Havergal College Course Calendar, 2019-20 Academic Year

Personal Device-Free Zones: Creating a Culture of Community and Wellness These guidelines inform how all Upper School students use their cell phones and computers at Havergal. Based on student, parent and faculty input, there are personal device-free times and zones during our TA, Form and House gatherings (unless otherwise required by programming needs within these times). As a community, we value face-to-face engagement and interaction in the programming of House, TA and Form, as well as in the Hawkins Dining Hall, Temerty Commons and B33 and B35 classrooms during lunchtime. Sharing meals in public spaces is an intentional community-building time we view as opportunities to meet with friends, peers and new community members. The intention of this policy is to promote community and overall wellness at Havergal. These guidelines are supported with educational programming.

Harassment Policy

Havergal is committed to maintaining an educational community that fosters mutual respect for the dignity and well-being of all students and employees. Each individual has the right to function in an atmosphere that promotes equal opportunities and prohibits discrimination and harassment. Harassment negatively affects morale, motivation and learning. It may result in lowered self-esteem, increased absenteeism or poor school performance. Harassment is prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code. In keeping with its values and legal responsibilities, the school will treat any complaint of harassment as a serious matter. Purpose The purpose of this Harassment Policy (the “Policy”) is to maintain a learning and teaching environment free from acts of harassment. This policy is a clear statement of the school’s commitment and determination to act promptly against any incident of harassment and to create an environment where harassment will not be tolerated. The objectives of the policy are to: • maintain a school environment that is free from harassment; • enhance the knowledge of students with regard to forms of harassment; • articulate the formal and informal complaint procedure for students, and provide confidential, impartial and effective procedures to resolve complaints in ways that respect all parties; • provide appropriate consequences and responses for the maintenance of a harassment-free learning; and • define the roles and responsibilities of students and school personnel. 1. What is Harassment? “Harassment” is defined in the Ontario Human Rights Code as engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome. Harassment also includes sexual harassment, as defined below. Harassment can manifest itself in many ways. Types of behaviour that constitute harassment include, but are not limited to: sexist, racist or otherwise improper jokes causing embarrassment or offence, which are told or carried out after the joker has been advised that they are embarrassing or offensive, or that are by their nature clearly embarrassing or offensive; ii. derogatory or degrading remarks concerning members of a particular race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, family status, marital status, gender expression, gender identity or disability; iii. degrading words used to describe a person; the display of offensive material; or verbal abuse, bullying or threats. i.

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