Major and Minor Incidences

Review behaviour level (e.g. bronze, silver) after notable/continual minor incidents or major incident.

Area / Minor / Consequence / Major
Safety / Playground/supervised areas /
  • Running on hard surfaces
  • Physical contact – careless pushing/shoving
  • Interference with other people’s property
  • Out of bounds
  • No hat/shoes
  • Inappropriate equipment in inappropriate areas
  • Moving around during eating time
  • Littering
  • Jewellery
  • Repeated minor breaches of dress code
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Timeout
  • Stage 3 – Greenline
/
  • Deliberate aggressive behaviour(verbal, physical, electronic) e.g. Fighting, bullying, throwing items
  • Deliberate misuse of equipment/Vandalism
  • Intentionally leaving school grounds and not returning
  • Inappropriate/offensive clothing
  • Offensive sexual contact
  • Substance misconduct involving tobacco & other legal or illegal substances
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
  1. Exclusion

Before and after school
Transition times /
  • Running on hard surfaces
  • Out of bounds – carpark, crossing roads
  • No hat/shoes
  • Careless physical contact
  • Littering
  • Jewellery
  • Repeated minor breaches of dress code
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Timeout
  • Stage 3 – Greenline
*Bus duty – stage 2 is greenline /
  • Deliberate aggressive behaviour (verbal, physical, electronic) e.g. Fighting, bullying, throwing items
  • Deliberate misuse of equipment/Vandalism
  • Intentionally leaving school grounds without permission
  • Inappropriate/offensive clothing
  • Offensive sexual contact
  • Substance misconduct involving tobacco & other legal or illegal substances
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
  1. Exclusion

Classroom and Learning settings /
  • Careless unsafe use of equipment
  • Not following teacher directions/instructions
  • Unsafe movement around classroom
  • Littering
  • Jewellery
  • Repeated minor breaches of dress code
/
  • Own classroom system (e.g. traffic lights)
  • Removal from activity
  • Time out
  • Restitution
/
  • Deliberate misuse of equipment
  • Threat to harm another student (verbal, physical, electronic)
  • Non-compliance/repeated refusal to follow teacher directions/instructions
  • Leaving learning area
  • Inappropriate/offensive clothing
  • Offensive sexual contact
  • Substance misconduct involving tobacco & other legal or illegal substances
/ Stage 1
  1. Own classroom behaviour management strategies
  2. Buddy class
  3. Time out
  4. Detention
  5. Lose of privileges
  6. Restitution
  7. One school entry
Stage 2
  1. Referral to admin
  2. Parent contact
  3. Mediation
  4. Behaviour plan
  5. Social Justice committee
Stage 3
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 4
  1. Exclusion

Toilets /
  • Lack of personal hygiene
  • Careless misuse of facilities – taps on, pulling toilet paper, locking doors
  • Running and playing games in toilet area
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Greenline
/
  • Deliberate misuse of facilities
  • Vandalism
  • Violence
  • Bullying/assault
  • Repeated unsafe behaviours or incidences of minor incidences
  • Offensive sexual contact
  • Substance misconduct involving tobacco & other legal or illegal substances
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
  1. Exclusion

Excursions/camps /
  • Careless unsafe use of equipment
  • Not following adult directions/instructions – wandering off
  • Unsafe movement around/to/from venue
  • Littering
  • No hat/shoes
  • Jewellery
/
  • Warning
  • Restitution/apology
  • Removal from activity/time out
  • Adjust grouping arrangements
/
  • Deliberate unsafe use of equipment
  • Threat to harm another student (verbal, physical, electronic)
  • Repeated non-compliance
  • Leaving designated area
  • Fighting, hitting, etc
  • Offensive sexual contact
  • Substance misconduct involving tobacco & other legal or illegal substances
/
  • Exclusion from activities
  • Conditional attendance/partial attendance (organised prior)
  • Contact school admin
  • Contact parents
  • Exclusion from camp/excursion and possibly future excursions/camps
  • Follow up back at school

Learning / Playground/supervised areas /
  • Not in the right place at the right time
  • Minor cheating or unfair play
  • Not following adult instructions
  • Logging onto computers/electronic devices without permission
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Timeout
  • Stage 3 –Greenline
/
  • Leaving grounds without permission
  • Repeated refusal to follow instructions
  • Accessing inappropriate sites and/or uploading inappropriate content
  • Denigration of students/staff using electronic devices or media (e.g. forwarding a photo without permission)
  • Bring school into disrepute (e.g. using internet to make derogatory comments which denigrate students/staff/school; using or defacing school logo)
  • Cyber bullying or harassment
  • Using another student’s logon ID
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
Exclusion
Before and after school
Transition times /
  • Not being punctual (e.g. lateness after breaks, or unprepared for learning)
  • Not in the right place at the right time
  • Minor cheating or unfair play
  • Logging onto computers/electronic devices without permission
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Timeout
  • Stage 3 – Greenline
/
  • Persistent truancy
  • Leaving grounds without permission
  • Repeated refusal to follow instructions
  • Accessing inappropriate sites and/or uploading inappropriate content
  • Denigration of students/staff using electronic devices or media (e.g. forwarding a photo without permission)
  • Cyber bullying or harassment
  • Using another student’s logon ID
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
  1. Exclusion

Classroom and Learning settings /
  • Non-attendance to class
  • Wandering around the school grounds during class time
  • Not being punctual (e.g. lateness after breaks, or unprepared for learning)
  • Not in the right place at the right time
  • Not completing set tasks
  • Refusal to work
  • Not following adult instructions
  • Inadequate effort or participation in learning activities
  • Minor disruption to learning environment
  • Minor cheating or unfair play
  • Logging onto computers/electronic devices without permission
/
  • Own classroom system (e.g. traffic lights)
  • Removal from activity
  • Time out
  • Restitution
  • Detention
/
  • Persistent truancy
  • Leaving class without permission
  • Repeated refusal to participate in set work/assessment
  • Persistent disruption to class learning
  • Repeated refusal to follow instructions
  • Cheating in major exam (e.g. NAPLAN)
  • Accessing inappropriate sites and/or uploading inappropriate content
  • Denigration of students/staff using electronic devices or media (e.g. forwarding a photo without permission)
  • Bring school into disrepute (e.g. using internet to make derogatory comments which denigrate students/staff/school; using or defacing school logo)
  • Cyber bullying or harassment
  • Using another student’s logon ID
/ Stage 1
  1. Own classroom behaviour management strategies
  2. Buddy class
  3. Time out
  4. Detention
  5. Lose of privileges
  6. Restitution
  7. One school entry
Stage 2
  1. Referral to admin
  2. Parent contact
  3. Mediation
  4. Behaviour plan
  5. Social Justice committee
Stage 3
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 4
  1. Exclusion

Toilets /
  • Not being responsible for toilet routines (e.g. break times rather than class time)
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Greenline
/
  • Repeated refusal to follow instructions/routines
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
  1. Exclusion

Excursions/camps /
  • Not in right place at right time
  • Inadequate effort or participation in learning activities
  • Refusal to work/not completing set tasks
  • Minor disruption to learning environment
  • Minor cheating or unfair play
/
  • Warning
  • Restitution/apology
  • Removal from activity/time out
  • Adjust grouping arrangements
/
  • Repeated refusal to follow instructions
  • Denigration of students/staff using electronic devices or media (e.g. forwarding a photo without permission)
  • Bring school into disrepute (e.g. using internet to make derogatory comments which denigrate students/staff/school; using or defacing school logo)
  • Cyber bullying or harassment
/
  • Exclusion from activities
  • Conditional attendance/partial attendance (organised prior)
  • Contact school admin
  • Contact parents
  • Exclusion from camp/excursion and possibly future excursions/camps
  • Follow up back at school

Respect / Playground/supervised areas /
  • Littering
  • Slang language – rude manners, disrespectful language, disrespectful tone
  • Mild swearing (not directed at anyone in particular)
  • Inappropriate language (written)
  • Petty theft
  • Minor graffiti
  • Non-compliance
  • Uncooperative behaviour
  • Entering out of bounds area
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Timeout
  • Stage 3 – Greenline
/
  • Deliberate aggressive behaviour e.g. Fighting, bullying, verbal abuse, emotional abuse
  • Swearing to cause offense
  • Inappropriate use or possession of electronic equipment (including inappropriate language)
  • Stealing
  • Wilful property damage
  • Vandalism
  • Major graffiti
  • Racial vilification, sexual slurs
  • Implied or direct threat to adult (includes physical and property)
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
  1. Exclusion

Before and after school
Transition times /
  • Disturbing other classes/excessive noise e.g. noisy, unruly
  • Petty theft
  • Lack of care for environment
  • Minor graffiti
  • Non-compliance
  • Uncooperative behaviour
  • Entering out of bounds areas
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Timeout
  • Stage 3 – Greenline
*Bus duty – stage 2 is greenline /
  • Deliberate aggressive behaviour e.g. Fighting, bullying, verbal abuse
  • Swearing to cause offense
  • Inappropriate use or possession of electronic equipment (including inappropriate language)
  • Stealing
  • Wilful property damage
  • Vandalism
  • Major graffiti
  • Racial vilification
  • Implied or direct threat to adult (includes physical and property)
  • Major disruption of other classes/excessive noise
  • Non-compliance on bus
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
  1. Exclusion

Classroom and Learning settings /
  • Repeated calling out
  • Poor attitude
  • Minor graffiti
  • Low intensity failure to respond to adult request
  • Non-compliance
  • Uncooperative behaviour
/
  • Own classroom system (e.g. traffic lights)
  • Removal from activity
  • Time out
  • Restitution
/
  • Deliberate aggressive behaviour e.g. Fighting, bullying, verbal abuse
  • Swearing to cause offense
  • Inappropriate use or possession of electronic equipment (including inappropriate language)
  • Refusal
  • Stealing
  • Wilful property damage
  • Vandalism
  • Major graffiti
  • Racial vilification
  • Implied or direct threat to adult (includes physical and property)
  • Repeated minor offences towards others which interferes in learning/teaching or safety.
/ Stage 1
  1. Own classroom behaviour management strategies
  2. Buddy class
  3. Time out
  4. Detention
  5. Lose of privileges
  6. Restitution
  7. One school entry
Stage 2
  1. Referral to admin
  2. Parent contact
  3. Mediation
  4. Behaviour plan
  5. Social Justice committee
Stage 3
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 4
  1. Exclusion

Toilets /
  • Careless misuse of facilities – taps on, pulling toilet paper, locking doors
  • Incorrect use of toilet areas
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Greenline
/
  • Inappropriate physical behaviour
  • Sexual, emotional, physical harassment
  • Invasion of privacy
  • Vandalism
  • Graffiti
  • Wilful property damage
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
  1. Exclusion

Excursions/camps /
  • Littering
  • Slang language – rude manners, disrespectful language, disrespectful tone
  • Mild swearing (not directed at anyone in particular)
  • Inappropriate language (written)
  • Petty theft
  • Minor graffiti
  • Non-compliance
  • Uncooperative behaviour
  • Entering out of bounds area
/
  • Warning
  • Restitution/apology
  • Removal from activity/time out
  • Adjust grouping arrangements
/
  • Deliberate aggressive behaviour e.g. Fighting, bullying, verbal abuse
  • Swearing to cause offense
  • Inappropriate use or possession of electronic equipment (including inappropriate language)
  • Continuous non-compliance
  • Stealing
  • Wilful property damage
  • Vandalism
  • Major graffiti
  • Racial vilification
  • Implied or direct threat to adult (includes physical and property)
/
  • Exclusion from activities
  • Conditional attendance/partial attendance (organised prior)
  • Contact school admin
  • Contact parents
  • Exclusion from camp/excursion and possibly future excursions/camps
  • Follow up back at school

Relationship / Playground/supervised areas /
  • Occasional excluding others from playground games and similar
  • Unfair play
  • Minor friendship issues including teasing, name calling, taunts
  • Minor dishonesty
  • Uncooperative towards adults.
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Timeout
  • Stage 3 – Greenline
/
  • Repeatedly excluding others from playground games and similar
  • Teasing, name calling (including swearing)
  • Ongoing/repeatedly involved in friendship issues
  • Major dishonesty
  • Harassment and bullying
  • Defiant and significantly rude behaviour towards adults
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
Exclusion
Before and after school
Transition times /
  • Occasional excluding others from playground games and similar
  • Unfair play
  • Minor friendship issues including teasing, name calling, taunts
  • Minor dishonesty
  • Inconsiderate of others while lining up or moving around the school
  • Uncooperative towards adults.
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Timeout
  • Stage 3 – Greenline
*Bus duty – stage 2 is greenline /
  • Repeatedly excluding others from playground games and similar
  • Teasing, name calling (including swearing)
  • Ongoing/repeatedly involved in friendship issues
  • Major dishonesty
  • Harassment and bullying
  • Swearing, noisy, silly behaviour to cause major disruption to others while lining up or moving around the school
  • Defiant and significantly rude behaviour towards adults
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
Exclusion
Classroom and Learning settings /
  • Excluding others from group/learning activities
  • Unfair play
  • Minor friendship issues including name calling, teasing
  • Not following teacher directions/instructions
  • Minor dishonesty
  • Minor disruption to class
/
  • Own classroom system (e.g. traffic lights)
  • Removal from activity
  • Time out
  • Restitution
/
  • Repeatedly excluding others
  • Harassment and bullying
  • Swearing, noisy, silly behaviour to cause major disruption to others
  • Defiant and significantly rude behaviour towards adults
  • Major dishonesty
/ Stage 1
  1. Own classroom behaviour management strategies
  2. Buddy class
  3. Time out
  4. Detention
  5. Lose of privileges
  6. Restitution
  7. One school entry
Stage 2
  1. Referral to admin
  2. Parent contact
  3. Mediation
  4. Behaviour plan
  5. Social Justice committee
Stage 3
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 4
Exclusion
Toilets /
  • Minor breach of privacy
/ All minor incidents
  • Stage 1 – Warning/ apology /social restitution
  • Stage 2 – Greenline
/
  • Major breach of privacy e.g. looking into toilet cubicles on another student, photos of others in toilets
  • Harassment and bullying
/ Stage 1
  1. One school record
  2. Repeated greenlines (admin discretion)
  3. Referral to admin
  4. Parent contact
  5. Mediation
  6. Behaviour plan
  7. Social Justice committee
Stage 2
  1. Referral to external BM support
  2. Suspension
Stage 3
Exclusion
Excursions/camps /
  • Uncooperative towards students and adults
  • Irresponsible actions/behaviours
  • Minor dishonesty
  • Occasional excluding others from games etc
  • Unfair play
  • Minor friendship issues including teasing, name calling, taunts
/
  • Warning
  • Restitution/apology
  • Removal from activity/time out
  • Adjust grouping arrangements
/
  • Inappropriate use or possession of electronic equipment e.g. mobile phone, Ipod
  • Sexual, physical, emotional harassment and bullying
  • Major dishonesty
  • Repeatedly excluding others from playground games and similar
  • Teasing, name calling (including swearing)
  • Ongoing/repeatedly involved in friendship issues
  • Defiant and significantly rude behaviour towards adults
/
  • Exclusion from activities
  • Conditional attendance/partial attendance (organised prior)
  • Contact school admin
  • Contact parents
  • Exclusion from camp/excursion and possibly future excursions/camps
  • Follow up back at school