Student Conduct & Behavior Expectations

General Conduct

All students are expected to conduct themselves as ladies and gentlemen in all circumstances and towards all people, in and out of school. Walter J. Baird is as respected as the students who attend it and only as good as the school and community desire it to be.

Student Behavior Expectations

The three school-wide rules are: Be Ready, Display Respect, and Practice Responsibility.

BDP	Be Ready	Display Respect	Practice Responsibility
Classrooms	• Be on time • Have all materials	• Listen while others are talking • Speak with respect	• Work hard at all times • Ask for help when needed
Hallway	• Walk on the right side of hall • Use a hall pass	• Respect other people's space • Speak with respect • If someone drops their things, help them pick them up	• Talk in a regular voice • Do not group up
Restroom	• Use good time management • Sign out on the out of class log	• Use appropriate behavior • Use all open toilets/stalls • Wash hands with soap	• Put trash in the trash can • Return hall pass to the classroom • Wait quietly in line • Manage your time responsibly
Gym	• Wear appropriate clothing/shoes • Leave all food/drink outside • Participate in each activity to the best of your ability	• Play safely and fairly • Encourage one another during the activity	• Follow all safety rules • Listen for directions • Participate in directed events • Use only your assigned locker
Library	• Return borrowed materials on time • Use a hall pass to enter the library	• Enter and exit the library quietly • Use a whisper voice • Say, "Thank you" when help is offered or a book is checked out	• Return items in the same condition that you received them • Ask the Librarian for help when needed
Assembly	• Use indoor voice • Follow directions • Enter in single file • Occupy every chair	• Keep hands and feet to yourself • Sit up and look straight forward	• Be attentive • Keep desk down • Stay quiet during presentations
Cafeteria	• Know your lunch number • Use hall pass to go to the restroom one at a time	• Use inside voice • Practice politeness • Raise hand to get water • Eat your own lunch	• Sit at lunch table • Throw trash away when finished • Check above and below table for trash • 10 people per table • Talk only to the people at your table
Schoolwide Drill	• Get silent immediately • Listen to teacher's instructions	• Only respond when instructed to by a teacher • Stay in line or position as instructed	• Help the teacher by following instructions • Model appropriate behavior for peers

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