GBCS School Code of Conduct
GBCS will create positive leaders that foster a school climate that supports academic achievement for all students, through healthy relationships and appropriate behaviours.
Students, staff and community members will
- Demonstrate respect and dignity for all members of our school community, appreciating the opinions, beliefs, customs and diversity of others regardless of race, creed, ethnic background or individual ability.
- Come to school prepared, on time and ready to learn.
- Acknowledge that vandalism to school property, including learning materials, and school buses is unacceptable.
- Respect the dress code.
- Demonstrate mutual acceptance and inclusion modeled by all.
- Respect the needs of others in the learning environment.
- Using appropriate language (avoiding swearing or hurtful comments, regulating your tone of voice, body language and facial expressions)
- Keeping hands/feet off others and their possessions.
- Acting with maturity and being a positive role model for younger students.
- Students must be within their own dedicated areas on the school grounds, based on their division and/or Elementary/Secondary yard.
- Elementary - Electronic devices are expected to be off and away unless the teacher gives permission for students to use. Secondary – electronic devices should not be a distraction in the learning environment.
- Students are expected not to loiter in the hallways after the first classes of the day have begun, even if on secondary lunch or a spare.
- Working hard at all times to achieve your maximum potential
Resolution
- All members of the school community are to be accountable for their behaviours and actions.
- Consequences will be corrective in nature and a learning experience for those involved.
- Resolution may include a discussion with a staff member, an apology, a detention with tutorial supports, removal of privileges, withdrawal from class, the implementation of a contract, or a suspension in or out of school. For severe infractions, a student may be suspended, excluded, or expelled.