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Harassment
/ Sexual Harassment
It is the policy of the Archdiocese of
Detroit and
St. Anne Roman Catholic Grade School to make every effort to provide an
educational environment free from all forms of harassment. This policy
applies to the words and actions of all students as well as all adults
who may be in a working relationship with the school.
Sexual Harassment refers
to behavior that is not welcome, that personally is offensive to some
people, and fails to respect the rights of others. Harassment can be
either conduct or communication.
Examples of Sexual
Harassment but not limited to:
- Sexual innuendoes
- Jokes of a sexual
nature
- Sexual propositions,
sexually suggestive objects, pictures, cartoons and other materials
- Foul and obscene
language, jokes or gestures
- Unwanted and
unnecessary physical contact
- Unwelcome comments
about appearance
General Forms of Harassment /
Bullying
Other forms of illegal
harassment refer to any verbal or physical conduct or communication that
shows hostility toward another student for any reason including his/her
legally protected status based on race, color, religion, gender, or
disability when the conduct or communication is intended to or has the
effect of interfering with the individual's education or creates an
intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment.
Examples of behavior
intended to harass, bully, or intimidate could include but not be
limited to:
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* Physical: |
hitting, shoving,
taking or defacing property, inappropriate gestures |
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* Verbal: |
oral or written
threats, taunting, insulting or prejudicial comments |
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* Indirect: |
spreading rumors or
untruths with malicious intent |
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* Relational: |
spreading rumors,
ostracizing or exclusionary behavior |
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* Sexual: |
inappropriate
touching, threatening, or teasing that is sexually harassing |
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* Cyber: |
bullying behavior
expressed through modern conveniences such as internet chat
rooms, hand-held devices and cellular phones |
Disciplinary Actions
Students whose behavior violates school
policy regarding harassment will be subject to a range of disciplinary
actions. One or more of these actions may be implemented by
administration in any order determined to be appropriate.
- Student - teacher / administrator
conference
- Parent - student-teacher /
administrator conference
- Written reprimand
- Referral to counseling
- Suspension / expulsion

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Detention
& Forfeits Discipline by detention,
forfeiting
athletic eligibility and for
dress
code violations.

Harassment
Sexual Harassment
Bullying

Suspension For serious infractions of school rules.

Expulsion
Supreme disciplinary penalties that a school can invoke upon
any student.

Weapons School Rules on students who carry, possess, conceal or transfer any
type of weapon in school.

Substance Abuse An overview and school policy on substance abuse, as approved by the St
Anne School Committee, 5/91)

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