Our school’s primary focus is ongoing support for students while developing strategies for success.

Crescent teachers have a strong sense of professional accountability for program success. They set appropriate expectations for student performance, and provide quality learning experiences in support of student learning. Our teachers believe that all students are capable of being successful.

We believe those students who graduate from CHHS will be:

  • self-directed learners
  • effective communicators
  • collaborative team players
  • critical/creative thinkers

Our attendance policy is based upon the belief that students will become responsible, participatory citizens and will value life-long learning when their uniqueness is respected. Therefore, we expect that students will have a good attitude, good attendance, and good effort. We encourage them to come and learn, be positive contributors and be respectful. At Crescent, we treat others in the way we wish to be treated.

We believe:

  • Expectations should be clear to parents, students, and teachers both in the classroom and the school;
  • Respect for social responsibilities and respect for self and others is paramount
  • Our focus should be on proactive problem solving
  • Consequences should be fair and should respect personal dignity
  • Disciplinary actions are designed to remediate inappropriate behaviors
  • Students need to know our expectations and the discipline process

Students Rights and Responsibilities

​​​Our CBE Student Code of Conduct and CBE Progressive Student Discipline regulation apply to all of our students. They outline the roles and expectations for our students to promote positive and inclusive learning environments, help students to develop empathy and become good citizens both within and outside of the school community, and explain the consequences when a student’s disruptive behaviour negatively affects the learning environment.

Our CBE Employee Code of Conduct applies to all of our employees. The CBE maintains high standards for the conduct of its employees, and expects them to conduct themselves honestly and with integrity and exercise common sense, good judgment and discretion.​​​​

The Calgary Board of Education is committed to providing students and staff with a welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environment that respects diversity and fosters a sense of belonging.  With this in mind, the CBE has created a system-wide Student Code of Conduct (Administrative Regulation 6005) with input from students, parents and CBE employees. 

All CBE students are expected to abide by the new system regulations, which are posted on the CBE Administrative Regulation page.

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Students Shall Exercise their Responsibilities to:

Students Shall be Responsible and Accountable for their Behaviour and Conduct:

  • Students shall be treated with dignity, respect, and fairness by other students and staff.
  • Students shall be provided with a learning environment that is free from any type of abuse such as: physical, emotional, and social abuse.
  • Students and parents shall be informed of the board’s and school’s expectations for student behaviour within the school, the school grounds, and during school activities.
  • In the event of student misbehaviour, students and parents shall have the right to offer an explanation, and to be informed about consequences of misbehaviour.
  • Use their abilities and talents to gain maximum learning benefits from their school experiences, and participate in their learning;
  • Contribute to a climate of mutual trust and respect conducive to effective learning, personal development, and school community; Report threat or risk related behaviours to school staff;
  • Attend school regularly and punctually; and dress appropriately.
  • While involved in school-sponsored or related activities;
  • While on school property;
  • During any recess or lunch periods on or off school property;
  • While travelling to and from school;
  • in vehicles used for the transportation of students to and from school and school activities;
  • While engaging in electronic communication both on and off school property;
  • Beyond the hours of school operation if the behaviour or conduct detrimentally affects the welfare of individual students or the governance, climate, or efficiency of the school(s).

Parents / Guardians Play a Vital Role in:

Students are Responsible for:

Students Must Respect:

  • Review the school’s expectations for student behaviour and conduct with their student;
  • Work with the school to resolve student behavioural issues when they affect their student.
  • School attendance and punctuality;
  • Their work habits, assignments and homework;
  • Textbooks and equipment; Complying with the student code of student conduct.
  • School authority; Differences in ethnicity, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation;
  • School board property, community property and property of other persons;
  • Fire alarms and safety equipment.

Disciplinary Guides

Grounds for disciplinary action that could lead to suspension or expulsion exist where a student has demonstrated unacceptable behaviour which includes but are not limited to: 

  • Interfering with the orderly conduct of classes or the school; Encouraging unacceptable conduct and engaging in conduct which endangers others;
  • Use, display or distribution of improper, obscene or abusive language, messages or pictures;
  • Bullying which includes cyber-bullying, threats, extortion, personal or sexual harassment and assault;
  • Use of technology such as computers, cameras, cell phones, and other digital equipment for purposes that are illegal, unethical, immoral, or inappropriate;
  • Theft, including identity theft;
  • Use, possession of, distribution of, or active contact with, or collection of money for illicit drugs, alcohol, or inhalants in school, on school board property or in the context of any school-related activity; Hazing and initiation activities;
  • The formation of gangs or other inappropriate groups;
  • Use, possession of, sale, distribution of or active contact with a weapon on a student’s person, in a student’s locker or desk, on school board property, or in a vehicle on school board property used by a student or occupied by a student as a passenger; and criminal activity.

GFailure to meet the expectations for behaviour and conduct shall result in the following consequences:(Admin Regulation 6001)

  • Problem-solving, monitoring or reviewing behaviour expectations with student and parent/guardian;
  • Behaviour contract with student;
  • Restitution for property damage to an individual or board; Temporary removal of privileges;
  • Temporary exclusion of student from class;
  • Detention of student;
  • Referral to attendance board;
  • In-school suspension;
  • Out-of-school suspension;
  • Expulsion from a school and/or involvement of police.

Digital Citizenship and use of Technology Guidelines:

The use of technology is an integral part of learning at all CBE schools. Students are eligible to access school technology and resources, including CBE email and CBE secure network. Students and parents may also elect to use personal devices and apply to connect to the Internet through the Learner Accessible Wireless Network. School technology is intended for educational purposes under the guidelines of Alberta Education.

CHHS instructs students in, and expects students to practice, positive digital citizenship when using both school and personal devices. Students are encouraged to use technology to access, critically assess, and communicate information and understanding:

  • Seek alternative viewpoints;
  • Collaborate during inquiry;
  • Construct personal knowledge and meaning;
  • Demonstrate understandings;
  • Organize and manipulate data;
  • Interact with others.
  • Students are expected to learn and demonstrate digital etiquette while using the digital resources of the CBE, and when using their own devices within the school setting.

The following activities are inappropriate for students:

  • Viewing or sending offensive messages, pictures or videos;
  • Using obscene language;
  • Harassing, insulting, or attacking others;
  • Unsupervised gaming;
  • Violating copyright laws;
  • Allowing others to use your account;
  • Trespassing into other people’s folders, work, or files;
  • Intentionally destroying other people’s work;
  • Using electronic media for plagiarizing;
  • Storing and using information for cheating;
  • Intentionally misusing system technology on activities such as: Downloading software or restricted files (e.g. Exe, Zip, mp3); Installing software on any school computer;
  • Intentionally damaging computer equipment or the network; Employing the CBE network for commercial purposes; Participating in online gambling or other gaming activities; Excessive or inappropriate printing;
  • Bypassing the CBE’s internet content filtering system unless approved and supervised by an instructor.