To nurture a happy, caring and safe learning environment and to bring behavioural improvement in the child and control discipline, the school has decided to implement a GREEN, YELLOW and RED cards system for good behaviour and conduct, warning and punishment. This policy is a collective responsibility of all the members of staff, parents and students.

AIMS OF THE POLICY:

• To encourage a calm, purposeful and happy atmosphere within the school.
• To foster positive caring attitudes towards everyone
• To encourage increasing independence and self-discipline so that each child learns to accept responsibility for his/her behaviour.
• To have a consistent approach to behaviour throughout the school with parental cooperation and involvement.
• To make boundaries of acceptable behaviour clear and to ensure safety.
• To raise awareness about appropriate behaviour.

STUDENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

• To work to the best of their abilities and allow others to do the same.
• To follow the protocol (rules) of the school i.e. proper uniform, hair/beard cut/style, timely arrival, punctuality, regularity etc.
• To treat others with respect.
• To follow the instructions of the school staff.
• To take care of school property and the environment in and out of school.
• To co-operate with others.

STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

• To treat all children fairly and in an unbiased manner.
• To treat children without any prejudice.
• To use rules and sanctions clearly and consistently.
• To be a good role model.
• To be aware of their (special/additional) needs.
• To be in touch with parents to make them aware of the child.

THE PARENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

• To acknowledge the card.
• To make children aware of appropriate behaviour in all situations.
• To show an interest in all that their child does in school.
• To foster good relationships with the school.
• To support the school in the implementation of this policy.
• To be aware of the school rules and expectations.

SANCTIONS:

• To check them regularly and warn them.
• Ask them to follow the rules and stop misbehaving.
• Discuss incidents with the children involved.
• Encourage to focus on work.
• Issue of Green, Yellow and Red cards, if the need arises.
• Each card should be dated and signed by the teacher who writes it out
• To keep a record of the issue of the card to the child. 

GREEN YELLOW AND RED CARD EXPLAINED

A system of green, yellow and red cards is provided for reward/appreciation of Good behaviour and conduct, warning and punishment against bad conduct/behaviour.

Example:

 Exemplary, Acceptable and Appropriate behaviour reward

 Warning against unacceptable behaviour or conduct/Breaking school rules/disobeying reasonable requests/instructions from the teacher.

     Serious, repeated/persistent misbehaviour/unacceptable behaviour or conduct/breaking school rules etc.

RULES FOR ISSUE OF GREEN, YELLOW AND RED CARDS GREEN CARD:

GREEN CARD:

If demonstrates exemplary, acceptable and appropriate behaviour:

A child who demonstrates exemplary, acceptable and appropriate behaviour or fantastic learning behaviour and impresses the school staff/head of the institution will receive a GREEN card.

YELLOW CARD:

If the behaviour does not improve:

Issue a YELLOW Card (Warning Card) to the child for misconduct /behaviour / breaking school rules.

RED CARD:

For repeated/persistent misbehaviour/conduct/breaking school rules:

Issue a Red Card (No Entry Card) for the exclusion of the child from school for 2 days.

Note: Repeated/Persistent - Issue of Third Yellow Card

For Serious mis- behaviour/conduct

• Issue a Red Card (No Entry Card) under extreme circumstances concerning severe misbehaviour, and exclusion of the child from school for a week.
• 5% marks deduction in the Final Result from the overall performance for classes III-XI

Note: This is only to be issued and implemented in extreme circumstances.

Important: Formal contact with the parent is to be made in the case of YELLOW and RED cards.

BEHAVIOUR PARAMETERS FOR GREEN CARD HOLDER:

• Respect towards others e.g. school staff, students, elders etc.
• Respect school property
• Keeps environment/school campus clean
• Shows fantastic learning behaviour
• Demonstrates exemplary behaviour

  BEHAVIOUR PARAMETERS FOR YELLOW CARD HOLDER:

• Pushing/running in corridors
• Disobeying reasonable requests/instructions.
• Making unacceptable comments
• Verbal abuse (speaking fowl words)
• Disruption of learning in the classroom.
• Breaking school rules e.g. late arrival, without uniform, longhair/beard, stylish hair/beard cutting etc.
• Damaging school property
• Using unfair means during tests/exams
• Making classroom and school campus dirty e.g. throwing wrappers, paper bits, aluminium foil/napkin etc.)
• Shouting/whistling
• Refusal of duty assigned
• Deliberately annoying other children e.g. spoiling games, eating tiffin, teasing, calling undesired names etc.

BEHAVIOUR PARAMETERS FOR RED CARD HOLDER:

• Persistent late arrival
• Persistently disobeying reasonable requests/instructions.
• Persistent breaking of school rules
• Repeated disruption of learning
• Physical Fight/violence: hitting, kicking or punching
• Being rough/hostile with other children
• Stealing school/student’s property
• Deliberately damaging school or other people's property
• Throwing colours/writing on walls/clothes
• Physical abuse to children/adults
• Leaving school premises without informing the Class Teacher/Principal
• Bringing/using mobile phones on the school premises
• Bullying other children