Virtual Behavior Expectations For Metro Nashville Students Outlined

From the Metro Nashville Public Schools:

September 3, 2020

Visit the Behavior Support section of the Virtual Learning Parent Playbook to learn more about behavior expectations and district-level responses to student behavior in the virtual setting. Our team also has created this quick tip sheet and provided a video presentation:

Virtual Dress Expectations

There is no standard school attire required for the virtual setting. Students shall dress in an appropriate manner so as not to distract or interfere with the operation of the school. (Example: Students will not wear any clothing that displays drugs/alcohol, paraphernalia, or is sexual in nature.) When we return to in-person teaching, the school dress code will be enforced.

When a student is dressed in a manner that is likely to cause disruption or interference with the operation of the school, the teacher should follow the virtual response plan guidelines.

Restorative Steps during Virtual Learning

To maintain safe and supportive virtual learning environments, teachers will use these restorative steps should undesirable behaviors persist or become disruptive to teaching and learning:

• Redirect undesired behavior
• Issue verbal warning related to the behavior
• Privately chat with student about behavior
• Mute student displaying undesirable behavior (when necessary) but allow them to remain part of the class
• Notify parent/guardian at first chance
• Initiate S-Team process
• Generate Collaborative Referral leading to virtual counseling
• Schedule Restorative Conference meetings with parent/guardian, teacher and student
• Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, color, age and/or disability in admission to, access to, or operation o its programs, services, or activities. MNPS does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.
• Remove students from synchronous virtual classroom setting for one day with access to recorded lessons and guidance of staff member, as needed. This will be documented as a referral and coded as an In-School Suspension.

This press release was produced by the Metro Nashville Public Schools. The views expressed are the author's own.