Definitions Minor Examples Major Examples

Disruption: Unnecessary movement Disruption escalates into a physical or verbal

Student engages in behavior causing an interruption Arguing with teacher confrontation
in a class or an activity Calling out Sustained:
Tapping pencil/objects o Loud talk
Talking to others o Yelling/screaming
o Noise with materials
o Out of seat behavior
Physical Contact: Horseplay/roughhousing Forceful/Intentional:
Inappropriate touching using hands, feet and/or Playful grabbing o Hitting, punching, kicking, hair pulling scratching
objects Pinching choking
Non aggressive punching, slapping, shoving Contact resulting in injury

Dishonesty: Copying anothers work Cheating on a test

Not being truthful Making a statement one knows not to be true Making serious false accusations
Forgery
Theft: Taking less valuable property i.e. pens, paper, Repetitive stealing
Taking property that doesnt belong to you without pencils Taking of school, staff or student property
permission
Property Misuse/Damage: Leaning back in chair Permanent intentional destruction of property
Use or abuse of property in a way in which it was not Breaking pencils belonging to the school, staff or other students through
designed Non permanent markings /drawings on misuse or aggressive behavior
school property
Inappropriate Language: Name calling Excessive, abusive swearing and use of gestures
Including gestures and verbal messages Cursing not directed at an individual intentionally directed at a peer or adult
Mocking Use of racial, stereotypical, or culturally insensitive
Insulting others in a joking manner words and actions
Lewd comments & gestures
Defiance: Refusal to follow directions Sustained disregard /disrespectful for adult directives
Bold disobedience that interferes with normal Refusal to complete work or authority
functioning of the environment Rude to adult Refusing to accept limits, hearing no and/or use of
consequences
Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation N/A Zero Tolerance
Repeated and habitual use of force, threat or
coercion to abuse intimidate or aggressively
dominate others
Real or perceived power imbalance