1. 2. New Horizon School for the Performing Arts
446 E. Broadway Rd. Mesa, Arizona 85204
480 655-7444 fax: 480 655-8220
www.nhorizon.net
POLICY – Discipline, Demerits, Suspension, and Expulsion
Board adopted and changed February 2, 2023
____________________________PARENT Reads and signs MANDATORY TO READ:
Any parent that completes a registration application for their child to attend New Horizon School for the Performing Arts and
the child has been EXPELLED from another school will not be admitted. If a parent completes the application and does not
disclose that their child has been EXPELLED and through the enrollment process it is discovered that the student had been
EXPELLED, the student will not be admitted. If the student is admitted and later through communication of a former school or
school district records, indicate that the student was EXPELLED, that grants immediate is cause for dismissal.
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS:
PARENT NOTICES: 1) School work not finished 2) Out of uniform 3) Blue or Red slip not returned and signed 4) Red
folder/homework due to absence
DAILY HOMEWORK FOLDER - CALENDAR
Teacher mark the student’s folder daily as to the color he/she receives and also circle the initial (Y.O.B.R.) of the color.
All discipline forms will be in the homework folder to be signed or initialed by the parent and returned the next day.
If an incident happens at lunch the lunch aide will tell the teacher of record what happened. The teacher of record will let the
lunch aide know if she needs to have it written up. Teachers are to write all BLUE and RED slips.
Teacher RED /BLUE slip for the documentation notebook.
DISCIPLINE COLORS
GREEN = It’s been a good day! Good behavior!
YELLOW = NO THINK SHEET Warning -Student needs to have TWO warning
CHECK MARKS on the board by the student’s name before color change.
It needs to be visual for the students.
ORANGE = THINK SHEET
Student can be placed directly on ORANGE and skip “YELLOW” (severe actions)
Stop and immediately give a “Think Sheet” to the student to complete on his/her own.
1. Student finishes Think Sheet, immediately after the student finishes the THINK SHEET
2. Music & Dance do not write THINK SHEETS.
Immediately after the class the dance or music teacher will complete a form
and list any students who have a color change the reason. A student from MUSIC or
DANCE will bring the Behavior form to the teacher.
The teacher will issue the color change and THINK SHEET.
BLUE & RED THINK SHEET follow the same process as listed under ORANGE
PROCESS THINK Sheets
• Teacher keeps all THINK SHEETS” in a separate folder for the month.
• Teacher will make copies of that month’s calendars and THINK SHEETS, staple them together and put them in the
student’s class cum folder.
• THINK SHEETS ABC order cover sheet on top for just the month not by week and Homework Calendars are to be
given to Jann Wyler the first Friday of each month from the previous month by 3 PM. EXAMPLE: Feb. 3rd turn in all
January calendars & Think sheets. If a child is absent the date due, put in a blank paper with the student’s name as a
place holder with think sheets and when the child returns teacher make a copy of the child’s calendar
Staple them together and put them in their student class folder.
• Attach behind each student’s homework calendar their THINK SHEETS showing that if a student had a color change
of ORANGE, BLUE OR RED, it matches the homework monthly calendar.
DEMERITS for RED SLIPS are #1-15
Every red slip offense will receive a certain number of demerits depending on the severity of the incident.
The student will take the RED slip home to be signed by the parent and returned the next day to the teacher. A meeting may be
scheduled by the parent or administration regarding the RED slip.
If a student receives THREE DEMERITS in one day they may be sent home with assignments.
5. SCHOOL DISCIPLINE according to the # of DEMERITS given:
3 DEMERITS = 3 demerits received 1 day in school suspension
4 DEMERITS = 1 day in-school suspension
8 DEMERITS = 3 days of in-school suspension.
12 DEMERITS = 1 day of in-home suspension and 4 days of in-school suspension.
15+ DEMERITS = Advisory School Board meeting and student will be expelled.
Anytime a student receives a RED slip there can be a meeting with the student, parents and administration. Upon receiving 15 demerits
an Advisory Board meeting will be held regarding that student and the parents will be notified and advised to attend. A student at that
time may be suspended or expelled for violations of any rules of conduct outlined in the handbook, posted in classrooms, or verbally
stated by staff and administration. Student actions may be monitored by video cameras in various places on campus. Student/parent will
be responsible to pay restitution, replace damaged items, or return any stolen items. If a law is broken the police will be contacted.BLUE SLIP CONSEQUENCES – One ½ Day In-House Suspension with different grade teacher.
3- blue slips equal 1 Demerit. The Parent will sign the blue slip and return it the next day.
BLUE SLIPS
Definition
Disruption
Behaviors interfering with the educational process include, but not
limited to sustained loud talking, yelling, screaming, noise with
material, horseplay, roughhousing, or play-fighting, and or sustained
out-of-seat behavior, and blurting out, etc.
Inappropriate/ Writing/
Drawing/
Language/Gestures
Profanity, verbal or written messages and/or gestures, including
swearing, name-calling or use of words or drawings in an
inappropriate way.
Cell phones /electronic
devices
Cell phones and personal electronics are not allowed to be used by students
on campus during the school day or during any school related functions.
See Page 16 for more information.
Insubordination/
Defiance
Refusal to follow directions, talking back, rude to an
adult, refusal to deliver and/or return school
correspondence, when required.
RED SLIP = Demerit weight is subject to the severity of the incident.
Three ½ days In-House Suspension with different grade teacher.
15 - demerits equal expulsion. Parent sign RED slip and return next school day if NOT teacher will call the parent.
Any of the RED Slip offenses could result in a parent being called and possible police report.
Demerit
Problem Behavior Definition
Between
1-15
Bullying/
Harassment
Conduct directed at a specific person that causes substantial
emotional distress for example: teasing, taunting,
instigating, provoking, name-calling, racial or ethnic slurs,
or other derogatory statements, which are offensive.
Words or actions that threaten injury to another person or
that intimidate another person through fear for his/her
safety or well-being. Violating personal property.
Violating personal space or inappropriate touching.
See page Pg. 27 for more information.
1-15
depending on
situation
Stealing Student is responsible for deliberately taking school or
private property.
1-15
depending on
situation
Lying/Cheating Student fabricates untrue stories; copies another’s work or
plagiarizes.
1-15
depending on
situation
Vandalism & Weapons
Possession of
Prohibited Items
Student deliberately impairs the effectiveness or use of
property, including graffiti, which is writing or drawings
scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other
surface on school property. Weapons including, but not
limited to: gun, knife, and sharp object. See page 18 for
more information.
1-15
depending on
situation
Fighting/Aggression
Actions involving physical force on another person where
injury may occur (e.g., hitting, pushing, grabbing
forcefully, kicking, scratching, hair-pulling, striking with
an object, throwing objects with intent to harm).
1-15
depending on
situation
Violation of computer,
technical equipment etc. See pages 26 -27 for more information. 1-15 depending
on situation
Unsupervised access
Entering classroom, kitchen, computer lab, library, sound
studio, recital hall, teacher workroom, or any other place on
campus without permission from an adult.
1-15 depending
on situation