Parent Consultation in Determining Next Steps

For more serious situations, the school may involve the parents as partners with their own child in responses to inappropriate choices, student behavioral issues and those circumstances where the goal is to change or improve behavior.  We do this to be mutually supportive but do so in the spirit of consultation and support. In a supportive household, we often find that the follow up consequences applied at home are more stringent that what the school can do alone.  We know that in these situations the lesson is often learned and repeat behaviors are minimal.  This is why we endeavor to involve parents when possible and when they are supportive to the process.

While every parent does have a right to discuss and understand the circumstances of any issue that their minor child is involved in, this does not mean that consequences, outside involvement, or influence will ultimately dictate an outcome that does not fairly address the issue. 

All parents can be assured that in instances of behaviour that could involve criminality, we will refer to the police or Family and Children’s services for their handling. 

As a private school, parents agree to and have their child agree to the code of conduct and follow our authority of discipline to successfully run the school when signing an enrolment contract.   We are collaborative and restorative whenever possible, but all discipline matters have no appeal process other than a parent choosing to remove their child from school and forfeiting all tuition paid