What do I Do?
Level of Infractions
Think About Its & Behavior Infractions
Restorative Approaches
Scenarios
100
One of the students in your class comes to school wearing white sneakers. This is the first time they have not worn the proper color shoes to school.
What is a note home?
100
While you are teaching, one of your students looks at another student who then curses out loud at the first student
What is a Level 1 Infraction?
100
The teacher who witnessed the behavior and is giving the Think About It.
What is "Referring Staff"?
100
What happened? How did you feel? How were you impacted by this misbehavior Who else was affected? What needs to happen to make this right?
What are Restorative Questions?
100
One of your students calls you an inappropriate name under her breath and you and your assistant hear what was said. What Level Infraction? How do you handle it?
What is Level 1 infraction? Could be a Think About it, Could be a need for a Solution Circle with another teacher (Impartial party) or DOS
200
A student in your class comes to school wearing boots. This has happened a couple of times already.
What is a Uniform Reminder Notification?
200
While one of your students is in the bathroom, he shows one of his friends a lighter which he brought to school. The friend tells you about the lighter.
What is a Level 2 Infraction
200
A student in your class is given a Think About It for continued disruption of class. Who is responsible for making copies of the TAI for the Dean of Students and sending the TAI home to parents
What is the teacher's responsibility?
200
Processes used in the workplace, schools and the justice system to build, strengthen and repair relationships.
What are Restorative Approaches?
200
A student in your class gets upset and storms out of the class. What Level Infraction? How do you handle it?
-If this is the 1st time; Level 1 infraction. If similar incidents have occurred and rules regarding such behavior and safety have been discussed with student, it could be considered willful disregard of directions and be a Level 2 infraction -TAI could be filled out and a Support Circle convened
300
As your class is lining up after lunch, one of your students is swinging his lunch sack & accidentally hits another student in the face, leaving a small red mark on their cheek.The student swinging the lunch sack immediately apologizes to the other student, who although startled, is not hurt, & accepts the apology & says he is fine.
What is a note home... or better yet ...What is a phone call home? What is time to go see the nurse? (This is also just good public relations and communication)
300
Two of your students are waiting on line for lunch when one boy calls the other boy an unpleasant name. The second boy pushes the first. You immediately separate the boys and no one is hurt
What is a Level 2 Infraction?
300
In Middle School, a student is throwing food in the cafeteria and is given a TAI by the teacher on lunch duty. Who is responsible for sending the e-mail home to the student's parents?
What is the Advisory teacher's responsibility? (How do they find out about the about the incident?)
300
Through team building games and group activities, we build social skills and relationships in the classroom. This process builds empathy, helps to prevent misbehavior,and provide regular practice in communication and problem solving skills
What are Community Building Circles?
300
A student in your class confides in you that another student, in a younger grade, keeps taunting him at recess. Your student doesn't respond to him. He just walks away, but this is upsetting him. What Level Infraction? How do you handle it?
- It could be harassment which is a Level 2 infraction - After a Restorative Conversation, both students may sign a RESPECT Agreement (formerly called a Stay-Away Agreement) - Mandatory parent contact to inform both sets of parents about the situation
400
Two of your students bump into each other on the playground and fall down on the concrete cutting their knees. They need to get the cuts cleaned and have band aids applied
What is a trip to the nurse? (If you don't bring the students yourself, be sure to fill out a Recess Nurse Pass, before you send them to her. She will do the necessary 1st Aid and call parents)
400
Your students are playing soccer at recess. One student feels he keeps getting fouled and pushes a classmate to the ground. He gets up and pushes the student back. They both start kicking and hitting each other. Both boys are hurt.
What is a Level 3 Infraction
400
Two students get extremely annoyed with each other and it escalates into a pushing match. The students are brought to the Dean of Students. What happens next?
What is a Restorative Conversation?
400
-Appreciate what others have to offer. -Be Honest. Be Real. -Speak and listen from your heart. -One mic -Step up, Step back. -Keep what's said in the circle, in the circle.
What are Circle Guidelines?
400
During recess a student who is 2 years older than another student, intentionally pushes the boys and threatens to do it again tomorrow. You find out that this older boy has been doing this a couple of times a week for the past month.
This could be Bullying. Don't use this word carelessly. Students deemed to be bullying need to be investigated 1st and if found to be bullying, get reported to the state. - 4 Markers of Bullying: imbalance of power/intent to harm/threat of further aggression/ repeated and over time
500
During class, one of your students has to go to the bathroom She knows their is another girl already out in the bathroom. She also knows only one girl may be out of the room at a time, so she waits until the first girl returns to the classroom.
What is a bathroom pass?
500
While you are teaching, one of your students falls out of her chair. You stop your lesson and remind the student that if she was sitting in the chair correctly she wouldn't have fallen and interrupted the whole class. As you resume your teaching, your assistant sees the student giving you "the finger" behind your back.
What is a Level 2 Infraction
500
Two students get extremely annoyed with each other and get into a pushing match. They meet with the Dean of Students and after hearing both sides of the story, she determines they were both at fault for failing to use their words. What happens next?
What is a Behavior Infraction? One gets sent home with each student? A phone call home will also be made to explain what transpired. Possible suspension if students cannot or don't care to fix the harm that was done.
500
When low-level incidents of misbehavior or conflict impact student-teacher or student-student relationships, this process is used as an alternative to other behavior interventions or consequences. All parties involved come together to discuss what happened, who was affected & how to make things better
What is a Solution Circle?
500
One of your students received a new watch for her birthday and wears it to school. After changing for PE, she leaves the watch in her book bag. After class she can't find her watch but sees another student wearing it at lunch - What Level Infraction? - How do you handle it?
-Stealing/possession of stolen property is a Level 2 Inf. -Mandatory student conference. What happened? "I found the watch in the bathroom so I just put it on" -Mandatory contact with parents to inform of situation -Student 1 Don't bring things like this to school. -Student 2 TAI? Finders keepers doesn't apply in our community
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