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DSPS Level 1 Consequence

Processing : Processing is a short time-out out of the classroom where the student does some reflective writing about the choices he/she has made and how those choices impact the learning in the classroom.

  • Processing is assigned when a student has not responded to a teacher’s directive or redirection.
  • Students processed more than twice in one week will be assigned a Lunch Detention.
  • Students who misbehave or are disrespectful during the processing step are choosing to trade a ten minute time-out for a Lunch Detention.

Lunch Detention : Lunch detention is served during a student’s regular lunch period and may be assigned by teachers or any other staff member.

  • Parents or guardians will be notified when their child is assigned a lunch detention.
  • Students in lunch detention are to remain quiet and follow the directions of the lunch detention supervisor.
  • Students who misbehave or are disrespectful during the lunch detention step are choosing to trade a lunch detention for a 60 minute after school detention.

After School Detention : After school detention may be assigned when processing and lunch detention have already been tried or when the behavior is more extreme and warrants a greater consequence.

  • Parents or guardians will be notified when their child is assigned an after school detention.
  • Afterschool detention runs daily for one hour after the dismissal bell.
  • Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation home after detention.
  • Students who misbehave or are disrespectful during the lunch detention step are choosing to trade a 60 minute after school detention for a Level Two Consequence.

DSPS Level 2 Consequences

InSchool Suspension (ISS) :

  • A student in ISS is temporarily removed from the regular classroom for a specified amount of time, generally one to three days.
  • Parents or guardians will be notified when their child is assigned to ISS.
  • Students assigned to ISS may not participate in extra-curricular activities (including sports) on the day(s) they are in ISS.

Out of School Suspension (OSS) :

  • There are two types of OSS –
  • Short term – 6 days or less
  • Long term – up to 12 days
  • During an OSS, students are not allowed on DSPS’s campus.