agenda, school supplies and a Reading Counts book with them. Additional work will be assigned to students.
SUSPENSIONS
There are times that, because of the seriousness of the offense, a student must besuspended from school. When this happens, the following conditions are in effect:
1. The student is in complete custody and jurisdiction of his parents or legal guardian during the entire period of suspension.
2. The student may not be on the campus of any school in the Santa Ana Unified School District during school or non-school hours while suspended.
3. A student may not return to school from a suspension until a parent has met with a school administrator.
Students who are suspended will be placed on probation and run the risk of being
Returned to their neighborhood school.
DISCIPLINE PROBATION
An inherent part of MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School is its consistent andactive enforcement of the school rules. Should a student be referred to the office on a regularbasis without showing signs of a significant effort to improve, the student will be placed on probation. This step is taken after the school staff has made repeated efforts to work with boththe student and the parent. A letter will inform the parent that the student has been placed on probation. If significant improvement and effort is not made, the student may be immediately transferred to their neighborhood school or transferred to their neighborhood school at the end of the school year.
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Student discipline probation files are reviewed at the end of each quarter. Those students who have shown improvement will be allowed to remain at MacArthur. The school counselors and assistant principals review the files and make recommendations to the principal. Should thestudent be transferred to their neighborhood school at the end of the school year, parents will be notified by return receipt mail.
EIGHTH GRADE 4th QUARTER DISCIPLINE
Each spring, a progressive discipline program is implemented specifically designed to help the eighth grade students complete the year on a positive and successful note. During the third quarter, all eighth grade students will attend a special meeting where this information will be clearly explained. Students and parents will also receive a handout which indicates the progressive discipline program used and the privileges/activities which eighth grade students are eligible toattend or may become ineligible to attend if they do not follow the rules of the school. To ensurethat parents are aware of this program, this handout requires a parent signature. Two parent meetings will be scheduled to review the same information.