Im glad Carla only has 8 months left!
STAFF CONDUCT WITH STUDENTS
The MSAD #39 Board of Directors expects all staff members, including teachers, coaches, counselors, administrators and others, to maintain the highest professional, moral and ethical standards in their conduct with students. For the purposes of this policy, staff members also include school volunteers.
The interactions and relationships between staff members and students should be based upon mutual respect and trust; an understanding of the appropriate boundaries between adults and students in an educational setting; and consistent with the educational mission of the schools.
Prohibited Conduct
Examples of unacceptable conduct by staff members that are expressly prohibited include but are not limited to the following:
* Any type of sexual or inappropriate physical contact with a student, or any conduct that might be considered harassment under the Board's policy on harassment and sexual harassment of students;
* Singling out a particular student or students for personal attention and friendship beyond the normal teacher-student relationship;
* For non-guidance/counseling staff, encouraging students to confide their personal or family problems and/or relationships. If a student initiates such discussions, staff members are expected to be supportive but to refer the student to appropriate guidance/counseling staff. In either case, staff involvement should be limited to a direct connection to the student’s school performance.
* Sexual banter, allusions, jokes or innuendos with students;
* Asking a student to keep a secret;
* Disclosing a personal, sexual, family, employment concerns, or other private matters to one or more students;
* Addressing students with terms of endearment, pet names or otherwise in overly familiar manner; and
* Permitting students to address you by your first name, nickname or otherwise in an overly familiar manner.
Conduct Requiring Administrative Approval
* Before engaging in activities like the following, staff members shall review the activity with the building principal or supervisor as appropriate:
* Being alone with individual students out of public view;
* Inviting or allowing students to visit the staff member's home;
* Visiting a student’s home, unless on official school business;
* Maintaining personal contact with a student by telephone, e-mail, Instant Message, Internet chat rooms or letters (beyond homework or other legitimate school business);
* Exchanging personal gifts (beyond customary student/teacher gifts) and/or;
* Socializing or spending time with students (including but not limited to activities such as going out for meals or movies, shopping, traveling, and recreational activities) outside of school-sponsored events except as participants in organized community activities.
Staff members are expected to be sensitive to the appearance of impropriety in their conduct with students. Staff members are encouraged to discuss issues with their building administrator or supervisor whenever they are unsure whether particular conduct may constitute a violation of this policy.
Reporting Suspected Violations
Students and/or parents or guardians are strongly encouraged to notify the principal, or other appropriate administrator, if they believe a teacher or staff member may be engaging in conduct which violates this policy.
Staff members are required to notify promptly the appropriate building administrator or superintendent if they become aware of a situation that may constitute a violation of this policy.
Disciplinary Action
Staff violations of this policy shall result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Violations involving possible sexual or other abuse will also result in referral to the Department of Human Services and/or law enforcement in accordance with the board's policy on Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect.
Policy to be Included in Handbooks
This policy shall be included in all employee, faculty, student and volunteer handbooks.
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I think the only thing in this that makes sense is the no sexual harassment of students, other than that, Its fucking BHS, for fuck-sake, half the staff lives in the area. This is why people like living in small towns and such, because you can have a personal relationship with just about anybody in your community. If one of my kids couldn't talk to me about a problem I would want them to feel free to discuss it with someone else they trust. Not have to go to "guidance/counseling staff" who would probaly have to report said problem to administrators.
How many students actually call Ms. Herbert, Ms. Herbert or Gretchen, Ms. Kimball? Is Ms. Campbell not allowed to have relationships with her childrens friends? Can I take Carla to get her senior pictures take by Ms. Bryant? Cheryl shouldn't have been feeding Herberts cats! They are having a meeting 10/30, Carla wants me to go and I think I will.
Love ya all.
The MSAD #39 Board of Directors expects all staff members, including teachers, coaches, counselors, administrators and others, to maintain the highest professional, moral and ethical standards in their conduct with students. For the purposes of this policy, staff members also include school volunteers.
The interactions and relationships between staff members and students should be based upon mutual respect and trust; an understanding of the appropriate boundaries between adults and students in an educational setting; and consistent with the educational mission of the schools.
Prohibited Conduct
Examples of unacceptable conduct by staff members that are expressly prohibited include but are not limited to the following:
* Any type of sexual or inappropriate physical contact with a student, or any conduct that might be considered harassment under the Board's policy on harassment and sexual harassment of students;
* Singling out a particular student or students for personal attention and friendship beyond the normal teacher-student relationship;
* For non-guidance/counseling staff, encouraging students to confide their personal or family problems and/or relationships. If a student initiates such discussions, staff members are expected to be supportive but to refer the student to appropriate guidance/counseling staff. In either case, staff involvement should be limited to a direct connection to the student’s school performance.
* Sexual banter, allusions, jokes or innuendos with students;
* Asking a student to keep a secret;
* Disclosing a personal, sexual, family, employment concerns, or other private matters to one or more students;
* Addressing students with terms of endearment, pet names or otherwise in overly familiar manner; and
* Permitting students to address you by your first name, nickname or otherwise in an overly familiar manner.
Conduct Requiring Administrative Approval
* Before engaging in activities like the following, staff members shall review the activity with the building principal or supervisor as appropriate:
* Being alone with individual students out of public view;
* Inviting or allowing students to visit the staff member's home;
* Visiting a student’s home, unless on official school business;
* Maintaining personal contact with a student by telephone, e-mail, Instant Message, Internet chat rooms or letters (beyond homework or other legitimate school business);
* Exchanging personal gifts (beyond customary student/teacher gifts) and/or;
* Socializing or spending time with students (including but not limited to activities such as going out for meals or movies, shopping, traveling, and recreational activities) outside of school-sponsored events except as participants in organized community activities.
Staff members are expected to be sensitive to the appearance of impropriety in their conduct with students. Staff members are encouraged to discuss issues with their building administrator or supervisor whenever they are unsure whether particular conduct may constitute a violation of this policy.
Reporting Suspected Violations
Students and/or parents or guardians are strongly encouraged to notify the principal, or other appropriate administrator, if they believe a teacher or staff member may be engaging in conduct which violates this policy.
Staff members are required to notify promptly the appropriate building administrator or superintendent if they become aware of a situation that may constitute a violation of this policy.
Disciplinary Action
Staff violations of this policy shall result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. Violations involving possible sexual or other abuse will also result in referral to the Department of Human Services and/or law enforcement in accordance with the board's policy on Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect.
Policy to be Included in Handbooks
This policy shall be included in all employee, faculty, student and volunteer handbooks.
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I think the only thing in this that makes sense is the no sexual harassment of students, other than that, Its fucking BHS, for fuck-sake, half the staff lives in the area. This is why people like living in small towns and such, because you can have a personal relationship with just about anybody in your community. If one of my kids couldn't talk to me about a problem I would want them to feel free to discuss it with someone else they trust. Not have to go to "guidance/counseling staff" who would probaly have to report said problem to administrators.
How many students actually call Ms. Herbert, Ms. Herbert or Gretchen, Ms. Kimball? Is Ms. Campbell not allowed to have relationships with her childrens friends? Can I take Carla to get her senior pictures take by Ms. Bryant? Cheryl shouldn't have been feeding Herberts cats! They are having a meeting 10/30, Carla wants me to go and I think I will.
Love ya all.