office referral
Sent to principal
An office referral is a formal report sent to school administrators when a student's behavior warrants disciplinary action beyond the classroom.
Teachers write referrals for serious or repeated infractions—fighting, defiance, disruption—that they cannot handle themselves.
He got an office referral for cursing at the substitute teacher.
The referral typically triggers consequences like detention, suspension, or a parent conference.
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- principalChief school administrator
- vice principalSchool administrator's deputy
- detentionTemporary official holding
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
student conduct · misconduct · write-up · violation · code of conduct · classroom · teacher · in-school suspension · suspension · consequence · incident · hallway · hall pass · troublemaker · counselor · parent · warning · written warning
- classroom managementrules, routines, routine, procedures, procedure
- school disciplinesuspension, expulsion, detention, corporal punishment, paddling
- School Administrationprincipals, vice principal, school boards, assistant principal, headmaster
office referralcommendation
Formal expression of approval
recognition award · citizenship award · gold star · honor roll
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