Responsible Behavior

How do we expect children to behave?

All children are expected to follow rules:

• act in a safe way
• use self control
• listen to each other
• show good manners
• be respectful and truthful
• be kind and fair to others
• share and work well with others
• learn from each other.

We ask each family to review the East Ramapo Disciplinary Code of Conduct.

What if a child has a conflict with another student?

• Important ideas or growth develop from handling conflict well.
• We will help your child learn conflict resolution skills.
• We will help your child understand that conflicts need to be solved peacefully.
• Let the school know if conflict is a source of stress for your child.
• Support our efforts to solve conflicts peacefully.

What if a child misbehaves in school?

• We will speak with the child.
• We will try to help the child learn more responsible behavior.
• We will contact the child's family.
• There will be an appropriate consequence.

What if the misbehavior continues or is a serious infraction?

We will NOT TOLERATE any:

• Fighting (of any kind)
• Throwing rocks, sticks, or sand
• Bullying
• Defacing of property
• Sexual harassment
• Dangerous items on the bus or on school property
• Weapons or items used as weapons.
• The family will be contacted.
• The appropriate school official will be notified.
• The East Ramapo Central School District (ERCSD) Disciplinary Code of Conduct will guide disciplinary procedures.
• There will be an appropriate consequence.
• The child/family is responsible for paying for damages to school/personal property.
• The child's conduct will be monitored.
• A behavior improvement plan will be instituted.
• The school support team will assist the student, teacher and family with the plan.