Black Hawk Middle is a school where all students are able to feel safe and are encouraged to take academic and social risks. This is reflected in our school's expectations for achievement and in our multi-cultural curriculum and personalized instruction. In order to promote a non-threatening and functional atmosphere, we insist that disagreements be dealt with in a civil, sensitive manner. Verbal abuse, whether it attacks an individual personally or on the grounds of race, sex, sexual orientation, background, political or religious beliefs. Graffiti of the above nature.
Harassment is in the eye of the victim.
It is therefore very important that the victim properly communicates and forewarns the perpetrator of such acts. It is imperative that the victim reports any harassment within the week it was committed. Black Hawk Middle School will not tolerate any of the harassments mentioned above. Any student violating this policy will meet with an administrator and appropriate actions will be taken.