Disrupting class, cheating, horseplay, tardy, no gym clothes, violation of dress code, and profanity are just a few things that will earn you a demerit slip. At the school I’m observing at, this is the universal discipline system used throughout the school. If a student misbehaves or does not follow direction, the teacher issues a demerit slip. The slips are printed on carbon paper, which means there is a different color slip for the office, student, and teacher. Through this process, everyone is one the same page and helps avoid future conflict. The record of the demerit slips are tacked throughout the day by the office and teachers. If a student receives five demerit slips, they are then given a detention. The more slips a student gets the more severe the punishments become. It can lead to an in-school suspension, or a Saturday school. Obviously, if a student does something extreme, this system then goes by the way side and other actions are taken by higher authority. Most the teachers in the building take this system seriously and believe the system teaches the students discipline. However, I have witnessed a few students that are favored by the teachers get out of receiving one.
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