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Code of Conduct

February 7, 2026

🏫 Norquay School: Code of Conduct

Safe • Respectful • Responsible

At Norquay School, we believe that every student has the right to learn in a safe, caring, and respectful environment. This Code of Conduct is a roadmap for students, staff, and parents to ensure our school remains a community of belonging. This policy aligns with the Manitoba Safe Schools Charter and Winnipeg School Division Code of Conduct and applicable regulations.

🟢 Our Core Values

We simplify our expectations into three easy-to-remember pillars:

  • Be Safe: Physical and emotional safety for everyone.

  • Be Respectful: Celebrating diversity and practicing kindness.

  • Be Responsible: Owning our actions and our learning.

📘 Rights & Responsibilities

Students

  • Right: To learn in a safe and inclusive environment.

  • Responsibility: To follow school rules, attend regularly, and treat others with kindness.

Staff

  • Right: To work in a respectful professional environment.

  • Responsibility: To provide a safe learning environment and communicate regularly with parents/guardians.

Parents & Guardians

  • Right: To be informed of their child’s progress and behavior.

  • Responsibility: To ensure children arrive ready to learn and to collaborate respectfully with the school on behavioral goals.

✅ Expected Behaviors

We follow the "Three Be's" to guide our daily interactions:

  • Be Safe: Keep hands and feet to yourself. Use equipment properly. Report any dangerous situations to an adult.

  • Be Respectful: Use kind words. Value the diversity of others (including culture, religion, gender identity, and ability). Listen when others are speaking.

  • Be Responsible: Arrive on time. Take care of school property and the environment. Complete your work to the best of your ability.

🚫 Unacceptable Behaviors

To maintain a safe space, the following are strictly prohibited under the Public Schools Act:

  1. Bullying: Repeated behaviour intended to cause fear or harm. Including physical, verbal, and cyberbullying.

  2. Discrimination: Harassment based on race, culture, gender identity, or ability as outlined in the Manitoba Human Rights Code.

  3. Violence: Any form of physical aggression or threats.

  4. Prohibited Items/Activity: Drugs, alcohol, tobacco, vapes, or weapons. Any display of gang-related clothing, symbols, or recruitment.

🤝 How We Handle Conflict (Restorative Practices)

The Winnipeg School Division and Norquay School uses a Restorative Practices approach. We focus on "making things right" rather than just "punishing." Discipline is meant to teach and guide children to develop self-control, responsibility, and appropriate behaviour.  

The Progressive Discipline Model: Discipline at Norquay is not a "one size fits all" approach. It is developmental and considers the age of the student and the severity of the incident.

  • Reflective Conversation: Discussing what happened and who was affected.

  • Mediation: Facilitated meetings to resolve peer-to-peer conflict.

  • Caregiver Involvement: Contacting home to create a collaboarative plan.  

  • Restorative Action: Taking steps to "make it right" (e.g., apologies or restitution).

  • Formal Discipline: If safety is at risk, WSD policies regarding suspension or withdrawal of privileges will be followed.

📱 Digital Citizenship

  • Focus on Learning: Personal devices (phones/smartwatches) must be kept in lockers or backpacks during school hours ("Away for the Day").

  • Safety Online: Use school technology only for educational purposes and never to record others without permission.

🔑 Planning for Student Success

Caregivers are often called to meet with school staff to develop various plans to support success at school.  This may include;

  • Student Success Plan: a collaborative, team-based plan that identifies individual learner needs and implements tailored educational interventions, supports, and, for some, individualized programming.  The plan is created collaboratively with the student, caregivers, classroom teacher, school leaders and support staff.   

  • Behaviour Intervention Plan: a formal, written, and individualized plan developed to address student behaviour at school. The plan is created collaboratively with the student, caregivers, classroom teacher, school leaders and support staff. 

🙋 Appeal Process

If a parent or student feels a disciplinary decision is unjust, they have the right to appeal. This usually begins with a meeting with the School Principal, followed by the WSD Family of Schools Assistant Superintendent, and finally the Board of Trustees.



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