If a student wishes to appeal a discipline decision made by a teacher or staff member, s/he must visit with that teacher or staff member first. If the student is still dissatisfied, s/he can draft an email that includes the date of the incident, the consequence assigned, the assigning staff member and a clear paragraph about why s/he is appealing the decision to the Assistant Dean of Student Development.

 

However, if a consequence is to be served before an appeal can be written or responded to, the student must serve that consequence. To draft an appeal, the student must clearly type his/her name and ID number within the email. It will be assumed that the email the student is using to draft the appeal will be the one the Assistant Dean should respond to for follow up and a decision by the Assistant Dean.

 

A discipline decision can only be appealed within one week of the assigned consequence and the appeal email must be received by the Assistant Dean within that time period. If the student is dissatisfied by the Assistant Dean’s response, s/he can appeal the Assistant Dean's decision to the principal by emailing all previous correspondence and the Assistant Dean's response email all in ONE email to the principal. The appeal to the Assistant Dean’s decision must take place within one week of receiving a response from the Assistant Dean. Students are asked to avoid appealing discipline decisions except under very rare circumstances. The principal's email is principal@jonescollegeprep.org.