Code of Discipline

The conduct of the students of St. Francis of Assisi School should reflect growth in the nine values that form our relationships. These are Equality, Fidelity, Honesty, Justice and Fairness, Promise-Keeping, Respect, Responsibility, Self-Control and Trust.

EQUALITY: students are expected to demonstrate the same standard of treatment for every one.
Behaviors expected: inclusiveness, participation in cooperative learning groups, practice of conflict management skills.
Behaviors not tolerated: name-calling, put-downs, mean-spiritedness, exclusiveness.

FIDELITY: students are expected to be faithful, to hang in there when it is tough.
Behaviors expected: volunteering for the non-glory or much needed jobs, being enthusiastic about projects, participation in school projects, being supportive of friends and schoolmates.
Behaviors not tolerated: giving up, gossip, rumor-mongering.

HONESTY: students are expected to be truthful.
Behaviors expected: telling the truth.
Behaviors not tolerated: lying, cheating, stealing.

JUSTICE & FAIRNESS: students are expected to be responsible toward the whole community.
Behaviors expected: participation in jobs and activities, keeping areas clean and neat, respect for community property. (Books, library books, desks, equipment)
Behaviors not tolerated: vandalism, careless use of equipment, breaking or losing community property.

PROMISE-KEEPING: students are expected to be true to their word.
Behaviors expected: follow-through with commitments.
Behaviors not tolerated: excuses, quitting a project that is dependent upon a student’s participation.

RESPECT: students are expected to treat people with the dignity that they merit as God’s creation.
Behaviors expected: politeness, good manners in cafeteria, on field trips, wit invited speakers, and helpfulness.
Behaviors not tolerated: racial slurs, back-talk to those in authority, ignoring or refusing to obey the directives of those in authority.

RESPONSIBILITY: students are expected to answer for their own actions and to take care of their obligations.
Behaviors expected: doing class work and homework on time, owning mistakes, initiating helpful actions when needed.
Behaviors not tolerated: refusal to do work, scape-goating, indifference to obvious but assigned tasks.

SELF-CONTROL: keeping desires in check.
Behaviors expected: quiet when appropriate or requested, practice of conflict management skills, reverence in Church.
Behaviors not tolerated: disrupting class, fighting, hitting, use of tobacco, alcohol or drugs, carry a weapon (knife, gun, nun-chuck, etc.).

TRUST: a special bond created between people that gives them a safe feeling.
Behaviors expected: reaching out to someone who appears to need support.
Behaviors not tolerated: ignoring or failure to respond to an unsafe situation.