About Student Discipline
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The Student Discipline Prevention and Intervention Department (SDPI) provides advice, resources and advocacy to ensure that our ever growing school district has a unified focus in providing a safe, nurturing and well-disciplined environment for all of our students and employees.
SDPI supports school staff and administrators to build capacity and restoratively improve school climate and culture through positive behavior interventions and supports and fair discipline processes and procedures.
Our Mission, Vision, and Beliefs
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Our Vision:
Is that all discipline processes, procedures and resources will promote student self-discipline and academic achievement.
Our Mission:
To advocate and impose discipline in a manner that promotes self-discipline so that all students, specifically students with discipline issues, will be educated to be responsible, productive citizens.
We Believe In:
- Proactive Discipline (prevention and intervention)
- Positive School Climate
- Appropriate Consequences (not punishment)
- Excellence
- Trust and Honest Communication
- Common Understanding
- Personal Responsibility
- Commitment
- Measured Results
- Continuous Improvement
- Stakeholder Partnership/Participation
- Transparency and Accountability
Value Statements:
- The ultimate goal of discipline is self-discipline
- Violations of the Student Code of Conduct require imposition of appropriate consequences
- School attendance is imperative for high student achievement
- Like academics, positive behavior is taught and modeled
- All students can learn
2020-2021 FCS Student Code of Conduct
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Fulton County Schools is making its Student Code of Conduct & Discipline Handbook available online in PDF format. Once you have read the electronic version and have reviewed the contents with your student(s), please take a moment to complete the Acknowledgement of Receipt Form by using the provided link below. All parents and student (over 10 years old) MUST sign this form. If you would like a paper copy of the Handbook, you or your student can pick one up in your school's front office.
URL Resources
Students Resources
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Choose 180
FCS Choose 180: Drug & Alcohol Prevention Workshop in partnership with Pathways2Life is committed to PREVENT addiction before it happens in this next generation.
2019-2020 FCS Student Code of Conduct
Contact Us
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Maribel Bell Ed.S.
Director of Student Discipline
Phone: 470-254-0480
EmailLoreal Burns
Professional Assistant, North
Phone: 470-254-0417Ashley Bass
Professional Assistant, South
Phone: 470-254-0480STAFF
Sarah Barbour
Behavior Program Specialist
Zone 4, 5, & 6Jose Mena
Behavior Program Specialist
Zone 4, 5, & 7Marcquez Haley
Behavior Program Specialist
Zone 2Keenan Cameron
Behavior Program Specialist
Zone 1Kevin Scott
Behavior Program Specialist
Zone 3
Resources
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Fulton County Student Threat Assessment Protocol
Supporting Vulnerable Students in Stressful Times: Tips for Parents
Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
Vaping/Juuling
Students First, Safety First: Info about Vaping/Juuling
Spanish Students 1st Safety Vaping Juuling.
E-Cigarette and Juuling Prevention
Sexting/Social Media
Sexting and Social Media Parent Letter
Sexting and Social Media Resources
Marijuana/Edibles
The Dangers of Marijuana Poster - English
The Dangers of Marijuana Poster - Spanish
Marijuana and Edibles Resources
Spring Break Activities
Students First, Safety First: Spring Activities
Mental Health