Havergal College Course Calendar, 2017-18 Academic Year

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8. Sanctions
When exercising its discretion to determine the
appropriate sanction to apply to an offence, Havergal
College will take into account:
i. the age of the student and her ability to fully
understand the breach of the Havergal College
Code of Conduct;
ii. the intention of the student;
iii. the particular circumstances;
iv. the nature and severity of the behaviour; and
v. the impact on the school climate, including the
impact on students or other individuals in the
Havergal College community.
The range of sanctions that the school will apply to
offences will include:
i. meeting with appropriate person(s) (such as
peers, faculty, administrators);
ii. contact with the parent(s) of the student
involved;
iii. where academic dishonesty is at issue, assign
a mark of zero, assign a penalty, pro-rate the
value of the assignment, have the student revise
the assignment in whole or in part or, have the
student complete another assignment.
iv. removal from a school activity or special
program to complete work or a special
assignment designated by the teacher;
v. where acceptable use of technology is at issue,
being restricted from access to technology
(device and/or network);
vi. conference involving student, teacher, parents,
and administration;
vii. removal from class for a period of time;
viii. detention;
ix. probation;
x. arrangement of a behaviour or performance
contract with the involvement of the student,
teachers and parents (conditions may include
withholding re-enrolment);
xi. formal suspension from school (conditions to
return to school will be discussed with parents
and students); and/or
xii. expulsion from school.
The school reserves the right to expel a student when
the continued attendance of that student would not be
in the best interests of that student or the school. The
school also reserves the right to expel a student when
her behaviour is in breach of the Havergal College Code
of Conduct, seriously jeopardizes the school’s ability
to guarantee the dignity and safety of its students and
interferes with learning, or involves conduct which has or
will have a negative impact on the school climate. In these
circumstances, the school will make reasonable efforts to
assist the student’s family in securing suitable alternative
education arrangements.
9. Progressive Discipline
The enforcement of the Havergal College Code of
Conductand the imposition of disciplinary action are the
responsibility of the Principal and her designates who
consult with students, faculty, staff, parents and others
as deemed appropriate. A progressive discipline approach
will be used to deal with inappropriate incident/behaviour.
Progressive discipline is an approach that makes use of a
continuum of interventions, supports and sanctions that
builds upon strategies that promote positive behaviours.
This may include reminders, review of expectations,
detentions, contact with parents/guardians, loss of
privileges, written reflection, conflict mediation and
resolution, referral for support services, suspension
and expulsion. Havergal College supports the use of
suspension and expulsion for serious incidents. Before
considering whether to impose a suspension or expulsion,
the Principal and her designates will consider mitigating
and other factors.
While, in general, the severity of punishment and the
positive steps taken by the school will be consistent with
the nature and degree of the misbehaviour, each case
will be dealt with individually. No two misdemeanours are
exactly alike, nor are the needs of offenders necessarily
similar. Fairness of punishment does not automatically
require identical treatment. We recognize that each
student is a unique individual and that every situation that
requires disciplinary action has its own set of extenuating
circumstances. All factors that may have affected the
student’s behaviour will be considered throughout the
progressive discipline process. Students who behave
inappropriately will receive an age and developmentally
appropriate consequence. Should a student have a
psycho-educational assessment, all progressive discipline
will be consistent with recommendations articulated in
the assessment.
An Example of Progressive Discipline in Action
It comes to the attention of the school that a student is
feeling bullied by another student or group of students in
the school. This feeling may be resulting from comments
directed either in person or through email/social media or
from looks or behaviour directed at her when she is in the
presence of the student or group of students.