Progressive Discipline and School Safety
Suspension
Suspension will be considered where a student is engaged in any of the following activities while the student was at school, at a school-related activity, or in other circumstances where engaging in the activity will have an impact on the school climate:
- Uttering a threat to inflict serious bodily harm on another person.
- Possessing alcohol or illegal drugs or possession or use of a prohibited item.
- Being under the influence of alcohol and/or illegal drugs.
- Swearing at a teacher or at another person in a position of authority.
- Committing an act of vandalism that causes extensive damage to school property at the pupil’s school or to property located on the premises of the pupil’s school.
- Any other activity that is an activity for which a principal may suspend a pupil under a policy of the board.
Bullying
- Bullying will not be accepted on school property, at school-related activities, on school buses, or in any other circumstances where engaging in bullying will have a negative impact on the school climate. Students who engage in bullying behaviour can expect for their behaviour to be addressed by an administrator, school consequences and may include police involvement.
- Bullying can take many forms: physical (hitting, pushing), verbal (name calling, mocking, making sexist, racist or homophobic comments), social (spreading gossip or rumours), or it can occur through the use of e-mail, cell phones, text message, Internet websites or other technology. Bullying using technology is often referred to as cyberbullying.
Suspension and Possible Expulsion
- Possessing a weapon, including possessing a firearm.
- Using a weapon to cause or to threaten bodily harm to another person.
- Committing physical assault on another person that causes bodily harm requiring treatment by a medical practitioner.
- Committing sexual assault.
- Trafficking in weapons or in illegal drugs.
- Committing robbery.
- Giving alcohol to a minor.
- Any other activity that, under a policy of the board, is an activity for which a principal must suspend a pupil and, therefore in accordance with this Part, conduct an investigation to determine whether to recommend to the board that the pupil be expelled.
- Students under suspension may not participate in any school related activities at any school.
- As per Bill 157 “Keeping our Kids Safe at School”, these activities includeincidents that occur while at school, at a school related activity or in circumstances where the activity will have a negative impact on the school climate.
Statement of Non-Tolerance
- the use, being under the influence, possession, or distribution of alcohol or illicit drugs.
- the possession or use of weapons, or items intended to be used as weapons.
- any physical assault, threats of assault, intimidation, or bullying.
- participation in any gang/youth group displaying a pattern of delinquent or disruptive activities.
- any sexual, religious, ethno–cultural, and/or racial abuse, jokes, slurs, and harassment.
- any non-physical abuse including emotional and psychological abuse, verbal violence, social exclusion.
- vandalism to school property and property visited during school activities hate–motivated violence.
Emergency Drills – Fire, Lock Down, Tornado
Injury
Wheeled Transportation
Elevator
Lockers
- Each student is responsible for keeping his/her locker neat and clean.
- Writing on or in lockers is unacceptable.
- Students will be financially responsible for any damage to the interior or exterior of their locker.
- Students are responsible for immediately reporting locker damages to the office.
- Sharing of lockers is not permitted.
- Students should keep their lock combinations confidential.
- Combination locks are to be used on school lockers. These locks may be purchased at the school or in the community.
- Students are required to have correct lock combinations on file in the main office. Failure to do so will result in locks being cut from lockers.
Sports Lockers
- Sports lockers are for team equipment only and are not to be accessed during class time.
- Students must store books, coats, and regular gym clothes, etc. in their assigned locker—not in the sports locker.
- Sports lockers are to be cleaned out and vacated immediately following a sports season.
Medical/Prescription Drugs
Students who must take a prescription drug during the school day are to inform their vice–principal.
Money and Valuables
Photo Requirements
Prohibited Items
The following items are not permitted on school property:
- firearms/replica firearms of any kind.
- knives/replica knives of any kind.
- laser pointers.
- fire crackers/fireworks.
- alcohol.
- illegal drugs.
- gang-related clothing or insignia.
- any paraphernalia associated with the items listed above.
- electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), personal vaporizers (pv), or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).
Smoking, Vaping & Cannabis Use Policy
Visitors
- All people visiting the school must report to the main office as soon as they arrive and adhere to all current Covid-19 protocols.
- Parking for authorized visitors is available in the lot at the front of the school.
- Visitors to the school will only be given permission to enter the school for a specific school-related purpose.
- Social visits by students from other schools are NOT permitted. This includes visitors who arrive by car and wish to socialize in the parking lot.
- Visitor badges are available in the main office and must be worn while visitors are in the school so that they are easily identifiable to staff and students.
Bus Zone
Buses enter the front driveway SW of the school. They follow the designated parking signs along the driveway, in front of the school and all the way to the exit.
- Morning drop off varies from 7:40 – 7:55 am.
- Evening Pick up varies from 1:30 – 2:00pm.
- Extra-curricular activities use busing and taxi’s, depending on the event.
Accessing the School
School doors are open from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm
Should outside sports occur outside of these times, staff members on the HHSS coaching staff have access cards to allow people in the building. A Porta Potty is provided outside next to the main playing field.