Discipline Procedures

Any discipline or behavior problems amongst students or between students and staff will be documented in a discipline referral form. Each referral is considered a written warning. Three written warnings will merit a suspension. Any student that receives 3 discipline referrals will receive an automatic out-of-school suspension. There are some incidents that will merit an immediate suspension or expulsion. The following are a list of offenses that will NOT be tolerated on school grounds. For complete list of offenses, see Parent/Student handbook.

DISCIPLINE PHILOSOPHY

Our philosophy of discipline is an essential part of Christian living and this is evident throughout Scripture. God disciplines those whom He loves so that they can become better men and women of God. At IBCK Educational Center we believe that discipline establishes order and keeps our hearts in check with God’s Word. Discipline is used as a confrontational tool to help individuals take ownership of their wrong actions and to help them in correcting that what was done.

DISCIPLINE PLAN

STOP, PRAY & CHOOSE

Each classroom has a STOP, PRAY & CHOOSE poster that the teacher utilizes to prompt the student when he or she exhibits inappropriate school behavior. This is always the first recourse.

Low-level offense: the student will have a conference with the teacher regarding the offense committed. Possible consequences for low-level offenses include: silent lunch, loss of recess, or loss of classroom privilege.

Mid-level offense: the student will have a conference with teacher and parent regarding the offense committed. Consequences for mid-level offense include: silent lunch, in school detention (30 minutes), loss of recess, or loss of classroom privilege.

Severe-level offense: the student will have a conference with teacher, principal, and parent regarding the offense committed. Consequences for fourth offenses include: school suspension, behavioral probation, loss of class privileges or expulsion.

Any discipline or behavior problems amongst students or between students and staff will be documented in a discipline referral form. Each referral is considered a written warning. Three written warnings will merit a suspension. Any student that receives 3 discipline referrals will receive an automatic out-of-school suspension. There are some incidents that will merit an immediate suspension or expulsion. The following are a list of offenses that will NOT be tolerated on school grounds. For complete list of offenses, see Parent/Student handbook.

STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND CONSEQUENCES

STUDENT BEHAVIOR

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR

Students are expected to listen and follow all teacher directions. They are expected to be prepared for class, work promptly and quietly. Students should be in their seats and attentive to their task. There should not be any talking, getting out of their seat without permission, or distracting fellow classmates.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Staff/student conference, removal from situation, referral to the administration, parent/guardian notification, parent/guardian meeting, loss of recess/extracurricular activities, and/or out of school suspension.

HALLWAY BEHAVIOR

Students are to walk quietly in an orderly fashion through the halls at all times. Students will not hang out in the hallway or mill around. This will reduce the level of distraction for other classes that are in progress.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Staff/student conference, removal from situation, referral to the administration, parent/guardian notification, parent/guardian meeting, loss of recess/extra-curricular activities, and/or out of school suspension.

BATHROOM BEHAVIOR

Students are expected to respect the rights of others and act responsibly in restrooms. Any misuse of towels, toilet paper, soap, defacing of restroom facilities, and the like, constitutes destruction of property.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Staff/student conference, loss of independent restroom privileges, supervised restroom visits, referral to the administration, fines for damages, loss of recess/extra-curricular activities, parent/guardian contact, parent/guardian meeting, and/or out of school suspension.

SCHOOL BUS BEHAVIOR

The school bus should be a safe, comfortable, inviting, and clean environment where all interactions between students and adults are respectful. They must keep their voices low, stay seated unless given permission to move by an adult, and buckle their seat belt. For health reasons, children are not allowed to eat on the school bus.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Verbal warning, referral to administration, parent conference, or loss of school bus transportation.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Students are expected to follow the designated school uniform code. If a student does not abide by the school uniform code, he or she will face consequences.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Parents MUST bring a change of clothes or pay for replacement uniform. A written warning, detention, and/or suspension could happen.

SKIPPING CLASS

Students are expected to be in designated classrooms per their schedule. Students should not be out of their classroom without supervision or a Hall Pass.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory suspension. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent/guardian notification, out of school suspension.

GUM CHEWING

Gum is not allowed on school grounds.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent/guardian notification, parent/guardian meeting, loss of recess/extracurricular activities, and/or out of school suspension.

VERBAL & PHYSICAL

VERBAL ABUSE ON STAFF WITH/WITHOUT PROFANITY

Students are expected to respect school personnel and address them in a polite manner.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent/guardian notification, parent/guardian meeting, loss of recess/extracurricular activities, and/or out of school suspension.

VERBAL OR PHYSICAL THREATS

Students are entitled to a safe learning environment, free from any type of verbal or physical threat. Any action that constitutes as a threat of harm to another student or staff member will result in disciplinary action.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory suspension. Staff/student conference, removal from situation, referral to the administration, parent/guardian notification, parent/guardian meeting, out of school suspension, referral to law enforcement and/or recommendation for expulsion.

PROFANITY, VULGAR & EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

Students actions should reflect Jesus Christ. All words and actions should be respectful, kind and loving. Bad words, cursing, sexual language, showing the middle finger, “roasting”, etc… is prohibited.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting, loss of recess/extra-curricular activities, out of school suspension, or recommendation for expulsion if it becomes excessive.

FIGHTING/PHYSICAL AGGRESSION

Students are not to participate in any form of physical confrontation. This includes, but is not limited to: play fighting, pushing, wrestling, hitting, punching, shoving, kicking, slapping, spitting or throwing harmful objects, etc. involving two or more people. FIGHTING of any kind is prohibited!

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

PHYSICAL ATTACK ON STAFF OR FELLOW STUDENT

This includes any physical contact (hitting, touching angrily, pushing, shoving, kicking, biting, etc.,) in an aggressive manner with the intent to do harm.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES: Mandatory suspension and possible expulsion. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting, out of school suspension, referral to law enforcement, and/or recommendation for expulsion.

SEXUAL HARRASSMENT

Students are entitled to a safe learning environment, free from any type of harassment including sexual harassment. Students are NOT allowed to touch, grab, pinch, grope, and/or slap another student or adult, especially in their private parts. Students are NOT allowed to talk about another student’s or adult’s body or body parts in a way that makes the other person feel uncomfortable. Students should NOT speak about sex or make any sexual innuendos. If a student feels that they are being harassed by another student or adult they MUST contact the Principal or Head of School immediately.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory suspension, referral to law enforcement and recommendation for expulsion. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting

CYBERBULLYING/BULLYING/THREATS

Students are expected to be respectful and kind towards other students and adults. Teasing, taunting, verbal and/or physical threats are NOT allowed and will receive serious consequences. NO use of social media to write mean, hurtful, or threatening messages. NO posting of other students or adults with intent of causing harm.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory suspension, referral to law enforcement and recommendation for expulsion. Staff/student conference, removal from situation, referral to the administration, parent/guardian notification, parent/guardian meeting, and/or out of school suspension.

HAZING

Hazing is any action or situation, with or without the consent of the participants, which recklessly, intentionally, or unintentionally endangers the mental, physical, or academic health or safety of a student. Any student or students caught performing any acts of Hazing will result in serious consequences.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory expulsion of team, suspension and possible referral to law enforcement. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting.

HARRESSMENT & BULLYING

ANTI-BULLYING AND HARASSMENT POLICY

We are a zero-tolerance bullying school.

At IBCK Educational Center we strive to create a Christ-like environment that promotes spiritual, emotional, and physical safety. For our students’ well-being, it is imperative that all students, parents, teachers, faculty, and staff treat each other with respect of rights, individuality, and personal dignity.

Bullying is ―systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees that is severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment; or unreasonably interfere with the individual’s school performance or participation (s. 1006.147.F.S.).

Bullying includes but is not limited to:

Teasing

Social exclusion

Threat

Intimidation

Stalking

Physical violence

Theft

Sexual / religious / racial harassment

Public humiliation

Destruction of property

Cyber stalking is defined in s. 784.048 (1) (d) F.S. as ―to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to the person and serving no legitimate purpose.

HARASSMENT POLICY

IBCK Educational Center will not tolerate any form of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to providing a Christ-centered, safe environment for all students as well as for faculty and staff. Therefore the purpose of this policy is to uphold an environment that is free if any form harassment.

According to the Florida Law (1006.147 F.S.) harassment is defined as: Threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing gesture, use of data or computer software, or written, verbal or physical conduct directed against a student or school employee that: (1) Places a student or school employee in reasonable fear of harm to his or her own person or damage to his or her own person or damage to his or her own property; (2) Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s educational performance, opportunities, or benefits; or (3) Has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of a school.

EXAMPLES OF HARASSMENT

note: examples may include but are not limited to the following

1) Bullying: According to the National Centre against Bullying there are four types of bullying: Physical bullying (hitting, kicking, pushing, shoving, etc.), Verbal bullying (teasing, intimidation, demeaning remarks and/or jokes, etc.), Covert bullying (gossip, bearing false witness, encouraging isolation of an individual, etc.), and Cyber Bullying (harassment by phone, using defamatory words or pictures towards an individual via social networks, etc.).

2) Racial: According to the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report, 23 March, 1999, racial harassment can be defined as is an act designed to intimidate, humiliate, ridicule or undermine the confidence of a person by reason of a person’s race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief.

3) Disability: According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability harassment occurs when an employer or other entity covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, or the Rehabilitation Act, as amended, treats a qualified individual with a disability who is an employee or applicant unfavorably because she has a disability.

4) Sexual: Sexual harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. Sexual harassment constitutes discrimination and is unlawful under federal, state and local laws. Sexual harassment may include a range of subtle and not so subtle behaviors and may involve individuals of the same or different gender. Depending on the circumstances, these behaviors may include, but are not limited to: Unwelcome sexual advancements, leering, sexual flirtations or propositions Unwelcome sexual slurs, epithets, verbal abuse, derogatory comments or sexual degrading descriptions Graphic verbal comments about an individual’s body, or overly personal conversation. Sexual jokes, stories, drawings, pictures or gestures, including digital media such as foul or obscene photographs, cartoons, or other visual material or objects Spreading sexual rumors Teasing or sexual remarks about students enrolled in a predominantly single-sex class. Touching an individual’s body or clothes in a sexual way, or in way that may be construed as sexual such as grabbing, pinching, patting, hugging, kissing, brushing, rubbing, etc. Offers of positive student grade-related consequences for sexual favors; threats of negative student grade related consequences for denials of sexual favors Purposefully limiting a student’s access to educational tools Cornering or blocking of normal movements. Displaying sexually suggestive objects in the educational environment Any act of retaliation against an individual who reports a violation of the school’s sexual harassment policy or who participates in the investigation of a sexual harassment complaint Request for sexual favors regardless of the seriousness of the request, i.e. to say “I was just joking” does not excuse the statement Not all behavior with sexual connotations constitutes unlawful sexual harassment. Conduct must be sufficiently severe, pervasive, and persistent such that it adversely affects an individual’s education, or such that it creates a hostile or abusive educational environment.

5) Stalking: A general definition of stalking given by the Stalking Resource Center a program of the National Center for Victims of Crimes would be a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. Stalking may include leaving repeated and alarming messages to an individual, following an individual home, loitering around an individual’s place of work or school, or any action that can track or frighten an individual.

SEXUAL HARRASSMENT

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory suspension, referral to law enforcement and recommendation for expulsion. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting

CYBERBULLYING/BULLYING/THREATS

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

HAZING

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory expulsion of team, suspension and possible referral to law enforcement. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting.

STUDENT RELATIONSHIP

STUDENT RELATIONSHIP POLICY

At IBCK Educational Center, we neither accept nor encourage dating or boyfriend/girlfriend relationships. We believe that a student’s primary job in school is to focus on their academics in order to graduate and pursue their goals of college/employment. Public Displays of Affection will NOT be tolerated on school grounds. Students are NOT permitted to hug, hold hands, kiss, or touch each other’s private parts on school grounds. They are not permitted to have any interaction of a sexual nature. Violation of this will entail a conference with parents and a suspension, possible expulsion or referral to law enforcement and DCF.

PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION (PDA)

Students are not allowed to demonstrate any public displays of affection on school grounds. Our bodies are considered God’s Holy temple and as such it is to be treated with utmost respect. This includes hugging and/or kissing, inappropriate touching, sitting or lying on other student’s lap, or caressing. Students are also not permitted to touch or grab other student’s or adult’s private parts. POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES Mandatory suspension and parent meeting. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, recommendation for expulsion. Possible involvement of law enforcement and DCF.

SEXUAL HARRASSMENT

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory suspension, referral to law enforcement and recommendation for expulsion. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting

MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY

MEDIA POLICY

Where media is concerned, IBCK Faith University believes that Christians should hold all that they see, hear, and watch should be in harmony with the standards of living set forth by God in the Bible. Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

When listening to, hearing, or watching any forms of media ask yourself.

How will this affect me?

1) Would it cause me to have impure thoughts? (Philippians 4:8, Matthew 5:28-30) 2) Would it incite me to participate in a sinful manner? (1 Corinthians 6:12)

3) Would it appeal to my old sinful habits or will it encourage me to grow in my new God-given nature? (Colossians 3:5-11)

How will this affect those around me?

1) Would this become a stumbling block for a sister or brother in Christ? (Romans 14:1-23)

2) Would this become a hindrance to my testimony? (Philippians 2:12-16)

How will this affect my walk with the Lord?

1) Would this please the Lord? (Colossians 1:9-10)

2) Would this become an idol (keep God from being your top priority)? (Matthew 6:33)

3) Would this rob me of quality time with God? (John 15:1-5)

ELECTRONICS POLICY

IBCK Educational Center is not responsible for student personal electronic devices brought on campus. We strongly recommend electronic devices be left at home. Electronic Devices include, but are not limited to: cell phones, iPods, MP3 players, headsets/phones, recorders, handheld video games, tablets, electronic reading devices, etc. If a student is caught abusing or using an electronic device inappropriately, it will be confiscated and place in the front office. The device will only be returned after a parent has come to personally pick it up.

ABUSE OF TECHNOLOGY

Students are permitted to use personal phones, tablets, mp3, mp4 players, etc… during their lunch time, before and after school. Students are NOT permitted to use cell phones during class time. Students are permitted to use cell phone before 8:00 am, during their designated lunch time, and after 3:00 pm. Students are NOT allowed to take photographs or videos of other students or staff members. Nor can they post them on social media. Any student caught taking photos or videos of other students or staff members and posting it on social media will be subject to discipline. Any photos or videos posted that contain sexual, graphic, or derogatory information will be subject to expulsion.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Electronic device will be confiscated and parent will have to pick it up at the end of the school day. Any student found violating these rules would lose the privilege of having a cell phone on school property. If student is found with cell phone on property after loss of privilege, he or she will be subject to possible expulsion.

INAPPROPRIATE USE OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS

Student computer privilege is to be used for educational purposes only. Anything outside of educational purposes is defined as accessing or using inappropriate materials including copying or transferring copyrighted materials and software without permission, sharing access to one’s personal account, using unauthorized e-mail such as chain letter advertising, instant messaging and chat rooms, cyber bullying, or tampering with any files of another student or staff member.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Staff/student conference, parent notification, referral to the administration, loss of computer privilege, parent/guardian meeting, in-school suspension, out of school suspension, recommendation for expulsion, and/or referral to law enforcement.

CYBERBULLYING/BULLYING/THREATS

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

CONSEQUENCES

DETENTION

A student may be given lunch detention by the teacher, Principal or Head of School. Detentions are given in the hopes of preventing suspension for minor repetitive offenses. During lunch detention the student is not allowed to socialize with other students. The student will eat with the teacher or in the office. During this time the student will be asked to reflect on the choices made to warrant the detention. Parents will be contacted for excessive detentions. Students that receive 5 lunch detention will result in a suspension.

SUSPENSION

It is up to the discretion of the Head of School and Principal if the offense merits an in-school suspension or out of school suspension. During in-school suspensions the student is placed in a designated area and required to complete all assignments for the day. The student eats lunch at the designated area and is not allowed to socialize with any other students. During out-of-school suspensions the student is not allowed on campus at any time for any reason. This includes any after school activities or off-campus events. Any player suspended is not allowed to play in any games the day of the suspension. If the student incurs three suspensions throughout the school year he/she will face possible expulsion.

EXPULSION

IBCK Educational Center reserves the right to expel any student that has committed a major offense, including harming another student or staff member. A student can also be expelled if that student has had three or more suspensions throughout the school year or whose behavior has resulted in a disruption of the educational environment. Any parent whose conduct disrupts the educational environment, doesn’t pay required tuition or fees, or doesn’t comply with the Florida Statutes of mandatory attendance will result in their child/children being expelled. Expulsion is serious and not taken lightly by the administration. Any decision made by the Head of School or Principal to expel a student will be irrevocable.

OTHERS

THEFT/BURGLARY

This is taking something, which does not belong to you. Students must demonstrate a respect for the property of others. Any found articles must be returned to the office or the rightful owner.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES: Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting, return or replace the value of the item taken, loss of recess/extra-curricular activities, in-school suspension, out of school suspension, referral to law enforcement, and/or full restitution.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY/VANDALISM

This includes breaking, damaging or defacing school or private property, including graffiti. This also includes misuse of materials or equipment that results in damage to school or personal property.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory replacement or payment to fix destroyed property. Staff/student conference, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting, out of school suspension, restitution, recommendation for expulsion, referral to law enforcement.

BOMB/EXPLOSIVES THREAT

We take the safety of our students and staff seriously. Any student caught with explosives or calling in a false threat of explosives will face serious consequences.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory referral to law enforcement and recommendation for expulsion.

WEAPONS

This is unauthorized storing, possessing, or carrying firearms, knives, or any other object (including look-alike or pretend weapons), which could be used as a weapon. This is a very serious offense and is strictly prohibited. As a private educational facility, we reserve the right to prohibit any student or adult entrance to our campus if they possess a gun, knife, or any other type of weapon. Any student found on campus with a gun, knife, or item that can be construed as a weapon will be immediately removed from the premises.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory suspension and recommendation for expulsion, referral to law enforcement.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY

The use of drugs and alcohol is strictly prohibited at IBCK Educational Center. Drug and alcohol use is detrimental to the body and causes serious impairment in thinking and judgment. Any students caught using, possessing, transporting or purchasing drugs/alcohol on campus will be recommended for expulsion and local law enforcement will be contacted. We reserve the right to question students if suspected of drug use. We also reserve the right to search a student’s personal belongings without prior notification. A drug test will be performed at the clinic and parents contacted. Any student that refuses to take the drug test or be searched will be subject to possible expulsion.

DRUGS/ALCOHOL USE

Students are NOT allowed to have any types of drug, legal or illegal on school grounds. No drugs are allowed on school grounds. This includes cigarettes and e-cigarettes. All prescribed medication must be turned in to the clinic or office. Students found with any drugs in their possession will receive serious consequences. Also, no drug paraphernalia or sniffing strong odor products such as markers, sharpies, white out etc…. All medications prescribed by a doctor MUST be stored in the clinic and, under the parent’s authorization, administered by the school nurse. The school nurse will administer ONLY prescribed medication. No over the counter medication will be allowed on school grounds. Any students caught with, or distributing, any legal or illegal medication/drugs will be subject immediate expulsion. Any students suspected of having illegal drugs will be subject to a search.

POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES

Mandatory referral to law enforcement and recommendation for expulsion. Staff/student conference, confiscation of drugs, referral to the administration, parent notification, parent/guardian meeting, out of school suspension.

STUDENT SEARCH POLICY

At IBCK Educational Center student and staff safety is essential. If it is suspected that a student has a weapon, drugs or any other harmful material in their possession, that student will be searched by IBCK security. Student searches are the last resort. The procedure is as follows.

The Head of School or Principal with Security present will ask the student to empty his/her pockets, backpack and/or remove shoes and socks. If the student is unwilling to do so, the student parent will be called.
If the student is still unwilling to do so, after having spoken with the parent/guardian, law enforcement will be called and the student may be removed from the school until further notice from Administration.

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