Bay Haven Charter Academy

Discipline

BHCA students are expected to be responsible for their own actions and behavior. BHCA parents shall be informed and involved in the discipline process. BHCA staff will present, explain, and monitor expected behaviors for our students. By working as a team, the BHCA students, parents, and staff can ensure a safe, clean, and orderly learning environment.

Expected Behaviors

BHCA is an educational environment. You are therefore expected to:

Be here every day, ready to learn.
Be on time to every class, prepared to work.
Have necessary classroom materials every day.
Complete your work on time and with pride.
Make up work in time allowed per district policy--you have one day for makeup work for every day of excused absence.
Respect the rights of others to learn and be safe.
Use acceptable language at all times.
Show respect for yourself, other students, teachers, and staff.
Respect school and private property and share in the responsibility of maintaining school cleanliness.
Refrain from gum chewing on campus.
Settle conflicts in an acceptable manner. Use mediation, not force.
Take nothing that does not belong to you.

Discipline--A Positive Approach

Students at BHCA are responsible for their own actions and behavior. The discipline policy for BHCA has been developed upon this basic concept.

One of our primary objectives in discipline is to maintain good communication between home and school. It is our belief that parents should be informed and involved in the discipline process. The teachers and administration of BHCA strive to notify parents of behavior problems related to their child.

BHCA provides a variety of consequences for improper behavior or violation of school rules.

Mediation: Mediation is often the most effective first step in resolving problems. Counselors, administrators, and student mediators will be available to mediate disputes among students. Students can prevent a problem from escalating by requesting mediation.
Lunch Detention: Lunch detention is used for minor school violations or improper behavior during the lunch period (i.e. not cleaning up after oneself, horseplay with other students, etc.). Students receiving lunch detention will assist in campus clean-up during their lunch period for a specified amount of time.
After School Detention: This is used as a consequence for classroom related discipline problems and repeated minor rule infractions. A parent is notified if a student is assigned to after school detention up to 24 hours prior to the detention. This allows time for parents to arrange transportation. Time frame for detention is 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM.
Parent Conference: Parent conferences are used by teachers or administration to review student's behavior and to identify necessary changes. It is a valuable tool to maintain or establish communication among school, parent, and student.
Behavior Contract: Students with behavior problems may be subject to behavior contracts. Failure to comply with behavior contract parameters may constitute dismissal.
Saturday School: Saturday School is an alternative to out of school suspension (OSS) and is used for students who have excessive unexcused tardies (four or more), or for students who exhibit habitual behavior problems. Students report to BHCA on the specified Saturday at 7:30 AM and are released at 11:30 AM. Students will bring with them all materials, books, and notebooks for them to work on class assignments.
In School Suspension: ISS is used by the administration for dealing with major habitual discipline problems. A parent is notified of placement in the program.
Out of School Suspension: OSS is a consequence used by the administration after all other approaches have been used in working with a student as well as accrued violations. Weapon possession, fighting, vandalism, use of or possession of drugs or alcohol, and other major violations are cause for OSS

Students are required to make up work missed due to their suspension and will receive the educational benefit of the missed work. However, the student will not receive credit for the work as outlined in policy.

Our efforts and discipline are directed toward making each child a responsible person, one who develops self-discipline.

Action Matrix

Legend:

OSS - Out of school suspension
ISS - In school suspension
LD - Lunch detention
ASD - After school detention (5th to 8th only)
SS - Saturday school

Expectations	Rules	Consequences Minimum ... Maximum	Handled By
BHCA students will contribute to keeping the campus safe for everyone.	WEAPONS ARE NOT ALLOWED No student shall possess, sell use, or furnish any weapon (including a replica), or a dangerous object including firecrackers, matches, lighters, stink bombs, etc.	OSS Recommendation for expulsion	Admin
BHCA students are expected to resolve conflicts peacefully, which means reporting potential problems to teachers, counselors, staff, or administration.	FIGHTING IS NOT ALLOWED No student is permitted to threaten to cause physical injury to another. Spectators and instigators will be treated the same as fighters. Bullying is not allowed and will be dealt with strongly.	Mediation LD ASD SS ISS OSS	Admin
BHCA respect themselves, other students, and all staff.	THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT ALLOWED Disobedience Disrespect/defiance Lying Intimidation Profanity or vulgarity Racially inciting statements Sexual harassment Obscenity Hate crimes	ASD SS ISS OSS Recommendation for expulsion	Admin
BHCA is a drug free learning environment.	DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ARE NOT ALLOWED No student shall possess, sell, furnish, use, or be under the influence of any alcohol, narcotic, or controlled substances. Possession of drug paraphernalia is not allowed.	SS OSS Recommendation for expulsion Law enforcement contact	Admin
BHCA students are responsible citizens who respect their fellow students and their school.	THEFT, ROBBERY, EXTORTION, GRAFFITI, VANDALISM, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARE NOT ALLOWED Students are not allowed to steal, attempt to steal, take or damage property of another or any BHCA property or equipment.	SS ISS OSS Recommendation for expulsion Law enforcement contact	Admin
BHCA is a tobacco free campus	TOBACCO IN ANY FORM IS NOT ALLOWED Tobacco, matches, and lighters are not allowed. No student shall possess, use, sell, or furnish tobacco products.	ISS SS OSS	Admin
BHCA students will come to school dressed according to the BHCA uniform policy.	DRESS CODE/UNIFORM	Letter to parent Phone call to parent LD ASD ISS SS OSS Potential dismissal from BHCA	Admin
BHCA students will attend all their classes	TRUANCY Students may not leave campus without written permission and proper identification from person picking up the student	LD ASD ISS SS	Admin
BHCA students are expected to be in class on time.	TARDIES All students are expected to be in class on time. Entering the classroom late disrupts the educational process as per BHCA tardy policy.	Four or more unexcused tardies ISS SS	Admin

Bay Haven Charter Academy
2501 Hawks Landing Blvd.
Panama City, FL 32405
Located at Mosley Drive and Hwy 389
Phone: (850) 248-3500

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