Student Expectations and Responsibilities

Detention

Students who violate school rules will be assigned detention. Detention is held after school for 1 hour, lunch, and as needed at the discretion of the dean; the day(s) that detention is held are subject to change at the discretion of student services. Students must serve detention within five school days of the date the detention was assigned. If detention is not served promptly, a student may be required to provide service to the school or suspended at the discretion of the dean. Students may be required to write a reflection based on actions to receive detention.  Copies of said reflection will be shared with parents/guardians.  It is the responsibility of the student and the parent to check PowerSchool to monitor a student’s detention. Both a student’s current and accumulated hours of detention are posted on the individual student’s PowerSchool record. Students serving detention must arrive and remain in school uniform during the entire time they are there.  Students who receive multiple detentions for a repeated offense may be suspended and thus required to meet with school administration before re-entry. 

Reinstatement is allowed after a meeting with the student, parent/guardian, and the Dean. Student re-entry after suspension will be pending a decision by the Discipline Board regarding their return to school.

If a student does not sign the handbook by the due date listed for that school year, the student will be assigned 1-hour of detention.

Saturday Detention

Saturday detention may be held on various Saturdays throughout the school year, as determined by the  Assistant Principal / Dean(s).  A $50 fine/completion of school service accompanies Saturday detention and is due the day it is served. Finals may not be taken if the fine is not paid and all detention has not been served.

Suspension

Students who are in violation of the Behavior Code may be placed on suspension. Suspension may include in-school suspension, out-of- school-suspension, or a mandatory Saturday detention session. Suspension is used to provide all involved parties time, space, and distance from the event to allow a clear thought process to take place. A member of the Student Services staff will notify parents/guardians when a student has been suspended from school. The student will remain on suspension until a conference is held with the student, a parent/guardian, and the Assistant Principal / Dean(s) to discuss further consequences for the student’s behavior. While on suspension, the student may not attend classes or any school-sponsored activity. Schoolwork missed during the time of suspension cannot be made up. 

Students who are issued In-School Suspension will be fined $50 / completion of school service and will be required to report to school each day and work with the Assistant Principal / Dean(s)  for the day.

Out of School Suspension

Students who receive an Out-of-School Suspension will not be allowed on campus during the time of their suspension, and may not participate in or attend any school-sponsored extracurricular activities at Juan Diego or other locations. Students must complete all classwork and tests from the days of suspension but failing grades will be recorded for this work. The student and parents must meet with the Assistant Principal / Dean(s)  after the suspension has been served in order for the student to resume attending classes.