2026-2027 Parent Handbook - Flipbook - Page 40
Middle School Discipline Policy
In Middle School, discipline reflects students’ increasing maturity, independence, and leadership
responsibilities. As students prepare for high school and beyond, they are expected to demonstrate greater
accountability, sound judgment, and respect for community standards. Expectations are higher, and
consequences are correspondingly more significant.
Middle School students are expected to model integrity, responsibility, respect, and self-discipline in all
settings — including classrooms, athletic events, extracurricular activities, digital platforms, and offcampus conduct that impacts the School community.
Minor infractions may include classroom disruption, inappropriate language, misuse of technology, or failure
to meet behavioral expectations. Teachers may address these concerns through corrective conversations,
loss of privileges, detention, or communication with parents. Repeated minor infractions may result in
administrative involvement. Moderate infractions involve more serious or repeated misconduct, including
defiance toward faculty, verbal harassment, academic dishonesty, inappropriate digital behavior, or unsafe
conduct. In these cases, consequences may include formal office referral, parent conference, detention, loss
of leadership roles, restriction from extracurricular activities, behavioral probation, or short-term
suspension.
Severe infractions include physical assault, bullying, credible threats, possession of prohibited items,
significant academic dishonesty, harassment, cyberbullying, vandalism, or conduct that compromises the
safety or integrity of the School community. Such behaviors may result in immediate removal from campus
pending investigation. Consequences may include suspension, long-term probation, mandatory counseling,
removal from leadership positions, non-participation in school activities, or dismissal.
Academic integrity is taken especially seriously in Middle School. Cheating, plagiarism, forgery, misuse of
artificial intelligence, or other dishonest practices may result in a zero on the assignment, parent
notification, academic probation, suspension, or dismissal in cases of repeated or egregious violations.
Off-campus and digital behavior that negatively impacts the School community may also result in
disciplinary action. Students are responsible for their conduct at all times when that conduct affects the
safety, reputation, or functioning of the School.
Administrative Authority
While the School strives for fairness and consistency, each situation is evaluated individually. The School
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine whether conduct violates School policy and to impose
consequences deemed appropriate based on severity, pattern of behavior, intent, and impact on the
community.
Discipline in Middle School is intended not only to correct behavior, but to cultivate responsibility, resilience,
and leadership. Students are expected to learn from their mistakes and demonstrate growth in both
character and conduct.
