Addendum to THEO Guidelines for the
2025-2026 School Year
Carefully read the changes to our guidelines. Everything in yellow is new and placed here with the surrounding policy for clarity. To see the entirety of the 2025-2026 guidelines, you may review them on our website under policies.
G. Discipline Policy
THEO students and parents are responsible to read and agree to this entire document of Rules and Guidelines. Our three-step procedure for handling discipline problems follows. The only exception is the list below – Grounds for Immediate Expulsion.
First step: Verbal warning during class time or outside of class time.
If more than one verbal warning is needed on one day or multiple days, then the teachers are encouraged to inform the parent either 1) verbally at THEO 2) via Jupiter Grades Guidance Notice, 3) via email or 4) by telephone during the week after the verbal warning was given.
Second step: Student may be suspended from class activities for a day or week depending on conduct, without a refund of tuition, receiving a zero on missed assignments or tests. Suspension is optional, but not being enforced does not mean that the second step has not been completed.
Third step: Upon returning to class after a suspension, any discipline notice will result in the student being expelled from THEO with administration reserving the option of expelling the entire family.
GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE EXPULSION:
Any disruptive behavior – Attitudes, actions, and behaviors deemed by the administration to be disruptive in nature to the academic and/or spiritual environment of the school will not be tolerated and will be disciplined, up to and including termination of enrollment, at the discretion of the administration.
Any alcohol, nicotine, or drug usage – There is to be no possession, usage or distribution of any of these substances while on THEO property.
Any purposeful acts of vandalism or littering – parents will be responsible to pay for damages students cause to buildings, furniture, grounds, or fixtures.
Any cheating – Deception, cheating, stealing, plagiarism, and “borrowing without permission.”
Any public displays of affection – Students must remain above reproach in their physical contact with each other and should seek to bring honor to God in their relationships. Demonstration of romantic involvement by displays of affection between students on school property is not permitted.
Any defiant behavior or foul language – Foul language is not only cursing and using the Lord’s name in vain but also includes vulgar and slang expressions, which are offensive.
Any bullying, including: physical, emotional, verbal, threats or threatening, written, social media, texts, online or cyberbullying, etc.… Cyberbullying is the use of electronic information and communication devices, whether personal or school-owned, to willfully and repeatedly harm a person(s) through electronic mediums, create a hostile environment for the victim, or materially or substantially disrupt the educational process or orderly operation of the school, as determined by the administration. Examples of this behavior include but are not limited to:
* sending false, cruel, vicious messages, including name-calling messages, or spreading rumors electronically
* sending inappropriate (violent or suggested violence, sexually explicit, harassing, etc.) messages, pictures, or texts
* creating websites that have stories, cartoons, pictures, and jokes ridiculing others
* breaking into an email account and sending vicious or embarrassing materials to others
* engaging someone in electronic communication, tricking that person into revealing sensitive personal information, and providing that information to others
* posting student pictures without their permission.
The online activities and technologies governed by this policy include but are not limited to social networking sites, chat rooms and discussion groups, instant messages, text messages, computers, tablets, cell phones and other personal digital devices, digital cameras, cell phone cameras, and web cams. As new technologies emerge, they too may be included with the above forms of electronic communication. Violations of these standards are determined solely at the discretion of THEO Administration.
Any behavior or declarations by parent or student that opposes THEO’s Doctrinal Statement or Denominational Statement
Any status change by the parents or student from their THEO application
Any proselytizing between denominations
The administration and staff reserve the right to contact law enforcement if, in their opinion, the circumstances warrant it even though all THEO families, administration and teachers have agreed to arbitration for civil matters. This may be for reasons such as, but not limited to, reporting suspected physical or sexual assault or abuse; threats of or actual violence; theft, destruction or vandalism of property; use or distribution of illicit drugs or alcohol; or when the administration or staff becomes aware of a student’s alleged past or present involvement in criminal activity.
Late Fee Policy & Returned Check Policy
Late Fee Policy
If tuition is paid after the 10th of a month, then the late fee applies as follows:
$25 for the first time the payment is late PER TEACHER / PER CLASS
$50 for the second time the payment is late PER TEACHER / PER CLASS
$75 for the third and subsequent times the payment is late PER TEACHER / PER CLASS
Important: Once a family has had three late payments within a school year, the board reserves the right to unenroll them from their current class schedule and/or refuse registration to THEO for the next school year.
Returned Check Policy
THEO will collect $30/returned check depending on the number of times this event has happened.