For students to achieve success it is important that the school should maintain a positive and safe learning environment. It is the responsibility of all school members including students, parents, teachers, and staff to contribute towards a positive school climate. All school members must:
- Respect and follow all applicable laws
- Demonstrate honesty and integrity
- Respect differences in people
- Treat one another with dignity and respect at all times, especially when there is disagreement
- Respect and treat others fairly, regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability
- Respect the right of others
- Show care and respect for school property and property of others
- Take the proper steps to help those in need
- Respect all members of the school community
- Respect the need of others to work in an environment that encourages learning and teaching
- Seek help from school staff, if necessary, to resolve conflicts peacefully
- Not swear at a teacher or another person in a position of authority
School community members must not:
- Engage in any form of bullying, whether it is in person or through technology, like emails or phones
- Commit sexual assault
- Traffic weapons or illegal drugs
- Commit robbery
- Give alcohol to anyone under the legal drinking age
- Be in possession of a weapon, including firearms
- Use any weapon to threaten or intimidate another person
- Injure anyone with an object
- Be in possession or under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs or give them to anyone else.
- Inflict or encourage others to inflict bodily harm.
- Engaged in hate propaganda or other types of behaviour caused by hate or bias.
- Commit an act of vandalism that causes extensive damage to school property or the property on school premises.