Behavioral infractions and demerits are earned for conduct violations and are the primary means of monitoring student alignment with the rules, standards, and expectations of the Logic School. Infractions and demerits can be assigned by any faculty or staff member. What should be remembered is this: six demerits earned places the student on behavioral probation (see below for details on probation) and 12 demerits earned (2x on Behavioral Probation) may result in behavioral expulsion.
Infractions are minor offenses that accumulate into demerits as outlined below. Demerits result from the accumulation of infractions or are given immediately for more significant violations of the rules, standards, and expectations of the school as outlined below. Once a student acquires six demerits, he or she is placed on Behavioral Probation. Students on Behavioral Probation are ineligible to participate in extracurricular competitions, performances, or events during their probation period. See the section on Behavioral Probation below for further details. If a student continues to acquire demerits, he or she may be subject to additional consequences, depending on the severity and frequency of the student’s behavior, including suspension and/or expulsion.
Infractions and demerits do not reset at semester.
Some examples of infraction-worthy offenses include, but are not limited to:
- A dress code violation
- Chewing gum
- Skipping assigned lunch duty
- Disruptive, inappropriate, or disrespectful behavior (of a minor form) in class, on the boardwalk, during assembly or lunch, or during some other school-related activity.
Once a student acquires three infractions, he or she will receive one corresponding demerit along with detention and/or additional consequences as determined by the headmaster.
Following the third infraction for dress code violation, students will receive a demerit and, for any future dress code violations, be unable to return to class until the violation is corrected. Any work missed as a result of being unable to return to class due to dress code violation could result in academic penalties.
In addition to students receiving demerits through the accumulation of infractions, students may receive demerits without previous infractions for the following behavioral violations (see below).
Some examples of one-demerit offenses include, but are not limited to:
- An office visit resulting from disruptive, inappropriate, or disrespectful classroom behavior
- Accumulating five combined tardies
- Accumulating three dress code violations
Some examples of three-demerit offenses include:
- Cell Phone Usage (see Cell Phones/ECD's)
- Truancy (skipping class/unaccounted for attendance)
- Academic Dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, etc.)
Disrespectful or inappropriate behavior or language of a significant/serious nature
More serious five-demerit offenses include: physical assault, inappropriate touching, plagiarism and other forms of cheating (e.g. telling another student who has not taken an exam what is on it) or failing to attend Detention.
Office visits earn from one to three demerits, depending on the headmaster’s estimation of the severity of the offense.
- 6 Demerits = Behavioral Probation
7-11 Demerits = Extended Behavioral Probation/Suspension
If a student receives a demerit for accumulating five combined tardies or three infractions, an email notification will be sent to the parents regarding the demerit. An ABC Form will not be sent home.