​​​Standards of Behavior
As a member of St. Augustine School, students are expected to show respect at all times.  In alignment with this primary ideal, each member of the community is expected to abide by the following standards.

• Demonstrate respect in attitude and actions to all people.
• Show sportsmanship at recesses, in classes, in competition, and at all events.
• Participate respectfully and reverently during prayer, Mass, and all religious celebrations.
• Engage actively in parent- and student-sponsored activities.
• Exercise academic integrity in the completion of assignments and evaluations.
• Prepare for school so as to arrive punctually and ready for class.
  
  School Rules

1. Students must be in the classroom and prepared to participate when the teacher begins class.
2. Students must use an appropriate voice level and follow the teacher's classroom rules for the lesson.
3. Students must keep hands, feet, and personal objects to themselves.  Fighting with other students or spitting at them is strictly forbidden and is viewed as very serious.  
4. Any form of cursing, ethnic, or sexually derogatory remarks, gestures, or pictures will not be tolerated.  Name calling or verbal and written abuse of any kind is strictly forbidden.
5. Students must bring assignments, textbooks, pens/pencils, notebooks, note paper, and other supplies to class.
6. Students must wear the prescribed uniform purchased from Michael's Uniform Supply.
7. Students must not chew gum or eat sunflower seeds at any time.
8. Students may not eat during class time.
9. Students must receive permission to use the office telephone in case of emergency or a change to the schedule.
10. Students may not run or play tag on the yard before school or at dismissal.

Lunch Rules

1. All students eat at the appropriately designated areas.
2. The noise level must be moderate; conversations are limited to the students' table.
3. Students will not be dismissed from a dirty table or floor.
4. Students will clean any mess that they make.
5. Students should raise their hands if they need a damp cloth or help from the lunch moderator.
6. Food may not be eaten away from assigned dining areas.
7. All students must stay at their table for the duration of the lunch period and wait until their moderator dismisses them.
8. Students must not waste food.
9. Students may not share food.

Prohibited Items

Some items are not allowed on campus and should not be brought to school.  Any items not included on the supply list or specifically requested by the teacher are prohibited items.  They include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Roller backpacks
• Personal sports equipment
• Cards and personal games
• Glass bottles
• ​Carbonated drinks
• Valuable items or excessive amounts of cash
• Pagers, cell phones, MP3 players, radios, electronic games, and other non-school issued digital devices
• Laser pens and other laser devices
• Skates, skateboards, rollerblades, shoes containing wheels, and scooters/razors
• Correction fluid or tape
• Permanent markers
• Gum of any kind
• Knives, guns, or weapons
• Drugs (including edibles), alcohol, tobacco, or vaping paraphernalia (used or new)
  
  See the "Reasons for Expulsion" for other items as well.
  
  Students who break school or classroom rules interfere with the school learning environment.  Catholic school discipline is designed to change behavior and promote self-discipline.  First, students are given warnings about inappropriate behavior.   These warnings may be visual or verbal cues.  If the misbehavior continues, students are held accountable for their actions.
  
  In the PS2+ - Grade 2, a behavior report is sent home to advise the parents of the problems.  Parents are expected to discuss the problem with their child, and to return the signed report the next day.  
  
  In the Grades 3 - 8, students receive a written notation, a "check," on the teacher's weekly discipline roster.  The number of checks assigned varies with the severity of the offense.  Checks may be received for:

• Talking after warnings (1 check)
• Not ready with supplies for class (1 check)
• Failure to return a requested signature (1 check)
• Out of seat without permission (1 check)
• Chewing gum (3 checks)
• Dress Code violation (3 checks)
• Using profane language (a minimum of 3 checks)
• Inappropriate conduct at Mass (3 checks)
• Copying homework (a minimum of 3 checks)
• Copying tests or verified plagiarism (a minimum of 4 checks)
  
  Receiving more than 2 checks in a week has further consequences.  Teachers, priests, or any of the support staff may give checks, as they deem appropriate.  Receiving checks will result in lowering behavior grades.
  
  If written warnings do not result in appropriate behavior, students may be issued a detention.  Serious or habitual offenses may result in a principal-parent-student conference.
  
  Detention slips must be signed by a parent or guardian, and returned to the homeroom teacher the following morning.  If the student fails to obtain a parent signature, the parent will be called to notify the parent of the detention.  Habitual detentions will result in conferences, suspension, and/or expulsion.
  
  If for some valid reason a student cannot serve the detention at the scheduled time, the parents must inform the school in writing.  The detention will be served on the next scheduled detention date.  Please note that athletic events or other extra-curricular activities are not valid reasons for being excused from detention.  Athletes who have detention are ineligible to play until the detention is served.  Students need to be accountable for their actions and face the consequences of their actions.  We ask that you support this policy.
  
  Students receive conduct referrals for repeated and/or grave offenses that disrupt learning or the Catholic environment.  Parents are notified by phone or are requested to meet with the principal.  Conduct referrals may include probation or suspensions.  A signed copy of the conduct referral must be returned by the next school day.
  
  Examples of grave offense include, but are not limited to:

• Physical fighting
• Spitting
• Verbal and/or physical threats
• Any type of harassment