Order 1130463: Behaviour Management Plan: Teaching

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MARCELLIN COLLEGE

160 Bulleen Road, BULLEEN VIC.3105

Student Wellbeing Policy Appendix 2 – Restorative Practices

One student management process of a formative nature that is recommended for use in Catholic schools is Restorative Practices. This process has as its aim the promotion of resilience in the one harmed and the one causing harm. Restorative measures help stu dents learn from their mistakes, grow in self-discipline, take responsibility for their actions, recognise the impact of their actions on others, and reconcile and resolve conflict with others. A variety of harmful situations are addressed, including truancy, bullying, drug use and harassment. Differences (racial, cultural, religious, economic, etc.) are respected, understood and given equal protection. Staff and students are strongly encouraged to use the ‘Affective Questions’ card for incidents where a student’s behaviour does not uphold the expectations of the College:

1. What happened? 2. How did it happen? 3. How did you act in this situation? 4. Who do you think was affected? 5. How were they affected? 6. How were you affected? 7. What needs to happen to make things right? 8. If the same situation happens again, how could you behave differently?

In working through the questions with the student(s), it is important to focus on the specific behaviours or incidents without blaming. Restorative meetings may be used by Pastoral Leaders, House Coordinators, Student Counsellors, Head of Schools and the Deputy Principal as a way of restoring relationships between students and students, between staff and students and between staff and staff. Formal training is required for school personnel engaged in this process. a. College Expectations and Guidelines To enable students to reach their full potential and to facilitate the development and smooth running of the College communit y a set of guidelines exists regarding student conduct, behaviour and management. Included are samples of the consequences that will apply when students breach expectations. The foundation for this set of guidelines is that members of Marcellin College Community will d isplay at all times consideration, respect and acceptance towards others, as well as personal responsibility. The five levels reflect the increasing seriousness of incidents. It would be hoped that at level one restorative consequences would be employed first, increasing in severity for students who persist in behaving in an unacceptable manner. The consequences for offences at level five would normally be regarded as non-negotiable. Individuals and individual circumstances need to be taken into account when consequences are applied. The purpose o f the document is to guide staff to apply the possible consequences for inappropriate behaviour and to provide a consistent policy for students, staff and the College community. The guidelines exist to ensure the rights and needs of all people in the community are respected, monitored and effectively addressed. It should be noted that the College expectations and consequences also apply while students are engaged in outside college ac tivities and on the way to and from the College.

Levels Examples Of Unacceptable Behaviours/Actions Suggested Responses

5 A sustained or serious breach of a Student Reinstatement Management Plan Serious criminal offence Trafficking in illicit or illegal substances Major theft or willful destruction/vandalism Threats or acts of physical violence, racism, discrimination or harassment made to a member of the College/wider community Sustained failure to comply with College Expectations Other

Principal & Deputy Principal Conference with parents  External Suspension from the College  Contractual reinstatement to the College  Negotiated Transfer from the College  Referral to Police  Expulsion

4 Breach of a Student Reinstatement Management Plan Threats or acts of physical violence, racism, discrimination or harassment made to a member of the College/wider community Hurtful, threatening behaviour or inappropriate language directed at a member of the College community Possession and/or distribution of offensive or otherwise inappropriate materials Possession or use of illicit or illegal substances or material Defiant and unruly conduct in the company of others Serious breach of privacy in relation to the Mobile Phone & Electronic Equipment Policy Continual conduct in the public domain that brings the College into disrepute Theft, vandalism or destruction of property Sustained disruption of the learning environment

Heads of School & House Coordinators  Conference with parents  Restorative mediation/circles  Banning of use of ICT equipment and facilities  Internal Suspension  External Suspension from the College  Referral to Police  Isolation from Class (es)  Contractual reinstatement to the College  College Service  Counselling/Outside agency referral  Positive behaviour booklet  Written apology

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Serious breach of ICT Code of Conduct Policy and guidelines Repeated incidents of smoking in uniform Serious breach of the Student Driver Policy Failure to attend Saturday detention

3 Sustained failure to comply with reasonable staff direction Conduct in the public domain that brings the College into disrepute Direct involvement in a fight involving low level acts of physical contact Bullying, discrimination or harassment directed at a member of the College community Sustained inappropriate use of computer resources Possession of inappropriate materials Inappropriate challenging of a staff member’s authority Offensive language to a member of the College community Absence from College activities without appropriate documentation Truant from classes without permission Participating in threatening group behaviour Sustained intimidation between students Throwing of objects on College grounds and/or wider community Lateness to class or pastoral on more than 6 occasions Three detentions in the term Smoking in uniform Breach of the Student Driver Policy Continued disruption of the learning environment Sustained uniform infringement at the College or in the public domain Graffiti & vandalism Sustained failure to bring notebook computer equipment to class Failure to attend an afterschool detention Plagiarism and/or breach of examination expectations

Heads of School, Learning Area Coordinators, House Coordinator & Pastoral Leader:  Restorative mediation/circles  Removal from transport system  Banning of use of ICT equipment and facilities  Written apology  Counselling/Outside agency referral  College Service  Conference with parents  Extended Detention  Saturday Morning Detention  Daily contracts for students  Positive behaviour booklet  Student Progress  VCE panel  Learning Concern letter  Referral to HC

2 Lateness to class or pastoral on 3 occasions Continual failure to comply with reasonable staff directions Continual uniform infringement on College grounds Uniform infringement in the public domain Breach of ICT Code of Conduct Policy and guidelines Breach of the Mobile Phone & Electronic Equipment Policy Intimidation between students Failure to attend a lunchtime detention Littering of the classroom/College grounds Leaving College grounds without permission Inappropriate language to a member of the College community In the company of smokers Truant from a class/pastoral Indirect involvement in a fight Being in an out-of-bounds area Sustained failure to complete set tasks Continued disruption of the learning environment Continual failure to bring a notebook computer and relevant equipment to class Spitting on the College grounds

House Coordinator, Learning Area Coordinator, Pastoral Leader & reporting Staff member:  Contact with parents via Student

Planner/Phone/Email  Temporary relocation to another class  Restorative discussion with House

Coordinator and teacher  Restorative mediation/circles  After School Detention  Extended Detention  Written apology  Incident Report to student file  Learning Concern letter  Daily contracts for students  Counselling  Referral to PL and HC Some unacceptable actions may be referred to the relevant Learning Coordinator for appropriate consequences

1 Uniform infringement on the College grounds Inappropriate conduct, language or behaviour between students Failure to bring a notebook computer and relevant equipment to class Inappropriate lateness to class and/or pastoral Inappropriate use of computer resources Failure to comply with reasonable staff direction Disruption of the learning environment Failure to complete set tasks Off task behaviour in class Eating in class Littering

Reporting Staff member:  Verbal correction or warning  Relocation of student to another part of the

room or yard  Restorative discussion with student at

Recess/Lunch  Contact with parents via Student

Planner/Phone/Email  Lunchtime Detention  Yard clean up at lunchtime  Written apology  Referral to relevant PL

Please note: The descriptors are neither exhaustive nor prescriptive but should be used as a guideline, remembering that individual circumstances must be taken into account when dealing with instances of misconduct. The College can modify the Student Management Guidelines without notice. b. Uniform and Grooming

Marcellin College has a clear required uniform and grooming dress code. Students are to wea r their uniform correctly at all times, both in and

outside the College.

Terms 1 and 4 – compulsory

 Open neck short leave shirt with monogram

 Navy trousers

 Navy blue socks (with trousers only)

 Grey/navy fleck walk socks (with shorts only)

 Black leather school shoes

 Black belt

optional

 Navy shorts

 Navy pullover

 Maroon pullover (Years 11 and 12 only)

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Terms 2 and 3 – compulsory

 Blazer

 Long sleeve blue shirt

 College tie

 Navy trousers

 Navy College jumper

 Navy blue socks (with trousers only)

 Black leather school shoes

 Black belt

 Spray jacket – may only be worn outside the classroom when it is

raining, but students must still carry their blazer to school

optional

 Maroon pullover (Years 11 and 12 only)

 Official maroon College scarf

 Official maroon or navy woolen gloves

 Navy shorts

Expectations on Grooming Dress Code

Students are expected to be neat and tidy and wear their uniform with pride.

 The Dress Code applies to students on their way TO and FROM the College, as well as while at the College a nd attending

excursions

 Whenever uniform is worn in the public domain, it must be complete

 Shirts are to be tucked in at all times. (This is not enforced when students are engaged in sporting activities at recess or

lunchtime)

 Students need to ensure that ties, when worn in Terms 2 & 3, must always be done up, this includes the top button

 Wear the correct black leather school shoes

 Only the official Marcellin school bag is acceptable

 Only wear their spray jacket outside the classroom when it is raining

 Students are to have no facial hair and be clean shaven at all times

 Students are not permitted to have visible tattoos

Hair

 Respectable schoolboy haircuts are required, with hair to always be well groomed and not be extreme in either length and/or s tyle (e.g. any

form of colouring, tails, mohawks, clean shaven, dreadlocks, corn rows, undercuts and high fade cuts are some examples of ext reme styles,

which are not acceptable)

 No extremes or variation to normal hair colour

 Hair must be off the collar and the fringe length must not fall below the eyebrows when brought forward, or be long enough to tuck behind

the ears.

 Reasonable length crew cuts are acceptable, no shorter than No. 2 clipper/comb

Jewellery

 Jewellery, except for a watch and a non-visible religious medal (cross) on a necklace, is not to be worn with the College uniform

 Jewellery including ear, tongue and/or facial rings (even when covered with tape), crosses that can be seen, wrist bands/brac elets are not

acceptable

Physical Education

It is expected that students will bring appropriate clothing and equipment to the College on PE days. In

the event of non-participation, or incorrect uniform, students must report to the teacher in charge with

a note of explanation from their parents.

If student has a note from home, the note is to be passed on to the Head of the Physical Education

Department after school by the supervising teacher. If student does not have a note, the supervising

teacher will inform the Head of the Physical Education faculty.

PE & Sport Uniform – compulsory

 Polo top

 Sport shorts

 Rugby top

 Track pants

 Sport socks (plain white)

 House t-shirt

 Sport Cap

1. The only acceptable trousers, shorts, shirts, pullovers, blazers, bags, socks, PE/Sport uniform, scarves and gloves are those provided by the

official College uniform supplier, Bob Stewart 201 – 211 High St. Kew. VIC 3101. Phone: (03) 9853 8429

2. Students who are unable to be in complete uniform must complete an “Out-of-Uniform request” note and obtain a Uniform pass from

their respective House Coordinator during morning pastoral.

3. Students in breach of the College Uniform requirements and/or Grooming Dress Code will be issued a consequence, which may inc lude

being sent home.

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c. Out of Bounds

Recreation Areas Thoroughfare (Only) Out-of-bounds

Recreation Areas & Out-of-Bounds

Students are expected to observe the following. At lunch & recess students have access to the following areas:

Out of Bounds Areas:

(No student access or thoroughfare)

1. ALL Ovals & Fields during Recess

2. Entire surrounds of Brothers’ Residence

3. Entire Lyons Oval and Gartner fields, including the two coaches boxes, around Sylvester Drive and College driveway from the s taff car park

onwards

4. Behind tree line on school boundaries (i.e. students should be visible at all times), including tree line on Bray Oval

5. ALL areas behind the Hermitage building

6. Surrounds of MPAC/Functions Room including back steps and entire College drive & staff car park

7. Ground Floor of the Br. Placidus Centre

8. All classrooms and buildings (i.e. Br. Placidus Centre, Fourviere School of Visual Arts and Hermitage Building) at lunchtime and recess

9. Bus shelters and island, centre of College Drive

Students follow directions of the supervising teacher. Refusal to accept direction is referred to the House Coordinator and/o r Pastoral Leader.

Restricted Areas

 Students are not allowed to enter staffrooms or offices unless permitted by a member of staff. Students should knock quietly on the door and

wait for a teacher.

 Students are not permitted in College car parks at any time; this includes arrival and departure from the College. The main car park area

should only be used as a thoroughfare throughout the day.

 Students are normally not permitted in classroom buildings during recess and luncheon breaks; unless an arrangement has been made with a

member of staff or a wet weather day has been declared.

Active areas (Non-contact ball sports): Passive areas (No Ball sports):

 Under St. Marcellin’s Hall & adjoining half basketball courts and large

grass area

 Le Rosey Downball courts

 Quadrangle Downball courts

 Bray Oval or Lyons Oval (lunch only/seasonal)

 Quadrangle seating

 Le Rosey & Montagne shade & seating areas

 Around Champagnat Chapel

 Area between Br. Placidus Centre & the Fourviere School

of Visual Arts

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d. Information Technology Use

Students collaborate, communicate:

i. Due to the increased reliance on mobile phones in our society today, many parents make a mobile phone available to their sons for

safety reasons.

ii. If they need to bring them to the College, for safety reasons, any student with a mobile phone is to leave it switched off in their locker

for the duration of the school day and it is not to be used on the College property from 8:40am until school ends at 3:10pm.

iii. However the College recommends that students do not bring mobile phones, smartphones, iPods, iPads, MP3 players and/or any

other similar electronic equipment.

iv. Mobile phones and other electronic equipment are not permitted in any College based or VCAA examination.

v. If a student is found with a mobile phone, a smartphone, an iPod, an iPad, MP3 player and/or any other similar electronic equipment on

his/her person or is seen using and/or heard by staff during the day (either in the yard, in class or on a College activity) the item will be

confiscated until the student’s parents come to the College to collect it from the relevant House Coordinator.

vi. Technology increasingly is impacting on the way in which students learn and communicate. Therefore, the only exemption to the

guidelines relating to the use of a mobile phone, a smartphone, an iPod, an iPad or MP3 player in a classroom context is when a student

has been given explicit permission to access and use such devices to enhance learning opportunities. In such cases students m ay use the

devices for its intended use for the designated lesson and in the designated period, after which the device should be returned to the

student’s locker.

vii. Parents are advised that students are not permitted to receive or make telephone calls, take photos, film videos, upload imag es to social

media or SMS messages on mobile phones or other electronic equipment while at the College as their use/abuse may be a breach of

the Privacy Act 1988. Any infringement may be handed over to the Police.

viii. The College will take no responsibility for lost or stolen phones, iPods, iPads, MPS players an d/or any other similar electronic

equipment.

Considerable ICT resources are provided for student use at the College. Students are expected to use and access these resources responsibl y. Use

of these resources is expected to be in line with Student Expectations of the College and the ICT Policy.

i. Use of such resources is for educational purposes only. ICT resources include, but are not limited to, computers/laptops, per ipherals,

network, electronic databases, access to the Internet, use of the school intranet, software, Audio Visual material and student accounts

providing access to many of these resources including email, social media, electronic communications and storage facilities.

ii. Students are provided with a College owed laptop/notebook. Students and their families should note the conditions of use and return

the equipment in good condition and working order. Details of these conditions are outlined in the documentation that accompa nies

the computer when it is issued and copies are stored on the College website. All documents relevant to the appropriate use of ICT

resources at Marcellin can be found on the Learning Technologies page of the College website.

iii. Students are expected to be aware of their responsibilities as a safe and ethical digital citizen a nd should seek assistance from relevant

staff if they are unsure. In order to protect the security and integrity of college ICT resources and to protect all users, s tudent accounts,

internet use, laptops, USBs and other storage devices may be checked without warning for inappropriate materials.

iv. Students have a responsibility to have an understanding of the College’s Positive Relationship Policy, ICT Policy, and the Pr ivacy Act.

v. Breaches of the ICT Policy will result in appropriate sanctions or restorative actions by the school – examples include – ICT restrictions,

removal of ICT privileges, detention, conferences with parents, referral to appropriate College leaders, and where appropriat e

remedies consistent with Levels 4 & 5 offences as suggested in the Student Management & Expectations guidelines.

Some examples include:

Level 1: Inappropriate conduct, language or behaviour between students (e.g. inappropriate online forum comments, ‘surfing the web’ in class

without permission)

Level 1: Inappropriate use of computer resources (changing settings, tampering with computers, accessing games without permission)

Level 2: Continual failure to comply with reasonable staff directions (e.g. where a student ignores teacher requests to pay attention due to on-

line distractions)

Level 2: Breach of ICT Code of Conduct Policy and guidelines (e.g. distracting self and others by playing games and/or engaging in oth er online

activities when prior warnings have been given)

Level 3: Bullying, discrimination or harassment directed at a member of the College community (e.g. Cyber bullying via email, Facebook, MSN,

sms or other forms)

Level 3: Possession of inappropriate material (e.g. sexually explicit videos)

Level 4: Serious Breach of ICT Code of Conduct and guidelines (e.g. use of someone else’s password)

Level 4: Possession and/or distribution of offensive or otherwise inappropriate materials (e.g. recordings of students or staff withou t their

permission and forwarding to others such material)

Breaches of others’ personal safety and

personal privacy

Disrespecting Resource Limits Accessing Of And/Or Possession Of Pornographic

Material

Illegal Activities Plagiarism Possession Of Other Inappropriate Material/Software

Activities endangering System Security Breach of Copyright Inappropriate use of the College's electronic database

or website structures.

Inappropriate Language Inappropriate Access to Material Other Infringements relating to electronic devices, AV

or ICT equipment

Disrespect for Privacy Inappropriate Use Of Email, Social

Media (e.g. facebook, twitter, etc. Or

Messaging Systems

e. CEOM Procedures

Marcellin College has developed its own policy on Pastoral Care. Such policies and procedures should be consistent with the p rinciples presented in

the CECV Policy Statement, and in accord with policies and procedures applying to Marist Education, as well as compliant with relevant legal

requirements. They should be developed collaboratively, and reviewed periodically. They should be published and readily accessible to staff,

students and parents.

Student management processes at Marcellin College ought to be: age - appropriate, special-needs responsive, formative and restorative, not solely

punitive in nature.

Negotiated Transfer and Expulsion are processes of an extreme nature, which may be used at Marcellin College under extreme ci rcumstances and

when all other appropriate processes of student management have proved unsuccessful.

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All procedures are required for ensuring the preventative pro-active approach to pastoral care in the College. This will include in-servicing of staff by

members of the Pastoral Care team and possibly by members of outside agencies with specialised knowledge if the need arises.

f. Student Management Plan

A process that is recommended for addressing individual students’ management needs and assisting in their growth in responsib le behaviours is the

Student Management Plan. A Student Management Plan is an agreement reached formally between the College, a student, and the student’s

parent(s)/guardian(s), recorded in writing, signed by these parties and dated, regarding future behaviour of the student and its management.

The following matters need to be considered and written into such a Plan:

 The positive, formative purpose of the Plan

 Duration of the Plan

 Expectations regarding the student’s future behaviour

 Means by which the student will be supported in achieving this behaviour

 Means by which the student’s behaviour will be monitored

 Means by which the student’s behaviour will be managed

 Arrangements to apply following a satisfactory conclusion or review of the Plan

 Arrangements to apply if the student’s behaviour is not in accord with the Plan’s stated expectations

g. Student Management Support Group

A recommended process for addressing student wrongful behaviour of a serious nature is the engagement of a Student Management Support

Group, may consist of:

 The relevant Head of School

 The student

 The parent(s) or guardian(s) of the student

 The relevant House Coordinator

 Specialist personnel who may assist, for example, the Student Counsellor, Individual Needs Coordinator, VET or VCAL Coordinat or,

Careers Practitioner, outside welfare agency

 The College Chaplain — (optional)

The Student Management Support Group is convened following a judgement by the relevant Head of School that a student has engaged in

inappropriate behavior of a serious nature. The Student Management Support Group seeks to:

 Consider all issues relevant to the behaviour of the student and the implications for others in the community

 Identify the educational, personal and social needs of the student concerned

 Once these needs are identified, determine what further management action, if any, within the College’s formulated procedures , is

most appropriate

 Identify strategies which will enable the student to re-establish his/her place in the life of the College community

 Determine the appropriate steps required to meet these objectives

 Consider the support and resources which may be available, from both within the College and outside, to assist in implementing the

action

 Ensure that accurate records of decisions are kept and that decisions are implemented

 Maintain confidentiality at all times.

In arriving at a decision, the Student Management Support Group aims for consensus. Where this is not achievable, the Head of School makes the

decision, in accordance with College policies. In some instances, where the behaviour of a student is deemed to threaten imme diate or ongoing

harm, distress or danger to others, it may be necessary to withdraw or suspend the student from the student community, prior to a meeting of the

Student Management Support Group. Responsibility for such a decision rests with the Head of School and the Deputy Principal.

The College defines student wrongful behaviour of a serious nature to be activity or behaviour of a student which:

 Seriously undermines the ethos of a Marist community and Catholic College; and/or

 Consistently and deliberately fails to comply with any lawful order of a Principal or teacher; and/or

 Is offensive, or dangerous, to the physical or emotional health of any member of the Marcellin community; and/or

 Consistently and deliberately interferes with the educational opportunities of other students and/or the teaching effectiveness of any

given staff member

Some wrongful behaviours of a serious nature are by definition criminal offences. These may include criminal damage of property, possession of a

weapon, major theft, and assault, assault with weapons, use, possession or distribution of illicit or illegal drugs and alcoh ol and sexual assault.

h. Suspension, Negotiated Transfer and Expulsion

Student management processes that ensure that the student remains engaged and connected with the College community are to be preferred to

those that disengage the student. Suspension should not be applied unless College processes for the withdrawal of the student from some aspect(s)

of school engagement are structured positively to assist in the student’s return to acceptable behaviours.

Internal Suspension

Withdrawal from class and/or other College activities, if judged necessary, is best done in-school, with appropriate supervision and allocated tasks.

Home Suspension

Home suspension, if judged necessary, should only be applied for the shortest time necessary. Normally, a student shall not b e suspended for a

total of more than nine school days in any one College year. If home suspension is decided upon, the College will provide the student’s

parent(s)/guardian(s) with a written notice to this effect, where possible prior to the day on which the suspension is to com mence. The notice will

state the reason for the suspension, the date(s) on which the suspension will occur, and will also offer the parent(s)/guardian(s) the opportunity to

participate in a meeting to consider these and other related matters, including:

 The responsibilities of the parent(s) during the time of suspension

 The College’s responsibility for providing learning material during the time of suspension

 Follow up support that the young person will receive

 On the return of the student to the College, arrangements for monitoring his/her subsequent progress and settling back into the College

environment , which may include mediation

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If contact with parent(s)/guardian(s) is not possible, it may be necessary to send the student home with the written notice a s the first notification to

them. This decision rests with the College authority, taking into account the age of the student, duty of care, and other rel evant circumstances.

Negotiated Transfer

If the College’s procedures for addressing serious wrongful behaviour have been exhausted without achieving success, and/or the student

continues to offend seriously, it may be judged that a change of school would be the most appropriate means of providing assi stance to the student

and/or protection to the College community. The student’s present school may not be the right environment for the student and that another

setting would more suitably meet the student’s current and future needs. In such a circumstance, the Principal or Principal’s nominee will provide

comprehensive advice to the student and the student’s parents about the benefits this option would provide, and seek their agreement for a

Negotiated Transfer.

Negotiated Transfer involves a negotiated change of school by a student either between Catholic schools or to a school withi n another sector. In

the case of students who are of post-compulsory school age, a wider range of options might be considered, for example, a negotiated transfer,

either temporary or permanent, to the workforce, or to a higher education or training institute.

Responsibility for negotiating a transfer is with the Principal (or Principal’s nominee) of the College. Process for Negotiat ed Transfers:

 If a negotiated transfer is recommended it is the responsibility of the family to make initial contact with the school of their

choice.

 The family, with the support of the College, should determine which learning environment would best provide for their

son’s emotional, social and spiritual needs.

 The family needs then to notify Marcellin of which school they have contacted.

 The Principal (or Principal’s nominee) will then contact the Principal of the chosen school to provide support for the

student's application

 Marcellin will support the transition of the student to his new school through the provision of appropriate staff and resource

support.

Expulsion

Expulsion of a student from Marcellin College must not occur except in the most serious of circumstances, and when the follow ing conditions all

apply:

a) Wrongful behaviour of a serious nature has occurred, and

b) The College’s other processes for addressing such behaviours have been applied and not been successful, and

c) The welfare and safety of others in the College community, or the need to maintain order and protect the rights of others, ma ke it

necessary that the student no longer be present in the Marcellin community.

Only the Principal of Marcellin College has the authority to expel a student. Prior to the expulsion being confirmed, the Pri ncipal will explain clearly

to the student and the student’s parent(s) the reason(s) for the intended expulsion, and provide them with an opportunity to speak on behalf of

their son.

As a courtesy, the Principal may inform the Marist Provincial (via the Director of Champagnat Education) and Director of the Diocesan Catholic

Education Office, of the intended expulsion and reasons for it

The parent(s) of a student expelled from Marcellin College may, within five school days of receipt of the notice of expulsion , seek a review of the

Principal’s expulsion decision. The request for a review must be in writing to the Principal, stating the grounds on which the review is sought. The

Principal will convene an Expulsion Appeals Panel consisting of two or three relevant leadership persons. The Appeals Panel m ay hold a review

within five school days of being convened. The Principal is to notify to the parent(s) the findings of the panel, and the pane l’s subsequent decision. If

the Appeals Panel endorses the expulsion decision of the Principal, the expulsion decision holds.

If the Appeals Panel recommends that the student be readmitted to the College and the Principal accepts this recommendation, a s tudent under

fifteen years of age must return to College immediately, whereas a student fifteen years of age or over is to return t o the College at a time decided

by the Principal.

This panel’s decision will be final, and is not subject to further Appeal or Review within the Catholic Education system.