Conduct and Discipline

CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE

ASM students are expected to demonstrate good manners and a caring and respectful attitude toward teachers, students, and the school environment. Lower School behavioral expectations are based on and guided by our ASM Learner Profile. The teachers, counselor, and director work together to guide students as they work to achieve these expectations. Specific classroom and playground rules and expectations will be discussed with the students during the first week of school.

All misbehavior is dealt with on a case-by-case basis, first by the teacher, then with the assistance of the counselor and director. In the event of serious or frequent misbehavior, parents will be contacted by the child’s teacher, the LS counselor, or the LS Director. 

When a child has seriously and purposefully hurt another child by biting, hitting, kicking, or pushing, parents will be telephoned and asked to pick up the misbehaving child and remove him/her from school for the day. If this misbehavior occurs at the end of the school day, the child may not be allowed to come to school the next day. If such behavior is recurring, disciplinary options may include suspension or expulsion in serious circumstances. 

ITEMS NOT PERMITTED IN SCHOOL

• Personal soccer balls

• Toys that have not been requested by the teacher for educational purposes

• Mobile phones, iWatch (or similar), personal tablets like iPads, or game players, etc. (These objects could be lost, damaged, or taken, and the school does not take responsibility for them.)

• Potential weapons, even if they are toys, e.g., sharp sticks, guns of any type, slingshots, swords, knives.

• Chewing gum 

BUS RULES 

1. Stay seated and wear seatbelts at all times.

2. Keep voices low.

3. Respect and accept the bus monitor as the final authority. 

4. Refrain from eating or drinking on the bus.

Inappropriate behavior on the bus is reported to the Head of Transportation Services and/or the LS Director. Students will be warned, and parents will be notified of the inappropriate behavior. If the inappropriate behavior continues, bus privileges may be suspended.

CAFETERIA RULES

During the meal, all conduct should reflect good eating manners.

Speak in quiet conversational voices while in the cafeteria.

Before leaving your table for any reason, students should raise their hands and get permission from the teacher on duty.

Throwing or tossing anything is not allowed

Upon dismissal from the table, students should clean the area, checking the floor. All trash is to be thrown away or recycled, and trays taken to the clean-up area.

LS students are not allowed to purchase extra items from the cafeteria.