Christ Presbyterian School Infraction Policy

Immediate Expulsion Includes: acts endangering the lives of other students or staff; gross violence; any physical altercation with faculty; violations to the civil law.

Serious Misconduct: Will result in immediate suspension. (Parents are expected to pick your child up from school directly after receiving a call from faculty. A maximum of one hour is allowed for picking up your child. Serious misconduct includes disrespect, cheating, profanity, theft, lying, fighting, destroying or defacing school or church property and excessive tardiness.

Minor Infractions: After three minor infractions, the student will be given a one-hour detention to be served after school hours. Three one-hour detentions in one week will result in a one-day out of school suspension.The third one-hour detention will not be served in lieu of the suspension. For each infraction, the student will be given the task of writing sentences, or from a textbook as designated by the teacher. When a child is suspended, the parents will be called for consultation with the teacher, and or headmaster. At that time, the student will be suspended. If students are suspended during a school day, and parents fail to arrange for their child's suspension after receiving a call from faculty (A maximum of two hours is allowed for a parent to comply), the student will be suspended for the next full scheduled day of school. All make-up work due to suspension will result in a "0" grade unless the school board decides differently.

Minor Infractions Include:

1. Tardy to school or class (Doctor Appointment Excluded)
2. Failure to stand when an adult enters the classroom
3. Failure to return papers, notes, signed notebook
4. Failure to bring classroom materials
5. Dress/hair code violation
6. Out of seat without permission
7. Talking in class without permission
8. Bad attitude
9. Disrupting class
10. Sleeping
11. Failure to follow instructions/participating in class
12. Chewing gum in classroom
13. Food or drink in classroom without permission
14. Operating electronic devices at school without permission
15. Rough horseplay
16. Failure to clean up after themselves: paper, trash, food, books, school supplies in facilities and on grounds

All infractions are left up to the school board to change, or add to at anytime. Written notice of changes will be sent home with student. The notice of changes must be signed by parent and returned to teacher the next scheduled day of school (failure to do so will result in a minor infraction for the student).

An excess of suspensions will result in the school board reviewing the circumstances, a mandatory parent meeting, and additional punishment if necessary.