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Student Code of Conduct

Crystal McShane

Grand Canyon University: EAD 513

Submitted: August 18, 2020

Student Code of Conduct

Grammar #2 Elementary was built in 1929 and has had two wings built on and three

modular trailers added to accommodate the growing student population. Grammar is a rural

school in Elko, Nevada that teaches kindergarten through fourth-grade. The student population

currently averages three hundred fifty students with three teachers per grade level. Low income

families that qualify for free and reduced lunch account for thirty-six percent of the student

population.

Student Code of Conduct Values Statement

The vision and mission of Grammar #2 Elementary is for every student to learn and

become college and career ready through “mastery of essential knowledge and skills” (Grammar

#2 Bulldogs, 2018, p. 1). A positive learning environment is a key to promoting the academic and

social success of every student (Loveless, n.d.). The student code of conduct values listed below

will promote positive behaviors that align with Grammar’s vision and mission.

Compassion

All students will care about themselves and others. The first line of the student pledge that is

spoken daily states, “As a student at Grammar #2, I will care about myself and others” (Grammar

#2 Bulldogs, 2018, p. 2). Students must care about themselves to focus on their own learning

and care about others to respect their learning and support the school’s vision and mission. This

supports the school’s vision to learn through a compassionate school culture that cares about

others and their learning.

Responsibility

All students will show responsibility through their actions. The second line of the student pledge

states, “I will…be school ready” (Grammar #2 Bulldogs, 2018, p. 2). Students that are school
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ready will do their best to succeed, are prepared to learn every day, and behave responsibly. This

aligns with the school’s vision to learn and the mission to be college and career ready.

Leadership

All students will show leadership. The third line of the student pledge states, “I will…be a team

leader” (Grammar #2 Bulldogs, 2018, p. 2). Collaboration is one of the key skills to college and

career readiness. Being a team leader supports the vision for every student to learn by helping

each other learn from one another and modeling the Student Code of Conduct every day. This

supports the school’s mission by developing students that are college and career ready leaders.

Respect

All students will respect others. Students will respect the learning of others to support the

mission statement of college and career readiness. Students will respect others by behaving in a

respectful manner. To ensure that all students are able to learn, students will respect the property

and personal space of others. This fits the school’s vision by promoting a respectful learning

environment so that all students can learn.

Integrity

All students will demonstrate integrity. Students will show integrity by following the Student

Code of Conduct and behaving ethically by doing what is right. Students will be honest with

themselves and others to promote learning. For example, students will ask for help when they

need it. A school culture of integrity fits with the school’s mission for college and career

readiness by ensuring that students are accountable.

Student Code of Conduct Topics

Grammar #2 staff are committed to providing a safe learning environment for all

students. To protect the welfare and safety of students and staff, the Student Code of Conduct
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outlines appropriate student behavior. Restorative Discipline Practices and a Progressive

Discipline Plan will be followed as needed to support the Student Code of Conduct.

Assembly Expectations

During assemblies, students are expected to walk in and sit down quietly where directed.

Students are expected to keep their hands and feet to themselves, stay seated until the teacher

asks you to stand, and listen to the speaker quietly. Students may raise their hand quietly if a

presenter asks a question and clap when a presentation is over.

Attendance Policy

To maximize learning and instructional time, students are expected to arrive to school on

time each day. Elko County School District policy J.B.B.A. requires a minimum number of 90%

attendance for promotion to the next grade level. Student that achieve perfect attendance in a

given quarter will receive a certificate of recognition.

Excused absences involve parent permission for illness, family emergency, COVID-19,

or other preapproved absences. An excused absence will not result in truancy.

Unexcused absences are unauthorized absences from school and may result in a student

being declared truant.

Exempt absences are those that involve a doctor or nurse verification. These absences

may include preapproved absences and do not count against the minimum attendance policy.

Bathroom Expectations

In the bathroom, students are expected to use appropriate voice levels, respect the privacy

of others, report bathroom issues to their teacher or a duty teacher, and follow healthy hygiene

habits.

Bullying/Harassment/Intimidation Policy
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Grammar #2 Elementary Students and staff shall not engage in any conduct resulting in

bullying, harassment, or intimidation of any student on school property or at a school sponsored

location. For more information, please refer to policy JDAB of Elko County School District

(2019). If any bullying, harassment, or intimidation is suspected, please report such activity to

your student’s teacher or the school administrator.

Bus Conduct

The school bus is considered an extension of Grammar #2 Elementary and students are

expected to behave as they would in the classroom. Please refer to policy JCCC of the Elko

County School District (2003) manual for more information and the school’s Progressive

Discipline Plan for consequences related to bus misconduct.

Cell Phones

Students may use cell phones before and after school as long as they meet the guidelines

outlined in the Elko County School District (2008) policy JDBA. Students may not use cell

phones from first bell until dismissal bell to prevent distractions to learning. Consequences are

listed under the Progressive Discipline Plan.

Dress Code

Students are expected to dress appropriately for the safe, health, and well-being of all

students and support a positive learning environment.

• Clothing that detracts from learning, such as inappropriate logos or immodest clothing

should not be worn. This includes spaghetti strap tops, tank tops with straps less than one

inch wide, or shorts that are not longer than a students’ fingertips.
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• Proper footwear should be worn. No flip-flop style sandals should be worn, shoes with

heels greater than one inch, or wheeled shoes that would not be safe for recess and P.E.

activities.

• Weather appropriate clothing should be worn. When temperatures are below 10 degrees,

students will remain in the classroom or be directed to the gym.

• Perfume and cologne should not be worn in consideration of staff and student allergies.

• Hats may be worn outside only and not inside the school building.

Hallway Expectations

Students are expected to walk in a single file line behind their teacher facing forward.

Students are expected to remain in their own space and remain silent in the hallways.

Lunchroom Expectations

Students walk quietly into the lunch room and either join the end of the hot lunch line or

sit at their assigned classroom table with their cold lunch. During lunch, students are expected to

remain siting and in their own space. Students should be respectful of other people’s space, food,

and use appropriate meal manners. Students are expected to eat first before visiting with their

neighbors. Quiet conversations with elbow neighbors is allowed after students have finished their

lunch. Students will be dismissed by lunch room monitors when their area is clean and quiet.

When students are dismissed, students are expected to place all trash in the nearest garbage can

and cold lunch students are expected to place their closed lunch box in their classroom’s bin.

Playground Expectations

Students are expected to remain inside the fenced areas at all times and past the yellow

line-up area. Students should obey all directions given by duty teachers. Any playground issues,

such as play equipment that goes over the fence, should be reported to duty teachers. When the
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bell rings, return playground equipment to the nearest bin line up with your classroom in the

classroom assigned area. Students are expected to keep all rubber mulch, snow, and ice on the

ground and not pick it up. Games are open to all students who wish to play. Students are

expected to keep food off the playground.

Rationale for Student Code of Conduct

The student code of conduct listed above was developed to support student success at

school and in the future. Some guidelines in the student code of conduct were developed to

support learning, some were designed to support safety and student well-being, and some of the

guidelines support both academic and social success. All students are expected to follow the

code of conduct to ensure fairness and equity.

According to Sprick and Knight (2018), teachers should have control over their

classroom routine. For this reason, the student code of conduct does not specifically focus on

expectations in the classroom as those will be outlined by the student’s teacher. However, the

code of conduct does support learning in the classroom by outlining student expectations in the

hallways, bathrooms, and cafeteria to be quiet in an effort to reduce classroom distractions.

Classroom instruction is also supported with the policies on dress code and cell phone to reduce

classroom distractions and promote an environment of learning for all students.

A safe learning environment is supported by the code of conduct policies on assembly,

bathroom, bus, hallway, lunchroom, and playground expectations. The guidelines in these

policies set clear expectations for students to practice safe behavior to support their health and

well-being. For example, students are expected to wear shoes that do not have high heels because

they may be injured during recess or P.E. Students are expected to report playground issues to

the duty teacher to keep all other students safe and reduce the chance of injuries or bullying
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during recess. Playground guidelines provide students with a safe environment and also

encourage acceptance of everyone by stating that games will be open to any student that wishes

to join. The guidelines that support a safe learning environment also promote social success for

every student by promoting integrity, fairness, equity, acceptance and respect in shared school

areas.

The code of conduct on bullying, harassment, or intimidation policy encourage student

integrity as bullying is not always obvious and needs to be prevented with student support.

Students need to be aware of what is right and what is expected behavior to discourage or report

cases of bullying, harassment, or intimidation. “To tackle the discipline problem, we must

recognize that schoolwide discipline and student support live within the larger domain of school

climate and culture” (Miller Lieber & Tissiere, 2015, p. 47). It is important for students to feel

safe and encouraged to report discipline problems such as bullying, harassment, or intimidation

to promote a positive learning environment and a culture of community.

Integrity, fairness, social justice, equity, acceptance, and respect are promoted through

the code of conduct because it provides a general outline of expectations for students and is

enforced with a progressive plan for discipline for more serious offenses to encourage students to

do the right thing. In addition to this, staff members are expected to use respect and problem-

solving strategies to encourage students to choose appropriate behavior to achieve the school

vision and mission statements. Teachers will be encouraged to promote positive behavior by

discussing misbehavior with students that are not meeting or following the student code of

conduct.
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References

Grammar #2 Bulldogs. (2018). Student handbook 2018-2019. Elko, NV: Grammar #2

Elementary School. Retrieved from https://grammar.ecsdnv.net/students/student_handbook

Elko County School District. (2003). District policy JCCC: Students: Rights and responsibilities:

Conduct: Bus conduct. ECSD. Retrieved

from https://go.boarddocs.com/nv/elkcsd/Board.nsf/Public#

Elko County School District. (2019). District policy JDAB: Students: Student discipline: Safe &

respectful learning environment: Bullying & cyber-bullying of students

Prohibited. ECSD. Retrieved from https://go.boarddocs.com/nv/elkcsd/Board.nsf/Public#

Elko County School District. (2008). District policy JDBA: Students: Student discipline: Rules

of behavior: Use and possession by pupils of a pager, cellular telephone or any other

similar electronic device. ECSD. Retrieved

from https://go.boarddocs.com/nv/elkcsd/Board.nsf/Public#

Loveless, B. (n.d.). Strategies for building a productive and positive learning environment.

Retrieved from https://www.educationcorner.com/building-a-positive-learning-

environment.html

Miller Lieber, C. & Tissiere, M. (2015). Recalibrating climate, culture, and discipline. Principal

Leadership, 16(2), 46-51. Retrieved from https://web-b-ebscohost-

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Sprick, R. & Knight, J. (2018) Involving teachers in schoolwide behavior policy: For your

overall student behavior management strategy to work, give teachers a voice--and some

autonomy--in the process. Educational leadership, 76(1), 48-53. Retrieved from

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