FSS Code of Conduct
All schools have the responsibility to develop a Code of
Conduct, which will encourage acceptable and responsible student
behaviour. The Code of Conduct is
reviewed yearly with the participation and involvement of staff, parents and
community members. Changes are made to the Code of Conduct to reflect current
and emerging situations and to contribute to school safety. Students are
required to follow all guidelines, rules and procedures while in attendance at
school, during all school-sponsored activities such as field trips and
extracurricular events and while riding on the school bus or waiting for the
bus to arrive.
At the beginning of the year and on entrance to a new
school in the district, the school staff will clarify the School’s Code of
Conduct and any rules and procedures that apply in individual classrooms. Expectations
for student behaviour will be taught and reinforced on a regular basis
throughout the school year. Once the rules are discussed and understood, they
will set the standards of conduct for students and staff. It is also important
to remember that the school is operating within a community and within a
society in general. There are
expectations for behaviour outside of the school setting that also apply while
attending school.
Whenever possible and appropriate, consequences for
breaches of a code are restorative in nature rather than punitive. This may involve Restorative Justice or
other forms of restorative problem solving for minor difficulties and involve
Restorative Justice or other restorative forms of problem solving in
conjunction with other disciplinary approaches for more serious offenses. In all cases, the school officials may
have a responsibility to advise other parties of serious breaches of the code
of conduct, not limited to but including: parents, school district officials,
police and other agencies. The
board will take all reasonable steps to prevent retaliation against a student
who has made a complaint of a breach of a code of conduct.
The following principles are universal to all schools in
School District #5 and apply to every student.