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Section II – RULES and EXPECTATIONS
Discipline Policy
The staff at Franklin School believes that learning takes place best in a safe and enriching environment structured by a consistent and caring discipline policy. The positive educational environment begins with staff, students and parents respecting each other, the school, and the learning process. Our discipline policy is based on helping students understand appropriate behavior and logical consequences of misbehavior through instruction, modeling and practice.
The primary goal of our discipline policy is to help all students develop self-esteem, self-control, and self-motivation. To achieve this goal the staff will encourage students to be responsible to others, for their own behavior, and for making appropriate choices.
Because factors that influence behavior have an effect both in and out of school, a defined line of communication needs to stay open among students, teachers, parents, administration, and the community. Learning emotional and social skills is an ongoing process and will be reinforced through the students’ years at Franklin School.
The following goals and rules have been developed as a guideline for promoting respect and responsibility. Students will be expected to understand and meet these goals and expectations with support from school and home.
Behavioral Goals
C - Cooperate
A - Act responsibility
R - Respect yourself and others
E - Encourage and Enjoy each other
I - CARE Rules
1. WE LISTEN TO EACH OTHER
2. HANDS ARE FOR HELPING, NOT HURTING
3. WE USE I-CARE LANGUAGE
4. WE CARE ABOUT EACH OTHERS FEELINGS
5. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WE SAY AND DO
Behavioral Expectations
1. Students will cross streets at crosswalks and wait to be crossed by the Crossing Guards.
2. Fighting will not be tolerated at school. This includes walking to and from school.
3. Parents must make arrangements with the school for older siblings, who do not attend Franklin School, to pick up their younger brothers and sisters.
4. Students will not chew gum in school or on the school grounds.
5. Students will not wear hats or bandanas in school.
6. Students will not throw snowballs on school grounds or on the way to and from school.
7. Students will not use hardballs, skateboards, roller skates, roller blades, in-line skates or scooters at school.
8. Students should not bring electronic games or devices to school.
9. Students will show respect to all teachers, staff, fellow classmates, and property. Appropriate language is expected.
10. Students in Grades 4 and 5 may ride bicycles to school. Bicycle safety is an integral part of the school program. Bicycle racks are provided and students must lock their bicycles on the playground. As requested by the Superintendent of Schools, students shall wear a helmet if riding a bicycle. Violations of this rule will mean that the privilege of riding the bicycle will be lost. Bicycles may not be ridden to school after the first snowfall or after the October time change, whichever comes first. Bicycle riding will resume after April vacation.
11. Except in unusual situations with prior permission, siblings will not be allowed to wait at school for brothers/sisters who are participating in after school activities.
Playground Expectations
See pages 29-31 for revised playground expectations. For consistency in enforcement, parents are asked to follow these expectations if on the playground during non-school hours or on non-school days.
Dress Expectations
Students are expected to dress in clothes, which are suitable for school activities. The following are expectations that will help students to be prepared for recess play and for walking up and down the staircases. Please check to be sure your child is dressed appropriately for school. 15 degrees will be used as a guideline for outdoor recess. Please dress your children appropriately for outdoor recess every day! Hopefully, the following guidelines will help you.
Hats / Bandanas -
Hats and bandanas may not be worn in school
Shorts -
These types of shorts MAY be worn in warm weather:
• hiking-type
• culottes
• need to be long enough to approximately reach the tips of extended arms and fingers when standing
These types of shorts may NOT be worn:
• short gym shorts
• boxer shorts
• short shorts
• spandex shorts
• bathing suits
Shoes -
• sandals only if they are secured on the feet
• no flip-flops
• no platform shoes or high heels
• no wheel shoes
Other -
• no undergarments or parts of undergarments are to be visible
• no mid-drift exposure
• no other body part exposure considered distracting from the educational process
• no inappropriate language or graphics
These expectations are similar to the ones at Keene Middle School and, therefore, students will know what is expected of them in future years as well. Thanks for your help with this.
School Bus Rules and Regulation
Students living outside the walking limits to school are granted the privilege of riding the school buses to and from school. In order to maintain a safe, efficient and orderly means of transportation, students must choose to display acceptable behavior.
Parents please note! There may be circumstances that could result in immediate suspension from the bus. If reported to the school for misbehavior on the bus, a student could have the privilege of riding the bus suspended for a specific period of time. The school will notify parents who shall be responsible for providing transportation.
- The school bus driver is in complete charge of the school bus and the pupils. The bus driver has the same authority in maintaining discipline as a teacher in the classroom. The driver can assign seats as needed.
- Pupils must be at their designated bus stops five (5) minutes prior to the pick-up time. Schedules do not allow waiting for late students.
- All pupils must remain properly seated until the bus comes to a complete stop and the eight way lights are activated.
- Emergency exits are to be used for emergency drills twice a calendar year and emergency situations only.
- Pupils may bring acceptable items on the bus only if the item can be held in the pupil’s lap.
- Skateboards, skis, rollerblades, animals, glass containers, nuisance items and other objects of injurious or objectionable nature are prohibited on the school bus. Articles not allowed in school are also prohibited.
- Pupils who are confronted by the bus driver for unacceptable behavior shall provide the driver with their name. Failure to do so may result in suspension from riding the bus for up to three (3) days.
- Pupils shall not be destructive of the school bus seats, sidewalls, floors and/or windows, nor shall they tamper with any other bus equipment. The cost of any intentional damage will be the responsibility of the pupil/parent. Destruction of First Student property will result in a 5-day mandatory suspension from the bus and pupil will remain off all First Student Transportation until such time as a suitable payment agreement can be met.
- While classroom voices between pupils is permitted, loud, vulgar, obscene and improper language or gestures will not be tolerated on the bus.
- Pupils will refrain from throwing things in the windows, out the windows or around the inside of the bus. Trash will be placed in receptacles on the bus. NO LITTERING.
- Eating and drinking are not allowed.
- Smoking, smokeless tobacco, alcohol, drug use and the use of lighters or matches are forbidden.
- No spraying of perfumes, deodorants, hairspray, air fresheners, etc. is allowed on the bus.
- Fighting, pushing, tripping, bullying, or spitting will not be tolerated.
- Any other behavior relating to the safety, well-being and respect for others in a harmful, destructive or degrading manner is not acceptable.
Disciplinary action is at the discretion of the appropriate school administrator or bus company coordinator. Generally, however, the following procedure will be followed:
- Written warning to parents for first offense.
- Three day bus suspension on second offense, call and send letter to parents.
- 5 days bus suspension on third offense.
- On fourth offense, pupil will be suspended from the bus for ten days.
- Meeting with parent(s) before the student may ride again.
When a pupil has been suspended, the district will not be responsible for providing transportation. Before a pupil is reinstated, a meeting between the parent, pupil, bus company coordinator, and appropriate school administrator must take place.
The preceding procedure will be enforced in accordance with RSA189.9a as follows:
RSA189.9a PUPILS PROHIBITED FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 189.6-8, the superintendent, or his representative as designated in writing, is authorized to suspend the right of pupils from riding in a school bus when said pupils fail to conform to the reasonable rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the school board. Said suspension shall not begin until the next school day following the day of notification of suspension is sent to pupil’s parent or legal guardian.
1. If a pupil has been denied the right to ride a school bus for disciplinary reasons, the parent or guardian of that pupil has a right of appeal within ten days of suspension to the authority that suspended this pupil’s right.
2. Until the appeal is heard, or if the suspension of pupil’s right to ride the school bus is upheld, it shall be the parent’s or guardian’s responsibility to provide transportation to and from school for that pupil the period of suspension.
We expect all parents and pupils to cooperate in implementing these regulations. They are essential to the safety and well-being of everyone concerned.
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