Miri Roshni School is providing high level discipline to every individual including students, teaching and non-teaching staff to make them stable for their life.​ Positive Discipline is not only about avoiding corporal punishment and respecting the basic rights of the child. It also provides a pedagogical toolkit aiming at support children’s growth, giving them information, allowing them to develop their full potential, and preparing them to become happy, balanced and successful individuals. When it comes to teachers in particular, it shows them how to achieve their teaching goals and help their students handle difficult or challenging situations, while remaining calm, respectful and effectively managing their classroom. This is based on a set of principles that ensure a safe learning environment for children in schools.

i. Principles of discipline

We can classify these principles of discipline as follows:

• ​DIGNITY:​ POSITIVE DISCIPLINE invites teachers to respect the child’s dignity and ensure mutual respect.

​• DISCIPLINE THAT TEACHES:​ POSITIVE DISCIPLINE invites teachers to be both kind and firm and focus on solutions instead of punishment. POSITIVE DISCIPLINE is neither permissive nor punitive, and focuses on achieving educational goals in a safe learning environment.

​• UNDERSTANDING:​ POSITIVE DISCIPLINE invites teachers to respect the child’s motivation and life views, to understand the reasons behind their behavior and tackle the negative beliefs behind their behavior rather than trying to change the behavior itself.

• FAIRNESS:​ POSITIVE DISCIPLINE promotes justice, fairness and non-discrimination among children.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS:​ POSITIVE DISCIPLINE promotes active participation and aims at developing the child’s character with a set of personal skills such as: self-discipline, social skills, cooperation, effective communication, problem solving, respect, solidarity, and concern for others.

• POTENTIAL AND AUTONOMY:​ POSITIVE DISCIPLINE encourages children to discover their potential and capacities and to make a constructive use of personal power and autonomy.

• ENCOURAGEMENT INSTEAD OF PRAISE:​ this shifts the focus from success to effort and improvement, and builds long-term self-esteem and empowerment.

In order to establish an atmosphere of mutual respect, we have to assign the respective responsibilities of each pillar of the Positive discipline approach: Students, Teachers, and Parents.

ii) For students

1. Students
All students are expected to: Treat each other with consideration, courtesy and respect. They should respect each other’s views and use polite and decent language that does not offend anybody

Enable teaching and learning to take place with ease by:
Being punctual as far as lessons and any other school activities are concerned
• Actively involving themselves in class discussions, work and any other activity that needs their involvement
• Cooperating with each other and their teachers
• Completing morning work, class and homework in time and ensuring that the work is handed in for marking
• Avoiding any kind of malpractice during tests and examinations
• Showing respect to other persons and to property
Contribute towards keeping the school clean and tidy by:
• Disposing of all litter in the dustbin/skip
• Keeping all the school walls and furniture free from writing, especially the toilet walls
• Physically participating in the cleaning of the school premises
• Observe silence and avoid making unnecessary noise, especially during breaks
•Act as a channel of communication from home to school and vice-versa by:
• Delivering circulars, reports and any other communication from school to parents/guardians
• Carrying a note from parents/guardian explaining the reasons for any absence from school
•Report all potentially dangerous situations
• Show respect to staff, prefects and class monitors at all times and in all places
• Be familiar with and abide by all school policies, rules and regulations
• Maintain personal cleanliness and follow the dress code
•Attend school on time, every day, unless excused
•Work to the best of their ability in all academic and extra-curricular pursuits and strive
toward their highest level of achievement

iii). For teachers

All teachers are expected to:
● Maintain a climate of mutual respect and dignity
● Be prepared to teach
● Assign appropriate homework and mark it on time
● Demonstrate interest in teaching and concern for student improvement
● Know school policies, rules and regulations and enforce them in a fair and consistent manner
● Not use corporal punishment when disciplining their students
● Look for positive ways of disciplining students and ways to encourage good behavior
● Communicate to parents and students their expectations of students, course requirements, marking procedures, and the classroom discipline plan
● Build good relationships with students, parents and other staff
● Demonstrate appropriate interaction with students
● Listen to students and counsel them when they have problems
● Work with students to develop a list of classroom rules and post them in the classroom

iv). For parents

All parents are expected to:
● Recognize that the education of their children is a joint responsibility of the parents and the school community
● Send their children to school ready to participate and learn
● Ensure their children attend school on time, every day, unless legally excused
● Ensure their children are dressed and groomed in a manner consistent with the student dress code
● Help their children understand that there are rules that must be followed to maintain a safe, orderly environment
● Know school rules and help their children follow them
● Build good relationships with teachers, other parents and children
● Respond to teacher’s communications and come to school when called
● Inform school officials of changes in the home situation that may affect student conduct or performance
● Provide a place for study at home and ensure homework assignments are complete
Spell out Punishments for indiscipline in School
SCHOOLS are educational institutions where students are guided with knowledge and life lessons that cannot be personally taught by their parents at home. Students who disobey school rules could be punished by the disciplinary councils of their schools. Senior teachers are made members in disciplinary council entrusted to monitor students’ discipline. If there is any disciplinary issue found, school policy number 14 “Discipline Policy” is used to handle all types discipline of issues. ​MRS has adopted a progressive discipline policy to identify problems. Therefore, the MRS takes a comprehensive approach regarding discipline and will attempt to consider all relevant factors before making decisions regarding discipline.

v). MRS identifies following procedure for children discipline:
A child found in a situation that requires discipline should be warned verbally by teacher and if the teacher finds that child is repeating his actions that violates discipline she must try to counsel him/her separately. If problem persists the matter must be referred to psychologist and finally to the Vice principal. If child is found to be persistent in his/her behavior, then the Vice principal should seek help from a psychologist t and hold counseling sessions. and then school should invite his/her parents and inform them about the problem. It must the responsibility of the parents to ensure that child does not repeat his negative behavior violating school discipline. School must give at least one month to the parents to address the issue.