Hawthorne School Parent-Student Handbook 2016-2017
TEANECK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS – DISCIPLINE POLICY
SECTION I
STUDENT RIGHTS
The Board of Education recognizes that pupils possess both the right to a free public education
and the rights of citizenship. In granting pupils the educational opportunities to which they are
entitled, the Board shall provide them with the nurture counsel, and custodial care appropriate
to pupils‘ ages and maturity. At the same time, the Board will respect the due process of law,
freedom of expression and association, and the privacy of his/her own thoughts.
Attendant on the rights guaranteed to each pupil are certain responsibilities, which include
respect for the rights of others, obedience to properly constituted school authority, and
compliance with the policies and regulation of the District.
As pupils differ in age and maturity, so they differ in the ability to assume both the rights and
the concomitant responsibilities of citizenship. Accordingly, the exercise of each right will be
granted with due regard for the degree of responsibility possessed by the pupil and the pupil‘s
need for continuing guidance and control.
N.J.S.A. 9:17B-1
N.J.S.A. 18A:36-20
SECTION II
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities of Stakeholders
It is the ultimate goal of Teaneck Elementary Schools to provide an environment that is
conducive to learning. A staff that provides guidance, a friendly atmosphere, and is committed
to a philosophy regarding the rights, procedures and responsibilities of the students will
achieve this. All staff has an obligation to set fair and reasonable standards of behavior for
students, and to take the necessary steps to maintain these standards.
The Teaneck Elementary Schools code of conduct consists of reasonable rules based upon
respect to produce a positive learning environment and our belief in responsive school
discipline, which has as its foundation that a positive, physically and emotionally nurturing
environment enables children optimal growth academically and socially. These rules will be
thoroughly emphasized and consistently enforced.All stakeholders are responsible for good
discipline.
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