DISCIPLINE POLICY

Pakistan International School provides every student the opportunity for educational excellence and guidance leading to respect, honour and
strength for the ever-changing society. PISQ is committed to developing a campus atmosphere which promotes optimal instruction and learning
for all. This can only be accomplished in a structured environment fortified with order, responsibility, and accountability throughout the entire
school community. In order to facilitate this type of environment successfully, students must be taught and thus they must understand the
importance of complying with all school rules and also state laws.
Effective discipline requires commitment and consistency from all school stakeholders. This Discipline Policy may be used to teach, counsel,
redirect misbehavior, and assign consequences, when necessary, while also supporting positive behaviour. The promotion of appropriate
student behaviour will enable the students to be involved in uninterrupted educational activities. With the implementation of this Discipline
Policy, it is expected that each student will grow academically, emotionally, socially and morally. Our students will become productive citizens,
able to function successfully in society.
To deal with the day-to-day discipline issues, a comprehensive Discipline Policy has been developed which provides the school with a guide to
implement safe, productive, and straightforward solutions that can be administered immediately. The students who show incongruous
behaviour and violate attendance or disciplinary policies shall receive consequences according to the guidelines and procedures outlined in the
Discipline Policy. Inappropriate behaviour at PISQ fall into 4 categories or levels of offences. Each level of offence is addressed either by the
classroom teacher or the school administration.
 Discipline and Behaviour Management Plan
Pakistan International School, Qatar

BEHAVIOUR MANIFESTATION CATEGORIES

Category - A Category - B Category - C Category - D
1. Disregard for classroom rules 1. Rude talk/ Insolent behaviour 1. Fighting resulting in no injury/ 1. Fighting resulting in serious
2. Running in classroom 2. Inappropriate gestures/ minor injury injuries
3. Excessive talking language 2. Obscene gestures 2. Bringing dangerous
4. Laughing/sneering 3. Cheating 3. Open defiance instruments/ lighters/
5. Consistent tardiness 4. Disruptive clothing 4. Damaging school property crackers
6. Wandering in the corridors 5. Forgery 5. Stealing / theft 3. Involvement in immoral
7. Chewing gum 6. Derogatory notes / pictures 6. Profanity activities
8. Disturbing the learning 7. Teasing fellow students 7. Pressing/ Pulling fire alarm 4. Use of improper/ foul
process 8. Truancy/ bunking class language against any member
9. Improper haircut 9. Leaving school without of the entire School Staff
10. Drinking/eating in the permission 5. Physical assault/contact with
classroom 10. Harassment/ black mailing any member of the entire
11. Throwing objects 11. Threatening/ bullying School Staff
12. Leaving class with no out-pass 12. Bringing mobile phones/
13. Not being in the seat assigned objectionable material/
14. Not completing homework electronic devices
15. Refusing to work 13. SIX consecutive absentees
16. Lying
17. Tapping pencils/pens on desk
18. Missing or not preparing class
tests
and any other offence that
disrupts the learning process
in the classroom
19. TWO consecutive absentees/
THREE absentees in a month
without informing the school
administration
 Category - A Consequences of Offence and Disciplinary Procedure in the Class
1. Disregard for classroom 1. Category - A offenses will be handled by the class teacher/subject teacher in the classroom.
rules 2. The teacher will follow individual classroom hierarchies of behaviour management.
2. Running in classroom
I. counselling
3. Excessive talking
4. Laughing/sneering II. verbal warning
5. Consistent tardiness III. note in the student’s diary
6. Wandering in the
IV. parent contact
corridors
7. Chewing gum V. detention for ten minutes in the class during recess
8. Disturbing the learning 3. At least 3 interventions/strategies (one must be a parent contact) must be implemented before
process
an office referral may be made.
9. Improper haircut
10. Drinking/eating in the 4. There must be a time lapse of minimum 3 days between the interventions served for the same
classroom offense.
11. Throwing objects
5. In case of no improvement in the student’s behaviour even after 3 interventions, the student
12. Leaving class with no out-
pass should be sent to the coordinator CDC* with a referral and copy of the Intervention Log.
13. Not being in the seat
assigned
14. Not completing
homework
15. Refusing to work
16. Lying
17. Tapping pencils/pens on
desk
18. Missing or not preparing
class tests
and any other offence
that disrupts the learning
 process in the classroom
19. TWO consecutive
absentees / THREE
absentees in a month
without informing the
school administration

*CDC = Counselling and Disciplinary Committee

Body of CDC: A Coordinator, 2 Counsellors, 1 Incharge documentation and record, 3 Members
 Category - B Consequences of Offence and Disciplinary Procedure in the Class
1. Rude talk/ Insolent 1. Category - B offenses will be handled by the class teacher/subject teacher in the classroom
behaviour 2. The teacher is required to adopt the following procedure for category B offenses.
2. Inappropriate gestures/
I. write a warning note in the student’s diary
language
3. Cheating II. notify the discipline in charge
4. Disruptive clothing III. call the parents (mandatory)
5. Forgery
IV. send the student(s) to the coordinator CDC* for counselling
6. Derogatory notes /
pictures
Note: In case of repetition of the same offense, send the student to the coordinator CDC with a referral
7. Teasing fellow students
and copy of the Intervention Log.

*CDC = Counselling and Disciplinary Committee

Body of CDC: A Coordinator, 2 Counsellors, 1 Incharge documentation and record, 3 Members
 Category - C Consequences of Offence and Disciplinary Procedure by the CDC*
1. Fighting resulting in no 1. Category - C offenses will be handled by the CDC.
injury/ minor injury 2. A counselling session with the student/his parent. (Mandatory)
2. Obscene gestures
3. An appropriate consequence will be given to the student found guilty of having committed
3. Open defiance
4. Damaging school category - C offense(s).
property I. warning letter
5. Stealing / theft
II. after school detention
6. Profanity
7. Pressing/ Pulling fire III. in school suspension
alarm IV. recovery of the loss of the school property
8. Truancy/ bunking class
V. out-of-school suspension for 3 to 6 days
9. Leaving school without
permission VI. expulsion
10. Harassment/ black Note: Any recurrence of the Category - C offense will be dealt with the consequences of the Category - D
mailing
offenses
11. Threatening/ bullying
12. Bringing mobile phones/
objectionable material/
electronic devices
13. SIX consecutive absentees

*CDC = Counselling and Disciplinary Committee

Body of CDC: A Coordinator, 2 Counsellors, 1 Incharge documentation and record, 3 Members
 Category - D Consequences of Offence and Disciplinary Procedure by the School Management
1. Fighting resulting in 1. Category - D offenses will receive zero tolerance
serious injuries 2. Category - D offenses will be handled by the administration and as such they shall result in a
2. Bringing dangerous
direct office referral.
instruments/ lighters/
crackers 3. Category - D Offenses warrant strict disciplinary action, thereof, no clemency shall be shown to
3. Involvement in immoral the offender.
activities
4. The VP will contact the student’s parents and hold a meeting with them. (Mandatory)
4. Use of improper/ foul
language against any 5. Depending upon the severity of the offense, two of the following consequences shall be given to
member of the entire the offender.
School Staff
I. warning letter
5. Physical assault/contact
with any member of the II. 3 to 15 days out-of-school suspension
entire School Staff III. expulsion

*CDC = Counselling and Disciplinary Committee

Body of CDC: A Coordinator, 2 Counsellors, 1 Incharge documentation and record, 3 Members
 Strategy and Procedure for the Execution of the Discipline Plan
1. The Constitution and Role of the Counselling and Disciplinary Committee
A Counselling and Disciplinary Committee (CDC) comprising experienced, authoritative and strong-willed teachers shall be constituted to
execute the framework and guidelines of the Discipline Policy fairly and consistently. The committee will ensure that the students are law
abiding, orderly and peaceful in the pursuant of the educational objectives in the school. The Coordinator of the Counselling and Disciplinary
Committee is responsible for leading the committee meetings and for informing the students, parents, vice principal and principal of the
committee’s decisions in black and white.
The following are the constituents of the Counselling and Disciplinary Committee.
a. Coordinator
b. Two Counsellors
c. In Charge documentation and record
d. Four members

Guidelines and Framework of the Counselling and Disciplinary Committee

i. To ensure that decisions on serious offences are managed quickly and effectively. The CDC has the responsibility to make
recommendations to the Principal / Vice Principal if the charge is upheld.
ii. To serve as model in terms of character training and behaviour for students.
iii. To assist the students in conforming to the school rules and regulations.
iv. To help students develop self-discipline/internal discipline.
v. To maintain complete and accurate record of the violations of the discipline.
vi. To prepare all the required documents, referrals and undertakings.
vii. To administer punishment commensurate with offence committed by any student.
viii. To liaise with the teachers and management in case of difficult students.
ix. To make sure that the students are aware of what is expected of them.
x. To promote and encourage good behaviour among the teachers and the students.
xi. To ensure peaceful coexistence among the teachers and the students.
xii. To execute orientations and guidance programmes for the students
xiii. To ensure that the students appear in their proper school uniform.
xiv. To discourage the act of littering and keeping a watchful eye on graffiti.
xv. To discourage the use of unfair means during the tests and examinations.
2. The Role of Class Teachers and Subject Teachers
Teachers are in charge of their classrooms and have complete authority over the students enrolled. The primary responsibility for discipline in
the classroom rests with the teachers, who shall use reasonable and professional judgment in maintaining order and administering disciplinary
measures. The students who disrupt classes keep teachers away from doing their jobs effectively and deprive their classmates of valuable
learning time. Therefore, the teachers will inform all the students about their classroom expectations and the procedures that will be followed
for any violation of these expectations. Documentation and data collection are strongly recommended for records and school management
referral.
3.Discipline Office Referral
Once all the interventions (Category A Offences) in the classroom have been exhausted in an attempt to guide the student in making
appropriate choices, a referral will be issued. The student will be sent to the DCC where the Discipline In charge / Counsellor will speak with the
student and determine an appropriate consequence. The consequence will be communicated with the teacher, student and parent.
4. Removal / Suspension from Class
Students who fail to change their behaviour as a result of the interventions in Category A and B (including a student-teacher-parent conference)
may be removed from the classroom with ‘Out of school Suspension’ for 3 to 6 days.
5. Counselling and Guidance
The guidance and counselling of the students is an integral component of the educational mission of PISQ because guidance and counselling
services and programs promote the personal, social, educational, and career development of all the students. In this regard, the counsellors
have a set of professional responsibilities that define their scope of activities addressing the needs of the students, parents and their
colleagues. Their first professional responsibility is to the students. The educational and social needs of all the students within the school setting
are the focus in planning and delivering a developmental, comprehensive guidance and counselling programme.
Parents/guardians fulfill a primary role in the lives of their children. Collaboration with parents in the best interest of the students is a key
activity of the school counselors. Providing parents, as appropriate, with accurate information in a caring manner is one of the fundamental
duty of the counselors. They bridge communication with parents at every opportunity and work with them to ensure a healthy and successful
educational and social growth of their children. Therefore, the school counselors will develop a comprehensive, developmental guidance and
counselling programme with their school team to meet the needs of the school population. This development process should include
identifying needs, implementing and monitoring programmes, as well as adjusting plans based on the developmental needs of the students.
 6.The Role and Duties of the Monitors
To maintain discipline and good order in the classroom, the monitors are elected every year. The monitors must be the role model for the class.
They must set the behavioral example for all. The top-most duty of the class monitor is to maintain discipline in the class when the teacher is
away. When the teacher is late or absent, it is the responsibility of the class monitor to report to the VP office that no teacher has turned up.
Main duties of the class monitor are as follows:

i. Report to the VP office when the subject teacher does not turn up for five minutes after the bell.
ii. Remind the fellow students who are on duty to be vigilant during recess.
iii. Collect the homework notebooks.
iv. Instruct fellow students to greet the teacher.
v. Accompany the student who requests an early leave to VP office.
vi. Ensure the safety of the classroom facilities.
vii. Switch off the lights and fans when all students have left.
viii. Fetch notices from the school office when asked.
ix. Remind the subject teachers of any pending work.
x. Supervise the cleanliness of the classroom.
7.The Selection and Role of the Prefects
The Prefects Board shall be set up to monitor the students’ activities in the school. The students who are active, responsible, and energetic
and law- abiding will be selected as prefects. The prefects should have leadership qualities, strong interpersonal skills and pleasing
personalities.
i. To promote and supervise student discipline under the guidance of the Coordinator CDC.
ii. To maintain peace and order during recess.
iii. To provide discipline orientation and lectures to students.
iv. To help the CDC in conducting investigation / inquiries regarding violations of discipline.
v. To ensure that students’ rights and privileges are respected and observed.
vi. To disseminate student discipline information or new memorandum.
vii. To act as mediator between two complaining student parties.
viii. To suggest and prepare disciplinary sanctions for students.
ix. To provide guidance and assistance to the guests and audience during various events.
x. To plan and conduct co-curricular activities to enhance the leadership skills, promote sense of unity, collaborative work and healthy
relationships among students.

8. Confiscation of Mobile Phones / Electronic Devices

i. First Offense
Device will be confiscated and handed over to the Coordinator CDC, parent notified, student reminded of policy, and warning given of future
consequences. Student may claim item at the end of the school day.

ii. Second Offense

Device will be confiscated and handed over to the Coordinator CDC, parent notified, device will be returned to parent / legal guardian only.
Student assigned one day detention in CDC.
iii. Third Offense
Device will be confiscated and handed over to the Coordinator CDC, parent notified, device will be returned only to parent/legal guardian after
30 days. Student assigned 3 to 6 days suspension.