Discipline Policy
Wrote in 2016
At Little Scholars University we believe children deserve the utmost respect when being corrected and shaming a child is NEVER appropriate. We also believe children act in mistaken behavior: not understanding or remembering what is expected of them. Our policy is to guide and instruct; not to punish or humiliate.
Every child will receive the following:
First Offense:
Verbal Warning
The child will receive a gentle reminder of what behavior or words are appropriate for school.
Second Offense:
Redirection
The child will be redirected to play in another area, find a different activity, or chose another friend to play with. Many times when a child is redirected away from a frustrating situation this helps relieve intense emotions.
Third Offense:
Removal from Area
The child will be required, at this point, to write in a journal, or sit quietly with a book, or work with Play-Doh, or sand sensory. The student will decide, along with the overseeing adult, when it is appropriate to return to the group.
The child will be required, at this point, to write in a journal, or sit quietly with a book, or work with Play-Doh, or sand sensory. The student will decide, along with the overseeing adult, when it is appropriate to return to the group.
Fourth Offense:
Call to Parents
A phone call will be made to the parents if the child repeats the same offense four times in a day. The parent will be required to pick up their student. If a parent cannot be reached we will call the authorized adults to come pick up the student.
Once a child has received more than three phone calls home in a quarter; the parents, teacher, and director are required to have a behavioral meeting.
Termination may follow.
Note: We will never withhold food, physically punish, or take away outside time!