Secondary Methods
Kelsey Wilhelm/Casey Behm
9-6-09

1. Child refusing to go outdoors for recess
a. Straighten up and clean classroom
b. Remain seated for duration of recess
c. Make them go outdoors and participate
2. School Phobia
a. Have them sit in the hallway. Ignore them until the tantrum passes
b. Make them go into classroom – they may not want to do it in front of peers
c. Explain the situation before hand. Let them know what is going on and introduce them to people in the classroom.
3. Blanket bringing behavior
a. Make them start to leave it with their jacket. Know it is in the room but not needed.
b. Ask them why they feel they need it.
c. Introduce them to new students so they don’t feel that they are alone in the classroom
4. Headaches
a. Offer a tutoring situation to help the student relax and understand material better
b. Recommend they go to the school nurse
c. Talk to the parents
5. Teasing a handicapped child
a. Talk to them individually
b. Show them information on the students handicap and how they cannot help what they have
c. Sit out of recess
6. Pants wetting
a. Let the entire class- particularly that student- know that if they need to go to the restroom they can
b. Talk to parents
c. Move child to a desk closer to door- so they don’t feel so obvious when leaving
7. Tattling
a. Let them know you don’t need to know unless it is causing a great disruption
b. Tell them to worry only about themselves and let the other students do their own thing
c. Tell them to move what they are doing. Move them to somewhere where they aren’t around the trouble causing group.
8. Book stealing from library
a. Supervise student
b. A rule of no backpacks ect.
c. Notify librarian and other school officials so they can keep their eyes open
9. Damaged Music Instruments
a. Show them the cost of instruments
b. Make them pay for damage
c. Take away access to instruments
10. Damage to teachers’ automobiles
a. School assembly
b. Use a school watch system with trusted faculty
c. Keep students within building- no exit granted
11. Book Slamming
a. Talk to students tell them it is a disruptance and needs to end
b. Ask the students to leave, and try entering class again, but appropriately this time
c. Take away books and make them come in for a separate tutor session
12. Lunch stealing
a. Have a security watch system
b. Make them all eat lunch in a separate place
c. Shorten lunch time and give them classroom work in the extra time
13. Kissing in halls
a. Address that it’s a school policy and make them aware of the consequences
b. Move their lockers to a new place in school separated
c. Detention in separate places
14. Turning in assignments late
a. Take it off their grade
b. Do not accept
c. Make them come to a study session after class
15. Graffiti
a. Issue bathroom passes and check after usage
b. No backpacks/ other packages in bathroom
c. Alert the hall monitors
16. Teacher mimicry
a. Assign a paper for them to write
b. Meet with them after class
c. Detention
17. Teacher Threats
a. Parents must be notified
b. Faculty- principal and superintendant notified
c. Police notified
18. Book tearing
a. Pay for book
b. Only supervised use of books
c. No books

19. Glue Sniffing
a. Supervised use of glue
b. NO backpacks allowed
c. Explain the detriments and tell parents
20. Profane Language
a. Detention
b. Leave classroom
c. Write a well worded paper
21. Abuse of privileges
a. Only allow them to leave a set number of times
b. Talk to the Honor Society advisor if this is legit and why so many times.
c. Don’t allow them to leave at all. Take away full privileges