God gave parents
the responsibility for the overall discipline of their children. This
responsibility does not end when the student leaves for school. While the
school assumes discipline responsibilities during school hours, it expects full
and complete cooperation from each parent. For proper functioning, the
school must reserve the right of final discretion in school disciplinary matters.
Recognizing parental responsibility, the school will consult parents for their
counsel and participation.
Each student is
expected to cheerfully conform to all the regulations of the school and yield
submissively to the authority of parents, teachers, staff and
administration. Conduct should reflect an ongoing growth in Christian
character.
Loving discipline
is much more than monitoring student behavior. Jesus, in the Sermon on
the Mount, was concerned about attitudes as well as conduct. Improper
attitudes will be confronted. We seek to promote attitudes of
cooperation, kindness, respect, and, especially, those attitudes listed as the
“fruits of the Spirit” (Galatians 5:22-23).
Discipline must
also deal with a student’s relationship to the teacher, to other students, to
his own self-image, and above all, to God. Learning how to maintain
proper relationships is a key to the student finding a useful place in the
community and the work of God’s kingdom.
The goal of our
discipline policy is a responsible self-disciplined student who respects the
sovereignty of God, authority of parents, faculty and administration, the
rights of his/her fellow students, and the property of the school.
The teacher is
given the authority and responsibility for using preventive and corrective
measures to maintain a high level of discipline within their classrooms.
Continued or unusual negative behavior or attitudes will be reported by the
teacher to the principal. The student will be called in for counsel and
correction. Further problems with the same student will be immediately
dealt with by the principal.
Parents will be
notified of the student’s attitudes or behavior as the situation or
circumstances may warrant. They may be called in for a conference to
participate with the school in counsel or remedial action. The school
must maintain the final authority to determine any action taken.
If discipline and
counsel do not correct improper conduct or attitudes, the school may choose to
employ one of the following disciplinary actions:
1.
Detention: After school detentions or noon or recess period detentions
may be used by teachers or the principal. Detention is the usual
consequence of
unexcused
absences and tardy problems. In unusual circumstances, Saturday morning
detentions may be employed.
2.
Paddling: The school reserves the right to use the paddle to discipline
students in grades 1 to 8. It is used only in cases of serious or persistent
misbehavior.
It will be administered in the presence of witnesses and after notifying
parents of the intended action, if possible.
3. In-school
suspension: In some cases the student will be asked to come to school,
but rather than attend classes, will be isolated in a room. The student
will be
responsible
to do all class work, which will be brought to him/her by the office. A
student on “in-school suspension” will not participate in activities
throughout the day or extracurricular activities after school.
4. Full
suspension: The principal has the authority to suspend any student for up
to five days in the case of serious or persistent misbehavior or negative
attitudes.
During
this time, the student is excluded from all school activities. All
work missed must be made up and credit will be given. A three percent
reduction in
the
nine-week grade could be applied. All suspensions will be reported to the
Board of Directors.
5.
Probation: This is a warning disciplinary action, which gives a student opportunity
to correct problem areas by establishing positive work habits and positive
responses over
a period of six weeks. If negative behavior does not change, the student
may be dismissed.
6.
Expulsion: Expulsion of a student or refusal to accept future
re-enrollment of a student is reserved to the Board of Directors. The
student loses the privilege of
being a student
at CCS for the balance of that year. Credit for any schoolwork done in a
partial grading period may also be lost.
1. Insufficient academic
progress.
2. A serious breach of
conduct inside or outside of
the school, which has an adverse effect upon the
testimony of the school.
3. Failure of the parents to
get recommended professional help for a child’s deficiencies.
A non-cooperative student
who has withdrawn or been
expelled may be reconsidered for admission at the
beginning of
the next school year, upon approval of the Board.