Minors and Majors at Parkwood

Behavior

Minor – Teacher Managed

Major – Office Managed

Inappropriate Language

Student engages in low intensity instance of inappropriate language

• Negative talk

• Name calling

• Swearing

• Profanity that is not directed at others but “slips-out”

• Use of mild inappropriate words (shut-up, crap, sucks, damn)

• Unintended hurtful words; show remorse

Verbal messages that include swearing, name calling or use of words in an inappropriate way

• Blatant swearing

• Profane Language

• Directed toward others

• In abusive manner

• Offensive/ harassing language

• Sexual words, innuendos

Disruption

Student engages in low-intensity, but inappropriate disruption

• Hands/ Feet not in control

• Student engages in acute but inappropriate disruption

• Walking around classroom

• Blurting out

• Random/ inappropriate comments

• Throwing objects (indirect)

• 3 minors of the same offense, will turn into a major

Student engages in behavior causing an interruption in a class or activity that is sustained for a period of time (ongoing behavior)

• Unresponsive to teacher directions after a cool-down, and the student refuses to process

Defiance, Disrespect, and Non-Compliance

Student engages in brief or low-intensity failure to respond to adult requests

• Uncooperative

• Refusal to work

• Arguing-inappropriate response to teacher request

• Cheating / lying

• Mask not on and over the nasal area and covering the chin

• Not complying with social distancing protocol  

Repetitive minor incidents that normal classroom/recess consequences are not addressing

• Blatant insubordination

Lying, Cheating, and Theft

• Taking another’s property (significant sentimental/monetary value)

• Student delivers a message that is untrue or deliberately violates rules or harms others

• Student is in possession of, having passed on, or being responsible for removing someone else’s property or has signed a personal name without that person’s permission

• Stealing test

• Defamation of character

Behavior

Minor – Teacher Managed

Major – Office Managed

Property Misuse

Student engages in low-intensity misuse of property

• Minor vandalism (writing on desk)

• Stealing minor items from classroom

• Throwing a snowball

Student deliberately impairs the usefulness of property. Student participates in an activity that results in substantial destruction or defacing of property

• Vandalism (breakage)

• Defacing property

Bullying/ Harassment

• Name calling, insults, put-downs, disrespectful comments; all of which cease when asked to stop once or twice.

• 3 minors of the same offense, will turn into a major

Student delivers disrespectful messages (verbal/ non-verbal or gestural) to another person that includes threats and intimidation, obscene gestures, pictures, or written notes. Disrespectful messages include negative comments based on race, religion, gender, age, and /or national origin; sustained or intense

Verbal attacks based on ethnic origins, disabilities or other personal matters.

• Sustained actions or comments used to have power over another person

• Any harmful, negative behavior that is done deliberately and is repeated even after the victim asks the bully to stop

• Includes verbal, physical, indirect/ emotional, spreading rumors, exclusions, and cyber bullying

• Student delivers disrespectful messages (verbal, gesture, technology) to another person that includes threats and intimidation, obscene gestures, pictures, or written notes

Physical Contact

• Pushing in line/ pushing back toward someone who initiated contact

• Bumping into another intentionally/ invading personal space intentionally

• “Play fighting”/ wrestling/ rough housing

• Throwing small objects with no intended purpose

• Student engages in non-serious, but inappropriate physical contact

• Consensual contact deemed inappropriate by staff

• “3x” rule

• HItting (closed fist, slapping, kicking, biting)

• Assault that leaves a mark or injury

• Threatening gesture with a dangerous object 

• Students engaging in “minor” fighting/physical aggression and continue to do so after being redirected

• Spitting

Electronic Devices

Student engages in non-serious but inappropriate use of cellphone, music/video player, camera and/or computer

• Texting

• Earphones in

• Refuses to give up the device

• Accessing inappropriate sites on computer

• Cyber bullying