Chapter 8 Student Discipline
A. Progressive Discipline Policy
The faculty, staff and administration of Canoga Park High School have adopted a
program of Progressive Discipline.
Three Stages of Progressive Discipline
Infraction
Tardies
Electronic
Devices
Lack of
Materials
Dress Code
Violations
Inappropriate
language
Classroom
Disruption
Vandalism
Hats
Physical
Aggression
Illegal Items
First Stage:
Staff
Managed
Second Stage:
Counselor
Managed
Third Stage:
Dean Managed
Administration
1st,2nd,3rd X
In-class
discipline
warning,
confiscated to
Dean, parent
pick-up
1st X warning;
2nd X Call
Home
Detention issued.
Parent Contact
*Dean Discipline
Appeals
confiscated to Dean,
parent conference and
pick-up
Confiscated to
Dean until end of
semester.
*Dean Discipline
*Dean Discipline
Appeals
1st X,
reminder; 2nd
X, loaner given
to students
1st X,
depending on
incident – class
managed
1st X, class
managed
3rd X, loaner given,
parent contact and
student conference.
4th X, loaner
*Dean Discipline
Appeals
2nd X, Depending
on incident
specifics:
*Dean Discipline
3rd X,
*Dean Discipline
Appeals
*Dean Discipline
2nd X, hat
confiscated to
Dean for parent
pick-up
*Dean Discipline
*Dean Discipline
Appeals
Appeals
*Dean Discipline
Appeals
1st X, hat
confiscated to
Dean. Student
pick-up.
parent/counselor/stud
ent conference.
2nd X,
counselor/student
conference – parent
contact
*Dean Discipline (severity of behavior determines initial step below)
1. Stern Warning
2. Detention – Parent Conference
Appeals
Appeals
Appeals
3. In-House Suspension or After-School Detention
4. Home Suspension
5. Further Action as Needed: i.e., Multi-Day Suspension, Opportunity
Transfer, Expulsion
Canoga Park High School has adopted School-Wide Information System (SWIS), a
web-based information system used to evaluate individual student behavior. It is
imperative that teachers adhere closely to the first stage of progressive discipline as
prescribed in the above matrix before referrals can be made. Because SWIS was
developed to be an efficient, reliable and confidential strategy for managing officediscipline referral information, the data will be most effective after proper classroom
procedures have been exhausted. Current telephone numbers of your classes will be
printed by period and distributed to teachers at the beginning of each semester.
Additional emergency phone numbers are available in the Health Office on the
Student Emergency Card. In addition to the normal disciplinary measure such as
progressive discipline, counseling, parent conferences and office referrals, the teacher
may suspend a student from the teacher’s class for that day and the following day; as
per UTLA contract, “Article XX.”
B. Referral Forms
Under no circumstances are students permitted to be sent out of your classroom
without the appropriate filled-out referral. Please use Canoga Park High School
Pupil Referral (half-sheet) form for all referrals other than the Dean’s Office
(Appendix, exhibit C). For dean referrals, use Dean Referral (whole sheet) form
(Appendix, exhibit D).
a. Fill out ALL sections of the appropriate referral form
b. Please indicate your attempts to resolve problems regarding the student’s
behavior.
The referral forms are on carbonless paper. Please submit all copies when referring a
student. It is the responsibility of the office personnel to properly issue the copies
after actions have been taken. Please do not use Dean Referral form for academic
referrals.
Special Education
An Individual Educational Plan (IEP) will be conducted to determine the appropriate
action, per the student’s IEP.
Substitutes
Substitutes should record classroom infractions showing dates, period, time and refer
them to the regular classroom teacher for possible discipline action. If the violation,
in the substitute's opinion, needs immediate attention, the student should be referred
to the Dean.
C. Truancy Policy
A truancy or “class-cut” occurs when one of the following takes place:
1. A student admits he or she cut class.
2. A student has not cleared an absence via the attendance office within three days of
the absence.
At present, the first and second truancy by one student to a class will have to be dealt
with by that classroom teacher. Numerous truancies will be handled by office
personnel.
Suggestions: For handling the 1st and 2nd classroom truancies are listed below.
Any of these could be used.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Individualized counseling: Teacher -Pupil
Unsatisfactory notice sent home (special report available in dean's office)
Contact parent by phone or form letter (available in dean's office)
Teacher-held detention.
Zero recorded in roll book for the day, no make-up work allowed.
Unsatisfactory in work habits on the next report card.
Third (3) Truancy to your class:
Name is sent on the "Orange Form" (will be provided) to the student's counselor.
Counselor will assign One hour of detention to be served after school.
Counselor will contact parents by phone or mail when the Third Truancy occurs.
Fourth (4) Truancy to your class:
Name sent to the dean on the "Orange Form". Dean will circulate attendance
check to all six classes prior to Parent-Dean Conference.
Each period cut by a student results in One Truancy. Therefore if a student cuts 3
days in succession from your class, that student has 3 truancies (name sent to
counselor). A student who has cut 3 days from your class and is cutting other classes
at the same time will be assigned multiple days of detention by the dean with a
possible PARENT-DEAN CONFERENCE.
D. Dress Code
Students should present a clean appearance and maintain appropriate, safe, dress
standards, which does not distract from the learning environment. The goal of any
dress code is to ensure a safe and orderly school.
1. STUDENTS MUST REFRAIN FROM WEARING ANY GANG-RELATED
ATTIRE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
a. Oversized baggy pants; extremely baggy trouser legs; trouser legs pinned at the
back of the shoes or dragging on the ground or bunched over the shoes; pants
slit or ragged at the bottom.
b. Cut-offs below the knees with high socks.
c. Pants worn below the waist (sagging).
d. Initialed belt buckles. Also, the belt shall be appropriate to the waist sizeNo extra length hanging down.
e. Hairnets or curlers.
f. Gloves. (Can only be worn in cold weather).
g. Hats, caps, beanies, or visors which do not bear the school logo. Hats may
Not be worn backwards or sideways. Bandannas cannot be worn or displayed.
h. Gang-related graffiti (symbols, messages, names) written or embroidered on
jackets, pants, hats, backpacks, or shirts. Also, no gang-related graffiti inside
or other personal property brought to school.
2. OTHER CLOTHING ITEMS OR ACCESSORIES WHICH ARE
INAPPROPRIATE BECAUSE THEY MAY DRAW UNDUE ATTENTION
TO A STUDENT OR POSE A THREAT TO THE PHYSICAL WELL
BEING OR SAFETY OF OTHER STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUS
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
a. T-Shirts, jackets, or belts with inappropriate messages that glamorize illegal
activities such as vandalism and graffiti and the use of drugs; message that
promote violence or disrespect law enforcement; messages which are sexually
inappropriate or obscene.
b. Crop tops, tube tops, low cuts, revealing tops, exposure of midriff, or bra
c. Shorts-shorts, running shorts, bathing trucks, Daisy Dukes (split-side shorts),
Bike shorts or pants (spandex).
d. Muscle shirts or tank tops without a T-shirt underneath. Exposed undershirts.
e. Attire that presents vulgar, sexist, or racist statements.
f. Hanging chains
g. Spikes on jewelry
h. Sunglasses worn inside the classroom
i. Hair picks
E. Hall Pass Procedure
1. No I.D. card--no pass.
2. No passes the first 15 minutes and the last 10 minutes of the period.
3. Students are not allowed out of class unless it is an emergency or extremely
important.
4. Hall passes must be filled completely: student's name, teacher signature
date, time student left.
5. Teacher should monitor the time a student is out of class if this is an emergency.
6. If the student needs to leave, do not allow the same student to leave class because
of an emergency more than once for the semester.
7. If the student is allowed to leave class to go to his or her locker or use the phone.
8. The best policy is to discourage students from using the rest room.
9. Don't let the problem students out of class at any time.
10. Don't accept students being tardy. Record tardy in the rollbook and question
them. Don't accept verbal excuses. This procedure applies to non-detainment
room periods.
11. If you detain a student, fill out a late pass completely. Hold student first 15
minutes of the period.
12. If a student abuses the hall pass privilege, do not allow that student to leave again.
13. Only one student per hall pass.