Student Code of Behaviour - Pobalscoil Iosolde

Student does not have note in his/her journal to explain his/her absence

Tutor

Warning. Tutor will request that a note be presented the following day.   If a note is still not presented the student will be sent to the Year Head who will write a note in the journal stating that the absence note must be produced the following day before being admitted to school.
See School Attendance Policy

Student has three or more lates in a given week

Deputy Principal

Detention for 40 minutes the following Monday after school.

Student does not have journal

Tutor

Warning. Student is sent to Year Head for a temporary journal which must be returned to the Year Head the following morning at registration

Student does not have books, copies, equipment, correct P.E. kit

Teacher

Warning. Teacher may:
Give an appropriate sanction
Inform parents via student's journal.

Student is late for class.

Teacher

Warning. Teacher may:
Give an appropriate sanction
Inform parents via student's journal.

Student is eating, drinking or chewing gum

Teacher

Warning. Teacher may:
Confiscate food or drink
Give an appropriate sanction
Give a green detention.

Student is wearing a non uniform item or is not wearing uniform correctly

Teacher/Tutor

Teachers/tutor will send students to Year Head. An incorrect item of uniform may be confiscated.   Student may be withdrawn from class until in correct uniform. In exceptional circumstances, students may  be admitted to school with an appropriate note from  parents/guardians.  Year Heads may not admit the student to school the following day if not in correct uniform.

Junior student is wearing make-up/fake tan.

Teacher/Tutor

Student must remove all make-up.

First instance of behaviour that interrupts learning, such as talking in class   

Teacher   

Warning
Give an appropriate sanction
Inform parents in journal

Student misuses/defaces or looses books provided for the Book Rental Scheme   

Year Head   

Teacher reports matter to Year Head who will contact the parents and insist on the book being fixed or replaced.

Student misuses/defaces journals   

Year Head   

Teacher/tutor reports the matter to Year Head who will insist on the journal being fixed or replaced

Journal is not signed   

Tutor   

Warning - Inform parent via journal.   Journal must be signed by the following day.   If not, student will be sent to the Year Head who contacts parents.

Student has a mobile phone that is seen or heard in class or on the corridor.  

Staff   

Mobile phone,including sim card, is confiscated by the teacher for 1 week. If it is necessary for Year Head/Deputy Principal/Principal to confiscate the mobile phone, it is confiscated for 4 weeks.  If a student refuses to hand the phone to the above, the student will be suspended. Mobile phone must be collected from the school office by a parent.

Student is wearing jewellery.  

Teacher   

Teacher may confiscate the jewellery.  Jewellery will be stored in the school office until a parent collects the item.   

Student speaks with disrespect to others.   

Teacher   

Warning. Student is to apologise to the person disrespected.

Student does not have homework completed.   

Teacher   

Teachers may
Give an appropriate sanction
Inform parent in a student journal
See Homework Policy.

Student has more than 10 lates per term.      

Attendance Officer

Attendance Office refers student to Deputy Principal. Student will receive one detention for each subsequent late.

Student receives 3 or more bad notes in one week   

Tutor

Tutor may give an appropriate sanction and inform Year Head.

Student persistently does not have books, copies, equipment in class, correct P.E. kit     

Teacher

Teacher gives a written sanction.
Informs parents via student journal.
Informs Year Head via duplicate book.
Year Head contacts parents.

Student is persistently:
 Being disruptive in class
 Misusing his/her journal
 Eating,drinking, chewing gum in class      

Teacher

Teacher gives a written sanction.
Informs parent via student journal.
Informs Year Head via duplicate book.

Student is persistently late for class.   

Teacher

Teacher gives a written sanction.
Informs parent via student journal.
Informs Year Head via duplicate book.

Persistent disrespect to others.   

Teacher

Teacher gives a written sanction.
Informs parent via student journal.
Informs Year Head via duplicate book.

Student goes to locker at an incorrect time or has no lock on the locker   

Teacher

First occasion, warning given not to do so again or put new lock on locker.
Second offence, reported to Principal/Deputy Principal.

Student may have an inappropriate item on their person, in their bag or locker.
Examples - property belonging to the school, other students, illegal substances, etc.    

Teacher
and/or
Year Head
Deputy Principal
Principal

In the presence of another teacher, the teacher is authorized to ask the student to empty his/her bag and/or locker. This must be done without impinging on the student's personal rights, privacy and human dignity.
The health and safety of the whole student body is paramount.   The item found would dictate the sanction given.

Year Head receives three stage 2 notes from teachers for an individual student via duplicate book in 1 month.    

Year Head

One detention
If student fails to attend the allocated detention, they will not be readmitted to school until a parent presents to the school with the student.

Student persistently has no journal.  

Year Head

Parent contacted and child not readmitted to school without journal or money for a new journal and a note from parent.   3 temporary journals in 1 month incurs detention

Student is absent from class or leaves school without permission       

Year Head

Parent contacted by Attendance Officer/Year Head
One detention of comparable length to absence without permission.

Student is smoking on the school grounds.

Teacher   

Report to Deputy Principal who contacts parents.
Each offence warrants 1 detention. Persistent offences - suspension

Student engaging in serious disruptive behaviour    

Teacher

Teacher may report student immediately to Deputy Principal who may remove the student from class. Student may not be allowed on any school outings for the remainder of the school year.

Student presents to school not in full school uniform.

Tutor
&
Year Head
&
Class
Teacher  

Student sent to Year Head/Deputy Principal
Year Head may contact parent to make arrangements for student to be in correct uniform.   Student may not be readmitted to class without full school uniform

Students leave the school grounds during morning break (10.13-10.25/10.03-10.15)

Deputy Principal

Teacher brings student to Deputy Principal.  Student receives one detention.

Student receives two detentions (6 stage 2 notes)      

Year Head

Parents contacted by Year Head and arrange an appointment to inform them of documented misbehaviour of student and impending suspension if further misbehaviours occur.

Damage to property

Teacher   

Depending on the severity of the damage, student must repair the damage and/or fully reimburse the school to replace or repair the damage.

Public behaviour
Inappropriate behaviour in public  

Teacher   

Following an investigation, the Year Head/Deputy Principal may not allow the student on any school outings for the remainder of the school year.

Interfering with another student's locker, (eg using, defacing, vandalising, etc) or persistent misuse of student's own locker.

Year Head

Year Head will:
Contact parent
Missing items will have to be replaced
Locker may be removed.

Any of the stage 3 offences

Year Head

Year Head may contact the parents and request an interview to inform them of the documented misbehaviour of the student.  The student may also be placed on report.  If no improvement, parents ma be requested to meet with Year Head.

On-going misbehaviour resulting in 5 accumulated suspensions

Discipline Committee
Year Head
Deputy Principal and Principal

Meeting of Discipline Committee to review the behaviour and record of particular student.
Committee then meets parent(s) and student.
Recommendations may include:
-Recommendation for counselling
-Parent and students signing a contract for good behaviour and/or attendance and/or specific conditions to be adhered to
-Referral to the Board of Management as anonymous profile
-Seek formal psychological/psychiatric assessment and subsequent application to Dept of Ed. & Science for additional resources

Serious sudden misbehaviour or damage to property, including total refusal to follow teacher's instructions and/or use of abusive language     

All teachers report to the Principal or Deputy Principal  

Immediate withdrawal from class.   Interview with student and contact with parents.
Subsequent scheduling of meeting with parents and student. Suspensions up to 3 days may follow.   Student must redress the misbehaviour or repair the damage in an agreed way.  Return to school may be dependent on specific conditions (eg contract, counselling, assessments, Board of Management referral).

Student makes a serious false allegation about a staff member

Principal   

Suspension
Return to school dependent on specific conditions.

Student engages in illegal behaviour, such as possession or use of illegal substances or major serious offence, such as threat of violence or actual physical/sexual assault on any member of the school community.






*See Summary of Suspension and
 Expulsion Policies

Principal and Board of Management

Immediate withdrawal from class, interview of student and contact with parents.  The matter referred to the Board of Management with all documentation on the student.   Parents are notified of the details and invited to attend the Board meeting and given an outline of further consequences including possible expulsion.   If the Board decides to suspend for 6 or more days a report is sent to the National Education Welfare Board.  If the Board considers the breach of a very grave nature,immediate expulsion may be considered.  In the event of expulsion the Board notifies the parents of their right to appeal within 42 days.  A report is sent to the NEWB

A further misbehaviour after a meeting with the Discipline Committee




*See Summary of Suspension and
 Expulsion Policies

Principal and Board of Management

The matter is referred to the Board of Management with all documentation on the student.  Parents are notified of the details and invited to attend the Board meeting.   Board considers options, as to what is best for the student and other students in the school, up to and including expulsion.   In the event of expulsion the Board notifies the parents of their right to appeal within 42 days.   A report is sent to NEWB.