As a last resort to a discipline problem student, you may refer him/her to ___________.

• A. Principal
• B. Counselor
• C. Security
• D. Parent

Answer: (A)

When a discipline problem persists after classroom strategies, schools use a progression that moves toward formal decisions. The person with the authority to review the situation, apply school policies, and coordinate the next steps is the principal. Referring a student to the principal as a last resort makes sense because it signals that classroom-level approaches have been exhausted and a formal decision is needed—often involving documented consequences, behavior plans, or other administrative actions, with communication to families as appropriate. A counselor can help with underlying causes and prevention, but typically doesn’t issue the final disciplinary actions. Security personnel handle immediate safety concerns and are not the usual channel for ongoing disciplinary decisions. Parents are crucial partners in supporting behavior changes, but the principal is the appropriate official to make the ultimate referral when limits of classroom management have been reached.