Definitions
from the MPS
Board Policy:
Sexual
Harassment. Unwanted or unwelcome activity of a
sexual nature which materially interferes with or substantially
disrupts the educational process. This may include, but
is not limited to, unwanted touching, pinching, patting,
verbal comments of a sexual nature, sexual name-calling,
pressure to engage in sexual activity, repeated propositions,
written messages, notes, cartoons or graffiti of a sexual
nature, and unwanted body contact.
1.
Maximum Sanction. Expulsion. Suspension from extracurricular
activities during time of expulsion.
I.
Harassment. Any intentionally hurtful,
demeaning, or disparaging acts, words, symbolic representations,
or behavior used by a student or students against another
student or students that is disruptive of the educational
process. This includes, but is not limited to, verbal, physical,
visual, or graphic actions such as name-calling, taunting,
mocking, slandering, humiliating, defaming, teasing, pestering;
and making derogatory remarks, demeaning jokes, disparaging
drawings or notes.
1.
Maximum Sanction. Expulsion. Suspension from extracurricular
activities during time of expulsion.
J.
Bullying. Any intentionally hostile or
offensive verbal, written, graphic, demonstrative, or physical
act that has the purpose of exerting domination over another
student through the act of intimidating, frightening, oppressing,
or adversely controlling the student, and that is disruptive
of the educational process. This may include, but is not
limited to, verbal, graphic, or written activities such
as name-calling, taunting, blackmailing, inciting to fight,
terrorizing, or physical activities such as poking, blocking
or impeding, following, hair pulling, mock hitting motions,
intentionally bumping, tripping, and damaging clothing.
1.
Maximum Sanction. Expulsion. Suspension from extracurricular
activities during time of expulsion.
