Student/Parent Handbook - Braintree Public Schools

Student Discipline
Discipline Code
The Braintree High School mission statement emphasizes respect and responsibility.
Respect and responsibility are essential to the personal growth and development of our
students. Students are expected to respect school rules and demonstrate responsible
behavior at all times. When a student fails to respect school rules and/or fails to act in a
responsible manner, he/she will be given a disciplinary consequence.
Both students and parents should be familiar with the discipline code to have a clear
understanding of the behavioral expectations at Braintree High School, for a discipline
policy can only be successful with the support and cooperation of parents. In addition,
students must know that they are accountable for their actions.
Teachers are encouraged to contact parents for all discipline issues.
A student’s failure to accept his/her school-wide responsibilities could
result in one or more of the following consequences:
1. Teacher Detention: (day of infraction or at teacher’s discretion)
2. Office Detention: (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 2:15-3:00 pm)
3. Suspensions:
a. In-School Suspension (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from
11:33-3:00 pm)
b. Saturday School Suspension (8:15- 11:45 am)
c. Out-of-School Suspension
4. Social Probation
5. Expulsion
Please note that it is impossible to describe all actions that are contrary to proper
behavior at Braintree High School. In those cases, the administration reserves the right
to impose consequences that are not expressly stated in the following code.
The Braintree Police Department will also be notified of all disciplinary cases deemed
appropriate by the High School Administration, per order of the Memorandum of
Understanding (please see page )
Teacher Detention
• Teachers will enforce all rules necessary to maintain proper order in their
classrooms
• For minor incidents occurring within the teacher’s jurisdiction, teacher detention
will be assigned. i.e. class disruptions and unacceptable tardiness to class.
• Teacher detention takes precedence over all after school activities. It will be
served for a period after school as designated by the teacher but will not
exceed one hour in length. If a student is unable to serve the detention on the
original day, the teacher will assign an alternate afternoon session, which must
be served as assigned. (Students will be given a written reminder if an
alternate date is assigned.)
• Parents may be contacted at any time during the disciplinary process at the
teacher’s discretion.
• If the student fails to appear for the assigned detention, the discipline referral
form will be given to the House Office for disciplinary action. The penalty for
cutting an assigned detention without a valid excuse will be an office detention
or an In-School Suspension. (This decision will be left to the discretion of the
Housemaster.)
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