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38 Parents' Handbook 2019 – 2020 Progressive Discipline Framework A progressive discipline approach promotes positive student behaviour through strategies that include prevention programs, early and ongoing interventions and supports, reporting incidents of inappropriate student behaviour and responding to such incidents. Early and Ongoing Intervention Strategies EEarly and ongoing intervention strategies will help prevent unsafe or inappropriate behaviours at school and in school-related activities. TFS actively engages parents in the progressive discipline approach and seeks their support, as partners in their child's education. Each incident of inappropriate behaviour will be assessed in light of the specific situation. Repeated acts of misconduct and/or single acts of serious misconduct will likely warrant a more serious response, such as a suspension. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to: - noncompliance; - persistent truancy; - persistent opposition to authority; - demonstrating a pattern of behaviour where the pupil's presence is injurious to the effective learning environment of other pupils or persons; - conduct injurious to the moral tone of the school, or to the physical or mental well-being of others; - bringing the name of TFS into disrepute; - engaging in any types of bullying behaviours; - engaging in hate propaganda and other forms of behaviour motivated by hate or bias; - uttering a threat to inflict bodily harm; - using any object to threaten or intimidate another person; - inflicting or encouraging others to inflict bodily harm on themselves or another person; - causing injury to any person; - committing sexual assault; - being in possession of, or under the influence of, or provide others with alcohol, illegal drugs or harmful substances; - being a party to giving, and/or giving alcohol to a minor; - being in possession of any weapon; - trafficking in weapons or harmful substances (defined as all illegal drugs, alcohol, any mind or mood-altering substances other than alcohol, tobacco and over-the- counter drugs taken for non medicinal purposes, and medicinal substances prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner used by a student for non-medicinal purposes); - committing theft; and, - committing an act of vandalism that causes damage to school property or to property located on the premises of the school and other schools. The range of consequences that TFS will apply to offences includes: - temporary or permanent removal from a school activity; - a special program or recess to complete work or a special assignment involving problem-solving and/or a reflective activity; - a verbal reminder of appropriate behaviour; - detention; - removal from class for a period of time; - community service; - loss of privilege; - repair/restitution for damaged or missing property; - a behavioural contract; - in-school suspension; - consultation with a Vice-Principal, Principal and/or other members of the support team; - formal suspension from school, from between one school day to no more than 20 school days. In these instances, conditions to return to school will be discussed with parents and caregivers and students, in accordance with the school policy; and/or, - expulsion from school. At the discretion of TFS, a student may be denied re-registration for the subsequent academic year, for