|
DRAFT 12/02/10 File: ACC
<br /> PROMOTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND PROHIBITING HARASSMENT, BULLYING,
<br /> DISCRIMINATION AND HATE CRIMES
<br /> i. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
<br /> The Mashpee School District prohibits all forms of harassment, bullying,
<br /> discrimination, and hate crimes based on race, color, religion, national
<br /> origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability. The
<br /> civil rights of all students and school community members are guaranteed
<br /> by law, and the protection of those rights is of utmost importance and
<br /> priority to the school district. The district also prohibits bullying
<br /> or harassment of school community members for reasons unrelated to their
<br /> race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual
<br /> orientation, age, or disability. The district will also not tolerate
<br /> retaliation against persons who take action consistent with this policy.
<br /> No complaint is considered frivolous; on the other hand, culpability is
<br /> never presumed. These procedures are intended to protect the rights of
<br /> a victim and the rights of a wrongfully accused individual .
<br /> A. APPLICATION
<br /> This policy applies to all sites and activities the district supervises,
<br /> controls, or where it has jurisdiction under the law. It applies to all
<br /> students, school committee members, school employees, independent
<br /> contractors, school volunteers, parents and legal guardians of students, and
<br /> visitors to district schools where the conduct occurs on school premises or
<br /> in school-related activities, including in school-related transportation.
<br /> Nothing in this policy, however, is designed or intended to limit the
<br /> district's authority to discipline or take remedial action under General Laws
<br /> Chapter 71, §37H, or in response to violent, harmful, or disruptive behavior,
<br /> regardless of whether this policy covers the conduct.
<br /> B. DISCIPLINARY
<br /> violation of this policy is a serious offense. violators will be
<br /> subject to interventions and to appropriate disciplinary and/or
<br /> corrective action to correct and end the conduct, prevent its
<br /> reoccurrence, and protect the complainant and other similarly-situated
<br /> individuals from harassment, discrimination, hate crimes, retaliation,
<br /> and bullying in the future.
<br /> C. DEFINITIONS
<br /> The definitions of terms used in this policy, including descriptions of
<br /> conduct this policy prohibits, appear in the "Glossary of Terms."
<br /> II. RESPONSIBILITIES
<br /> A. Each school community member is responsible for:
<br /> 1. complying with this policy, where applicable;
<br /> 2 . ensuring that (s)he does not harass, discriminate against, or
<br /> commit a crime against another person on school grounds or in a
<br /> school-related activity because of that person' s race, color,
<br /> religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation,
<br /> age, or disability;
<br /> 25
<br />
|