Page 10 - Culture & Climate Newsletter 2019-2020 ARCHIVED

If you haven’t already, please do check your mailboxes on
a regular basis. Recently, an HIB resource guide was
The Student Code of Conduct Review Committee is now in placed in every instructional staff and department leader’s
the process of interviewing students for their placement on mailbox. Forthcoming will be a PowerPoint to share how
the committee. The goal as the years progress is to add the resource can be used to support a strong classroom
more students to the committee and eventually have a 2:1 climate free of instructional disruptions. Here is an image
ration of students to adults on the committee. Moreover, of the resource.
the revision of the Code of Conduct Policy is underway.
The committee is entering Phase 1 of the revision process.
Please keep an eye on updates and announcements.

The following article details some information on
reducing exclusionary discipline.

http://neatoday.org/2018/07/19/how-exclusionary-
discipline-creates-disconnected-students/

This website refers to some research articles on school
discipline by the National Clearinghouse on Supportive
School Discipline. Please be sure to search “Exclusionary
Discipline” for all details in this section.

https://supportiveschooldiscipline.org

And to end this issue, we have words of wisdom to share.
Teaneck High School has again partnered with the New
York Jets and their #TackleBullying Campaign.
Nominating a student who is an upstander or has
intervened to reduce Harassment, Intimidation &
Bullying behaviors in school will receive a Jets T-shirt,
their picture tweeted on Twitter, tickets to a Jets Football
game, and if personally selected—a NY Jets team
member will come and spend the day with that student.
Keep those nominations coming and good luck to
everyone.