Physical violence against property is any act that damages, or that disregards potential damage to, public or private property, whatever its monetary value. To give students, parents, staff, and the community at large a clear statement concerning the school district s stand against violent behavior and the consequences that will follow violation of the policy. To ensure the safety of students and staff, their property, and the property of the school. To maintain a safe, supportive, nurturing, non-punitive school environment highly conducive to learning. The act need not be deliberate.
Unintentional violence is included in the definition and subject to the consequences.
No one is entitled to be violent. Physical violence against another person is any act that does bodily harm or that disregards potential harm. Physical violence against property is any act that damages, or that disregards potential damage to, public or private property, whatever its monetary value. Examples of physical violence against a person are blocking a path, forcing sex, grabbing, groping, hazing, hitting, slapping, punching, beating, kicking, stomping, pinching, prodding, jabbing, pulling hair, pushing, shoving, shooting, slashing, stabbing, spitting, torturing, tripping, and using a pet to attack or frighten. Examples of social violence are conning a student out of money or into doing something, ignoring a child's request for help, making fun of a person's cherished beliefs, poisoning someone's mind against another person, 'protecting' a student for a fee, shunning a youngster on the playground, sabotaging a friendship, stealing, touching a person in an unwelcome manner, violating a person's human rights or civil liberties.