LAITY VIEW CODE OF CONDUCT
Laity View Elementary’s Code of Conduct has been created to maintain a safe, caring, orderly and inclusive school environment. The purpose of the Code of Conduct is:
- To encourage the development of socially responsible behaviour at school and in the community
- To foster a safe and welcoming learning environment for all students, staff and parents.
- To clearly communicate behavioural expectations to the school community.
The Code of Conduct applies to all members of the school community at school, traveling to and from the school, at any school-related activity at any location, on social media, or any circumstance/activity that will have an impact on the school environment.
In congruence with the BC Human Rights Code, Canadian Human Rights Act, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, SD42 and Laity View school are committed to providing a safe, caring and socially responsible school environment in which all learners can achieve academic excellence, personal growth and responsible citizenship. Safe, caring and socially responsible schools are free of acts of harassment, threat, intimidation, violence, abuse (verbal, physical or sexual), discrimination, theft and vandalism. Safe schools do not tolerate the presence of weapons, banned substances, or intruders. Discrimination will not be tolerated based on (but not limited to): appearance, capacity, disability, colour, ethnicity, religion, real and or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
GROWING EXPECTATIONS
As students become more mature, expectations rise. Therefore, expectations for younger students differ from those for older students as well as for students with special needs who are unable to meet expectations due to a disability (whether it be cognitive, emotional, or physical).
DISCIPLINE AT LAITY VIEW IS:
- Carried out in a positive, learning centered manner in accordance with the SD42 Safe and Caring School Policy
- Applied fairly, in a dignified manner to encourage positive, acceptable behaviour
- Aimed at helping students take responsibility for their actions and understand the impact to others
- Learning centered to help children develop their problem solving and conflict management skills
- Carried out in ways that honour individual and situational differences
- Restorative in nature, recognizing that mistakes are an opportunity to learn, develop skills, and repair relationships
- Reflective, determining what support a child may need to be successful moving forward.
SOLVING PROBLEMS
Our staff use the acronym WITS to help children develop problem solving skills:
| W | Walk Away |
| I | Ignore |
| T | Talk it Out |
| S | Seek Help |
Teachers communicate regularly about student conduct through phone, email, or the planner. Our support team, made up of education assistants, support teachers, counsellors, youth workers, learning services staff and administrators also help to teach behaviour and communicate regularly with families. Please allow 48 hours for a reply, recognizing that staff are dedicated to working directly with students during the school day.
CONDUCT DECISIONS
Decisions will be made with respect to the individual. Responses to conduct issues will take into consideration the student’s age, maturity, and past conduct. Interventions will not discriminate against a student who cannot meet an expectation because of a disability. Every effort will be made to support students. However, if there are ongoing conduct issues after having implemented interventions, progressive discipline may include but is not limited to, referral to an intervention committee, suspension, change of program, change of school, referral to an intervention committee, or involvement of the police when behaviour includes a criminal code violation. When responding to breaches in the Code of Conduct, school officials may inform a student’s parent(s), the parents of other students who were involved, school district officials, the police or other agencies or the parents of all students when the whole school community needs to be reassured that a serious situation is being addressed. School District 42 offers an appeals process for school-based decisions, available under the parent tab at www.sd42.ca