STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. A. Since the teacher’s authority and effectiveness is undermined when students discover that there is insufficient administrative backing and support of the teacher, the Board recognizes its responsibility to give full support and assistance to teachers with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. A. The Board recognizes its responsibility to give all reasonable support and assistance to teachers with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline in the classroom. Whenever it appears that a particular pupil requires the attention of special counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, physicians, or other professional persons, or whenever it appears that the presence of a particular student in the class will impede the education of the balance of the class because of disruptions caused by said student, the Board will provide professional assistance for said student within the scope of the services which the School District can and does lawfully provide.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. 22.1 The Board will give all reasonable support and assistance to teachers with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline in the classroom. If it appears a pupil under a teacher's jurisdiction may require the attention of special counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, other professionally qualified persons, or whenever the presence of a particular student in the class will impede the education of the other students, because of severe disciplinary problems caused by said student, the administration will take prompt measures to assist the teacher during the crisis situation.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. The Board recognizes its responsibility to give all reasonable support and assistance to teachers with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline in the classroom. It is recognized that discipline problems are less likely to occur in classes where a high level of student interest is maintained. It is likewise recognized that when discipline problems occur, they may most constructively be dealt with by encouragement, praise and emphasis upon the student’s desirable characteristics.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. A. The Board recognizes its responsibility to continue to give administrative backing and support to its teachers, although each teacher bears the primary responsibility for maintaining proper control and discipline in the classroom. The teachers recognize that all disciplinary action and methods invoked by them shall be reasonable and just, and in accordance with established Board Policy. It shall be the responsibility of the teacher to report to his/her principal the name of any student who, in the opinion of the teacher, needs particular assistance from skilled personnel. The teacher shall be advised by the principal of the disposition of the teacher's written report that a particular student needs such assistance.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. A. The Board recognizes its responsibility to give administrative support and assistance to teachers with respect to control and discipline, although each teacher bears the primary responsibility for maintaining proper control and discipline in the teacher’s classroom. The teachers recognize that all disciplinary actions and methods invoked by them shall be in accordance with published Board policy and Michigan State Law.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. A. The Board recognizes its responsibility to give reasonable support and assistance to teachers with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline. Whenever a particular pupil requires the attention of special counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, physicians, or other professional persons, the Board will assist the teacher in obtaining such help for that student. Administrators will work with classroom teachers in maintaining classroom discipline. The administrator is responsible for creating the disciplinary environment of each building which promotes an orderly, educationally sound learning atmosphere for all students. The primary responsibility for classroom discipline does lie with the classroom teacher.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. A. Whenever it appears that a particular pupil requires the attention of special counselors, social workers, law enforcement personnel, special education personnel, or other professional persons the teacher will report these circumstances to his/her immediate supervisor for consideration of referral. Whenever it appears that the presence of a particular student in the class will impede the education of the balance of the class because of disruptions caused by said student, the Board will relieve the teacher of responsibilities with respect to said pupil until needed improvements and corrections can be made, to the extent such action is consistent with the provisions of I.D.E.A., the student's I.E.P., and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Association recognizes that, in a large measure, the teacher's effectiveness in the classroom is governed by the teacher's ability to manage students.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. A. If a teacher has good reason to believe that a pupil's conduct in a class, subject, or activity constitutes conduct for which the pupil may be suspended from a class, subject or activity according to Board policy, the teacher may cause the pupils to be suspended from the class, subject, or activity for up to one full school day. This may include excluding a pupil when the grossness of the offense, the persistence of the misbehavior or the disruptive effect of the violation makes the continued presence of the student in the classroom intolerable. In such cases, the teacher will send the pupil to the school principal or the school principal’s designee for appropriate action and furnish the principal or principal’s designee, as promptly as his teaching obligations will allow, full particulars of the incident. The full particulars of the incident shall be reported to the principal no later than the end of the school day.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND TEACHER PROTECTION. A. Classroom discipline is basically a professional responsibility of the teacher. The Board recognizes its responsibility to give full support and assistance to teachers with respect to the maintenance of control and discipline in the classroom when such discipline is exercised in accordance with District policies, rules, and procedures. Student discipline in the hallways/buildings is a cooperative responsibility of the administration and the teachers.
