Each week this year, I have been updating our families with information about our school’s behaviour expectations. Our school Positive Behaviour for Learning plan is on the school website should you wish to peruse it.  Our school invests most of our time towards teaching and rewarding the positive behaviours that our community wants.

Topics covered

• Newsletter 1 – Swearing and inappropriate / offensive language and gestures
• Newsletter 2 – Managing conflict
• Newsletter 3 - Aggression
• Newsletter 4 – Violence (including threats to others)
• Newsletter 5 – Bullying
• Newsletter 6 - Cyber-safety

Violence

There is never a place at school (or in our community) for violence or threats of violence.  We define violence at school as a forceful physical act that is intended to hurt someone.  It involves striking the head but it is not retricted to this body zone.  It can involve punching, kicking or striking with an object.  It can be initiated or retalitatory in nature.  

In simplest terms, students who display violence towards other students or staff will recieve heavy consequences.  There is just no place for violence. Adults who display or threaten violence towards school staff or members of the community on school premises will be reported to the police.