ACCEPTANCE OF PARENT'S OPINIONS ON THE DISCIPLINE OF THEIR CHILD

The position of our school in regard to differing views of parents on acceptable discipline of their child, is to respect the parent and not attempt to lecture them on the merits or pitfalls of their stance. In the same vane, the school will be respectfully insistent in it's position maintaining a high standard of student conduct and demeanor. Realizing that parents who have strong differing views on student discipline will seek out other educational institutions, the objective of the school will be to encourage parents to seek out a school whose policies most closely approximate their own.

Each parent is urged to understand that the school may not have time or interest in repeatedly having to urge, cajole, or solicit student obedience and cooperation as some parents may have the time and inclination of doing in dealing with a child’s pouting and uncooperative attitudes within their home setting. It is important that the parent be interested in and supportive of the school's interests and actions to accomplish the socialization of the student as soon as possible, to the end that the student may be an important contributing member of the classroom and school society. The school is not interested in having students whose parents refuse to accept the discipline policies of the school as set forth in the above statements and explanations.

1.      Be professional.

2.      Be courteous.

3.      Be kind.

4.      Be respectful.

5.      Be sure to use the appropriate volume to meet the situation in an acceptable manner.

6.      Be truthful and definite. Do not threaten students that you are  going to do something you know you cannot or should not or will not do.

7.      Be healing and positive.

8.      Do not make negative remarks or inferences about parents or other students.

9.      Do not argue with students. You are an adult to be respected by students.

10.  Do not allow students to argue with you or with others.

11.  Avoid being too familiar with students.

12.  Do not allow students to be unduly familiar with you.

13.  Consider that we have to behave differently and better in a Christian school than we would somewhere else.

14.  Remember the Holy Spirit is present in our gatherings on a daily and hourly basis. We do not want to grieve or offend Him by our choice of words or tone of voice.

15.  Our goal is to teach our students refinement. We do not want to present an incorrect model or example to them by engaging in inappropriate speech usage ourselves.

16.  Remember that children mimic you and talk about what they have seen and heard when they get home.

17.  Be sure to handle each child just the same as you would if his or her parents were right with you.

18.  Remember that parents often take any perceived attack or perceived abuse of their child(ren) as a

19.  A personal effrontery or personal attack.

20.  Make your speech usage including voice volume and tone, an instrument of salvation to the children and others who hear you.

21.  Follow the Golden Rule in speech, deportment, and attitude.

22.  An employee or volunteer does not impress administration, other co-workers, students, parents, or visitors by yelling, talking to students in an agitated, demeaning, or threatening manner. This type of speech is not professional and is strictly forbidden by staff.