Episode 2:33 What Should Actually Come to The Office?
From Interventions and Detentions by bradtarggart
May 15, 2026 · 33 min · Season 2 · Episode 33
About this episode
This episode discusses the inconsistencies in office referrals within schools and how to create clearer behavior management systems.
Episode 2:33 – What Should Actually Come to the Office? Office referrals can be one of the most inconsistent systems in a school. What one teacher handles in the classroom, another sends to the office. What feels like a classroom-managed behavior one day suddenly becomes an office referral the next. Over time, that inconsistency impacts teachers, administrators, students, and overall school culture. In this episode of Interventions and Detentions, we take a practical, honest look at: • What behaviors should actually be office-managed • What should remain classroom-managed • Why the “gray area” creates so much frustration • How inconsistent responses affect students and staff • And what schools can do to build more clarity and trust across the building This conversation is not about blame or rigid systems. It is about creating consistency, supporting teachers, helping students, and building behavior systems that actually work. Whether you are a teacher, administrator, counselor, or support staff member, this episode will likely sound very familiar.
People in this episode
Host: bradtarggart
Topics covered
- office referrals
- classroom management
- school culture
- teacher support
- behavior systems
Keywords
- office referrals
- classroom management
- school culture
- teacher support
- behavior systems
- inconsistency
- student behavior
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