Oxnard High School
Discipline
The goal of the discipline policy at Oxnard High School is to provide a structured climate, which is safe and orderly and enables students to learn at an optimum level. The discipline policy is designed to provide all students the opportunity to develop positive self-control, successful interpersonal skills, self-direction, self-understanding, and the self-worth that comes with knowing that they are achieving their academic goals while maturing as an individual. The policy will be well communicated and consistently enforced. Conduct that is counterproductive to an individual's learning or self-development; that is detrimental or unsafe to persons or property; that violates laws, policies, or commonly accepted standards will not be tolerated.
Oxnard High School has a Zero Tolerance policy for violence, graffiti, tagging, and gang related activity. All students are expected to
comply with the school regulations outlined herein and to respect the authority of the school staff. All staff members are expected to enforce school and district policies in a firm, fair, consistent, and timely manner.
Specific Procedures for Disciplinary Consequences
The sequence of disciplinary consequences follows the "progressive discipline" model and begins with minimal actions, which can be taken and ends with the maximum action, which can be administered. This listing does not imply that a "step by step" progression of increasing
severity needs to be used by the school staff in dealing with a violation. Disciplinary consequences are based on circumstances unique to each individual incident of inappropriate behavior and will be dependent on such factors as:
- The severity of the incident.
- The student's attitude which includes the student's sense of ownership of the behavior (accepts responsibility or shifts blame) and willingness to change.
- The student's discipline record.
Corrective Disciplinary Consequences
Teacher/Counselor/Administrator:
Student Conference - Clarify expectations and let student know what consequences will be recommended or assigned if inappropriate behavior continues.
Parent Conference - Parent informed by phone or in person with conference documented, incident explained, and future consequences reviewed.
In-School Disciplinary Consequences - Includes teacher assigned detention, Saturday Work Program, class suspension (up to two days), In-School Suspension, At-Home Suspension, and being recommended to the Student Study Team (SST) for possible alternative educational placement. Teachers will use a Disciplinary Referral Form outlining specific behaviors, which violate the
Discipline Policy so that administrators may assign appropriate consequences.
Administrator-Assigned Disciplinary Consequences:
Detention - Students will be required to attend school-sponsored detention for up to one hour after school. Students who do not serve their office assigned detention are automatically assigned Saturday Work Program.
Saturday Work Program - Students will be required to attend a program study (2 hours) and campus clean-up (2 hours) on a designated Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Students who do not serve their Saturday Work Program will be assigned two (2) days of In-School Suspension.
Suspension (In-School) - Student will be required to attend up to six hours of school-sponsored suspension at a designated location where they will study and participate in campus clean up. There will be zero tolerance for behavior problems. Students not completing their In-School Suspension will be suspended from school (At-Home) for two (2) days.
Suspension (At-Home) - Student is removed from school due to the serious nature of the inappropriate behavior for one to five days not to exceed 20 days in one year. The student must have a parent/guardian accompany him/her upon student's return to school and conference with an administrator prior to being allowed to return to classes. The student is not to appear on campus nor attend any school functions (after school or evening) while on home suspension.
Referral to Law Enforcement - Inappropriate behavior may not only violate school and district policies, but state and local criminal law. If it is determined that criminal laws have been violated by our students, school
officials will notify appropriate law enforcement authorities as well as take appropriate action to satisfy Education and Penal Code mandates.
Recommendation for Expulsion - When the Principal determines that a student has committed an offense(s) which by Section 48900 of the California Education Code is (are) considered grounds for expulsion, the Principal has the authority to recommend that the student be expelled. The Board of Trustees has the final decision on all recommendations. Expulsion causes the student to be terminated from enrollment in the OUHSD.
Counselor/Administrator:
Student Study Team (SST) - Students referred to the Student Study Team may be referred to an alternative educational program which includes Frontier High School, Independent Study Program, Opportunity Program, Gateway, Teen Parent Program, Pacific View Community Day School, Reduced Day Schedule, and Adult Education.
Tardy Policy
Every student is expected to be on time for school. If a student is 15 minutes or more late, he/she will be considered truant. If the student is less than 15 minutes late, he will considered tardy. A student will be considered tardy if he does not have a valid written excuse (cleared through the office) or is not at his assigned seat when the tardy bell rings. The only valid excuse from the home would be extreme family emergency (cleared through the office). Car trouble, etc. is not a valid excuse. All tardies without written excuses are unexcused tardies for which detentions will be assigned. Students are expected to be in class on time. Student who are caught outside of class after the tardy bell will be sent to the office and assigned a detention. Consequences for excessive tardies are as follows: Tardy Number 5 - Parent Conference; Tardy Number 7 - Saturday Work Program or suspension will be assigned; Tardy Number 10 - May be dropped from class after parent conference. If a student is dropped from two classes because of tardies, he/she will be put on a four-hour program and then dismissed from school. If there is a continuance of tardies and a drop from another class, a Student Study Team (SST) meeting will be held to consider alternative means of education for the student.
Students Coming to School After 8:00 A.M.
Students shall enter the school through the "Main Student Entrance" gate between the Administration Building and the Performing Arts Building. All other gates will be locked. The front reception area of the Administration Building will be to welcome visitors ONLY!
Citizenship
The goal in discipline is for the students to grow and develop self-control and self-direction to the point that their habits and attitude will enable them to live harmoniously within their group and ultimately, to achieve self-mastery. Some measures of control are necessary with students. The classroom teacher is directly responsible for the conduct of students in the classrooms. Such actions as disobedience, violation of reasonable rules, defiance of authority of teachers, insubordination, habitual profanity, vulgarity, fighting, or smoking upon school premises will not be tolerated.
Classroom Behavior
Teachers have the right to expect students to follow classroom regulations.
Passing Time Between Periods
There will be no loitering between classes. Students are to proceed on to their next class, take their seat, and prepare for class.
Unacceptable Behavior & Corrective Disciplinary
Consequences
|
Relationship |
Unacceptable Behavior |
Range |
Disciplinary
Consequences
|
Arson Police
Report / Citation |
Minimum
- Maximum- |
Suspension Recommendation for
expulsion |
Assault
/ Battery Police
Report / Citation |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Recommendation for
expulsion |
Defiance
/ Disruption / Disrespect |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Detention Parent
Conference Saturday
Work Program Suspension Removal
from class without
credit |
Drugs
/ Alcohol |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Student
Assistance Program Recommendation for
expulsion |
Electronic
Devices |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Item
Confiscated Permanent Confiscation Suspension |
Explosive
Devices |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Recommendation for
expulsion |
Failure
to serve teacher Detention |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Office
detention Double
detention Saturday
Work Program Suspension |
Fighting Police
Report / Citation |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Student
Study Team Recommendation for
expulsion |
Forgery
/ Cheating |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Parent
conference No
credit on test Detention Saturday
Work Program Suspension |
Gambling |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Saturday
Work Program Item
/ Money Confiscated Suspension |
Gang
Related Activity |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Student
Study Team Recommendation for
expulsion |
Harassment
/ Hazing |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Parent
Conference Saturday
Work Program Suspension Counseling Student
Study Team |
Inappropriate
displays Affection |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Student
Conference Detention Parent
Conference Saturday
Work Program Suspension |
Improper
use of the
internet |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspend
Privilege Parent
Conference Saturday
Work Program In-School
Suspension |
Leaving
class without Permission |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Detention Saturday
Work Program Suspension |
Loitering
in restricted areas |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Detention Saturday
Work Program Suspension |
Non-suits |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
#
1-2 Student conference #
3 Parent phone conference #
4 Saturday Work Program #
5 Parent conference |
Profanity
/ obscene gestures
and behavior |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Parent
conference Detention Saturday
Work Program Suspension |
Profanity
/ obscene gestures
at staff |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Student
Study Team |
Robbery
- Extortion |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Recommendation for
expulsion |
Skateboards |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Item
Confiscated Permanent Confiscation Suspension |
Tardiness |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
#1
Detention #2
Parent Conference #7
Saturday Work Program #10
Drop from Class
without credit |
Threats |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Recommend for
expulsion |
Tobacco |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Saturday
Work Student
Assistance Program Suspension |
Truancy |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Saturday
Work Program In-School
Suspension Student
Study Team |
Vandalism
/ Graffiti |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Suspension Restitution
Cost Recommendation for
expulsion |
Weapons
/ Dangerous Objects |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Item
Confiscated Suspension Recommendation for
expulsion |
Dress
Code Violation |
Minimum
- Maximum
- |
Clothing
/ item confiscated Parent
conference Saturday
work program In-School
Suspension Suspension Student
Study Team |
Dress
Code
General
Guidelines:
The wearing or carrying of any clothing or symbol
that denotes gang activity is prohibited on school grounds and at school
activities, both on and off campus. Prohibited items of clothing or symbols
include, but are not limited to, any item of clothing, jewelry, accessory,
notebook, or symbol which, by the nature of its color, design, arrangement,
representation, trademark, or any other attribute that disrupts the school
climate, denotes membership in a gang or any other group which advocates drug
use or inappropriate behavior. Specific
Guidelines:
No
hats other than OHS hats or beanies that must be worn with OHS facing
forward. No hair nets, bandanas, sweatshirt hoods worn up or other head
coverings. Only
one belt buckle may be worn at any one time and initial must be the
student's initial. Belts must be in pant loops and not hanging loose. No
chains of any type. No
extremely oversized pants or shorts. Pants and shorts must be worn above the
hips - no sagging. No
long shorts with long socks pulled up meeting the cuff of the shorts. There
must be a minimum of 6 inches between the top of the socks and the bottom of
the shorts. No
strapless tops or dresses that expose the midriff area. Tank tops must have
a strap width of at least one inch. No bare midriff clothing of any kind. No
"see through" apparel, extremely short skirts / shorts, short
skirts with slits or long skirts with slits pass the mid-thigh. No apparel
that administrator's judge to be too revealing and distracts from the
educational environment. No
underwear showing! This includes any other type of clothing that resembles
underwear. No
other type of clothing that the administration considers to denote gang
involvement or is inappropriate for a school setting.
Metal
Detection / Canines
In
accordance with the Oxnard Union High School District's policy on weapons
effective Spring 1992, Oxnard High School conducts random search searches of
students each day. The searches are aided by the use of metal detectors. Student
who are found with a weapon will be recommended for expulsion. Any other items
found which are inappropriate for school will be confiscated and handled
according to school policy; i.e., beepers, radios, walkman, etc. It
is the intent of the Oxnard Union High School District to use trained detection
canines in an effort to provide a school environment that is safe and drug free.
The routine inspection of areas such as classrooms, lockers, gym areas, common
areas, parking lots, or vehicles located on district property shall be performed
unannounced and on a random basis.
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