In Middle School, we strive to maintain sound and reasonable academic demands and social expectations for our students. We hold high standards for student behavior and have a robust behavior management system in place that reinforces positive behaviors and helps students learn when their actions are inappropriate. We expect all students to play their part in maintaining a positive and respectful learning environment. Teachers are responsible for handling most disciplinary situations as they arise and will send an email to parents informing them of the situation. If similar behavior persists, a behavior comment will be to parents and the advisor to inform them of the situation. For repetitive minor misconduct or more serious misconduct, disciplinary outcomes are determined by the administration in line with our school-wide Behavior Policy. We take the safety and well-being of our students seriously and are committed to ensuring a supportive and respectful community for all.

Commendation: Our mission at TASIS England Middle School is to inspire and empower our students to become principled, compassionate, intellectually curious, and open-minded individuals. We believe that recognizing and rewarding positive behavior plays a crucial role in fulfilling this mission by promoting a culture of kindness, respect, and service to others. We encourage our students to embody these values, both inside and outside the classroom, to make a positive impact on the world around them. By recognizing and rewarding good deeds, we aim to foster a sense of responsibility and accountability and inspire our students to be the change they wish to see in the world. Through this approach, we believe that we can cultivate the next generation of ethical leaders who will shape the future of our global community. Students are recognized for their contributions through our commendations. These are added to their profiles through a positive message sent to their parents/guardians. Ten House points are awarded for each commendation earned.

Behavior Comment: Behavior comments facilitate efficient communication between school and home. Such things as respect, manners, honesty, and punctuality are values that we deem very important in our school life. Teachers can write behavior comments for students regarding infractions after having spoken with the student. Some common offenses include:

• Dress code violation

• Mobile phones not placed in lockers

• Not following instructions

• Tardiness to class without a written excuse

• Classroom or campus misconduct

• Other behaviors that are detrimental to the academic and/or social climate we are striving to maintain in our school community (such as repeated interruption of others without permission or unsafe passing from class to class, etc.).

When a teacher writes a behavior comment, it is automatically sent to the Middle School Pastoral Coordinator and the advisor, who will speak to the student about the nature of the infraction. No House points are taken away from the student or their House for receiving a behavior comment. For every three behavior comments received during a trimester, a student will receive an after-school detention from 3:30 to 5 p.m. where they meet with the Middle School Pastoral Coordinator to reflect and create a plan of action. Multiple detentions are monitored, and parents are called in to discuss the situation and how best to address it – restorative action, behavior modification, and counseling are a few of the possible responses.

Behavior Monitoring: During the year, students who continually behave in an unsatisfactory manner (reflected by repeated detentions or an effort of 4 or 5 in more than one class) will be placed on Behavior Monitoring, with an advising letter sent to parents. Extended periods of Behavior Monitoring will lead to Disciplinary Probation. Although uncommon, any serious violation of a major school rule or repeated misconduct may be referred immediately to the Head of Section and may lead directly to fixed-term or permanent exclusion. Probation is automatic after fixed-term exclusion and requires that a student’s re-enrollment be reviewed. Students on Disciplinary Probation, who have received a fixed-term exclusion, or who have accumulated excessive numbers of behavior comments are not eligible to serve in any official leadership role for the school community.

The Middle School administration reserves the right to permanently exclude at any time a student who has proven to be an unsatisfactory member of the school community. If, in the School’s judgment, the student’s conduct on or away from campus indicates that he or she is consistently out of sympathy with the ideals, objectives, and programs of the School, the student may be permanently excluded from school immediately even though there may have been no infraction of a specific rule. In addition, each student is always expected to actively support the School’s standards of personal and academic honesty.