Students who need to use such items in order to be in contact with their parents after school must store them in their lockers or risk having these items confiscated. Fighting It is inevitable that conflicts will arise among people. Students whose conflict has become particularly heated should seek help of a peer, a teacher, a counselor or other adult to resolve the dispute in a peaceful and constructive manner. Because the appearance of fighting is so harmful to our values, play fighting , including snowball or water fights, is strictly forbidden. Harassment Harassment, in general, is defined as a pattern of troubling, annoying, or tormenting another person through verbal or physical intimidation.
Sexual harassment is the act of unwelcome or inappropriate advances whether physical or verbal.
A student who demonstrates rudeness or direct disobedience to an adult in the school shows serious disrespect for our community values and is subject to disciplinary action and possible suspension if so determined by the administration. The use of obscene or racially, ethnically or sexually offensive language causes great damage to the stability of this learning community, and therefore, cannot be tolerated. Students in our school are expected to maintain values of personal integrity and honesty. Cheating is defined as the deliberate copying of another s work on tests, homework or papers. Cheating also includes providing such information.