Please Note: This code of conduct applies to any official function of In Grace including Teaching Days and Field Trips.

Behavior Standards:

1. I will respect the adults who are in authority over me by quietly listening when they speak and by promptly obeying their instructions.
   Likewise, you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.1 Peter 5:5
2. I will demonstrate God's love in my relationships with others, assisting those who need help, showing kindness, using good manners, and working to be a blessing to those around me. I will extend friendship to all others in my group. I will make a continuous effort be on good terms with everyone, excluding no one.
   Let your gentleness be known to all men. Phil. 4:5a
   Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind, let each esteem others better than himself. Phil. 2:2-3
3. Remembering that I am a child of God, I will honor Him with my words by using wholesome speech and by not making excessive or inappropriate noise. I will not tease, call names, tell secrets, or act in ways that hurt or embarrass others. I will search for ways to encourage and bless others with my speech.
   Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalms 141:3
4. I will respect the supplies and property of others, including the church facility. I will ask before I borrow, take care of what I have, and return items to their proper place. I will clean up my messes, and I will help to keep the church facility clean. I will not intentionally cause disorder or destruction.
   Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. Luke 16:10
5. I will behave in an orderly way, raising my hand to ask a question, staying in my assigned room until I am dismissed, walking quietly between classes, and by only bringing to classes those items that are to be used in class that day so as not to be a distraction to those around me.
   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Gal. 5:22-23
6. I will demonstrate diligence by completing my homework on time and to the best of my ability.
   Work at everything you do with all your heart. Work as if you were working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3: 23

Discipline Procedure:

• 1st offense: Warning given by teacher
• 2nd offense: Removal from class to meet with the Teaching Day Coordinator. The Teaching Day Coordinator will then notify the parent either at the time of the offense or at the end of the day whichever she deems appropriate. If you, the parent, would rather the child be brought directly to you at the time of the offense, please make note of this at the bottom of the page.

Discipline Procedure for Uncompleted/Incomplete Homework:

Completing homework is essential in order to participate fully during class time. When homework is completed it shows respect to the teacher and to classmates who have fully prepared for the class. All students are expected to complete their homework each week to the best of their ability. Because of the importance of completing homework, unexcused, uncompleted homework will be addressed in the following manner for students in 4th grade and up (For homework to be excused there must be either verbal or written communication from the parent to the teacher when homework is turned in):

• 1st offense: Student will receive an automatic 25% off homework when it is completed and turned into the teacher. The teacher will speak to the student in an attempt to understand why the homework was incomplete. The teacher will also make immediate contact with the parent informing them of the missing homework in order to allow the parents to be aware of any problems the student is having in the class and to remain on top of the situation.
• 2nd offense: Student receives an automatic 0 for missing work with no opportunity to make up the grade. Missing homework should still be completed and turned in. Teacher will again make immediate contact with the parent.
• 3rd offense: The student and parent(s) will be required to meet with a representative(s) of the Steering Committee and the teacher of the class. The Teaching Day Coordinator should check with other teachers of the student to find out if this is a single class in which homework has not been completed or an across the board problem. Hopefully, this will aid in loving discovery of any problems that may be the root cause of the student not completing his work. The Steering Committee representative(s) along with the parent(s) and teacher will make a decision on the student’s continued participation in that particular class. Students being removed from a class will have one or two options that will be determined by the Steering Committee and involved parents: (1) the student will remain in the sanctuary at a table for a Study Hall or, (2) will be assigned as a teacher helper in another class.

Safe Student Infraction 

Public Displays of Affection:

In order to create an environment free from unnecessary distraction, romantic affection is prohibited at In Grace and official In Grace events. Such prohibited “public displays of affection” include, but are not limited to, kissing, hand holding, and sitting on laps, in a romantic or potentially romantic context. This is not meant to discourage normal, non-romantic physical displays of friendship. If public displays of affection are observed, the students will meet together with the Teaching Day Coordinator and their mothers to establish a mutual agreement.

Personal Appearance Standards:

• All bottoms should be mid-thigh length or longer
• No see-through, cropped, or strapless tops. No midsection or cleavage/chest should be seen.
• All sleeveless tops must adhere to the 3-finger wide guide.
• If wearing leggings, a shirt must cover the behind.
• No clothing with inappropriate pictures or messages (no vulgar, satanic, sexual, or derogatory words or pictures). No print or writing on the behind.
• No underclothes should be visible.

The Teaching Day Coordinator will notify you if you or your child are not following the dress code. A person may be asked to change his/her clothing upon notification. 

Cell Phone Policy: 

Phones are to be turned off, or silenced, and in backpacks during class. We ask that students under grade 6 not have any phones at co-op at all. 

 A teacher is at liberty to allow students to use their phones in class for an activity, such as using it as a calculator, playing Kahoot, etc. This should be a clear directive from the adult that phones can be used for this activity, then afterward, students know to return devices to their backpacks. 

 Older students should not allow younger students to have access to their phones. They should not hand their phone to a younger child, or show the younger child things on their phone. 

 No one should take a phone that does not belong to them. 

 Phones out during unapproved times will be taken by an adult, and parents will be required to come to the Teaching Day Coordinator to retrieve the device. 

 In order to maintain consistency, teachers and assistants should take away any phones (or watches) that are being used without permission. Please do so right away, allowing exceptions just makes the rule pointless and confusing.  

Agreement

I agree to hold myself/ my children responsible to behave according to this Code of Conduct.

*each participating family member (K and up) will understand, sign and uphold the Code of Conduct and submit it prior to the first Teaching Day of the year.

Date: __________________

Children: ______________________ _____________________________ ______________________

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Parents: __________________________________ ___________________________________