Aubrey Souders
Anthony
SED 464
8 November 2020
Classroom Rules and Consequences
Rule: During the teacher’s lecture, students
are to stay off their phone, tablets, or other
electronic devices (unless requested by the
teacher).
Rationale: Focusing on their devices takes
their attention away from the lesson material
that will be important for any tests,
assignments, projects, etc. Students are
permitted to use their electronic devices
during independent work time, so long as they
are staying on task, but are asked to refrain
from using them during the teacher’s lecture.
Rule: Student’s will not interrupt another
student or the teacher if they have a thought
they want to share. Nor will they yell or talk
over someone who is already talking.
Rationale: Each student and person in the
classroom will get a chance to voice their
opinions and being respectful will help create
a welcoming environment.
Rule: If students are to eat or drink in class,
they must clean up any messes they make and
throw away any trash they have. Students
must also be mindful of any classmates with
allergies.
Rationale: Since students can get
hungry/thirsty at any point in the day, they are
allowed to eat and drink in the classroom to
Consequences: There will be an issuing of
warnings given to students who use their
electronic devices during a lecture:
Warning 1- Addressing the behavior in the
class and asking the student to put the device
away.
Warning 2- Student will be asked to move to
the front of the class (either a spare seat or
switching places with a student) in the hopes
that the presence of the teacher discourages
the student from using their phone.
Warning 3- Student will be asked to place
their phone on the teacher’s desk and will stay
after class so the teacher and student can
discuss.
Note: The teacher will not yell at the student
at any point, but find ways to get the student
to stay engaged and/or see if there are any
underlying thoughts/feelings about the class
that makes it hard for them to concentrate.
Consequences: If a student continuously
interrupts or speaks over someone after being
told to stop, the student will be asked to step
outside of the classroom for five minutes.
Hopefully, this will give the student a chance
to reflect or calm down. After the five
minutes, they are welcome to join the class
again.
Consequences: If student continue to make
messes (aside from the occasional accident)
without cleaning, they will no longer be
allowed to eat in the classroom.
keep focus and energy high. However, a clean
classroom is vital to good learning, so
students need to be responsible for their
messes.
Rule: Students will not distract each other
during lectures and/or group work. Students
must stay on task at all times.
Rationale: While it is ok to talk with friends,
it must not distract the student from finishing
their necessary tasks or risk another student
not being able to finish.
Rule: Students will not antagonize or bully
other students. This can be in the form of
words or actions, but there will be no
tolerance from bullying from any student.
Rationale: The classroom is supposed to be a
safe, learning space for all students. If fights
and arguments begin breaking out, this
disrupts the idea of a safe classroom.
Rule: Students will not play explicit music
while in the classroom (with the exception of
using earbuds or headphones- where it cannot
be heard by others).
Rationale: Music can encourage
concentration and is overall fun to have
playing in the background while working.
However, explicit, or inappropriate music
breaks this idea and makes it difficult for
some students to concentrate.
Rule: Students that borrow textbooks or
reading books from the teacher are expected
to return them.
Rationale: The teacher will give the students
the chance to read more material that is
related (or unrelated) to what they are
learning. This is based on the students’
curiosity and a trust that the student will
return the book before the end of the semester
(mostly intact- things happen).
Rule: Students MUST tell teacher why they
are leaving the classroom (no matter what the
reason is).
Rationale: It is the teacher’s responsibility to
Consequences: If students continue to
distract each other, they will be separated
from each other. This can be as simple as
changing seats to as drastic as changing
classrooms (depending on how severe the
student is acting out).
Consequences: Students caught bullying
other students will be asked to stay after class
where the teach will have a discussion. A
similar action will take place if a student
accuses another student of bullying. The goal
is to figure out what is going on that is
causing these altercations.
The teacher will bring in outside help (another
teacher, administrator, or the principal) if
needed.
Consequences: Students who publicly play
explicit music will immediately asked to stop
by the teacher. If the student does not comply,
the device they are using to play the music
will be asked to put away and the student will
not be allowed to play music any longer.
If the student still does not comply after this,
they will have their device confiscated by the
teacher.
Consequences: Students that do not return
the book borrowed from their teacher will
lose access to any further reading material.
The student will also be contacted by the
principal who will work with the student to
return the (at this point) stolen material.
Note: Authorities will NOT be called at any
point.
Consequences: Students that leave the
classroom without telling the teacher will be
given 3 warnings. The first two warnings will
act as reminders to the student that they
 know where their students are at all times. If ashould be telling the teacher when they want
student leaves the class without alerting the to leave the classroom (water, bathroom,
teacher, it puts them at risk should anything quick walk, etc.). However, the third warning
happen. will entail the student being given a limit on
how many times they can leave the
classroom. For example, a student given the
3rd warning can only leave the classroom two
times during a lesson and the teacher has to
sign off on a sheet for them to do so.
Rule: There will be no cheating on tests in the Consequences: Students that are caught
classroom. cheating will be required to retake the test
Rationale: Cheating creates a reliance on one-on-one with the teacher. Prior to the
something that should not be counted on. retake, the student will attend tutoring
Cheating also takes away from a student’s sessions with the teacher to help them feel
learning in favor of an easy “escape”. more prepared for the exam.
Rule: Students will refrain from bringing Consequences: If it is a creature that can be
animals or insects into the classroom. released to the wild, the student will release
Rationale: As cute as they are, animals do not whatever it is they found. However, if it is a
have a place in the classroom unless it is pet from home, the teacher will contact the
bring-your-pet-to-school day. parents to either pick up the pet or bring the
pet and the student home.

Additional Notes:

 In order to avoid possible conflict at home, the teacher will only contact the parents of the

student with the student’s permission.

o Otherwise, conflicts will be resolved between the school staff only.