Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment

EGPA (2006) Implementation and New Policies and Procedures Workshop – November 2006

Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment – Procedural Policy

Rescinded policies:

• SM – 06 Management of Behaviour in a Supportive School Environment – Schools and Discipline

• SM – 16 School Disciplinary Absences• SM – 05 Physical Restraint and Time Out

Procedures Students with Disabilities

Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment – Procedural Policy

• procedure aligns with expectations under The Code of School Behaviour (substantive policy)

• legislative obligations to maintain good order and management of the school

• requirement for all State schools to have an approved Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students

• provision for the use of detention, suspension, exclusion, cancellation of enrolment and a Behaviour Improvement Condition

• guidelines on Time Out & Physical Restraint will apply to all students (not just SWD)

Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment – Procedural Policy

Grounds for suspension are:• disobedience• misconduct• other conduct of the student that is prejudicial

to the good order and management of the school or State schools

Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment – Procedural Policy

Misconduct includes misconduct occurring while the student is:

• attending or representing the school; or• travelling to or from the school

Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment – Procedural Policy

Grounds for suspension with a recommendationfor exclusion• the student’s disobedience, misconduct or

any other conduct must be so serious that suspension of the student is inadequate to deal with the behaviour

• contravention of a Behaviour Improvement Condition

Cancellation of enrolment

Responsibilities of Principal:• Principal can cancel the enrolment of a post

compulsory age student if the student displays persistent refusal to participate in the program of instruction

• issue Advice of Non-compliance Letter• discuss strategies to address non-compliance

with student and parent/carer• issue Show Cause Notice

Cancellation of enrolment

Responsibilities of Principal:• document advice from Guidance Officer• issue Non-cancellation Notice or Cancellation

Notice• Principal must give the person under the

cancellation a notice stating that an application for enrolment at the school may not be made for the stated period, of no more than 12 months, from the date of the notice.

Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment – Procedural Policy

Right of AppealStudents are able to make a submission toappeal against:• 6 – 20 day suspension• recommendation to exclude• cancellation of enrolment• or to request a review of a Behaviour

Improvement Condition

Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment – Procedural Policy

Behaviour Improvement Condition

Before applying suspension with recommendation to exclude, Principal may consider using BIC according to the following procedures:

• Give notice to student stating appropriate BIC, including:- reason for BIC- period of BIC (not more than 3 months)

Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment – Procedural Policy

Behaviour Improvement Condition Procedures

• Give notice to student stating:- details of program- student’s right to request review of BIC

within 5 school days after notice is given to student- details about how to make a submission

to EDS requesting review of BIC