All state schools
This procedure sets out the responsibilities and processes to promote safe, supportive and disciplined learning environments in Queensland state schools. It supports schools to understand and meet their legislative obligations, to maintain good order and management of schools and provide access to state education to ensure all students can participate in and gain positive outcomes from schooling.
This procedure includes:
This procedure is based on the legislative framework outlined in Chapter 12, Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld).
The Director-General may delegate decisions. If so, the delegate may exercise the Director-General’s power.
Regional Case Managers are any allocated officer that the Regional Director or delegate deems is appropriately qualified to undertake this role. These staff:
Prior to making a decision about disciplinary consequences, including detention, removal of privileges, suspension or exclusion:
Term
Definition
Appropriately authorised
Deputy Principal, Head of School or Head of Campus who has been authorised to communicate the decision about school disciplinary absences on behalf of the Principal. The Instrument of Authorisation is used to record this authorisation.
Approved form
An approved form for a school disciplinary absence is the departmental proforma located in OneSchool.
Charge-related ground
As outlined in section.282 of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld) (EGPA), a charge-related ground is where the student is either charged with a serious offence or the student is charged with an offence other than a serious offence and the Principal is reasonably satisfied it would not be in the best interests of other students or of staff for the student to attend the school while the charge is pending.
Conduct
Conduct refers to the behaviour of a student specifically described in section.282(c)(d) and section.292(c)(d) of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld). Conduct of a student also includes that which does not happen on school premises, or during school hours. Conduct of a student includes an omission to perform an act by the student.
Disciplinary consequences and decisions
Disciplinary consequences and decisions may include suspension or exclusion of a student. They can also include other strategies such as detention, discipline improvement plans, etc.
Detentions, discipline improvement plans, drug and alcohol education programs and other disciplinary consequences are optional strategies that can be implemented by a Principal. The range of possible disciplinary consequences should be discussed with the community during the consultation phase of the Student Code of Conduct.
Dealt with
Dealt with in relation to a charge against a student for an offence means any of the following:
Last resort
Means that staff have implemented all evidence based positive and proactive approaches for reducing behavioural risk and they have not reduced that risk or the risk is increasing due to behavioural escalation. Last resort responses of suspension or exclusion are a final course of action when no other alternative is available and likely to reduce risk.
Oral appeals
An independent person may be employed by the department to transcribe the oral appeal of a parent or student. This is a transcription provision only, not intended to prepare or guide the content of the appeal. The submission of the appeal remains the responsibility of the parent or student.
Parent
A child’s mother, a child’s father, a person who exercises parental responsibility and a person standing in the place of a parent of a child on a temporary basis. This may include the Office of the Public Guardian or a Child Safety Officer.
Procedural fairness
Procedural fairness comprises two elements:
Serious offence
A serious offence as defined by Chapter 1 of the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 (Qld)
Previous seven years shown. Minor version updates not included.
7.0 Safe, supportive and disciplined school environment
1.0 Student discipline procedure
For more information, please contact your closest regional office.
Uncontrolled copy. Refer to the Department of Education Policy and Procedure Register to ensure you have the most current version of this document.
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