Code of Conduct
Living and Learning Together
The Hornby Island Community School Code of Conduct is a “living” document. We will commit to reviewing it regularly at student meetings, Parent Advisory Council, and staff meetings. We will also ask for feedback from the community. We will update it as necessary and as we learn and grow together.
Hornby Island Community School is a public school. We embrace uniqueness and the wealth that can come with a variety of perspectives and life experiences. That said, to ensure the comfort of those within our school community and to create a viable learning environment, we also need an awareness of behaviours that will be accepted and unaccepted by our community when we are together and when we represent our school in the community.
The British Columbia Safe and Orderly Schools document outlines features of the school code of conduct.
It is expected the Code of Conduct for our school is followed while at school, a school-related activity, or in other circumstances where engaging in the activity will have an impact on the school environment.
The Code of Conduct is broken into 3 pieces:
- Respect for Self
- Respect for Others
- Respect for Property
Within each section are examples of what expected behaviours are, and are not.
It is very rare positive behaviour strategies are ineffective at correcting behaviour not in alignment with our Code of Conduct. However, some children require additional support in understanding their behavioural responsibility in a public space, and the impact on those around them, and the shared learning environment. All children are considered as individuals in a caring manner based on their age/stage and capacity for understanding our learning community expectations.
Progressive disciplinary actions will be taken depending on the frequency and severity of behaviours not in accordance with our School District #71 and Hornby Island Community School Code of Conduct. Parents and students sign their names indicating their understanding of our Code of Conduct each year. Consequences and/or disciplinary actions will remain confidential unless there are unique circumstances where information is required to be shared with a larger audience.
Behaviours relating to bullying of all forms (including cyber-bullying), harassment, intimidation, threatening or violent behaviours while at school, at a school-related activity, or in other circumstances where engaging in the activity will have an impact on the school environment, will require deeper levels of intervention and consequence. Illegal acts such as possession, use or distribution of illegal or restricted substances, possession or use of a weapon, or theft of or damage to property will be investigated by teachers, school administration, School District Administration, and where necessary the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), to ensure our learning space is a safe and supported learning environment and our community assets are protected for future learners. Our learners are expected to arrive at our school ready to learn and to contribute to a positive learning environment.
The BC Ministry of Education also provides additional resources for guiding the creation of the Code of Conduct and Safe, Caring, Orderly Schools.
Respect for Others
Behaviours that fit with how we want our school to be. When people are respecting others it… | Behaviours that are not respectful. When people are disrespectful of others it… |
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Possible Consequences: Contacting parents, loss of school privileges (e.g. having higher level supervision at break and more unstructured times), apology, counselling and/or Learning Support Teacher referral, in school suspension, out of school suspension.
Respect for Property
Behaviours that fit with how we want our school to be. When people are showing respect for personal property and that belonging to others it… | Behaviours that are not respectful of property. When people are showing disrespect for property it… |
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Possible Consequences: Contacting parents, loss of school privileges (e.g. having higher level supervision at break and more unstructured times, apology, counselling and/or Learning Support Teacher referral, replacement of lost and or damaged items, in school suspension, out of school suspension.
Respect for Self
Behaviours that fit with how we want our school to be. If people in our school are respecting themselves it will…. | Behaviours that are not respectful. If people in our school are not respecting themselves it will… |
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Possible Consequences:
Contacting parents, loss of school privileges (e.g. having higher level supervision at break and more unstructured times, apology, counselling and/or Learning Support Teacher referral, replacement of lost and or damaged items, in school suspension, out of school suspension.