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Behavior Matrix

Duties of Students: Students are required to conform to school regulations by obeying all directions, being diligent in studies, respecting teachers and others in authority, and, by refraining from the use of profane and vulgar language.

Parents’/Guardians’ Liability for Student Misconduct: California law holds parents/guardians liable for any willful student misconduct that results in the death or injury of any student or persons employed by or volunteering for the District. Parents/guardians are also liable for any defacement, injury or loss of property belonging to the District or to a school employee. The District will not be responsible for damage caused by any student to any item of personal property that another student brings to school. 

SVUSD Middle School Discipline Matrix

INFRACTION

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES/OPTIONS

Academic Dishonesty, cheating 

Parent contact, “F” for assignment, N in citizenship; Referral to counselor, 2nd offense “U” in citizenship.

Acts that interfere with private lives of school employees and students such as internet harassment, phone harassment, etc.

Parent conference/contact, detention,

 school  suspension (1-5 days).

Assault/battery against another person-willful and unlawful use of force or violence in which injury occurs 

Counseling, detention, and/or school suspension (1-5 days); Possible police involvement.

Assault/battery against a district employee

5 day school suspension and recommendation for expulsion.

Bullying/threatening/harassing physically, verbally, or by use of electronic devices such as cell phones, computers, etc.

Counseling, parent contact/conference, detention, 

class suspension, and/or school suspension  (1-5 days);  Possible police involvement

Cutting in lines

Last to go in, parent contact.

Cell Phones & Personal devices * Per Semester

1st Offense: Warning.

2nd Offense: Warning & parent phone call.

3rd Offense: Parent phone call and parent pick up.

4th Offense & beyond: Parent phone call and parent pick up.

5th Offense: Students will be required to turn in their cell phone daily per admin.  

 

PE: 

1st offense: Parent call & parent pick up.

2nd offense: Parent call & parent pick up.

3rd offense: Students will be required to turn in their cell phone daily per admin.

Dress Code Violations * Per Semester

1st Offense - Change Clothes, warning.

2nd Offense - Change Clothes, warning.

3rd Offense - Change Clothes, phone call home.

4th Offense and beyond - change clothes, phone call home, detention.

Failure to show for assigned detention

Additional detention 2x, parent contact.

Fighting/Mutual Combat-combat in which both parties have contributed to the situation by verbal and/or physical action

Counseling, parent conference/contact, detention,  and/or school suspension (1-5 days); Possible police involvement.

Forgery

Parent contact, detention,  school suspension          

 (1-5 days).

Gambling

Parent contact, detention, school suspension          

  (1-5 days).

Graffiti, vandalism, destruction or defacement of property

Parent conference/contact, detention, replacement cost, school suspension (1-5 days).

Inappropriate touching-including any hugging and/or kissing

Counseling; parent conference/contact; detention; school suspension (1-5 days).

Interference/obstruction by student to any staff member exercising lawful assigned duties

Parent conference/contact, detention, school  suspension  (1-5 days).

Internet-improper use at school/cyber-bullying through the computer or cell phone such as texting, Tik Tok, Snapchat, Instagram, phone videos, etc.

Counseling, loss of internet privileges, parent conference/contact, detention, class suspension, school suspension (1-5 days).

Knowledge of weapon or dangerous situation including drugs/alcohol/controlled substances

Parent conference/contact, detention, school suspension (1-5 days).

Leaving backpack unattended

Detention, parent contact.

Locker Sharing

Detention, parent contact.

Misbehavior on school bus

Detention, parent contact, loss of bus privileges, 

school suspension (1-5 days).

Pantsing

Suspension. 



 

INFRACTION

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES/OPTIONS

Possession and/or use of prescription/non-prescription drugs/alcohol/illegal substances/paraphernalia/intoxicants

 1st offense

3-5 day suspension from school;

Police contact;

Possible referral for expulsion.

Possession and/or use of prescription/non-prescription drugs/alcohol/illegal substances/paraphernalia/intoxicants

2nd offense

5 day school suspension;

Police contact;

Referral for expulsion.

Possession of a firearm of any kind or brandishing a knife    

5 day suspension from school and immediate  recommendation for expulsion; Police contact.

Possession of lighters, stink bombs, smoke bombs, poppers, fireworks, cap guns, etc.

School suspension (1-5 days).

Possession of look-alike weapons or any dangerous objects i.e.  exacto- knives, airsoft guns,  etc.

School suspension (1-5 days); police contact.

Possession of Vape or Vape Like Device

1st Offense- Referral to Restorative Justice, detention.

2nd Offense-  Suspension (1-5 days).

Profanity, inappropriate language

Admin. counseling, parent conference/contact, detention, class suspension, school suspension  (1-5 days).

Selling drugs of any kind or selling any unauthorized/illegal substance

5 day school suspension;

immediate expulsion recommendation;

Police contacted.

Selling for profit or personal gain (candy, food, drinks, etc.)

Parent conference/contact, detention,  school  suspension (1-5 days).

Sexual assault or battery-unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and any other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature

1-5 day school suspension;

immediate recommendation for expulsion;  

Police contacted.

Sexual Harassment- unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and any other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature

Admin. counseling, parent conference/contact, 

notification to the school district;, school suspension (1-5 days).

Tardies per academic quarter

1st-3rd Offenses: Teacher warning. 

4th Offense: Teacher assigned consequence.

5th Offense: Teacher referral to Administrator, detention, Counselor meetings & goal setting.

10th  Offense: Administrator 60 min detention.

20th+ Offenses: Loss of extracurricular activities, parent conference, referral to SRO, SART contract, SST. 

Theft

Parent conference/contact, replacement cost, detention, school suspension (1-5 days).

Throwing food, littering

Paper pick-up, parent contact, detention, 

school suspension (1-5 days).

Truancy-leaving campus w/out permission of school

Detention, parent contact, referral to SARB Board, and possible school suspension for repeated acts.

Using/possession of tobacco

School suspension (1-5 days), intervention counseling.

Willful disobedience, disrespect, defiance of authority, disruptive behavior

Counseling, parent conference/contact;  detention,      class suspension, school suspension.                 (1-5 days)