Code of Conduct 2017-18
GLEN TAY PUBLIC SCHOOL
CODE OF CONDUCT
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR
A. Respect, Civility, and Responsible Citizenship
All members of the school community must:
• Respect and comply with all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws.
• Demonstrate honesty and integrity.
• Respect differences in people, their ideas and their options.
• Treat one another with dignity and respect at all times, and especially when there is disagreement.
• Respect and treat others fairly, regardless of, for example, race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
• Respect the rights of others.
• Show proper care and regard for school property and the property of others.
• Take appropriate measures to help those in need.
• Seek assistance from a member of the school staff, if necessary, to resolve conflict peacefully.
• Respect all members of the school community, especially persons in positions of authority.
• Respect the need of others to work in an environment that is conducive to learning and teaching.
B. Safety
All members of the school community must not:
• Engage in bullying behaviours.
• Commit sexual assault.
• Traffic weapons or illegal drugs.
• Give alcohol to a minor.
• Commit robbery.
• Be in possession of any illegal substance or weapon, including firearms.
• Use any object to threaten or intimidate another person.
• Cause injury to any person with an object.
• Be in possession of, or be under the influence of, or provide others with alcohol or illegal drugs.
• Inflict or encourage others to inflict bodily harm on another person.
• Engage in hate propaganda and other forms of behaviour motivated by hate or bias.
• Commit an act of vandalism that causes extensive damage to school property or to property located on the premises of a school.
• Swear at a teacher or at another person in a position of authority.