What are Sanction rules?
Sanction rules define the behaviour patterns that should trigger follow-up actions, such as detentions or referrals. Once a rule is met, a recommendation appears on the Sanctions dashboard for staff to review and act upon.
🔒 The actions within this article are controlled by the Sanction rule setup permission
View rules
To view your schools Sanction rules go to Tools > Apps > Behaviour > Sanctions rules.
You’ll see a list of all existing rules, which you can search by name or filter by severity.
Actions
Edit - Rename or update the logic for a rule.
Delete - Remove a rule that is no longer relevant.
Create rules
To create a new sanction rule:
Go to Tools > Apps > Behaviour > Sanctions
Click Create
Reasons: Select one or more reasons from the dropdown list
Occurrences: Define the threshold, eg 2 instances of ‘Disruption to learning’ in 7 days. Pick a timeframe from:
last day
last 7 days
last 30 days
academic year
Severity: Assign a severity level from 1 (low) to 5 (critical)
Sanction type:
Detention - Allows you to select specific detention type.
Referred Incident
💡 Use a mix of low and high severity rules to surface both frequent low-level behaviours and serious incidents.
Once saved, the rule will begin monitoring relevant behaviour events automatically, and recommendations will appear in the Sanctions dashboard whenever a rule is met.