St. Edmund's Elementary School  
     
 
535 Mahon Avenue North Vancouver BC V7M 2R7 Telephone: 604-988-7364 Fax: 604-988-7350
Discipline


As Catholic educators we are ever mindful of the dignity and worth of all. We believe that any discipline policy must promote a sense of empowerment and self worth.
Restitution


At St. Edmund’s our discipline philosophy is based around the ‘restitution’ program. The restitution program is unique in the sense that it is belief based, rather than rule based. The four issues listed below are emphasized:

The person I want to be
The beliefs I hold in my world
The social contract I hold with people who are in my significant world
There are five basic needs that I can pursue
At the beginning of each year, each class collaborates to come up with a set of beliefs to which all members subscribe. These beliefs are then used to create a ‘social contract’ for the ideal classroom. It is this social contract, which should be consistent with the message of the gospel, that constitutes a student’s everyday behaviour code.

Each disciplinary incident involves the teacher or principal walking a student through the following questions: 1) What do we believe? 2) Do you believe that? 3) If you believe it, what do you need to change? 4) What does that say about you? Afterwards, where appropriate, the student is asked to ‘make it right’ (by word and deed) in a meaningful way. This ‘restitution’ allows the student to compensate for any offence against the class beliefs. there is normally a consequence in line with compensating for the student’s actions. Following these steps not only holds a child accountable for their behaviour, but also develops an understanding of the Christian moral code emphasized at our school.
Studying
Additional Procedures

The classroom teacher has primary responsibility for correcting and documenting unacceptable behaviour and minor incidents. While following the Restitution Framework, disciplinary actions may increase as follows:

1. Verbal reminder

2. Restitution conference with teacher (with possible consequences to ‘make it right’)

3. Conference with Principal and/or parents

4. Filing a Report of Concern/Incident form, to be filled out and signed by the student, reviewed and signed by the teacher and principal, and sent home for review and signature by the parent.

5. After school detention

6. In school suspension (an extended ‘time out’)

7. At home suspension, with the missed class time made up on a weekend.

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