REAL School Marin Student Tenets
REAL School students and teachers observe the following tenets of attitude and behavior as a condition of membership in the community and participation in all activities:
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Maintain basic standards of etiquette and kindness. Say please and thank you. Think
about the other guy first. Treat others as you would like to be treated.
Remember: "The group first, me second."
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Clean up your mess and help others clean up theirs. We all share the space and
equipment at REAL School. Treat it gently and respectfully.
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Come to school rested, prepared, alert and ready to do your best work.
There is zero tolerance of substance abuse at REAL School.
There is zero tolerance for academic dishonesty or improper computer use.
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Time is precious. Do not waste your time or that of others.
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Think before you speak or act. No "put-downs." Use "I" messages.
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Cleanliness is a virtue. Maintain it in your person and in your surroundings.
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Respect the group and all individuals in it. We are all we have. If we can make it with
each other, we can make it anywhere and with anyone on earth.
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Everyone is unique and worthy of respect and attention. When someone "has the
floor," the rest of us listen attentively.
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In situations involving issues of safety and appropriateness, teachers have the last
word because they have more experience in the world.
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Accepting responsibility for yourself and your own actions is the goal of all of the
above.
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Other guidelines we will figure out as a group as time goes along during the year.
Discipline Procedure:
If a student violates any behavior or attitude tenet, the first step will be a conference between student and teachers. We will write a plan of action for correcting the problem which will be signed by the student, teachers and parents. A second violation will result in a parent-student-teacher conference, recorded in writing with a plan of action, including consequences for non-compliance, one of which may be exclusion from overnight trips. Everyone will sign this plan. In the event of a third offense, the student may be asked to withdraw from REAL School, at the sole discretion of the teachers, per the enrollment agreement.