Crescenta Valley Adventist School La Crescenta CA : Harassment

Crescenta Valley Adventist School

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10. HARASSMENT

Crescenta Valley Adventist School is committed to providing a school environment free from harassment in any form.

While a charge of harassment or an investigation of alleged harassment shall not, in and of itself, create the presumption of wrongdoing, all allegations of harassment will be seriously reviewed and investigated in a prompt, confidential and thorough manner.

"Any student who harasses another student is subject to discipline up to and including dismissal."

PacificUnionConferenceModelSchool Harassment Policy

10.1 Definition

Harassment may be defined in several ways.

Physical: Unwanted or unwelcome physical touching, pinching, contact, assault, deliberate impeding or blocking of movements or any intimidating interference with normal work or movement. Making reprisals, threats of reprisals or implied threats of reprisals following a report of harassment.

Sexual: Unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual or physical conduct of a sexual nature, which creates a hostile school environment.

Verbal: Derogatory comments, ethnic comments, jokes, propositions, or degrading words used to describe an individual.

Visual: Leering; displaying of any material to embarrass or intimidate; derogatory, demeaning or inflammatory posters, cartoons, written words, drawings, photographs and gestures that embarrass or intimidate.

10.2 School’s Responsibility

In order to maintain a harassment-free environment, the school's responsibility is to:

· Implement this policy through meetings with the school board, faculty and staff, ensuring that they understand the policy and its importance;

· Make all parents and students aware of this policy and the commitment of the school to its strict enforcement;

· Monitor the school environment, noting conditions that may be hostile or offensive;

· Establish programs designed to create a school environment free from any form of harassment;

· Notify parents immediately if their child becomes involved in a harassment incident;

· Inform parents of their responsibilities if their child is involved in the harassment of another student;

· Uphold the school policy of maintaining a harassment-free environment by administering the appropriate discipline to students involved in harassment incidents;

· Implement this policy according to guidelines set up by the Southern California Conference Board of Education.

10.3 Parent’s Responsibility

To assist the school in maintaining a harassment-free environment, the parents' responsibility is to:

· Teach their children to accept, appreciate and respect the person space and privacy of others;

· Instill within their children the concept that derogatory comments or conduct should not be tolerated and must be reported;

· Inform the school administration of any alleged incidents of harassment;

· Recognize their responsibility if their child is the perpetrator of the harassment of another student.

10.4 Student’s Responsibility

To assist the school in maintaining a harassment-free environment, the student's responsibility is to:

· Behave in a way which contributes to a positive school environment;

· Avoid any activity that may be considered harassment;

· Tell the individual who is doing the harassment that the behavior is unacceptable and must stop immediately;

· Report all incidents of harassment to a teacher or the principal.