ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
—— The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of discipline management on students‟ academic performance. The study was conducted under three research questions: how the management of school rules influences students’ academic performance, how time management influences students’ academic performance, and how the administration of punishments influences students‟ academic performance. The study employed survey research design particularly cross sectional survey design. Interviews were the main instrument of data collection in addition to document review. One (1) public elementary school was selected, the Quezon Elementary School in Hagonoy Davao del Sur in which the study was conducted. The major findings of the study were: the school have written rules and regulations but which they do not understand, some rules and regulations require modifications and others lack consistence in their implementation, which raises students’ anger leading to violence and aggression. Also time is poorly managed in school where the designed timetables are not respected. Punishments were found to be unfairly administered that causes dissatisfaction, anger and thus inducing acts of indiscipline such as vandalism of school property as well as violence among students. The study came up based on the study findings, much as school rules help in controlling students’ behavior in the school, their awareness is lacking among students. Keywords — Disruptive behavior, rules, time management, punishments, perspectives of learners