Inappropriate Language

The student may:

• Swear or curse

• Talk about inappropriate things and/or make sexual comments

• Mature/immature discussion that is not typical of their age

• Make inappropriate innuendoes

• Make “inside jokes” as indicated by laughing after the comment or words

• Use code words or symbolic language to represent something inappropriate

• Be sarcastic

• Repeat others in a deliberate and patronizing way

• Speak to others in a condescending or mocking manner

• Use variations of inappropriate words or curse words and phrases, for example, “shat”, “flucking”, “biatch”, etc

• Use sensitive words in an insulting or joking manner, like “retarded”, “gay”, etc

• Use racial, stereotypical, or culturally insensitive words

• Blame others

• Many reports from other students

Tier I Interventions

Before you start, a few important points:

• Try multiple interventions

• Try each intervention for a minimum of 4-weeks and over 1 intervention may be implemented at the same time.

• Further details on each intervention is linked here.

Interventions:

• • Acknowledging positive behavior

  • Avoid power struggles

  • Call parent or note home

  • Card Flip

  • Clear, consistent, and predictable consequences

  • Have student say a nice thing to the student they called a name

  • Logical consequence

  • Model appropriate language

  • Redirection

  • Reflection sheet

  • Speak in calm and neutral tone

  • Speak with student in hallway

  • Start Commands

  • Take away privileges

  • Take away unstructured or free time

  • Talk one on one with student

  • Talk to parent

  • Teach conflict resolution skills

  • Teach coping skills

  • Teach relationship skills

  • Teach relaxation techniques

  • Teach social skills

  • Teach substitute words