Discipline will be developed in a positive manner. Corporal punishment will not be used. Examples of disciplinary procedures that may be used are: conferencing with the student, reproof, forfeiting the right to be with other students, loss of privileges, detention, suspension, and expulsion.

Students in grades 4-8 are subject to a detention program. Detentions will be given for inappropriate behavior or missing work. Detentions will be served on Mondays from 2:50 P.M. to 3:50 P.M. If there is no school on Monday, the student will serve the detention on Tuesday.

Students who are to serve a detention will be given a detention slip on Friday. The slip is to be signed by one of the student's parents and returned by the student to the principal on Monday. If the detention is for missing assignments, the assignments are to be returned with the detention slip.

If the student receiving the detention participates in athletics, the first detention will result in a warning for eligibility. The second detention will result in the loss of athletic eligibility for a minimum of one week. If a student has three detentions in one grading quarter, his/her parents will be called. A conference may possibly be scheduled at that time.

The reasons justifying expulsion from a Catholic School should be as serious as they are rare. Even when such reasons exist, other avenues must be explored before the decision to expel is reached.

There are three general situations which may lead to expulsion:

1. When the moral, academic, or physical well-being of the student body is endangered.
2. Possession on school property of any instrument, article, or device capable of causing bodily harm or injury to another individual.
3. When there is prolonged and open disregard for school authority.

As soon as it becomes evident that expulsion of a particular child is necessary, the principal should confer with the pastor of the parish, and notify the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the student. Every effort should be made to enlist the cooperation of the parent(s) or guardian(s) in order to avoid invoking this extreme penalty. When a student has been expelled, the Catholic Schools Office will be notified.

Specific cases when expulsion may be necessary are:

1. Use of alcohol or tobacco during school hours
2. Repeated truancy
3. Use of dangerous drugs
4. Possession on school property of any instrument, article, or device capable of causing bodily harm or injury to another individual
5. Willful and negligent damage to the school or church buildings, grounds, or contents
6. Repeated cases of disrespect for authority
7. Any other conduct that may threaten themselves or others morally, physically, or spiritually

While expulsion is permanent dismissal from school, suspension is temporary dismissal from school. A student may be suspended by the principal. Such suspension should be immediately reported to the pastor and the school board.

Suspension may result from:

1. Any of the reasons listed for expulsion
2. Leaving the school grounds without permission
3. Cases of disregard for authority and open defiance of school rules