An independent, college preparatory, co-ed, Episcopal Day School serves a community of students in grades 6-12.
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{ 45 } HAR ASSMENT/BULLYING POLICY e School is dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes kindness, acceptance, and embraces differences among individuals. erefore, the School will not tolerate any type of harassment or bullying by a student, employee, or any third party (including vendors, contractors, donors, volunteers, parents and visitors). Students should be aware that their off campus behavior is also covered under this policy, regardless of when and where the conduct occurred or who was affected by the student's inappropriate behavior. Harassment is broadly defined to include unreasonable conduct or behavior that is personally offensive or threatening, impairs morale, or interferes with the educational environment of students and includes, but is not limited to, slurs, jokes, comments, teasing, and other offensive conduct relating to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, or disability. Harassment also includes sexual harassment. Examples of sexual harassment include, but are not limited to: • Demanding sexual favors • Requests for pictures of a sexual nature • Taking, sending, or posting images of a sexual nature without consent • Spreading lies or information about another individual's sexual activity • Coercing sexual activity by threat of punishment or offer of reward • Obscene or sexually suggestive graffiti • Displaying or sending pornographic pictures or objects • Offensive touching, pinching, grabbing, kissing or hugging • Restraining someone's movement in a sexual way • Sexual or lewd jokes, remarks, leering, whistling, brushing against the body, or other suggestive or insulting gestures or comments about another's body • Intimidating or suggestive remarks about an individual's sexual orientation, whether actual or implied Examples of other forms of harassment based on race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, or disability include, but are not limited to: • Offensive, intimidating, or inappropriate comments, postings, or conduct relating to race, ethnicity, or color (using racial slurs, racial or ethnic jokes, comments, name calling based on race or ethnicity, etc.) • Offensive, intimidating, or inappropriate comments, postings, or conduct teasing or joking about another person's disability, failure to speak English clearly, religious background, clothing, or beliefs, or similar behaviors. Bullying includes a variety of behaviors, but all involve a person or group trying to take advantage of the power they have to hurt or reject someone else. ese behaviors can be carried out, physically (hitting, kicking, pushing), verbally (calling names, taunting, teasing, threatening, ridiculing, spreading rumors, etc.), electronically, sometimes called "cyber-bullying" (posting defamatory remarks or photos, sending threatening emails, creating fake profiles, taking over an account and posting as someone else), or through relational aggression (harming or threatening to harm relationships or acceptance, friendship, or group inclusion) or emotional aggression (teasing, threatening, intimidating others).