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o Is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive education environment for the other student/school personnel.
● Padua Franciscan High School will not tolerate behavior that infringes on the safety of any student, school employee, or volunteer. A student, school employee or volunteer shall not intimidate or harass another student, school employee or volunteer through words or actions whether in the classroom, on school property, to and from school or at school-sponsored events, or from any computer not on school property.
Definition of Harassment
Such behavior includes overt intent to ridicule, humiliate or intimidate another student, school employee or volunteer. Examples of conduct that could constitute prohibited behavior include:
● Physical violence and/or attacks;
● Threats, taunts and intimidation through words and/or gestures;
● Extortion, damage or stealing of money and/or possessions;
● Exclusion from the peer group or spreading rumors; and
● Hazing of any kind
● Repetitive and hostile behavior with the intent to harm others through the use of information and
communication technologies and other Web-based/online sites (also known as “cyber bullying”), such as the following:
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Procedure for
1. The individual who has experienced any type of harassment, bullying or discrimination should report the incident(s) to any teacher, staff member, or administrator. The individual is also requested to complete the Incident Reporting Form Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Incident Reporting Form (google.com). The Form can also be found on MyPad. The purpose of this form is to give students a place to report actions, behaviors, or comments that they feel create a space that is uncomfortable, hostile, or unsafe.
2. False reports of harassment, intimidation or bullying are unacceptable and will be dealt with severely by an administrator.
The school will treat allegations of harassment and sexual harassment seriously and will review and investigate such allegations in a prompt, confidential, and thorough manner. As members of the Padua Franciscan family, we trust that you will embrace and practice these principles on campus and in your home.
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Sexual Violence
Sexual violence is handled separately because of its potentially criminal nature. If an incident of sexual violence occurs, the principal or other school authority is required under state law to report the incident (O.R.C. 2151.421). The Department of Human Services and/or the police will be contacted
Posting slurs on websites where students congregate or on web logs (personal online journals or diaries);
Sending abusive or threatening instant messages;
Using camera phones to take embarrassing photographs of students and posting them online; and,
Using web sites to circulate gossip and rumors to other students;
Excluding others from an online group by falsely reporting them for inappropriate language to Internet service providers.
the Alleged Victim
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