Page 43 - Padua Parent-Student Handbook 2022-23

The ultimate goal of any intervention is restorative. The ideal outcome of any intervention with regards to hate speech is a respectful dialogue between the offender and the one offended. It is about understanding and education concerning bias, stereotypes and their negative impact on individuals. Depending on the circumstances of the dialogue, counselors or campus ministers may be involved in an intervention. The parents of all involved parties will be apprised of the situation. Sometimes, ongoing intervention to further pursue the incident with the offending student is preferable. The goal is not simply telling the student to serve a detention.
However, if the dialogue breaks down, it may be necessary to resort to disciplinary action. These actions may include, but are not limited to any of the following:
o verbal warning/reprimand and apology to the victim
o a parent/student/principal conference
o written warning/reprimand & parent notification, entered in the student's file
o detention or removal from selected school activities and/or extracurricular activities o behavior/probation contracts, possibly requiring professional intervention
o suspension
o dismissal
The school will treat allegations of hate speech and intimidation seriously and will review and investigate such allegations in a prompt, confidential, and thorough manner. False reports of hate speech or intimidation are unacceptable and will be dealt with severely.
The Assistant Principal of Women and the Assistant Principal of Men will review incidents together. If either Assistant Principal is not available and it is necessary to have an immediate response, others can be designated as a replacement, beginning with the Vice Principal.
Off-Limit Areas
The following areas are off limits to Padua students during school hours unless given special permission to be there:
1. Padua's athletic fields, lawn areas, garage area, and parking lots
2. The wooded area to the west of the school includes the transmitting tower property. Loitering in
this area is always prohibited.
3. St. Anthony School, Church, Rectory and parking lot areas
4. All side streets and fields between Padua and Ridgewood Drive
5. Faculty and coaches’ offices
6. Locker rooms before 7:45 a.m. or during the school day, unless in gym class
7. 2nd and 3rd floor halls and stairways are off limits after 3:00 p.m. unless under the supervision of a
teacher.
After school is dismissed at 2:29 p.m., unsupervised students are not allowed in any classrooms, corridors, locker rooms, offices, or the gym. Students who are waiting for transportation should do so either in the lobby or in a supervised cafeteria and/or library from 2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Athletes waiting for practice are restricted to a classroom selected by and under the supervision of their coach or his/her adult designee. No other students should remain in the building.
Students who are entering and leaving Padua's property must do so by using the main driveway from State Road, Riester Street or Forest Hills Drive. Exiting and entering via St. Anthony's driveways are not allowed. Otherwise, no parking, driving, walking or loitering on the side streets is permitted. Likewise, no loitering is allowed anywhere in the neighborhood near the school. Failure to abide by these rules may result in a suspension. Continued disregard of these rules can result in dismissal.
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