Chapman’s Retreat Harassment,
Intimidation and Bullying Policy
Chapman’s Retreat believes that a safe and civil environment is necessary for students to learn and achieve high academic standards. Harassment, intimidation or bullying, like other disruptive or violent behavior, is conduct that disrupts a student’s ability to learn and a school’s ability to educate its students in a safe environment. It is believed that students learn by example. The administrators, faculty, staff, and volunteers will demonstrate appropriate behavior, treating others with civility and respect and refusing to tolerate harassment, intimidation or bullying. They will encourage students attending Chapman’s Retreat Elementary to do so as well.
Definition of harassment, intimidation, or bullying:
Harassment, intimidation or bullying means any act that substantially interferes with a student’s educational benefits, opportunities or performance that takes place on school grounds, at any school sponsored activity, on school provided transportation or at any official school bus stop and that has the effect of:
- Physically harming a student or damaging a student’s property
- Knowingly placing a student in reasonable fear of physical harm to the student or damage to the student’s property
- Creating a hostile educational environment
- Sexual Harassment is also included as defined in school board policy 6.304. See Appendix E.
Consequences for harassment, intimidation, or bullying:
Students at CRE will follow the Cool Cat Expectations for appropriate behavior. This chart will be posted throughout the building as well as in each classroom. See Appendix A. A rubric for consequences for inappropriate behaviors will also be posted. See Appendix B and C.
Inappropriate behaviors will be reported to administration by the student’s teacher using the Intervention Report. See Appendix D. Incidents will then be investigated by school administrators who will follow school board policy 6.304. See Appendix E. A written report will be forwarded to the Coordinator of Student and Employee Relations by the administrator.
Reprisal or retaliation against any person who reports an act of harassment, intimidation or bullying will be considered a third offense. Likewise false accusations will also be considered a third offense. See Appendix B and C for consequence rubrics.
Chapman Retreat’s bullying policy will be shared with parents through an information meeting as well as through our school newsletter, web site, and written format.
Cool Cat Expectations
|
Expectation |
Arrival/Dismissal |
Hallway |
Cafeteria |
Playground |
Assemblies |
Bathroom |
Cubby/Locker Areas |
|
Be Safe |
Follow adult directions. Walk & watch where you are going. Hands & other objects to self. |
Allow younger students to proceed first. Walk at all times. No running or playing on the stairs or in the stairways. |
Raise hand to report spills or to ask for forgotten items. Hands and feet to self at all times. Stay seated. Eat only your lunch. |
Use equipment appropriately. Walk until you get to the grass/play area. Keep hands and feet to self. No rough playing. |
Walk down steps between bleachers, not on bleacher seats. Sit silently, facing forward. |
Wash & dry hands. Use bathroom one at a time. Get teacher’s permission to go to bathroom. |
Walk silently. No playing, pushing, or bullying. Hands & body parts to self. |
|
Be Cooperative |
Follow adult directions and listen to safety patrols or
office instructions. No yelling or running to and from car or bus area. |
Walk silently to & from specials and the lunchroom. |
Follow directions given by Cafeteria monitors. |
Play nicely with your classmates and others on the
playground. No bullying. |
Listen to & follow all directions given by the leader
of the assembly. |
Wait patiently for your turn to use the bathroom. |
No more than 6 in the cubby/locker room at a time. Wait patiently for anyone in front of you. |
|
Be Ready to Learn |
Take all belongings to & from the bus/car. Be quiet during announcements & listen. Get organized for the day and be ready with a learning
attitude for class by 8:30. Go directly to the assigned dismissal area when called at
the end of the day. |
Go directly to your destinations without any stops. |
Have lunch number/money ready. Enter silently and orderly. Go to the bathroom before going to lunch. |
Listen and watch for teacher’s signal & immediately
begin lining up. Enter building silently. Go to the bathroom before going outside. |
Watch for & obey quiet signal. Ask appropriate questions when necessary. Exit with class upon signal. |
Don’t wait until the last minute to ask to go. Use the bathroom one at a time during designated times. |
Gather needed materials and supplies in a timely manner. Don’t waste important learning time. |
|
Be Respectful |
Keep hands, feet, & other objects to self. Obey all adults and safety patrols. Remain silent until otherwise directed by an adult. |
Walk silently in a straight line & keep hands to self
and off the walls. |
Eat your own lunch. Use inside voices once seated. Use good manners. Clean up your area. Be considerate of other’s space. |
Listen to teachers & adults on duty. Use appropriate language. Treat others the way you want to be treated. No fighting. |
No talking when someone is speaking/performing. No stomping feet on bleachers/floor. Use good manners. Watch for & obey quiet signal. |
Place trash in trash can. Respect other’s privacy. Flush toilets. |
Wait turn and follow directions. Remain silent while in the cubby/locker area. |
|
Be Responsible |
Go immediately to classroom upon arrival without any
stops. Arrive on time. Don’t return to your room after dismissal. |
Walk silently. Leave things in hallway untouched. |
Get everything you need as you walk through the line. If you drop it, pick it up. |
Share equipment, take turns, and bring back in after
recess. Play fairly. |
Enter and exit silently. Face forward, |
Wash & dry hands. Clean up after yourself. Use the bathroom appropriately. |
Gather and put away materials. Clean up after self. |
|
Behavior |
1st time |
2nd time |
3rd time |
|
Tease |
Warning |
Call home 1 recess |
Call home 3 recesses |
|
Push Shove |
Call home 1 recess |
Call home 3 recesses |
Call home 5 recesses |
|
Harass Punch Kick |
Call home 3 recesses |
Call home 5 recesses |
In school suspension |
3rd
– 5th Discipline Rubric for Bullying Behaviors
|
Bullying is… |
1st Offense |
2nd Offense |
3rd Offense |
|
Verbal __inappropriate
comments __
teasing __
forming clubs __
embarrassing others __
isolating others __
Other |
Verbal warning Parent contact; e-mail or phone call |
Isolation (Lunch or recess) Parent contact; e-mail or phone call |
In School Suspension Parent Conference |
|
Physical __
hitting __
pushing __
pinching __
horseplay __
isolating others __
Other |
Isolation during lunch
and recess Parent contact |
In School Suspension Parent contact |
Suspension from school Parent conference |
Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Teacher Signature: _______________________________________
Parent Signature: ________________________________________
Disclaimer: Teacher/Administration may use discretion
when applying consequences.
Behavior Log
This
is the rule I decided not to follow:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This
is what happened:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This
is why I did it:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Student’s
Signature:
___________________________________
Intervention Report
Name of Student _________________________________________
Grade ________________
Date of Incident _________
Time of Incident ________
Location ________________________
Check the categories on the violence continuum that best
described the student’s infraction.
_____ Eye rolling/”the look” _____
Name Calling _____
Stalking*
_____ Starting Rumors/Gossiping _____Taunting/Ridiculing _____Intimidation/Extortion*
_____Gesturing _____Demeaning
comments _____Spitting/pushing*
_____Staring/leering _____False
accusation* _____Shoving/punching*
_____Writing/graffiti _____Stealing* _____Hitting/kicking*
_____Threatening _____Damaging
Property* _____Flashing a weapon*
_____Foul language _____
Retaliation for reporting* _____Sexual
harassment*
*Incident goes directly to 3rd offense.
Briefly describe the incident:
What intervention did you take?
_____ Verbal warning _____Parent
contact _____ ISS
_____ Isolation _____
Parent conference _____
Suspension
____ Loss of recess _____ Other
_______________________________________
Parent Contacted _____________________________ Date
________________ Time _____________
Staff Signature
_______________________________________________________________________
Administrative Action ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Administrator Signature ____________________________________
Date _______________________
Parent Signature _________________ ________________________
Date _______________________
White
Copy/Office Canary Copy/Teacher Pink Copy/Report
Chapman’s
1000 Secluded Lane
Phone: 615-472-4300
Adopted Date:
1/22/01 6.304
ANTI - HARASSMENT
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AUTHORITY:
Education Amendments of 1972; and
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
PURPOSE: To establish a learning and working
environment free from harassment.
APPLICATION: All students, employees, third party
members of the Williamson County Board of
Education, and consultants.
DEFINITIONS: Included within policy.
POLICY:
I. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
The Williamson County Board of
Education is committed to safeguarding the rights of all students,
employees and third parties within
the school system, on school campuses, at school events, and on school
buses to learn and work in an
environment that is free from all forms of harassment and/or sexual
harassment.
It is the policy of the Williamson
County Board of Education to maintain a learning and working environment
that is free from harassment of any
type. The Board prohibits any form of sexual harassment or harassment
based upon age, religion,
disability, color, and/ or race/national origin or any other class protected by
law.
All persons are required to make a
conscientious effort to fully consider and understand the nature and
basis of a harassment or sexual
harassment complaint.
It shall be a violation of this
policy for any student, teacher, administrator or other school personnel or the
Williamson County Schools to harass
or sexually harass a student, teacher, administrator or other school
personnel through conduct or
communication of any form as defined by this policy. The school system will
act to promptly investigate all
complaints and to promptly and appropriately discipline any student or school
personnel who is found to have
violated this policy, and/or take other appropriate action reasonably
calculated to end the harassment or
sexual harassment.
For the purpose of this policy,
school personnel includes school board members, employees of the
control of the Williamson County
Schools.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
require school districts to have officially adopted policy statements of
nondiscrimination on the basis of
sex, disability, national origin, race or any other class protected by law.
II. HARASSMENT DEFINED AND
PROHIBITED
A. It is the policy of the
Williamson County Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis
of sex, race, national origin,
color, creed, religion, age, marital status, disability or any other
class protected by law in its
educational programs, activities, or employment policies as
required by the referenced federal
and state statutes. Any student or school personnel shall
be punished for infractions of this
policy when:
1. The harassing conduct is
sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it affects the
ability of the student or school
personnel to participate in or benefit from the educational
program or activity or the work
environment and/or creates an intimidating, threatening or
abusive environment.
2. The harassing conduct has the
purpose or effect of substantially or unreasonably
interfering with an individual’s
academic or work performance.
B. Harassment may include but is not
limited to:
1. Graffiti, notes, or cartoons
containing discriminatory language;
2. Name calling, jokes, or rumors;
3. Negative stereotypes and hostile
acts which are based upon a person’s sex, race,
national origin, color, creed, religion,
age, marital status, disability or any other class
protected by law;
4. Written or graphic material
containing discriminatory comments or stereotypes that is
posted or circulated and which is
aimed at degrading individuals or members of protected
classes;
5. Threatening or intimidating
conduct directed at another because of the other’s race,
national origin, color, creed,
religion, age, marital status, disability or any other class
protected by law;
6. A physical act of aggression or
assault, or other acts of aggressive conduct, upon
another because of, or in a manner
reasonably related to, an individual’s race, national
origin, color, creed, religion, age,
marital status, or disability or any other class protected
by law.
III. SEXUAL HARASSMENT DEFINED AND
PROHIBITED
A. Sexual harassment consists of
unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors,
sexually motivated physical contact,
or other verbal or physical conduct or communication of
a sexual nature when:
1. Submission to that conduct or
communication is made a term or condition, either explicitly or
implicitly, of obtaining or
retaining employment, or of obtaining an education; or
2. Submission to or rejection of
that conduct or communication by an individual is used as a
factor in decisions affecting that
individual’s employment or education; or
3. That conduct or communication has
the purpose or effect of substantially or unreasonably
interfering with an individual’s
employment or education, or creating an intimidating, hostile or
offensive employment or education
environment. Any sexual harassment as defined when
perpetrated on any student or
employee will be treated as sexual harassment under this
policy.
B. Sexual harassment may include but
is not limited to:
1. Sexual advances;
2. Verbal harassment or abuse;
3. Subtle pressure for sexual
activity;
4. Touching of a sexual nature,
including inappropriate patting or pinching;
5. Intentional brushing against a
student or employee’s body;
6. Demanding sexual favors
accompanied by implied or overt threats concerning an
individual’s employment or
educational status;
7. Demanding sexual favors,
especially when accompanied by implied or overt promises of
preferential treatment with regard
to an individual’s employment or educational status;
8. Graffiti of a sexual nature;
9. Displaying or distributing
sexually explicit drawings, pictures or other written materials,
including making and playing
sexually explicit audio/video tapes;
10. Sexual gestures, including
touching oneself sexually or talking about ones sexual
activities in front of others;
11. Sexual or “dirty” jokes; or
12. Spreading rumors about or rating
other students as to sexual activity or performance.
IV. REPORTING PROCEDURES
Any person who believes he or she
has been the victim of harassment or sexual harassment as defined in
section II and III of this policy by
a student or school personnel, or any third person with knowledge or belief
of conduct which may constitute
harassment or sexual harassment shall report the alleged act(s) immediately
to the appropriate school system
official as designated by this policy. The Board encourages the reporting
party or complainant to use the
report form available from the principal of each school or available from the
school system office.
A. In Each School – The school
principal is the person responsible for receiving oral or written
reports of harassment or sexual
harassment at the school level. Upon receipt of a report, the
principal must notify the
Coordinator of Student and Employee Relations (as appointed by the
Director of Schools) immediately. A
written report will be forwarded simultaneously to the
Coordinator of Student and Employee
Relations. If the report was given verbally, the principal
shall reduce it to written form
within 24 hours and forward it to the Coordinator of Student and
Employee Relations. Failure to
forward any harassment or sexual harassment report or
complaint as provided herein will
result in disciplinary action. If the complaint involves the school
principal, the complaint shall be
filed directly with the Coordinator of Student and Employee
Relations.
B. System-wide – Prior to June 30
each year, the Director of Schools will designate the system’s
Coordinator of Student and Employee
Relations to receive reports or complaints of sexual
harassment from any individual,
employee or victim of harassment or sexual harassment and also
from the school principals as
outlined above. This appointment will be made public at the next
regular meeting of the Board of
Education and will include the appointee’s name, office phone
number and office mailing address.
If the complaint involves the Coordinator of Student and
Employee Relations, the complaint
shall be filed directly with the Director of Schools. If the complaint
involves the Director of Schools or
the Williamson County Board of Education, the complaint shall be
made to the School Board Attorney.
C. Submission of a complaint or
report of harassment or sexual harassment will not affect the
reporting individual’s future
employment, grades or work assignment.
The school system will respect the
confidentiality of the complainant and the individual(s) against whom the
complaint is filed as much as
possible, consistent with the school system’s legal obligations and the
necessity to investigate allegations
of harassment and take disciplinary action when the conduct has
occurred.
V. INVESTIGATION AND RECOMMENDATION
By Board authority the Coordinator
of Student and Employee Relations, upon receipt of a report or
complaint alleging harassment or sexual
harassment, shall immediately authorize an investigation. This
investigation shall be conducted by
the school system officials and/or by a third party designated by the
Director of Schools. The party
making the investigation shall provide a written report of the status of the
investigation as soon as possible to
the Director of Schools and the Coordinator of Student and Employee
Relations.
In determining whether alleged
conduct constitutes harassment or sexual harassment, the surrounding
circumstances, the nature of the
sexual advances is sexual harassment is alleged, relationships between
parties involved and the context in
which the alleged incidents occurred shall be considered.
The investigation shall consist of,
but not be limited to, personal interviews with the complainant, the
individual(s) against whom the
complaint is filed, and others who may have knowledge of the alleged
incident(s) or circumstances giving
rise to the complaint. The investigation shall also consist of any other
methods and documents deemed
pertinent by the investigator.
In addition, the Director of Schools
shall take immediate steps to protect the complainant, students and
employees pending completion of an
investigation of alleged harassment or sexual harassment.
VI.
A. Upon receipt of a recommendation
that the complaint is valid, the Director of Schools shall take
such action as appropriate based on
the result of the investigation.
B. The Director of Schools or the
Coordinator of Student and Employee Relations shall report the result
of the investigation of each
complaint filed under these procedures in writing to the complainant.
The report shall document any
disciplinary action taken as a result of the complaint.
C. The Director of Schools or the
Coordinator of Student and Employee Relations shall take other
steps as are necessary to prevent
recurrence of the harassment.
D. The Director of Schools or the
Coordinator of Student and Employee Relations shall keep the
complainant informed of the status
of complaints.
VII. REPRISAL
The Director of Schools shall
discipline any individual who retaliates against any person who reports alleged
incidents of harassment or sexual
harassment (as defined in section II and III of this policy) or who retaliates
against any person who testifies,
assists or participates in an investigation, proceeding or hearing relating to
a harassment or sexual harassment
complaint. Retaliation includes, but is not limited to, any form of
intimidation, reprisal or
harassment, which creates a hostile environment.
VIII. RIGHT TO ALTERNATIVE COMPLAINT
PROCEDURES
These procedures do not deny the
right of any individual to pursue other avenues of recourse that may be
available under state and/or federal
law.
False accusations of harassment or sexual
harassment (as defined in section II and III of this policy) can
have a serious detrimental effect on
innocent parties. Any person who knowingly and intentionally makes
false accusations for any reason
which would be contrary to the spirit and intent of this policy shall be
subject to immediate and appropriate
disciplinary action.
IX. SEXUAL HARASSMENT AS SEXUAL
ABUSE
Under certain circumstances, sexual
harassment may constitute sexual abuse as defined under
Law. In such situations, the school
system shall comply with Tennessee Law regarding the reporting of
suspected abuse to appropriate
authorities.
X. DISCIPLINE
Any action taken pursuant to this
policy will be consistent with requirements of federal law,
statutes, and school system
policies. The Director of Schools will take such disciplinary action deemed
necessary and appropriate.
XI. POLICY DISTRIBUTION
A copy of the foregoing policy and
reporting procedure shall be published in the Board’s Policy Manual, shall
be included in each student handbook
published by the school system, and shall be posted in a
conspicuous place in each school
building. Postings of the policy shall include the name(s) of the person(s)
to whom reports should be directed.
Staff Development and student education
will be provided by the school system.
See policy 5.500