1. Interpreting School Rules
Unit 1 – Part 2H
Interpreting School Rules

2. Today’s Objectives
I can explain why a school rule can be interpreted in different ways.
I can compare another school community’s approach to interpreting rules to my own.

3. Student-Teacher Discipline Scenario
Classroom Rule
Consequences
Students may not be disruptive in class.
If a student disrupts class once, he or she may be asked to leave and may return the next day after a conversation with the teacher.
If the student is disruptive twice, he or she will be assigned one day of in-school suspension.

4. Scenarios are Unpredictable
Those who make rules or laws can’t predict all possible circumstances in which a rule or law is broken.
Different individuals, including teachers, students, and administrators, may have varying interpretations of a rule.
In general, if rules and actions are interpreted differently by different individuals, how might that affect what the consequences or solutions are?

5. Other Approaches to Interpreting School Rules
Analyze an article: “A Student Voice in School Rules”