Union City High School

Behavior Rubric

Students Will Sign Progressive Form. Copy Will Be Sent Home to Ensure Clear Understanding of Future Consequence. Administration reserves the right to make decisions regarding student consequences. Administration may skip steps when they deem necessary.

Aggressive Behavior

1st Time

2nd Time

3rd Time

4th Time

LEVEL 1
Horseplay
“Goofing around” or “playing” that may include pushing, shoving, grabbing, jumping on, or name calling in which there is no imbalance of power.

• Warning
• Log entry
* Student/Teacher calls home
* Possible Detention

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 2 Detentions
 • Possible ISS/SAS

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher Calls Home
• SAS/3 days OSS

 

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• Min 5 days OSS
• Possible long term suspension

LEVEL 2
Teasing
Name calling, taunting, ridiculing, insulting remarks, spreading rumors, note writing, directed profanity, poking, mean tricks, or any behavior that would hurt other’s feelings.

• Warning
• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 1 Detention

 

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 2 Detentions
•  Possible ISS/SAS

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• Min. 3 days OSS

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
•  Min. 5 days OSS
• Possible Long Term Suspension
• Parent Conference

LEVEL 3
Moderate Physical Contact
Pushing, shoving, tripping, poking, pinching, grabbing, hair pulling, etc,.
Moderate intimidation
Shunning, planned exclusion, silent treatment, social alienation, emotional blackmail, bullying, hazing.

• Warning
• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 1 Detention
• Restitution when appropriate

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 1 ISS/SAS
• Possible Parent Conference
• Restitution when appropriate

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 2 ISS/OSS
• Time to Think form
• Parent Conference
• Restitution when appropriate

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 3-5 OSS
• Parent Conference
• Restitution when appropriate
* Possible long term suspension

LEVEL 4
Refusal or Defiant Behavior Directed
Toward an Adult
Arguing, backtalk, refusing to follow
directions, name calling, walking away
while staff is talking to student, insubordination.

• Warning
• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 1day ISS/OSS

• Warning
• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 2 days ISS/OSS 
• Parent Conference

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 3-5 days OSS
• Parent Conference

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• Min. 5 days OSS
• Possible long term suspension
• Parent Conference

LEVEL 5
Severe Physical Contact, Intimidation, or Harassment, Sexual Harassment
Punching, slapping, kicking, fighting, spitting, threats of emotional or physical violence, racial/ethnic/sexual/religious or other forms of severe harassment or intimidation (includes gossip of a more serious nature). Assault = jump to step 2

• Office referral
• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• Minimum 3 days suspension OSS
• Probable police notification
• Parent conference/notification

• Office referral
• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• Minimum 5 days suspension
•  Police notification
• Parent Conference

• Office referral
• Log entry
•  Police notification
• Parent Conference/notification
•  Possible referral
for expulsion or long term suspension at principal’s discretion

NO STEP 4 FOR THIS OFFENSE

 

Violation of State Law

Vandalism, possession of illegal substances, stealing, and all other behaviors that violate state law including

 

1st Time

  • Notification of Parent
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of police
  • Min. 10 day Suspension
  • Possible long term suspension/ expulsion

1st Time

2nd Time

  • Notification of Parent
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of Police
  • Min. 10 days Suspension
  • Possible long term suspension/
  • expulsion

2nd Time

3rd Time

  • Notification of Parent
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of Police
  • Long Term Suspension or
  • Expulsion

 

3rd Time

4th Time

NO STEP 4 FOR THIS OFFENSE

 

Fighting

  • Notification of parent
  • Office Referral
  • Possible notification of police
  • Min. 3 day OSS
  • Notification of parent
  • Office referral
  • Notification of police
  • Min. 5 days OSS
  • Notification of parent
  • Office referral
  • Notification of Police
  • Long term suspension or expulsion

NO STEP 4 FOR THIS OFFENSE

Drugs and Alcohol, Look Alike Drugs

  • Notification of parent
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of police
  • Min. 10 day suspension
  • Notification of parent
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of Police
  • OSS pending expulsion

NO STEP 3 OR 4 FOR THIS OFFENSE

 

Tobacco

  • Notification of parent
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of Police
  • 3 days OSS

 

  • Notification of parent
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of Police
  • 5 days OSS
  • Notification of Parent
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of Police
  • Long term OSS/Expulsion

 

 

Bomb Threat, False Alarm

  • Notification of parent
  • Office referral
  • Notification of police
  • OSS pending expulsion

 

 

 

Possession of a Weapon

  • Parent Notification
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of Police
  • Min. 10 days OSS
  • Possible expulsion
  • Parent Notification
  • Office Referral
  • Notification of Police
  • Expulsion

NO STEP 3 OR 4 FOR THIS OFFENSE

 

Non-Aggressive Behavior

1st Time

2nd Time

3rd Time

4th Time

LEVEL 1
Out of assigned area or classroom w/out permission, possession electronic devices (cell phones), Internet violation, non-directed profanity, public display of affection.

ITEMS MAY BE CONFISCATED FOR UP TO ONE SEMESTER

• Log entry
* Student/Teacher calls home
* Confiscation of item when applicable
* if refusal to comply = 1 detention

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• Confiscation of item when applicable
 • possible loss of privileges
* 2 detentions

 

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 1 ISS/SAS
• Confiscation of item when applicable
* loss of privileges

 

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• Min 3 Day OSS
• Confiscation of item
* loss of privileges

LEVEL 2
Leaving building without permission, lying,
significant class or building disruption, abuse of technology, throwing objects, unsafe behavior. Tardies, skipping, Failure to serve detention, stealing/theft.  Dress Code Violation. Failure to serve Saturday School = step 2

If resistant or defiant and interrupts class consequences may compound as a result of insubordination. In cases of stealing restitution is required.

• Log entry
• Student/teacher calls home
•possible loss of privileges
•must change
* 1 detention, if defiant or resistant 1 day ISS/SAS

 

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
* loss of privileges
• 2 ISS/OSS
• May Be Sent Home
*

 

 

Failure to Serve Saturday School in a pattern could result in Long Term Suspension. 

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
*  loss of privileges
• Min. 3 Days OSS
• Sent Home
* Parent Conference

• Log entry
•Student/Teacher calls home
• Min. 5 Days OSS
• Possible long term suspension
• Parent Conference

LEVEL 3
Closed Campus violation, Plagiarism/Cheating. Forgery, misrepresentation, lighters or similar devices

 

• Log entry
* Student/Teacher calls home
* 1 day OSS
* Failure of Assignment

 

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• 3 days OSS
 • Failure of Semester

• Log entry
• Student/Parent calls home
• 5 days OSS
• Failure of Semester
* Possible long Term Suspension

• Log entry
• Student/Teacher calls home
• Long Term Suspension, possible expulsion

 

LEVEL 2
Teasing
Name calling, taunting, ridiculing, insulting remarks, spreading rumors, note writing, directed profanity, poking, mean tricks, or any behavior that would hurt other’s feelings.

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 1 Silent, supervised lunch
• Time to Think form

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 1 Detention
• Time to Think form

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 1 ISS
• Time to Think form.

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 2 ISS
• Time to Think form
• Parent Conference

LEVEL 3
Moderate Physical Contact
Pushing, shoving, tripping, poking, pinching, grabbing, hair pulling, etc,.
Moderate intimidation
Shunning, planned exclusion, silent treatment, social alienation, emotional blackmail, bullying, hazing.

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 1 Detention
• Time to Think form
• Restitution when appropriate

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 1 ISS
• Time to Think form
• Possible Parent Conference
• Restitution when appropriate

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 2 ISS
• Time to Think form
• Parent Conference
• Restitution when appropriate

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 1-3 OSS
• Time to Think form
• Parent Conference
• Restitution when appropriate

LEVEL 4
Refusal or Defiant Behavior Directed
Toward an Adult
Arguing, backtalk, refusing to follow
directions, name calling, walking away
while staff is talking to student, insubordination.

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 1day ISS 
• Time to Think form

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 2 days ISS 
• Time to Think form
• Parent Conference

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 1-3 days ISS 
• Time to Think form
• Parent Conference

• 15 Sec. Intervention
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• 3-5 days ISS/OSS
• Time to Think form
• Parent Conference

LEVEL 5
Severe Physical Contact, Intimidation, or Harassment
Punching, slapping, kicking, fighting, spitting, threats of emotional or physical violence, racial/ethnic/sexual/religious or other forms of severe harassment or intimidation (includes gossip of a more serious nature).

• Office referral
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• Minimum 3 days suspension
• Time to Think form
• Probable police notification
• Parent conference

• Office referral
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• Minimum 5 days suspension
• Time to Think form
• Probable police notification
• Parent Conference

• Office referral
• Log entry
• Student calls home
• Minimum 10 days suspension
• Time to Think form
• Probable police notification
• Parent Conference
•  Possible referral
for expulsion

• Recommendation for expulsion