Hawthorne Student Parent Handbook 2016-2017 | Page 42

Hawthorne School Parent-Student Handbook 2016-2017
interactions with peers and adults directed toward someone including swearing , name-calling , and putdowns , making fun of or negatively talking about a person or their family , or gestures in an inappropriate way .
Fighting / physical aggression
Physical assault on school personnel Sexual Misconduct
Actions involving serious physical contact where an injury may occur ( i . e . hitting , pushing , shoving , tripping , kicking , hair pulling and other physical acts ). Intentional aggressive physical actions directed at school personnel .
Inappropriate actions or behaviors by touching or referring to , verbally or in writing , one ‘ s own private body parts or those of another person . Included in sexual misconduct are actions involving touching of a sexual nature , with or without consent of the other party . Bullying , Harassment , and Any gesture or written , verbal or physical act that is reasonably Intimidation perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic , such as race , color , religion , ancestry , national origin , gender , sexual orientation , gender identity and expression , or a mental , physical , or sensory handicap , or by any other distinguishing characteristic , that takes place on school property , at any schoolsponsored function or on a school bus and that : 1 . a reasonable person would know , under the circumstances , will have the effect of harming a student or damaging the student ‘ s property , or placing a student in reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his / her property ; 2 . has the effect of insulating or demeaning any student or group of students in such a way as to cause substantial disruption in , or substantial interference with , the orderly operation of the school .
Property damage
Students must not cause damage , break or destroy school property or anyone ‘ s personal belongings . Examples are writing in school textbooks , school property ; damaging desks or computer equipment ; intentionally clogging the plumbing system , etc .
Theft
Student is in the possession of , having possessed , or being responsible for removing someone else ‘ s property .
Forgery
Students must not trick , or cause someone to be tricked by not telling the truth . Students must not sign or give a name other than their own . The forging of late notes or excuses are also examples . Use / possession of tobacco Student is in possession of or caught using tobacco products . Use / possession of drugs / alcohol
Students must not use , be under the influence of or buy or sell alcohol or illegal drugs to school or school activities . This also includes any substance made to look like , or represented to be illegal drugs or alcohol and any related paraphernalia .
Bomb threat / false alarm Student delivers message ( electronically , verbally , written or gestural ) or orchestrates the delivery of a message of possible explosive materials being on school grounds , near school grounds , and or pending explosions ; tampering with , pulling or orchestrating the pulling of an unwarranted fire alarm .
Possession of a dangerous weapon
Students must not handle , transmit , or use as a dangerous weapon , ( real or look alike ), an instrument capable of harming or creating the
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