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Responsible Behavior
How do we expect children to behave?
All children are expected to follow rules:- act in a safe way
- use self control
- listen to each other
- show good manners
- be respectful and truthful
- be kind and fair to others
- share and work well with others
- learn from each other.
We ask each family to review the East Ramapo Disciplinary Code of Conduct.
What if a child has a conflict with another student?- Important ideas or growth develop from handling conflict well.
- We will help your child learn conflict resolution skills.
- We will help your child understand that conflicts need to be solved peacefully.
- Let the school know if conflict is a source of stress for your child.
- Support our efforts to solve conflicts peacefully.
What if a child misbehaves in school?- We will speak with the child.
- We will try to help the child learn more responsible behavior.
- We will contact the child's family.
- There will be an appropriate consequence.
What if the misbehavior continues or is a serious infraction?
We will NOT TOLERATE any:- Fighting (of any kind)
- Throwing rocks, sticks, or sand
- Bullying
- Defacing of property
- Sexual harassment
- Dangerous items on the bus or on school property
- Weapons or items used as weapons.
- The family will be contacted.
- The appropriate school official will be notified.
- The East Ramapo Central School District (ERCSD) Disciplinary Code of Conduct will guide disciplinary procedures.
- There will be an appropriate consequence.
- The child/family is responsible for paying for damages to school/personal property.
- The child's conduct will be monitored.
- A behavior improvement plan will be instituted.
- The school support team will assist the student, teacher and family with the plan.