Student Discipline

The school discipline policy aims to encourage, develop, and acknowledge responsible, positive behaviour so that students and staff can learn and work effectively. The policy includes classroom and general school expectations and has clear and consistent consequences for irresponsible behavior. Within the guidelines of the MFCT Department of Education, the policy includes fines withdrawal from classes, and suspension from school.
Any of the following actions or a combination of these actions may be employed to direct students to improve their behaviour:

  • counselling by teachers, guidance counsellors, the vice-principals, or the principal
  • parent consultation by telephone or through meetings at the school
  • exclusion from class for a specified time
  • community work within the school property boundaries
  • referral to social work agencies
  • payment for or replacement of stolen or damaged goods
  • withdrawal of privileges such as attendance at social events
  • suspension from school for up to twenty days
  • in extreme cases and when all else fails, expulsion from the school