Standard and Policies                    

                             4) Bullying and Harassment

All students and school employees have the right to an educational setting that is safe, secure, and free from harassment and bullying of any kind.

Sexual harassment: All forms of sexual harassment are strictly prohibited at Christ-Mar School . This includes any unwanted, uninvited talk, gesture, sound, or action of a sexual nature.

1. - Staff, faculty members, and students are trained and given information regarding sexual harassment at the beginning of each school year.

2. - Students are advised to stand up to the harasser, tell the teacher or staff member immediately, keep a cool head, protect themselves by avoiding situations where they are alone with the harasser, get and adult to vouch for their character, make the moves necessary to feel safe and to make the harassment stop, and stand up for someone else who is being harassed.

3. - Once a student is identified as a harasser, a member of our Administration will document incident, warn student or place them on probation, and commence a grievance procedure, which includes published consequence for each offense.

4. - All claims of sexual harassment will be thoroughly investigated and documented accordingly and Parents will be contacted when necessary.

Harassment means any threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing gesture, use of data or computer software, or written, verbal or physical conduct directed against a student or school employee that:

1)      Places a student or school employee in reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his or her property;

2)      Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s educational performance, opportunities, or benefits; or

3)      Has the effect of substantially disrupting the orderly operation of a school.

 B. Bullying

 Bullying means systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students and may involve but is not limited to:

        1)      Teasing

2)      Social Exclusion

3)      Threat

4)      Intimidation

5)      Stalking

6)      Physical violence

7)      Theft

8)      Sexual, religious, or racial harassment

9)      Public humiliation

10)  Destruction of property

 Bullying and Harassment also include:

 Retaliation against a student or school employee for asserting or alleging an act of bullying or harassment. Reporting an act of bullying or harassment that is not made in good faith is considered retaliation.

Perpetuation of conduct listed in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) by an individual or group with intent to demean, dehumanize, embarrass, or cause physical harm to a students or school employee by:

a)      Incitement or coercion

b)      Accessing or knowingly causing or providing access to data or computer software through a computer, computer system, or computer network within the scope of the school or;

c)       Acting in a manner that has an effect substantially similar to the effect of bullying or harassment.