Bullying Policy
Background
The Mt. Lebanon School District’s goal is to establish a secure school climate, conducive to teaching and student learning that is free from threat, harassment, and any type of bullying behavior. One of the District's core values calls for each member of our learning community to demonstrate respect toward others.
Bullying includes, but is not limited to, physical intimidation or assault; extortion; oral or written threats; malicious teasing, putdowns, social isolation or name calling; threatening looks, gestures, or actions; cruel rumors; and false accusations, including any of the foregoing via electronic communications such as the internet, email, text messaging, or other methods.Mt. Lebanon School District has published their draft of their Unlawful Harassment Policy on the District website for Monday's meeting, February 14, 2011.
Unlawful Harassment Policy
The District also condemns and prohibits any retaliatory behavior against any complainants, witnesses or persons who participate in the investigation of a report or complaint of harassment.
So why is this the Laugh of the Day? Read my previous posts about the SOS signs and our School Board Directors. Granted, waking up to an SOS sign outside my window was not on school property, but this is leading by example? What? You say it could be kids? Just yesterday, I posted that there were no SOS signs on my street. I complained about the signs on Wednesday. Why wasn't it kids when complaints were filed in the Fall due to missing VOICE signs, if that even happened? Why were adults suspected of removing the signs then, but now, it could just be kids?
The VOICE website has this as their headline:
The High School Renovation Project Is Finally a Done Deal!
If it is a done deal, then why are we still being bullied and harassed?
1 comment:
Not much of a policy... I was intrigued with the language at the bottom of page one and the use of the word sequence, "...even if..." rather than "...if..."
The policy rather vague on specific actions concerning investigations, remedial action, or timelines on procedures that address alleged misconduct.
It strikes me that the idea of a non-harassment policy is very much in line with the traditional practices of the school district...more talk, as the ad says.
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