Code of Conduct
Mouse Mountain Elementary School
Code of Conduct
Statement of Purpose:
At Mouse Mountain Elementary School we strive to develop a sense of social responsibility within a safe, respectful and caring environment.
Conduct Expectations
At Mouse Mountain it is expected that students will:
- Be aware of and follow school rules.
- Attend classes daily and on time.
- Work cooperatively and diligently at their studies and with home assignments.
- Respect the rights of all persons within the school including peers, staff and parents.
- Respect the legitimate authority of the school staff.
- Respect the school’s physical facilities, equipment and the property of fellow students.
- Respect the diversity of our school community and the BC Human Rights Code which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of: race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, gender identification/expression, sexual orientation or sexual orientation as perceived by others.
- Behave in a safe and responsible manner at all times.
- Not threaten, harass, bully, intimidate or assault, in any way, any person within the school community. This includes cyber-bullying.
- Follow code of conduct on buses
Unacceptable conduct:
Behavior that disrupts the learning of self or others, hurts feelings, is unsafe towards self or
others, and does not follow code of conduct expectations.
Rising Expectations:
- Consequences and reminders may be modified to suit age of students.
- Special considerations may apply to students with special needs if these students are unable to comply with a code of conduct due to having a disability of an intellectual, physical, sensory, emotional or behavioral nature.
Notification
- Parents are notified for any serious behavior (hands-on etc.)
- For any moderate or severe infraction, parents will be notified immediately.
- Superintendent notified in case of suspension or if parents are not satisfied with resolution.
Proactive Measures to promote positive behavior will include:
- Teaching expected behaviors
- Use of common language throughout the school (WITS and 2nd Step Program, SNAP, Zones of regulation)
- Use of social responsibility performance standards
- Use of a daily communication book (back + forth from school to parents) for children with chronic non-compliance issues
- Counselling
- Use of circuit/sensory pathway/planned movement breaks/noise cancelling headphones…