state, and federal law and Levine will cooperate fully with these laws, including any mandatory reporting requirements, such as those for child abuse and sexual assault. Reporting Incidents Levine encourages all members of its community to report any incident involving these types of misconduct to a School Administrator without delay. Levine Academy will respond promptly and equitably to all reports. Retaliating against a person who is involved in any way with reporting or resolving a complaint is prohibited. An individual found to have violated any of these policies is subject to the School’s application of its Community Standards and Policies, with possible consequences including, but not limited to, disciplinary action, such as mandatory evaluation, counseling, community service, educational requirements, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion. If a student feels s/he is a victim of discrimination, harassment, bullying, cyber-bullying, intimidation or menacing, s/he should talk immediately with a teacher, advisor, counselor, Principal or the Head of School. The student should speak with whomever he or she feels most comfortable. If the student does not feel comfortable talking with any of the above alone, s/he should bring a friend or write a note. Levine Academy encourages the student to talk with a parent or other adult whom s/he trusts so the parent or other adult can also provide assistance. School Jurisdiction Levine Academy expects its students, faculty, and staff to exemplify good citizenship on campus and away from school. The school reserves the right to hold students and employees accountable for actions that reflect badly on the school or jeopardize the safety or well-being of other students or employees, even if the actions occur off campus at a non-school event. Parents are expected to monitor their children’s events occurring away from school to ensure the well- being of all participants. This policy includes behavior at Bar/Bat Mitzvah services and parties. Technology Misconduct Any type of communication that results in distraction/disruption in the school environment, even if the communication originally occurred off campus and/or not during school hours, will result in a school consequence. This policy includes, but is not limited to, online communities such as Facebook and YouTube. This policy includes email, cell phones, cyber-bullying, texting or any other technology misconduct. Examples of Discriminatory Misconduct Examples of behaviors that may be considered Discriminatory Misconduct include, but are not limited to the following: o Excluding or threatening to exclude someone from a group or social activity based on any identifiers listed above. o Teasing someone based on any of the identifiers listed above. o Treating someone differently based on any of the identifier listed above. o Making slurs, jokes, comments, or other offensive conduct. o Using a derogatory term for a person or group. o Using symbols of oppression or degradation. o Using hurtful language, gestures, or images. o Mocking or harmfully imitating another person or group. o Sending threatening or hurtful messages through email, text, or social media. o Ridiculing or gossiping about someone via any means. o Creating email or social media accounts to harm someone based on any identifiers above. o Ridiculing someone about their use of a bathroom that does not align with their gender identity. o Inappropriately identifying someone by a characteristic rather than their name.
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