Student Rights and Responsibilities, Behavior and Management

Each student in our school has the right to be treated with respect, courtesy and consideration by every other student, teacher, school employee, or other adult in the school.  He/She has the right to know what the rules are; to appeal to higher authority when he/she feels unfairly treated, or when he/she thinks that no objective hearing has been allowed.

However, persons in charge of classrooms and of the school as a whole must have the authority to carry out their work for the benefit and safety of everyone concerned without constant arguments.  If a student feels that a particular rule or judgment is unfair, he/she may express such complaints to the teacher concerned and, in the event of not achieving a satisfactory conclusion, to the principal.

For detailed polices relating to student rights and responsibilities, please select the following link to the ‘Parent-Student Handbook' where you can view policies relating to

• Student due process rights
  
  
• Student responsibilities
  
  
• Guidelines for conduct
  
  
• Use of English language, and
  
  
• Dress codes

Introduction to Student Behavior and Management

Our philosophy of discipline at IST begins with respect, love, and concern for each child. Individuals are to be respected in the light of their own uniqueness and for their separate feelings, interests, and abilities. We believe all students have a desire to be accepted and to participate in their classroom community in a positive and constructive manner. They need to know that certain rules and guidelines are necessary to give structure to living together as a group.

Natural consequences correct unacceptable behavior and re-establish order in given situations. Continued counseling and understanding of the students' reasons for unacceptable behavior are necessary. We accept students for who they are, not for what they do. We try to separate the action from the person by pointing out to students their unacceptable behavior.

Discipline problems at the school are few, and it is expected that most students, in most instances, will be able to live happily and comfortably within the basic rules of conduct laid down by the school.

Inevitably however, there will be times when a student needs to be reminded of the responsibility he/she has toward the school as a whole as well as to him/herself as an individual, and there must be some sensible rules for dealing with such reminders.

The director and the principals are responsible for setting and enforcing rules of behavior and for coping with behavior problems as appropriate to the student's age and maturity.

Introduction to Student Rights and Responsibilities

In dealing with student behavior in the classroom, teachers must always be assured of support - from the principals, the director, and the school Board of Governors - for reasonable rules set within the framework of the overall policies applying to conduct.  Conversely, teachers are expected to treat each student with respect, courtesy and consideration.  Students have the right to be told clearly what the rules are; and they have the right to appeal to a higher authority if they feel they have been dealt with unfairly or have not been given an objective hearing.

It should however, be pointed out to students that directions must first be obeyed, and may be questioned later.  The people in charge of the school must have the authority to carry out their tasks for the benefit of all concerned, and it is for this reason that the school board delegates to the director and his/her professional staff the task of setting specific guidelines for discipline and punishment in the school.


For detailed polices relating to student behavior and management, please read our Parent/Student Handbook (PDF, 728 K) where you can view policies relating to

• Discipline and Punishment
  
  
• Consequences for breaches of discipline
  
  
• Corporal punishment, and
  
  
• Specific disciplinary guidelines and consequences for breaches of discipline (including: smoking; alcohol and drug abuse; fines and charges; use of technology; manner and conduct; tardiness and truancy)