Restorative Practices Restorative Practices – also referred to as restorative discipline or restorative justice – is an increasingly common strategy in managing student discipline throughout the country. Like good parenting, this practice rests on students taking responsibility for their actions and working to repair damages and relationships that result when rules and trust are broken. A critical piece of the process is a Restorative Conference. This may include conflict resolution, peer mediation processes, teacher/parent conferences, or Student Success Team meetings. These types of meeting allow offenders, victims, and impacted parties to come together for a restorative dialogue to better understand impacts and create a plan for making amends. An administrator, counselor or dean facilitates these conferences. The result may involve a restoration plan unique to the situation, alternatives to suspension, or a behavior contract.

 

Alternatives to Suspension Our goal is to keep students in school After non-compliance to classroom interventions, further discipline alternatives may include one or more of the following: Loss of privileges: Lunch passes, work permits, extra-curricular… Counseling/Conflict Resolution: May include peer counseling. Progress Reports: Daily check-in or weekly teacher signed form. After School tutoring: In Library. Time is verified. Community Service: Work performed free for others outside of school hours and under adult supervision. All entries are verified. Time Out: Teacher sends out of class to C-4 for 1 period. Call home made by supervisor. No more than once in every 5 school days. Campus Beautification: Pick up trash on campus. Lunch Detention: Bring lunch to C-4. After School Detention: One hour supervised. Saturday School: 8 am to 12 pm. Parent contacted. Teacher Held Suspension: Suspended from class plus one day per Ed Code 48910. Teacher shall call or write par/guard to meet. Attendance or Behavior Contracts Focused Classes or Groups: Teach appropriate behavior strategies. Can be on campus or outside services. Special Counseling Services: On campus or other services. In-House Supervised Suspension: 1-5 days in C-4 Request Parent / Guardian attendance with the student for day

 

School Safety & Discipline: Resources

Here are a few of the resources in place to promote school safety.

 

 

 

Safety and Discipline: Our Beliefs

The staff at Ukiah High School believes that:

 

The staff at Ukiah High School is here to help you get the finest education possible. When problems occur, every reasonable effort will be made to rectify them to the satisfaction of all concerned. Persons who behave irresponsibly must expect to account for their behavior. Persons who repeatedly or seriously violate the rules or rights of others will not be allowed to remain at Ukiah High School.

You are expected to know and to obey the rules and regulations of Ukiah High. In order to insure that disruptive and/or destructive behavior will not reoccur, we will do the following:

School Safety and Discipline Practices

Closed Campus

Ukiah High School is a closed campus during school hours. If you are present in any of the following areas without permission disciplinary action will follow:

 

Hall Passes

Students must have a teacher signed, dated/timed pass to be out of class. A specialized teacher pass may be used for the bathroom.

 

Lunch Passes

Students in grades 10-12 (with 50+ credits) may apply for a lunch pass. Applications are obtained from the office and parent signature is required. A lunch pass allows a student to leave campus during lunch to go home or to a business where food is sold. It does not give permission to loiter or congregate near campus. Students must abide by all school rules during lunch even when off-campus. Misuse of a lunch pass or returning late from lunch more than two times may result in pass cancellation of up to four weeks.

 

 

Lockers

Lockers are the property of the Ukiah Unified School District and are issued to students as a privilege. Students may be denied use of lockers for violation of school rules. As property of the district, lockers are subject to random inspection at any time. Any items contained in a locker shall be considered to be the property of the student to whom the locker was assigned.

Spray-free Campus

Students must not bring any type of sprays on campus. Random locker and backpack searches may be performed. Any sprays confiscated are returned at the end of the day with a documented warning that having them again will be considered defiance.

Cell Phones and Electronic Devices

In accordance with board Policy, cell phones are allowed on campus but must be turned off during class time unless permitted by teachers for academic purposes. Teachers will establish class rules for cell phones and electronic device use in their classes. The administration will support a teacher’s written rule. Students may have cell phones confiscated for the day for violation of school or class rules. The school is not responsible for lost or stolen cell phones or electronic devices.

Computer Use

All students receive a chrome book for use during the school year and must sign and abide by the district Acceptable Use Policy Agreement and Chromebook Contract. Any loss or damages must be paid for before receiving transcripts, diplomas, or participating in the graduation ceremony.

Dances

A UHS Student ID is required for entry. One pre-approved guest per student. Involuntary transfer students or middle school students may not be guests. After exiting the dance, students will not be allowed to re-enter. Doors will remain open for 1 hour after the dance begins. No loitering on campus outside the dance area. Breathalyzers may be used when students are suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and upon entry to the dance. Students under the influence or in possession of controlled substances will be banned from all dances for the remainder of the school year and parents will be contacted.

Parking Lot

Parking on campus is a privilege, follow these guidelines:

Police on Campus

UHS has a UPD School Resource Officer on campus to assist students, promote safety and enforce the law on all Ukiah Unified campuses. The following practices are supported by an opinion of the Attorney General of the State of California. The School Resource Officer and UPD officers have a right to interview a student at school as a suspect or witness.

The police also have the right to search on reasonable suspicion as directed by an administrator. Parental approval is not legally required before authorizing removal of a student from the campus. We will, however, attempt to contact parents by phone if the police remove a student from campus.

 

Police K-9 Units

UHS has a police dog on campus to deter the possession of drugs and weapons. The dogs may sniff the air around lockers, desks, bags, items or vehicles on district property or at district-sponsored events as long as they are not allowed to sniff any person. Items shall not be sniffed if a person is close by. The above inspections shall be unannounced and may be made at the discretion of the administration.

 

 

Video Surveillance

In an effort to continue to provide safe school campuses and reduce vandalism, Ukiah Unified School District Policy 3515 allows for the use of surveillance cameras. Ukiah High School has surveillance cameras which are actively monitored by school personnel. Recordings may be used in disciplinary proceedings. Video recordings maybe referred to local law enforcement agencies. Cameras are not placed in areas where students, staff, or community members have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

 

Dress Code

The California Administrative Code, Section 302, allows schools to establish and maintain a dress code. Good taste, health, safety and promoting a positive learning and working environment are factors in determining our dress policy. The dress code is reviewed annually.

Dress for Success

Ukiah High School students recognize the importance of wearing clothing that follows the district’s dress code policy as stated below in the Student Handbook. Ukiah High School students recognize that a positive and enforceable dress code is a shared responsibility between students and staff.

Inappropriate Clothing

In general clothing that is distracting to the learning and working environment or may result in violence is not allowed. Specific guidelines include clothing or emblems that are:

Gang Related Clothing

Any student wearing or carrying overt gang paraphernalia or making gestures that symbolize gang membership shall be referred to the principal or designee. The student’s parent/guardian shall be contacted and the student sent home to change clothes if necessary. The following gang-related items have been identified as being unsafe or disruptive and therefore not allowed while at school or school sponsored activities (This may change throughout the year with new information from Law enforcement).