Discipline

A disciplinary crisis in the child’s adolescent years or beforehand is often preceded (from ages 2-8) by observable bad habits of the child (beyond that which is normal) and a lack of concern that parents give to these seemingly minor, but ultimately problematic, transgressions.

How can we as the Blessed Sacrament family ensure that the religious and moral environment prevalent at our school honors God?
Blessed Sacrament holds high expectations for its students, expecting each family to cooperate with the school to ensure that each child is receiving the guidance and help to seek a truly Christian lifestyle. Educators are challenged to work with parents to ensure that the practice and focus of the entire school community are consistent with Christian principles. Responding to these most important challenges requires that everyone support and uphold the guidelines for the Catholic Three R Program that have been outlined in this handbook and are being promulgated by Catholic ministries and support groups both locally and nationally. To put it bluntly, if we let our children be exposed to (or worse yet, practice) inappropriate behaviors all week because we lack the energy to provide loving and demanding oversight to their daily routine, we will not be able to achieve the high expectations we set out to promote for our school children.

Philosophy
Ultimate salvation is to be the motivating and constraining religious principle that underlies all Blessed Sacrament instruction and discipline. Catholic School discipline is considered as an aspect of moral guidance and not a form of punishment. The loving, healing and redeeming power of Jesus must always predominate in our discipline decisions. Yet, consequences must also be laid out and adhered to so that clear expectations and choices will be made available to our students.

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