Behaviour

EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS	REASONS FOR EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR	CONSEQUENCES OF MISBEHAVIOUR
Involvement in the Catholic Community of Sacred Heart High School. All students of Sacred Heart High School are expected to participate in Religious Functions at the school. This includes School Masses, Reconciliation Services, Retreats and all other important occasions throughout the liturgical year.	Sacred Heart High School places a high priority on the spiritual aspects of students attending this school. By entering into the community of Sacred Heart High School, you accept certain expectations. Ultimately, our final goal as Catholics is to become Christ-like and share in His eternal life. Hopefully, our spiritual functions at this school will help us in this goal. "I am the way, the truth and the life-no one goes to the Father except by me." John 14:6-9	Students who are unable to embrace the philosophy of Catholic Education at Sacred Heart High School will be asked to consider their withdrawal as students at the school.
PUNCTUALITY You are expected to be on time for each and every subject class.	Punctuality shows consideration for other people's feelings. If you are late for class, you inconvenience the teacher and the class and you cause unnecessary additional work for office staff. Punctuality is a good habit which is expected both on the job and in your personal relationships.	Sometimes lateness, if infrequent and unavoidable, can be excused. Students who are repeatedly late will be subject to the Attendance/ Discipline Policy of the school and of the individual course.
REGULAR ATTENDANCE You are expected to attend school regularly and to attend all classes when you are at school. If you have to leave the school during the day or if you feel unwell, you are to report to the office. You will need a note signed by a parent to excuse you from school (e.g. for a dental appointment). If you are feeling sick, your parents may be notified and asked to pick you up or you may be signed into the health room. A letter is sent home to notify parents if you have signed into the sick room. School personnel are not allowed to dispense medication, e.g. aspirin. If you are absent from school and the office has not heard from a parent on the day of your absence, you will be required to bring a note signed by a parent, to the office explaining your absence. Parents are urged to call the office on the morning of an absence to notify us of same. See the complete attendance policy in this handbook for the full details.	Good attendance is essential if you are to be successful in school. Prospective employers will be interested in your school attendance record. Absenteeism adversely affects not only your progress but the progress of the class as well. Your parents are interested in your academic success and, therefore, in your attendance at school. We want to be sure that your parents are aware when you are absent from school. For that reason, we insist on communication with the home when you are not here. Sometimes students miss classes because they are experiencing failure and frustration rather than success. Running away from any problem only offers temporary relief. If you are having difficulty in a subject make an appointment with Counselling Services.	If you miss any class without permission you will be referred to the vice-principal, who will contact your parents. On the second incident a meeting will take place between the principal, vice-principal, student and parent. Continued truancy will result in suspension or withdrawal from school and, if you are under 16, in referral to the School Board Counsellor.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS	REASONS FOR EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR	CONSEQUENCES OF MISBEHAVIOUR
RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY You are expected to comply with the rules of the school and with the expectations of your teachers in the classroom, the corridors, the library and the cafeteria. You are expected to follow the rules established by your school bus driver(s) for safe and courteous behaviour on school buses.	Throughout your life, you will have to respect the authority of people who, because of their position, have been given the right and responsibility to impose their authority. The school and your teachers have been granted the authority under the Education Act, to impose certain requirements on you for academic diligence and proper behaviour. The teaching staff, the secretarial, custodial and cafeteria staffs all work diligently to make your years at Sacred Heart happy and profitable. They deserve courtesy, consideration and respect. The rules which have been established for Sacred Heart are few in number and are not intended to be difficult for students to follow. They are grounded in respect for self and for others and have been endorsed by your teachers, your parents and your peers. Your subject teachers will outline for you what they expect of you in their individual classes. Your teachers will answer any questions you have about general school expectations. Please feel free to come to the office to ask your questions.	If a teacher finds that your behaviour is disrespectful in class, you will be asked to report to the teacher after school. You may also be asked to see the vice-principal. If you are asked to leave the class, you are to come directly to the office. If you are behaving in an inappropriate manner in the corridors or cafeteria you will be sent to the office. Your parents will be contacted by the vice-principal. If your behaviour does not improve, you may be denied access to a particular area of the school (e.g. cafeteria, gymnasium, library). If your behaviour on school buses is unacceptable, you will be denied access to school buses. Continued inappropriate behaviour will lead to suspension.
RESPECT FOR PEERS AND OTHER PEOPLE You are expected to be courteous and considerate in your dealings with other students. You are expected not to harass others verbally or physically as per our Safe and Positive School Environment Policy. You are expected to behave in a manner which will bring credit to your school when you go on field trips or to other school for academic or sports activities.	Sometimes, in order to make themselves feel more important some people try to intimidate, by bullying language or behaviour, those who, because they are younger or smaller or different, seem likely victims. Most people find this behaviour reprehensible. Such behaviour will not be tolerated at Sacred Heart. People who bully or harass others are people who do not really think highly of themselves. The way to self esteem is esteem for others. The reputation of a school is only as good as the reputation of its students. When you represent Sacred Heart at other schools, in sports tournaments or for other activities, your behaviour will form the basis for other people's judgement of our school.	Counselling is always available for students who feel unhappy and troubled. If you harass or bully other students, you will be confronted with that inappropriate behaviour by teachers and the office. Your parents will be notified. Students who engage in fights on school property face suspension from school and / or police involvement. The penalties which apply to students who do not comply with school expectations an school property also apply to those who do not behave appropriately on school trips.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR	REASONS FOR EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR	CONSEQUENCES OF MISBEHAVIOUR
RESPECT FOR PROPERTY You are expected to treat the school building and everything in the school with the same respect that you would give to your personal property. In order to keep the building and the grounds clean, students are expected to eat food in the cafeteria and to not litter. School buses, used either for daily travel or for school field trips, are to be treated with the same respect as other school property.	This school is your personal property. It was paid for by your parents through their taxes. The cost of maintaining school building and supplies is assumed by the taxpayer. Any additional costs created by wanton acts of vandalism are, if the guilty person is undetected, also assumed by the taxpayer. School custodians are hired to maintain the school building, to keep it in good repair and to keep it tidy. They are not responsible for cleaning up messes deliberately made by students who have no respect for the building or themselves. Textbooks are loaned to students in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 for use during the semester. The cost of textbooks is escalating each year. Students must be careful with their textbooks so that they can be used by future students.	Students who continue to litter in the halls may be assigned clean-up duty. Students who destroy school property, will be required to pay the cost of repair or replacement. Destruction of school property will result in suspension and possible police action. If you lose or damage a school text or school equipment, you must cover the cost of replacement or repair.
RESPECT FOR SELF You are expected to come to school free from the influence of alcohol or other mind-influencing drugs. You are also forbidden to bring such substances into or on the school property.	Before you can respect other people or other people authority or property, you must have respect for yourself. You will be treated in this school as an individual who has the right to dignity and respect. You must not forfeit that right by using substances which can cause you to behave in an inappropriate manner. Habitual drug use and academic success are not compatible.	If you possess alcohol or if you come to school under the influence of alcohol, you will be suspended from school. Possession of illegal drugs is a crime. If you are in possession of these drugs on school property or come to school under the influence, your parents and the police will be contacted.
PREPARATION FOR CLASS You are expected to be prepared for each class: to have the notebooks and materials that your teachers have indicated are necessary; to have any assigned homework completed, to hand in assignments on due dates; to be prepared for tests and examinations.	To get the most from each class, it is essential that you be well prepared so that your attention, the class' attention and the teacher's attention can be focussed on the lesson. The better prepared you are for your classes, the better your chances for success.	If you habitually come to class without the materials you need and are sent to get them, you will be asked by your teacher to make up the time after school or to suffer some other penalty at the teacher's discretion. If you do not have your homework done and are not prepared to participate in the day's lesson, you may be excluded from the class and parents contacted. Continual neglect of duty can lead to referral to the office and/or suspension from school.

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