Strengthened Duty to Act

There is a Strengthened Duty to Act if a staff member suspects or is aware that a staff member working at the school bullies, discriminates, violates, harasses, or in any other way offends a student:

• The employee must immediately report to the Principal
• If the offender is a member of the school leadership team, the employee shall report to the Chairman of the Board directly
• The Principal shall report to the Board (unless it is without merit, see below)
• Investigations and actions shall commence immediately

If a complaint is without merit, it can be stopped and not reported further (example: claims against a teacher for academic judgment while exercising school policy, pedagogical differences, absence of student/staff member when the claim was made).