CalendarThursday, March 11, 2010
Today, Wednesday, Track Practice for 1995-1998 ONLY.  Friday, March 12, Track Practice for 1999-2003 ONLY.




Join the ACS Mailing List:

 counter
Discipline Policy

DISCIPLINE

Arcadia Christian School believes that each student has the responsibility to act in accordance with the policies and rules that we have established. We expect each student to put into practice those things that have been taught in the classroom about Christian character and behavior.

The school's discipline policies include instruction, correction, punishment, and reward. All of these elements are Biblical principles and a balance between punishment and reward is essential.

Discipline at ACS will be fair and not excessive. It will be firm and consistent, but tempered with love and will always be administered with a positive attitude toward the student and with their best interests at heart. While the school affirms the right of parents to discipline their children, which may include parent administered spankings at home, the school, nor any employee of the school, will at no time administer "spankings" or corporal punishment in any form.

CONDUCT REFERRALS

Conduct Referrals are issued for serious or repeated offenses. Students are sent to the office immediately to meet with an administrator.

1st Conduct Referral
  • Parent must respond with statement of plan of action.
  • Student must respond with statement of behavior change.
2nd Conduct Referral
  • Student in-house suspension. Parents meet with teacher, student and administrator.
3rd Conduct Referral
  • Student 2 day home suspension.
  • Suspension followed by parent/student conference for re-admission or removal.

DISMISSAL OF STUDENTS

Arcadia Christian School desires to meet the needs of each student enrolled. However, in some situations, the school may find the need to place limitations on the time, energy, and attention any one child requires, when this attention hinders the progress of the other students in the classroom or school. Therefore, to preserve the quality of education and the environment desired by all the families in the school, probation, suspension, or expulsion may be used. ACS also reserves the right to deny re-enrollment.

Probation: a period of time given to a disruptive student for change to occur.
Suspension: varies in length from one to three days and may be served either at home or in school, at the discretion of the administration.
Expulsion: dismissal for the balance of the school year without opportunity to re-enroll until completion of one full semester at another school setting.
  • Parents will be notified by the administration whenever probation, suspension or expulsion are deemed necessary, and are immediately effective.
  • Parents are responsible for the balance of the annual tuition in the event of expulsion.
  • Parents may ask the School Board to modify or reduce probation, suspension or expulsion. If unhappy with the Board's decision, parents may seek Christian arbitration. The decision of such arbitration will be considered final.
Students may be expelled for continued disobedience to school rules. Usually, this will follow other disciplinary actions listed previously, but this is not mandatory. Expulsion will most likely be the result of one of the following:
  1. Lack of respect for school rules or employees.
  2. Continued use of vulgar language or profanity.
  3. Violation of the terms of probation.
  4. Destruction of school property.
  5. Bringing of illegal drugs on campus.
  6. Parents' lack of support of teachers or the administration.

PLAYGROUND STANDARDS

For the safety of the students as well as his/her peers, all children on the playground will be expected to adhere to the following rules:
  • Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
  • Use equipment safely at all times.
  • Use good sportsmanship and obey game rules.
  • Do not bounce balls against buildings, in rooms, or in hallways.
  • Return all equipment before lining up after recess.
  • Be under control. No running in hallways. Watch for others when running on the playground.

LUNCH AREA STANDARDS

While in the lunch area all students should:
  • Talk in low voices and only to immediate neighbors.
  • Not throw food, papers, or other objects.
  • Always clean up their lunch trash after eating.
  • Sit at assigned tables until excused.
  • Walk to the playground after being dismissed.
  • Not have gum at school.

RESTROOM STANDARDS

All students are expected to:
  • Keep restrooms clean and quiet.
  • Never play in the restrooms.
  • Leave playground equipment outside when entering restrooms.
  • Go directly to and from the restrooms when dismissed from class.
  • Respect other's privacy.
  • Wash hands.

STUDENT CONDUCT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL

Whenever on field trips or other school activities that take place off the ACS campus, students are expected to be on their best behavior as they represent our school and the Lord. The students are expected to dress according to the dress code unless otherwise instructed by the classroom teacher. Misbehavior, disrespect, or wandering off from the group are serious offenses and will be handled appropriately by the classroom teacher. Serious misbehavior will be reported to the administration for further action when the class/group returns to school.