CNG Code of Honor 2022-2023

PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORK

CNG Vision and Purpose: Educating the mind, strengthening the body, and developing character for leadership and service in the world of today for a better tomorrow.

Core values: integrity, caring, respect, responsibility

The philosophy behind discipline at CNG is to support students in their learning of responsibility and self-discipline as an educational process rather than as a primarily punitive outcome. We believe in positive discipline: setting clear expectations for behavior, explicitly teaching those expectations, and providing meaningful and timely feedback for appropriate behaviors as well as consequences for inappropriate behavior. Integrated into our philosophy are the use of Restorative Practices™, which involves building community, repairing relationships, and making restitution within the school community, and CharacterStrong™, the program which helps us weave character into the daily practices of our school and community.

We believe that when we work together as a school community, we create an environment that upholds our core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, and caring.

Community Members

All community members (faculty/staff, students, alumni, parents, employees of our families - housekeepers, nannies, drivers, bodyguards, etc., and visitors) are expected to follow the Code of Honor. In order to ensure the safety and well-being of others, schooldetermined sanctions for inappropriate behavior may include restrictions from attending school events and the loss of campus visitation privileges as determined by the CNG Administration, Director, and/or Board of Directors based on established due-process procedures.

CNG CODE OF HONOR FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR CNG COMMUNITY

Please note that all members of the school community: faculty/staff, students, alumni, parents, employees of our families - housekeepers, nannies, drivers, bodyguards, etc., and visitors are expected to demonstrate the CNG Core Values as well as the expectations outlined in the CNG Code of Honor and Disciplinary Policy as well as in the CNG Community Handbook. Please note the CNG Core Values:

Respect

• Value Diversity - I accept individual differences and appreciate each person’s worth,

rights, dignity, and culture.

• Conflict Resolution - I work to solve problems in a peaceful and constructive manner while expressing myself in assertive yet nonaggressive ways.

• Care for Property - I safeguard the property of myself, others, our CNG campus, and the environment.

• Open Communication - I express my thoughts and concerns honestly without trying to hurt other people’s feelings or harm their rights.

Responsibility

• Accountability - I take ownership of my behavior, decisions, and the outcome of my actions.

• Personal Growth - I set challenging goals for myself, take advantage of opportunities, and always give my best effort.

• Follow Rules - I follow the Code of Honor, practice fair play, and model behaviors that reflect CNG’s values and expectations in and out of school.

• Critical Thinking - I practice self-reflection to help guide my thoughts, feelings, and actions in making decisions and taking educated risks.

Integrity

• Commitment - I do what I say I will do.

• Honesty - I act with a strong sense of fairness, decency, and justice, while being truthful to myself and courageous with others.

• Trustworthiness - I am a person others can always trust.

• Academic Integrity - I give credit to others for their ideas, do my own work, and avoid

participating in any form of cheating.

Caring

• Kindness - I am friendly to everyone, care for myself and others, and take time to express my appreciation and gratitude.

• Empathy - I make every effort to understand the feelings and thoughts of others while trying to relate to their experiences.

• Service - I commit to making the world a better place by showing determination and creativity in finding impactful ways to solve problems and help others.

• Collaboration - I interact effectively with a diverse group of people to promote a positive school environment and achieve common goals.

CNG community members (faculty/staff, students, alumni, parents, employees of our families - housekeepers, nannies, drivers, bodyguards, etc., and visitors) are expected to conduct themselves in responsible, respectful, caring, and honest ways at all times, both in and out of school (by judicial ruling on March 3, 2014). Code of Honor violations may be applied to any member of the CNG community.

If a student and or faculty/staff member fails to achieve these expectations, there are corrective steps that faculty/staff and administrators will take to preserve a safe, productive, and orderly learning environment for all members of the CNG community.

The rules set forth below serve one or more of the following basic purposes:

1. to protect a member of the CNG community from having his or her rights infringed upon by others;

2. to help community members make responsible decisions about behavior which may affect the student’s own life and/or the rights of others;

3. to aid in the effective operation of the CNG community and the school’s learning environment; and

4. to protect the reputation of the school, our students, and the CNG community.

We rely on the professional judgment of our teachers and staff to respond in a fair and consistent manner. We believe that initial responses to inappropriate behavior should help students to learn from their mistakes, unless those behaviors are serious or grave in nature and thus require a more directive response.

When negative behavior is repetitive, serious, or grave, School Administrators become involved in the process of determining the most appropriate consequences, as outlined below. Along with consequences, Restorative PracticesTM are utilized to help students take responsibility for their mistakes, repair relationships, and build community.

visitation privileges to ensure the safety and well-being of others as determined by the CNG Principals, Director, Diretor’s Council, and/or Board of Directors.

Teachers, staff members, and students are responsible to report any violation of the Code of Honor to a building Administrator. Records will be kept in student files documenting any student involved in violation of the Code. For cases within the classroom or on buses, the teacher’s or staff member’s observation of the behavior or physical evidence constitutes sufficient proof for determining failure to meet expected behaviors. For cases outside of school, CNG reserves the right to conduct an investigation to determine justification for the school taking further action. As examples, the school may investigate:

1. students who are involved in fights (whether as bystander, aggressor, or victim) outside school;

2. students who are involved in inappropriate online behavior; or

Any member of the community (faculty/ staff, students, alumni, parents, employees of our families - housekeepers, nannies, drivers, bodyguards, etc., and visitors) who fails to uphold the requirements and responsibilities as outlined above may lose the opportunity to fully participate in school and community activities. School-determined sanctions may include the disciplinary consequences as outlined in this handbook as well as restrictions from attending school events and the loss of campus

3. students who provide or sell alcohol or other drugs or who may possess any type of weapon.

Final determination or verification of a violation will be made by the Principal or the administrative designee, and if necessary, through the intercession of the Director. The consequences for violating the Code are cumulative throughout a student’s time at CNG. Notwithstanding the above, instances of Serious or Grave behavior, either on or off campus, may be subject to immediate suspension or recommendation for expulsion.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AT CNG

Integrity and Responsibility are two of CNG’s most important Core Values. As a college-pre paratory educational institution, CNG has the moral obligation to teach academic integrity and develop in our students a strong sense of ethical responsibility. As a K4-12 academic institution, we are both teaching these values and ensuring developmentally appropriate learning related to these important skills. The following three reasons highlight the importance of educating our students on their responsibilities to uphold aca demic integrity:

1. CNG must model the core value of academic integrity reflective of highquality academic institutions.

2. CNG must prepare students for the high-stakes consequences for academic dishonesty at universities.

3. CNG strives to provide an ethical education for life, especially given the extensive research linking academic dishonesty to increased workplace dishonesty.

DISCIPLINE POLICY

Given our school and community values, the behaviors outlined below are inappropriate for students attending CNG. This list is not exhaustive and situations not outlined below will be handled by the School Administration in accordance with CNG Board Policy. Inappropriate behaviors are classified as Minor, Serious, or Grave offenses.

Disciplinary consequences may be applied for behaviors that occur on school grounds, on school buses, at all school-sponsored events, and when traveling to/from school events as a supervised group. Instances of Serious or Grave Behavior committed off campus at any time may also be subject to disciplinary action aligned with established school consequences.

I. INAPPROPRIATE AND UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIORS

Minor Offenses

1. Tardiness to class.

2. Classroom disruption.

3. Failure to comply with the school dress code or uniform requirements.

4. Leaving the classroom without permission from the teacher or staff member.

5. Displaying inappropriate or distracting behaviors inside the classroom.

6. Use of abusive, obscene, or profane language or gestures.

7. Unauthorized or inappropriate use of electronic devices. his includes the misuse of technology during virtual, hybrid, and in-person classes.

8. Lying or deceitful behavior.

9. Horseplay and/or inappropriate physical contact.

10. Minor damage or vandalism to the property or belongings of the school or of others.

11. Bringing to school any item that the school

deems inappropriate (magazines, pictures, drawing, etc.). This includes clothing which might contain inappropriate alcohol/drug logos, etc.

12. Demonstrating inappropriate displays of affection.

13. Selling items for personal gain or profit without the written consent of the Administration.

14. Failure to complete academic work as assigned.

15. Any other improper conduct that interferes with the teaching and learning environment, which in the judgment of School Administration, was minor.

16. Unauthorized cell phone use. Serious Offenses

1. Displaying disrespect for or serious vandalism of school symbols and/or property.

2. Bullying behavior that may include harassment, defamatory statements, intimidation, hazing, threatening, intolerance, and/or exclusion (as defined within the Conflict and Bullying section of this policy).

3. Instigating or participating in any act of harassment (except for sexual harassment, which is a Grave Offense), slander, intimidation, or threatening any community member. Slandering, defaming or formulating unfounded complaints or accusations.

4. Expressing intolerance relating to race,

ethnicity, religion, disability, sex, gender expression, or personal orientation.

5. Acts of insubordination, defiance, or gross disrespect. Insubordinate behavior toward a teacher or staff member, including substitute teachers.

6. Refusal to identify yourself. Students are expected to give their name and grade level as well as Homeroom/Advisory/ VIP teacher’s name when asked by any member of faculty. Failing to comply with the disciplinary measure assigned by a staff member.

7. Reckless endangerment which could potentially cause injury.

8. Fighting or other physically aggressive behavior in which another person could be injured

9. Committing acts of petty theft as determined by the Administration.

10. Committing any act of false testimony, forgery, or fraud; lying to an administrator. This includes using the “CNG” name without authorization, falsifying signatures on a document, or altering a school document.

11. Being involved in the planning or execution of a party or fundraiser held off campus for a CNG organization, class, or activity which is not authorized by the Administration. If alcohol is involved this type of action will move to a Grave Offense.

12. Skipping class or school.

13. Academic dishonesty (see additional information in the Appendix).

14. Using a cellular phone and/or any other electronic device for the transmission and/or downloading of inappropriate voice, text, image, or video messages or for cyber-bullying as determined by the Administration.

15. Possession and/or use of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and/or other products containing nicotine or non-approved substances on campus or during schoolsponsored activities.

16. Possessing or brandishing a look-alike weapon.

17. Repetition of minor offenses.

18. Any other improper conduct of students, which in the judgment of the School Administration, was serious.

19. Sexual harassment (minor/serious).

Grave Offenses

1. Using, possessing, under the influence of, or disseminating alcohol and/or drugs or any type of unauthorized substance prohibited by the laws of the country. This includes drug paraphernalia.

2. Committing any criminal acts that entail any sanction in the penal system (as stated in Ley 1801 Código Nacional de Policía y Convivencia).

3. Bringing to campus or possessing any weapons, i.e., knives, brass knuckles (manoplas), explosives, firecrackers,

flammable materials, firearms, ammunition, and/or the possession or use of anything that can be considered a weapon or looks like a weapon.

4. Assault, fighting, or other physically aggressive behavior resulting in bodily injury whether on or off campus.

5. Repeated bullying, bullying that occurs despite intervention, and/or a severe incident of bullying (as defined within the Conflict and Bullying section of this policy manual).

6. Sexual harassment (grave/repeated).

7. Indecent exposure.

8. Distribution of pornographic materials and other forms of contraband.

9. Performing an act of arson or creating any type of real or potential fire hazard.

10. Participating in a serious act or the willful destruction of belongings of a CNG community member.

11. Committing a major act of theft or theft of proprietary information.

12. Retaliation including threatening, harassing, or disrespectful behavior toward anyone in a way related to a prior report or disciplinary incident.

13. Direct violation of orders given by an administrator.

14. Repetition of serious offenses.

15. Any other improper conduct of a student, which in the judgment of School Administration, is grave.

II. POSSIBLE RANGE OF DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES

As a community, we believe that the development of personal responsibility requires an understanding of natural consequences for our actions, and children should experience these consequences in order for learning to occur. Whenever possible, consequences should be related to the infraction and should be intended to make reparation to those who have been impacted to help recover the student’s standing with the school community. Consequences for students, particularly at Primary and Elementary levels, may be adjusted by the School Administration according to the specific infraction, contextual circumstances, and the developmental age of the child. Disciplinary procedures should maintain the dignity and selfworth of the individual. For other members of the CNG Community who violate the Code of Honor, the Administration may determine the specific sanction to apply in each specific case, taking into account precedent in similar cases.

Minor Offenses – Range of possible actions or consequences

Teachers will respond to and assign appropriate consequences for most minor offenses. For cases within the classroom, the teacher’s observation of the behavior or physical evidence constitutes sufficient proof for determining failure to meet expected behaviors. Actions or consequences may include but are not limited to:

• Student reflection

• Restorative Circles

• Temporary removal from class

• Student/Teacher conference

• Teacher documentation

Parent contact

• In-class, break, or lunch detention

Restrictions from attending school events

Loss of campus attendance or visitation privileges

Behavior/Academic advisement

Behavior/Academic probation

• Additionally, Administrators may assign the following consequences:

After-school detention

Short-term suspension (up to 5 days)

Matriculation Hold/Conditional Matriculation

Serious Offenses – Range of possible actions or consequences

• Student reflection

• Restorative Circles

• Temporary removal from class

Student/Teacher conference

Teacher/Administrator documentation

Parent contact

Detention

Restrictions from attending school events

Loss of campus attendance or visitation privileges

Anti-harassment contract

Short-term suspension (up to 5 days)

Long-term suspension (5-10 days)

Behavior/Academic advisement

Behavior/Academic probation

Matriculation hold/Conditional matriculation

Recommendation for expulsion

Parents are required to conference with the Administration if requested. Additional followup actions may include but not be limited to student reflection, student and parent conference with Administrator, and Restorative Conferences.

According to the severity of the case, Serious Offenses may be judged by the Administration as Grave in nature and thus, may warrant consequences up to and including expulsion from the school.

Grave Offenses – Range of possible actions or consequences

Grave offenses result in student suspension as the minimum consequence and Administration may also consider a recommendation for expulsion depending on the severity of the specific actions. Upon serving the specified day(s) of suspension, the school administration may impose additional sanctions and/or follow-up responses involving one or more of the following:

• Student reflection

• Parent contact

• Student and parent conference with Administrator

• Restorative Circles

• Restrictions from attending school events

• Loss of campus attendance or visitation privileges

Anti-harassment contract

• Short-term suspension (up to 5 days)

• Long-term suspension (5-10 days)

• Behavior/Academic advisement

• Behavior/Academic probation

• Matriculation hold/Conditional matriculation

• Nonrenewal of matriculation

• Recommendation for expulsion

• Notification of Authorities

Parents are required to conference with the Administration and Director if necessary.

Instances of Serious or Grave behavior as outlined by this policy, either on or off campus, may be subject to immediate suspension or recommendation for expulsion. The school may also take action based on violations of the four basic purposes outlined at the beginning of this behavior expectation section.

A recommendation for expulsion must be taken to the Board of Directors and Director’s Council as per established due process considerations.

Cumulative Suspensions

Students accumulating more than 10 days of suspension during a school year may be recommended for expulsion by the Administration.

Serious and/or Grave Code of Honor Violations

If a student accumulates a total of three (3) Serious and/or Grave Code of Honor violations during a three year period, the student may be subject to referral to the Director, School Coexistence Committee, Director’s Council, and Board of Directors for a recommendation for expulsion on grounds of repetitive Code of Honor violations.

III. APPLICATION OF DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES

CNG rules and regulations for students are defined throughout this handbook. Students and parents should be thoroughly familiar with the school’s expectations of behavior given that CNG will maintain a complete record of behavior infractions in the cumulative file of every student. Failure to adhere to the rules and regulations may result in one or more of the following disciplinary actions being taken. These consequences are progressive in nature; however, the Administration may advance beyond any particular step depending on the severity of the incident or repetitive nature of previous incidents.

1. Meeting with Administration and parent notification by teacher or Administrator (with further disciplinary action if deemed appropriate by Administration).

2. Detention during or after the school day for a time and duration determined by the Administration to be appropriate for the infraction(s).

3. In-School Suspension for a time and duration determined by the Administration to be appropriate for the infraction(s). Students are expected to make up all missed work.

4. Out-Of-School Suspension for a time and length determined by the Administration to be appropriate for the infraction(s). Parents will be required to pick up the student or make arrangements for the student to be taken home. Students are expected to make-up all missed work.

5. Behavior/Academic Advisement and

Behavior/Academic Probation that the Administrator may implement at any step.

6. Matriculation Hold for the following school year and recommendations for NON RENEWAL OF MATRICULATION may be utilized in cases of repeated issues of behavior and/ or grave offenses.

7. Conditional matriculation that the Administrator may implement at any step.

8. Referral of Case to the School’s Comite de Convivencia (as Required by Colombian Law) vmay occur as stated below.

9. EXPULSION to be recommended by the Administration through due process proceedings to the School Coexistence Committee, Director’s Council, and Board of Directors based on the severity of an infraction or series of repeated infractions.

School Administration reserves the right to suspend or to recommend for expulsion any student if he/she cannot adapt to school surroundings and/or presents a disciplinary or student safety problem of a serious and continual nature or as a result of in-school or out-of-school grave behavior(s).

The following parameters will guide the application of the disciplinary consequences:

• Disciplinary consequences are applied as follows: Minor offenses are cumulative on a yearly basis;

Serious and Grave offenses are cumulative for the duration of attendance at CNG.

• Students on out-of-school suspension may not enter the school campus, attend class, or take part in any school-sponsored activity including but not limited to sports events, CWW trips, competitions, and academic or co-curricular events.

• In addition to the consequences listed in this handbook section, national laws, Board Policy, CNG’s Co-Curricular Code of Conduct, as well as all other student organization bylaws may also apply to the potential range of sanctions.

Please see appendix for Expulsion Proceedings and Policy (p.16)

IV. ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONSEQUENCES

The School Administration has the responsibility for applying consequences to uphold the behavior expectations of the school. Learning Center faculty, counselors, and other relevant personnel may be consulted. These disciplinary consequences can include but are not limited to the following: Detention, InSchool Suspension, Out-of-School Suspension, or recommendation for Expulsion.

1. In the cases of Minor offenses, the disciplinary consequences can be administered either by the teacher or administrator.

2. In case of Serious offenses, the disciplinary consequences should be administered by the Administrator and/ or Director.

3. In the case of Grave offenses, the disciplinary measures applied may involve the Administrator and the Director. In the case of a recommendation for expulsion, the School Coexistence Committee, Director’s Council, and Board of Directors must be involved in reviewing and deciding on the case as per due process requirements.

CNG Disciplinary Processes

Whenever possible, the following process will be used by the Administration in cases of serious or grave behavior.

1. Student provides a verbal statement and, when required, a written and signed statement to the Administration related to the specific incident or event in question.

2. The Administration may also investigate allegations with other students, community members, or other entities who may also be asked to give statements.

3. The Administration will make a decision regarding appropriate consequences and the disciplinary process; the sanction(s) will be communicated to the student and parents. The student’s written statement may be shared with parents who may choose to submit their own statement as part of due-process considerations.

4. The Administration may need to inform leaders of co-curricular activities depending on the severity of the sanction and disciplinary outcome. The advisors will then undergo their processes as determined in the organization or athletic bylaws or protocols. The advisors will have ten business days to make a recommendation to the Administration on entity-specific sanctions and the Administration will inform the student and parents of the recommendation.

5. Students holding leadership positions and/or elected offices (Personero, Vice Personero/Cabildante STUCO

President, NHS President, team captain, etc.) are held to the highest standards for behavior. Therefore, the Administration will receive the recommended sanction from the advisor of the respective body and make the final determination of the sanction and disciplinary outcome, especially in cases related to the student’s potential removal from office. The Administration will report to the student and parents within ten business days after receiving the recommended action by the entity.

6. As part of the school’s established due process, students and parents may appeal to the next level of the school’s established lines of authority until the appeal process reaches its conclusion. Within the appeal process, the student and parents will have five business days to request a review of the decision to the next line of authority. The specific governance level which hears the appeal will have ten business days to make an initial response to the appeal request.

Please note: In the High School, the above may include the involvement of the Code of Honor Council (HS Principal, 12th Grade Associate Principal, 12th Grade Counselor, College Counselors and a teacher representative.) When students apply to University, serious disciplinary incidents

(suspension) will be shared only if requested. The Code of Honor Council will review every serious disciplinary incident (suspension) and decide whether or not the incident needs to be.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

CNG expects students to be in attendance each and every day that school is scheduled. Absences implicate not only the student who is absent but can negatively impact the learning of other students in the class. Parents should plan vacations, medical appointments, and other nonschool events around school holidays and school hours whenever possible. CNG has implemented the following policies and procedures to encourage regular attendance.

Parents and students are expected to review Skyward on a regular basis and address any issues they see with either tardies or absences with their students/parents and/or administration to ensure records are accurate.

Parents must report student absences to the division office within 48 hours of the absence for it to be counted as excused. Parent reports after that time will be noted but not generally excused. For students who are absent due to an illness of three or more days, an official doctor’s note (incapacidad) must be delivered by hand to the building administrative assistant in charge of attendance or sent scanned via email to the appropriate building.

For all absences that can be planned in advance (both personal and school

sponsored), students must complete a PreArranged Absence Form. We require students to fill out a Pre-Arranged Absence Form if they are going to miss one or more class(es) and know about the absence in advance. The form has space for writing additional information as well as explaining the reason behind the absence. These forms require students to talk with each of their teachers to make plans for the learning that will be missed during the absence as well as have their parents sign that they are aware of the absence. Additionally, students need to turn the Pre-Arranged Absence Form into the office and, frequently, this also requires having a conversation with an administrator about the absence. We believe this helps our students build the responsibility they will need throughout their lives in the world of work.

Absences are Excused for:

1. Illness or treatment (with medical note)

2. Unavoidable cause (e.g. accident, natural catastrophe)

3. Issues with school-provided transportation

4. Behavioral consequences

5. Religious celebrations

6. Field trip organized by the school

7. Student athletes selected to represent national/district events (Decree 2845 of 1984, article 48, required by law for athletes)

8. Passport/visa issues or legal/Embassy appointments

9. Transition visits or testing for other schools (for departing students)

10. AP Exams (in HS)

11. Other absences caused by extenuating circumstances, must be petitioned through a Pre-Arranged Absence Form or letter and will be reviewed by the division administration and/or committee.

The request in a Pre-Arranged Absence Form may or may not be granted by the building administrator and/or committee. Please note that although a Pre-Arranged Absence Form may not be approved and the absence excused, it is the student’s responsibility to submit a form for any advance absences they may have as these documents become part of the student’s CNG record.

Excessive unexcused absences will result in administrative action.

Early Departure from Campus - Parents are requested to follow the proper procedures at each building to request a student leave early.

• Parents must contact the building level attendance office at least two (2) hours prior to the request for students to leave school early. If the parent fails to send the email prior to two (2) hours of dismissal, they must personally come and sign the student out. Please note that maids, nannies, drivers, and other employees of the parent may not come to the building office in place of a parent or guardian.

Bus Passes

• Students who need to go home on a different school bus route, need to have parents email the building office dismissal system by 11:00 AM (12:00 PM for ES) and include the bus number, the name of the student their child is going home with and/or the address of the place where the student needs to be dropped off.

Number of Absences

• Primary/Elementary School - If a student has been absent (unexcused) for more than twelve (12) school days during the first two trimesters, s/he may be placed on Matricular Hold due to missed instructional hours.

• Middle School - If a student by the end of semester one (January) has been absent (unexcused) for more than five (5) classes per course in a semester, s/he may be placed on Matricular Hold due to missed instructional hours.

• High School - If a student by the end of semester one (January) has been absent (unexcused) for more than five (5) classes per course in a semester, s/he may be placed on Matricular Hold. Additionally, if a HS student has more than five unexcused or excused absences, with a few exceptions for the latter, in a particular course within a semester, s/he may need to make up hours to ensure credit can be granted.

High School Section Only Absences & Missing Work/Assignments

• “All Learning is Mandatory at CNG”

• If missing work due to absence is not turned in on time, students must make arrangements with the subject teacher to complete the missing work to address the content standards. This may include attending Opportunity Days, working through lunch time, and/or completing alternative assignments at the teacher’s discretion. It is the student’s responsibility to demonstrate the content standards.

• If missed work is not turned in by the two week deadline, students will receive Missing grade on the assignment according to the CNG Assessment Protocol. This will also result in a

referral in Skyward to Administration.

• In order to be considered present when virtual, students must be engaged with class material.

Pre-arranged Absence

• It is the responsibility of students to ensure they have completed and returned to the Associate Principals any Pre-Arranged Absence forms for school-related and non-school related activities. These should be received by the Associate Principal three (3) days prior to being off campus. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, forms submitted after the three (3) day deadline will not be approved, and therefore, the absence will not be excused.

• For non-school related Pre-Arranged Absences, students must obtain PRE-APPROVAL from the Associate Principal. If approved, the student must have all teachers sign and return the form to the Office three (3) days prior to the absence.

Work Missed During Absences

• Students are required to make up formative/ summative assessments that were due during an absence. Students should be prepared to attend Opportunity Day and/or lunch time sessions as assigned by their teachers to complete all assessments. Students who fail to attend these sessions will be referred to the Office through Skyward for follow-up by their Associate Principal.

Excessive Absences

• Attendance in class is critical for success at CNG. Students with excessive absences (i.e. more than five (5) classes per course in any one semester) will be referred to the Associate

Principal. If it is determined that the absences are not valid / excused, students will face disciplinary consequences under the CNG Code of Honor as they will be seen as not upholding the CNG Core Values. Students will be expected to attend EAMUC (see below) and make up the work missed as it is the student’s responsibility to demonstrate the content standards.

• Students who miss more than five (5) days of a course during the second semester will not be allowed to take an excused absence from school to study for AP Exams.

Excessive Absence Make-Up Classes (EAMUC)

• Students with excessive absences will be required to attend after-school sessions in the Responsibility Room or during Opportunity Day with a teacher. They are expected to be completing work that is overdue, coming due, or preparing for upcoming assessments in any of their courses.

• Students who do not attend EAMUC risk not earning the credit in their U.S. accredited courses as a result of excessive absences.

EXPULSION PROCEEDINGS AND POLICY

After a case is presented to the CNG Coexistence Committee and is warranted to include expulsion of the student from the school, the following process will begin. Expulsion from the School shall be recommended by the School Director to the Board of Directors and Director’s Council. The Director shall immediately advise the Board of Directors of the required due-process

proceedings for expulsion.

The Director shall inform the parents of their right of appeal to the Board of Directors. The decision of the Director may be appealed to the Board of Directors in the established timeline after the day on which such decision is communicated to the pupil’s parents or guardian; such an appeal does not suspend the execution of the Director’s recommendation. The Board of Directors and Director’s Council have final decision-making authority on all expulsion cases.

In the event of a final determination for expulsion, the following policy applies to a student’s transcript:

Disciplinary Expulsion: Disciplinary Expulsion is a sanction that removes a student from the individual’s academic program and permanently separates a student from the institution without opportunity to graduate or re-enroll at the school in the future. The fact of expulsion will appear permanently on the student’s transcript with the condition of departure noted as “Disciplinary Expulsion” with the date of the expulsion also included. Furthermore, this same designation will be permanently placed in the student’s cumulative file for record-keeping purposes.

Important Note: The online version of the CNG Community Handbook, including the most updated version of the CNG Code of Honor and Disciplinary Policy, is considered the official document in effect at CNG.

APPENDIX

BOARD POLICY ON CHILD

OF BACKPACK, PHONE, AND/OR LOCKER PROCEEDINGS

PROCEDURES

SECURITY FOOTAGE

CODE OF HONOR:

GUIDE

COEXISTENCE POLICIES

law regarding protocols regarding problems affecting

school community in cases of school harassment, violence,

infringement of sexual and reproductive rights & including Statement on Student Rights Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as Aligned with Colombian Law.

CONFLICT & BULLYING AT CNG

FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CNG

ATHLETES

DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING PROCESS

HIGH SCHOOL DRUG

ALCOHOL

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY

Academic dishonesty is a Serious or Grave offense at CNG because it represents a form of stealing with resulting ethical and moral implications. With Integrity and Responsibility designated as Core Values at CNG, we strive as a school to conduct ourselves with integrity and to model the CNG Core Values to prepare students for school, university, and workplace life. We are committed to teach developmentally appropriate research skills as well as work with students on integrity and responsibility as related to school (and life) experience.

Academic Dishonesty: CNG has developed a multi-faceted definition of academic dishonesty consisting of one or more of the following:

• taking and/or copying answers from others and/ or willingly giving answers to others;

• cheating and/or attempting to cheat;

• using, taking, buying, selling, giving, soliciting and/or coercing answers or information, and/or distributing photos or photocopies of any form of assessment and/or answers to an administered test, project, or other assignment;

• falsifying academic records, resumes, applications, research data, laboratory reports, and/or other academic work;

• misrepresentation of facts, which includes being absent without an acceptable reason and then requesting and/or receiving a postponement/extension for the purpose of obtaining academic benefit;

• taking, keeping, misplacing, or damaging another student’s work in order to receive a financial or

academic advantage to one’s self or another;

• providing false and/or misleading information in an effort to harm another student academically or financially;

• presenting any type of plagiarized material as one’s own academic work for course credit and/ or toward the requirements for a degree;

• plagiarism can involve obtaining, taking, buying, gifting, and/or receiving a gift and presenting that work as one’s own academic work for any school assignment or assessment;

• plagiarism includes the use of words, lyrics, ideas, illustrations/graphics, and other expressions not attributed to the original source;

• plagiarism includes the unauthorized collaboration and/or collusion with another person in preparing homework, formative and summative assessments, and other work for a course.

Academic Dishonesty goes against CNG’s Code of Honor and Disciplinary Policy. All referrals for Academic Dishonesty will be documented in Skyward with follow up by administration. Due to our belief in the importance of learning, students will be required to demonstrate knowledge/ learning of the skills by redoing the assignment or an alternative assignment. Following a thorough investigation, once determined to be a case of Academic Dishonesty, the following consequences will be applied on a cumulative basis for all incidents at respective building level:

1. First Infraction – A zero will be put in the Skyward gradebook for the test or assignment, parents will be notified, student reflection/conversation with administration, detention and/or suspension will be

assigned. A student may also be placed on Behavior Advisement depending on the developmental level, seriousness of the infraction, and/or previous behavioral record. In addition, students in co-curricular activities may face other consequences as determined by the administration.

2. Second Infraction – A zero will be put in the Skyward gradebook for the test or assignment, a parent conference, a suspension will be assigned, and the student will be placed on Behavior Advisement or Probation based on the school’s policy of progressive discipline and the consequence assigned for the First Infraction. In addition, students in co-curricular activities will face added consequences related to restrictions in participation in order to focus on academics.

3. Third Infraction – A zero will be put in the Skyward gradebook for the test or assignment, a parent conference, a multiple-day suspension will be assigned, and the student will be placed on Behavior Probation and/or Matriculation Hold with the consequence of possible nonmatriculation depending on previous infractions and their cumulative behavioral record. In addition, students in co-curricular activities will face additional consequences which may include restrictions to practice, participation in games, tournaments, or special events, and/or exclusion from CWW participation based on the school’s probation and matriculation hold protocols.

Records – In all cases, the offense will be recorded in the student’s disciplinary file in Skyward

and for students at the High School, cases will be reported to colleges/universities if required by the institutions as part of their standard admission process.

Connection to Future – Students and parents must understand that academic dishonesty at the university level may result in expulsion from that university.

Teacher Responsibility – Teachers will make referrals for all cases of Academic Dishonesty through Skyward. They will ensure that students are aware of the importance of academic honesty and the potential consequences for cases of dishonesty. Teachers will also ensure that students are taught about how to conduct research in an appropriate manner demonstrating integrity for their own thoughts and ideas as well as acknowledging and documenting them correctly. All formal writing pieces in grades 7-12 will be submitted through Turn it In.com for initial review for plagiarism.

Resources for Avoiding Plagiarism

• Turn it In.com

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - https:// owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Research and Citation Resources - https://owl.purdue. edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html

• This also includes links for conducting research, using research, APA Style, MLA Style, Chicago Manual of Style and American Medical Association (AMA) Style.

• Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA (Writing Program Administrators) Statement on Best Practices - http://wpacouncil.org/ positions/WPAplagiarism.pdfApp

Appendix A: Examples of Colleges and Universities fully aligned to these three central reasons

2. CNG must prepare students for the highstakes consequences for academic dishonesty at universities.

1. CNG must model the core value of academic integrity reflective of high-quality academic in stitutions.

• “Integrity is the foundation of the academic experience at Harvard College...Cheating on exams or problem sets, plagiarizing or misrepresenting the ideas or language of someone else as one’s own, falsifying data, or any other instance of academic dishonesty violates the standards of our community, as well as the standards of the wider world of learning and affairs.” - Har vard University website

• “Purdue University values intellectual integrity and the highest standards of academic conduct. To be prepared to meet societal needs as leaders and role models, students must be educated in an ethical learning environment that promotes a high standard of honor in scholastic work. Academic dishonesty undermines institutional integrity and threatens the academic fabric of Purdue University. Dishonesty is not an acceptable avenue to success. It diminishes the quality of a Purdue education.” - Purdue University website.

• “The standard sanction for a first offense (of academic dishonesty) includes a one-quarter suspension from the University and 40 hours of community service. In addition, most faculty members issue a “No Pass” or “No Credit” for the course in which the violation occurred.” - Stanford University website

• “Level II sanctions (for academic dishonesty) may include, but are not limited to: 1) any sanctions for Level I violations; 2) course grade of F; 3) course grade of F being permanently calculated into the Grade Point Average; 4) exclusion from activities such as study abroad, honors societies and programs, and varsity athletics; 5) suspension from Bentley University; 6) expulsion from Bentley University.” - Bentley University website

3. CNG strives to provide an ethical education for life, especially given the extensive research linking academic dishonesty to increased workplace dishonesty.

• “Results suggest that there is a clear con nection between cheating in high school and a positive decision to cheat in a specific scenario in college. In addition, frequent cheaters in high school also reported being

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more likely to decide to violate workplace policies.” -Does academic dishonesty relate to unethical behavior in professional practice? An exploratory study. Harding, Trevor & Carpenter, D & Finelli, Cynthia & Passow, Honor (2004).

“The fostering of an environment that dissuades students from plagiarism, in which “cheating” is eliminated and creativity and academic honesty, in all its forms, is promoted, is of the utmost importance. In every case, the ac ademic institution should implement measures to dissuade poor conduct amongst its students; in not doing so, the institution is encouraging its students to transfer to their professional careers the same deceitful behavior, which is highly detrimental to the collective interests of society.” - Academic Dishonesty. Sousa, Conti, Salles, Mussel (2016).

• “This research demonstrates that cheating is prevalent and that some forms of cheat ing have increased dramatically in the last 30 years. This research also suggests that although both individual and contextual factors influence cheating, contextual factors, such as students’ perceptions of peers’ behavior, are the most powerful influence. In addition, an institution’s academic integrity programs and policies, such as honor codes, can have a significant influence on students’ behavior.” - Cheating in Academic Institu tions: A Decade of Research. McCabe, Tre vino, Butterfield (2010).

CNG BOARD APPROVED CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

“CNG is committed to promoting a safe and secure environment by protecting all students in our care. In order to achieve this goal, we will respond with a sense of urgency whenever a student is a victim or is at risk of becoming a victim of domestic violence and/or child abuse. Educators have the opportunity to observe and interact with students over time and are in a unique position to identify students who may need help and protection. As such, educators have a professional and ethical obligation to identify students who are in need of help and protection, and the school must take the appropriate steps to ensure that the student and family avail themselves of the services needed to remedy any situation that may constitute domestic violence and/or child abuse. All CNG faculty and staff must report suspected incidents of domestic violence and/ or child abuse as established in this manual.”

Child, Adolescent, and Youth Protection Policy revised on September 9, 2019, by the CNG Board of Directors.

CNG CODE OF HONORA COMPANION GUIDE FOR PS/ ES PARENTES

What is the CNG Code of Honor:

• A comprehensive document that details the rules that we live by in the CNG Community.

• The way in which we reinforce the CNG Core Values of Respect, Integrity, Responsibility and Caring on a daily basis.

What is the goal for PS and ES students in abiding by the Code of Honor?

Why is the CNG Code of Honor important?

• Every community needs to understand the basic tenets that govern the way in which we interact with each other. Codified rules go back to ancient times and the Code of Babylon that outlined the laws for community living and possible punishment for breaking the code.

• The CNG Code of Honor provides the principles by which we live both on campus and in the greater community, and that which we hold important to reinforce and uphold. It is also a tool to help students learn how to behave and become accountable for their choices.

• At the PS and ES level, the Code of Honor is primarily a teaching tool. We want our students to learn from their behavior. We want them to understand that for each of their choices, there are consequences. And we want them to understand that living and working in a community requires all of its members to follow the rules in order for everyone to learn in a safe, caring and respectful environment.

• Classroom norms are established early in the school year and reinforced daily to reinforce our Core Values. We want our students not only to know what is right, but also to feel motivated to do what is right, and to act accordingly.

How does Administration implement the Code of Honor?

• The most important guiding principle for Administrators is that of Progressive Discipline. We provide students the opportunity to learn from Minor mistakes before they become Serious. We include our Counselors to help students reflect to solve problems and conduct Restorative Circles to repair relationships when students act in a way that is hurtful to others. As students get older, we expect them to have learned what is expected so that they make good choices as to their behavior.

• Finally, we help students understand that for every choice they make there can be natural consequences. Consequences can include restitution and replacement behavior and the development of socialemotional skills when their initial choice has not been a good one.

CLASSIFICATION OF BEHAVIOR –MINOR, SERIOUS, GRAVE

The CNG Code of Honor lists many potential offences classified in Minor, Serious and Grave. The chart below outlines those frequently seen at

• Behavior in class • Attendance • Submitting class work late • Dishonesty

• Which, left unchecked, become dis ruptive and serious.

• Bullying

• Intoler ance/Hate

PS and ES: Minor Serious Grave Behavior that goes against classroom rules /norms:

• Fighting

• Academic Dishonesty

• Refusing to follow rules / directions of teachers and staff

• Repetition of minor offenses

• Fighting causing injury

• Repeated bullying

• Threats, harassment or disre spectful behavior as retalia tion

• Repetition of serious offenses

This list is not exhaustive and parents should refer to the CNG Code of Honor and Disciplinary Policy for the complete list of offences and potential consequences for each level.

COEXISTENCE POLICIES

COLOMBIAN LAW REGARDING SCHOOL COEXISTENCE POLICIES: PROTOCOLS RE GARDING PROBLEMS AFFECTING A SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN CASES OF SCHOOL HARASSMENT, VIOLENCE, OR INFRINGEMENT OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

“All people have the right to the free development of their personality without more limitations than those imposed by the rights of others and the legal system”. (Article 16, Political Constitution of Colombia)

Todas las personas tienen derecho al libre desarrollo de su personalidad sin más limitaciones que las que imponen los derechos de los demás y el orden jurídico.

The Protocol for School Coexistence refers to a caring model which defines the processes and policies that should be followed by CNG as mandated by Colombian Law, specifically outlined in the National System of School Coexistence and Education for Human Rights, Sex Education, Prevention and Mitigation of School Violence law (Decree 1965 of 2013). The components of the application of this protocol for School Coexistence at CNG involve the following steps:

1. IDENTIFICATION: Identify situations affecting school coexistence due to harassment or school violence. These have to be referred to the School Coexistence Committee which will look at documentation of the case, focusing its analysis on the implementation of CNG’s Code of Honor and Disciplinary Handbook. Identification can be carried out through developing a grade-level profile. At the beginning of each school year, each guidance counselor will complete a screening of his/her students both individually and as (a) group(s) identifying strengths, weaknesses, and situations that may negatively impact peaceful coexistence and the exercise of human, sexual, reproductive rights, due to harassment and/or school violence.

2. REPORT: This process has the following sub steps: informing, receiving and compiling information, and filing.

3. INTERVENTION: When a case of

violence, bullying, and/or aggressive behavior violates human, sexual, and reproductive rights, the guidance counselors will help develop timely, appropriate, ethical, and comprehensive strategies to assist those who have been impacted (the child, adolescent, father, mother, or guardian, and/or teacher). School Administration will also intervene in the event that disciplinary measures are required aligned with the CNG Honor Code and Disciplinary Policy. NOTE: The counseling component may involve outside professionals when the seriousness of the allegation, the surrounding circumstances, and the physical and/ or psychological damage to the children involved are beyond the mission of the educational establishment.

4. MONITORING: The monitoring component focuses on the timely reporting of information to the Unified Information System of School Coexistence which will keep track of the state of each of the reported cases of attention.

The situations that affect the School Community and the practice of human, sexual and reproductive rights, are classified into three types. Each situation has a determined protocol under Colombian law as follows:

Type I Situations correspond to conflicts improperly handled and those sporadic situations that adversely affect the school climate, and in no case generate damage to the body or health.

Protocol for Type I Situations: The teacher or staff member who witnesses a situation should strive to meet immediately with the parties involved in the conflict and mediate in a pedagogical way for them to present their views and seek resolution. If there is a need for follow

up, the teacher will report the case to the Associate Principal, Principal, or Program Director.

1. Inform the Associate Principal, Principal, or Program Director through a written report.

2. Inform parents or guardians of the situation of the parties involved.

3. The teacher who witnessed the situation, in collaboration with the Associate Principal, Principal, or Program Director, will determine a solution in an impartial, fair and just manner, aiming to seek compensation for damage caused, the restoration of rights and reconciliation, in a climate of constructive relations between the parties involved. This can be achieved using the Restorative Circles model.

4. The Associate Principal, Principal, or Program Director, will update the student’s Discipline Report in the School Information System (Skyward).

5. The teacher who witnessed the situation, Associate Principal, Principal, or Program Director, should do the follow-up on the case and of the commitments in order to verify if the solution was effective or if it requires further intervention. (Protocols established in Colombian Law, Articles 43 and 44 of Decree 1965 of 2013.)

Type II Situations correspond to aggression, bullying, and/or cyberbullying situations, which will not have the characteristics of a crime and meet any of the following characteristics:

1. That occur repeatedly and systematically

2. That causes damage to body or health without causing a major injury for anyone involved.

Protocol for Type II Situations

1. Provide immediate physical and mental health care to person(s) affected.

2. Inform the administrative authorities of the situation, especially when measures to restore rights are required.

3. Take protective measures for those involved, to avoid any action against them.

4. Create opportunities to expose and clarify what happened.

5. Parents or guardians of all students involved will be informed immediately by the Associate Principal, Principal, or Program Director. Minutes of the meeting will be kept and stored in the Student File(s).

6. When restoration of rights is required, the situation will be referred to the Principal and this will be reflected in the Discipline Record in the Student Information Software (Skyward). (Law 1098 of 2006)

7. Measures will be taken to protect students from possible retribution. This will be reflected in the Discipline Record in the Student Information Software (Skyward).

8. The Associate Principal, Principal, or Program Director will ensure confidential, private, and safe spaces where the parties involved as well as their parents or guardians, can openly share what happened/is happening.

9. The School Coexistence Committee, considering the educational and pedagogical strategies and sanctions set forth in Chapter VII of Title V, will determine the restorative actions needed to repair damages and restore the rights and provide reconciliation within a climate of constructive relations in School. They will also determine the applicable

consequences for those who have contributed or participated in the reported situation.

10. The Chairman of School Coexistence Committee will inform the other members of this committee about the situation and the measures taken. The committee will conduct the analysis and monitoring, in order to verify if the solution was effective or if it requires adding the protocol set out in Colombian Law, Article 44 of Decree 1965 of 2013.

Type III Situations correspond to situations of school aggression that allegedly constitute crimes against freedom, sexual orientation, integrity referred to in Title IV of Book 11 of Law 599 of 2000, or when they constitute any other offense established in Colombian active Criminal Law.

Protocol for Type III Situations

1. In cases of damage to body or health, immedi ate referral and attention by outside physical and mental health professionals is guaranteed. Records of referrals and follow up should be kept by the Guidance Counselor.

2. Parents or guardians of all students involved will be informed immediately by the Associate Principal, Principal, or Program Director. Min utes of the meeting will be kept and stored in the confidential Student File(s).

3. The Chairman of the School Coexistence Committee will immediately and quickly put the matter to the attention of the National Police, Minutes of the meeting will be kept and stored in the Student File.

4. Notwithstanding, the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the members of the School Coexistence Committee will be cited under the terms set out in the Manual of Coexistence. This citation shall be recorded.

5. The Chairman of the School Coexistence Committee will inform the members of said committee, providing facts without disclosing information that may violate the right to privacy and confidentiality of the parties involved as well as the report given to the competent authority.

6. Although the situation was taken to the competent authorities, the School Coexistence Committee shall immediately adopt the School’s own measures aimed to protect, within the scope of its powers, the victim, the person to whom the aggression is credited and those who have reported or are part of the situation presented. This should be recorded.

7. The Chairman of the School Coexistence Committee will report the information of the case to the applicable system of Unified Information of School Coexistence.

The cases under this protocol will be monitored by the School Coexistence Committee, the authority that acknowledged the situation and the committee of the municipality, the district, or the department (state) for School Coexistence that exercises jurisdiction over the educational establishment which presented the incident.

CNG Information about the Coexistence Committee:

This Committee strives for absolute discretion, fairness, and confidentiality as it works with very sensitive information and cases which cannot be shared except with the School Director and outside legal authorities. Membership to this committee includes: the CNG Director, the duly-appointed CNG Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), the duly-appointed CNG Deputy

Designated Safeguarding Lead, the duly-elected Personero, one appointed Parent Council member, as well as appointed counselor(s) and faculty member(s).

For additional information about how the CNG Coexistence Committee functions, please refer to the Governance section in the Community Handbook.

CONFLICT & BULLYING AT CNG

Is It Conflict or Bullying?

How can you tell if someone is beingbullied? Sometimes it isn’t clear. When should you seek adult help?

The chart below can help to clarify whether it is bullying or something else.

When it’s just joking around:

• Everyone is having fun

• No one is getting hurt

• Everyone is equally participating

• This is not bullying.

When it’s only a one time thing

• Someone is being mean on purpose.

• It’s a reaction to a strong emotion.

• It happens once and isn’t repeated(in most but not all cases).

• Although you might feel hurt, this is not typically bullying.

• A solution or compromise can usually be found

Stressful to both participants but not bullying.

• It’s repeated exclusion of an individual or a group.

• Someone is being hurt on purpose by an individual or a group.

• There is an actual or perceived power imbalance

• The behavior can be social, verbal, physical or cyber. This is typically bullying.

Please note that regardless of where behavior fits into the above chart, it will be addressed by administration and counseling, if it is needed, and there may be consequences according to what has occurred.

Conflict:

Conflict

• Two people who are equals have a fight, an argument, or a disagreement.

• No one else is involved.

Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying

• It’s repeated, unwanted, aggressive behavior towards someone by an individual or a group.

Conflict is a natural part of human develop ment, and as an educational institution, we strive to teach awnd support students’ understanding and skills for conflict resolution - an ongoing component of character education at CNG. We recognize that student management of conflict resolution is developmental in nature with resulting behaviors such as arguments, disagreements and/or a range of unacceptable physical interactions including pushing, shoving or fighting. Sometimes friendships ebb and flow and that can also lead to conflict, but typically conflict can be resolved independently or with the help of an adult.

Bullying:

Bullying is intentional, unwanted aggressive behavior(s) by one (or more) person(s) toward another that involves an observed or perceived power imbalance and is typically repeated mul tiple times. Bullying may inflict serious harm or distress on the targeted youth. All cases of bullying will be determined based on the professional judgement of the school-based team.

• With the aforementioned definitions in mind, it is the responsibility of CNG community members to report bullying situations to the appropriate Administrator in a timely manner so effective follow up and intervention takes place.

CNG Process for Follow Up:

1. A report of a bullying situation may be made by a student, teacher, parent or any school personnel to a building-level Principal/Associate Principal (AP) or divisional Counselor. Reports need to be made in a timely fashion to be handled in a comprehensive manner. The reported incident is documented in writing and/ or via Skyward referral system. The lat ter is the process for school personnel. In alignment with our progressive discipline policy, bullying incidents can only be handled by the Administration once they have been reported.

2. A full investigation of all involved parties is then undertaken by School Principal/ AP, as well as the Chief of Security, as needed. The CNG Disciplinary Process is outlined in the CNG Code of Honor and Disciplinary Policy (p.7). Please note: in

accordance with best-practice research, in a situation which may be deemed bullying, those involved are interviewed separately. Testimonies are recorded, documented in Skyward, and cross referenced.

3. If after investigation, it is deemed by the school-based team that bullying has occurred (see definition), disciplinary consequences, parent meetings, and counseling sessions ensue in accordance with our CNG Code of Honor and Disciplinary Policy. Although as a school we believe in Restorative Practices, this approach is typically not appropriate for situations of bullying.

a. All incidents of bullying are serious offenses and will receive corresponding consequences. Repeated bullying, bullying which occurs despite intervention, or particularly severe instances of bullying are grave offenses.

b. All cases of reported bullying will conclude with ongoing monitoring, support and full-circle communication with students, parents, and school staff as appropriate.

Definition

harassment The act of systematic and/ or continued unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group, including threats and demands.

intimidation To make someone afraid for their safety and/or well being.

defamatory statements libel (written)

slander (spoken)

A false statement of fact that is negligently or intentionally communicated or published to a third party and that causes injury or damage to the subject of the statement.

hazing The practice of playing unpleasant tricks on someone or forcing someone to do unpleasant things.

threatening To express that you will harm someone or do something unpleasant or unwanted especially in order to make someone do what you want.

intolerance Not being accepting of differences such as social status, religion, ethnicities, sexual orientation, native language, disabilities, etc.

social exclusion Shunning and not allowing someone to participate.

Adapted from Definition of Bullying Among Youths (CDC 2014) and Olweus Prevention

Program literature. Definitions were taken from dictionary.law.com and other online dictionaries.

Statement on Student Rights Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as Aligned with Colombian Law

As stated in our CNG Honor Code and Disciplinary Policy since 2010:

Listed as a Serious Offense: Expressing intolerance relating to race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sex, gender expression, or personal orientation.

CNG Policy Statement

As officially outlined in Colombian law for schools and other institutions, CNG policies reflect our school’s ongoing commitment to the following:

1. Respecting the rights of all students, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and;

2. Providing active protection for students to help prevent and strongly address any kind of discrimination, harassment, violence, aggression, bullying, or exclusion by other students or from members of the school community.

CNG’s policy statement conforms to Article 16 of the Colombian Constitution, which states: “All persons have the right to free development of personality, with no other limitations than those imposed by the rights of others and by the legal system.” Colombian law also regards individuals with diverse gender identity as part of a minority that has been historically discriminated against and excluded, even within the LGBT community. As a result, the protections provided to all CNG students exist not only to prevent them from being victims of any type of discrimination but also to allow them their legal right to fully and freely develop their personal sexual orientation and gender identity.

Approved by the CNG Board of Directors

Policy Adopted on September 5, 2016

DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING PROCESS

As you are probably aware, random alcohol and drug testing happens regularly in the High School. Here are some details of the process.

Random selection process:

• Dr. Rafael and the CNG Personera meet prior to the testing to do the random selection.

• Every month the student names for each grade level are randomly shuffled on a document.

• Without looking at the document, the Perso nera chooses a given amount of random numbers for each grade level.

• Dr. Rafael, overseen by the Personera, then puts an x next to each student name that matches the numbers that were chosen for that grade level.

• The names are then given to the grade level Counselors for them to review and they can eliminate names from the list, if necessary.

• The names are then submitted to the Health Zone for testing.

• Please note that if there are significant concerns about a specific student, the administration re serves the right to add their name to the list.

Testing process:

The selected students receive a note from the Attendance office with a time to report to the Health Zone.

• The student goes into a private room in the Heath Zone with Dr. Rafael and a nurse.

• The student is given an explanation of what is happening and is asked to fill out a short ques tionnaire.

• The test is then explained and administered.

• The student is shown and told the results of the test.

• The student is then given a pass to go back to class.

*Note that there are two different tests that can be administered; an alcohol test and a drug test that tests for a number of different drugs. The tests are checking for drugs or alcohol that can currently be detected in your system.

*Remember that if you or a friend is struggling with drugs and/or alcohol, please reach out to your counselor. It is much better to reach out for confidential counselor support than to receive potential disciplinary consequences.

If you have questions about the processes, or the tests themselves, please reach out to an administrator to further discuss.

CNG HIGH SCHOOL DRUG AND ALCOHOL TEST PROTOCOL

The following drug and alcohol test protocols outline the CNG policy and protocols that are required of students and their families. These procedures are in accordance with the drug and alcohol prevention policies of CNG as found in the Matriculation Contract and the Community Handbook. We are dedicated to protecting, educating, and supporting our community members who may be struggling with this serious matter; however, serious engagement in and commitment to the programs being required will be necessary.

Drug & Alcohol Test Procedure

The High School is to regularly and randomly test 9-12th grade students for drugs and/or alcohol according to the following procedure:

1. The Associate Principal , with the Personera as a witness, will generate a list of 10-20 random students for drug and/or alcohol testing.

2. The list of students will be provided to the counselors who will then eliminate 20% of the names and give the finalized list back to the As sociate Principal. The counselors may eliminate names of those students of whom they are aware might already be dealing with and seek ing help for drug and/or alcohol addiction.

3. The finalized list of students will be given to the Health Zone team in advance in order for them to prepare the necessary testing equip ment and environment.

4. The list of students will also be shared with the attendance office who will prepare and deliver the notes in an unobtrusive manner to the students in a staggered time frame during the predetermined testing window.

5. The students will then report to the Health Zone at which time they will be tested in the company of a Health Zone member as well as either the High School Associate Principal or High School Coun selor. These tests will be administered in a private area of the Health Zone to allow for greater privacy.

6. Refusal of a student to agree to drug and/or alcohol testing will result in an Administrative review process with the student and parent(s) to determine next steps related to prevention, intervention, and potential disciplinary consequences for failure to comply with school policy, protocols, and action plans to address the issue.

7. Proceeding each test, the original note, signed and time-stamped by the Health Zone member, will be handed back to the student and the student will discreetly return to class.

8. The Nurse will relay the test results immediately to the Associate Principal or Counselor present who will then report this directly to the Principal.

9. If, after a student receives a note to report for drug/alcohol testing, the student comes forward stating that they may test positive to the test, their candor will be noted, but they will still be asked to follow through with the drug and alcohol test procedure.

10. The administration will reserve the right to randomly or selectively test students as a pre ventative measure.

Positive Test Result Procedure

A positive test result to drugs and/or alcohol will result in the following after a first offense:

1. A meeting between the student and a High School Administrator.

2. A phone call to the parents by a High School Administrator.

3. A meeting with the student, parents, and High School Administrator to discuss the incident and provide the student with a right to defense and due–process considerations.

4. Depending on the findings at the meeting, the Administration will determine whether or not an Offense occurred and, if so, the consequence(s) as outlined in the Honor Code.

5. The requirement for the student to meet on a regular basis with their High School Counsel or upon return from suspension.

6. The recommendation that the parents seek professional help from a specialist and con tinue this help throughout the next 12 months.

7. The agreement to be drug and/or alcohol test ed on a regular basis for the next 12 months. At minimum this includes a random drug and/ or alcohol test every 2-3 months.

A positive test result to drugs and/or alcohol will result in the following after a second offense:

1. A meeting between the student and a High School Administrator.

2. A phone call to the parents by a High School Administrator.

3. A meeting with the student, parents, and High School Administrator to discuss the incident and provide the student with a right to defense and due–process considerations.

4. Depending on the findings at the meeting, the Administration will determine whether or not an Offense occurred and, if so, the consequence(s) as outlined in the Honor Code.

5. The requirement for the student to meet on a regular basis with their High School Counsel or upon return from suspension.

6. The recommendation that the parents seek professional help from a specialist and contin ue this help throughout the student’s duration at CNG.

7. The agreement to be drug and/or alcohol tested on a regular basis throughout the student’s duration at CNG. At minimum this includes a random drug and/or alcohol test every 2-3 months.

As per the signed Matricular Hold Contract, a third positive drug and/or alcohol test may result in a disciplinary process that could lead to a recommendation for expulsion or the inability for the student to matriculate the following school year.

When a member of the CNG community brings forward a concern about a student in regards to drug and/or alcohol use, the

administration and/or counselors will investigate as necessary and proceed with the Drug and Alcohol Test Procedure. No mention will be made to the student that this was a direct referral unless determined necessary by the principal. In this case the Principal would simply state that the referral came from a community member.

If, without being prompted by receiving a note to report for drug and/or alcohol testing, a student comes forward to the administration and/or counselors expressing self-concern in regards to drugs and/or alcohol usage or addiction a different series of procedures would be followed. Possible steps could be, but not limited to, meetings with the student and/or parents, recommended professional help from a specialist, a Behavioral Contract Letter, and/or disciplinary actions from school.

SEARCH OF BACKPACK, PHONE, AND/OR LOCKER PROCEEDINGS

Backpack Search

1. The Administrator should invite the student into the office and ensure another adult is pres ent.

2. Administrator should request the student to open his/her backpack.

a. If a student agrees, the backpack is opened and searched by the Administrator.

b. If a student refuses, the student’s parents are to be called and asked to come to school to meet with the Administrator, second adult, and student.

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If parents agree, the backpack is opened and searched by the Administrator.

• If parents do not agree, the backpack cannot be searched. Instead it is recommended that the Administrator write a letter to parents and place in the file of the student.

NOTE: Children and Adolescents: Police can be involved but this is only done as a last resort. If the Administration feels it is critical to get the information/search the backpack, the School Director needs to be consulted and will make the final decision.

Phone Search

Follow the same procedures as for “Backpack Search.”

3. In case the phone is needed regarding a Child Protection case (potential grave offense with legal implication): The Administrator handling the case will need to wrap the cell phone in aluminum foil so that the photos cannot be taken off the phone via the web. The cell phone should then be locked in a drawer with access only by the School Director. The CNG Designated Safeguarding Lead and/or the CNG Deputy Safeguarding Lead should be informed of the case and will then provide follow up if required.

4. Students must allow his/her phone to be opened in order for information on the phone to be searched.

5. It is better to ask what might be found on the cell phone, instead of to begin

looking at pictures, information, etc.

Locker Search

1. Administrator should meet the student at his/ her locker and ensure another adult is present.

2. Administrator should request the student to open his/her locker. As the locker is school property, we have the right to look at it, but prefer to have the student present.

3. NOTE: Children and Adolescents: Police can be involved but this is only done as a last resort. If the Administrator feels it is critical to get the information/search the locker, the School Director needs to be consulted and will make the final decision.

SECURITY PROCEDURES REGARDING SECURITY FOOTAGE

CNG Security procedures Regarding Video

1. For any faculty member, student or parent who has a concern about something that happened on campus (theft, bullying, inappropriate be havior, etc.), they should file a report to the ap propriate person:

• Valuable item - Security Office on the third floor of the Administrative Building

• Behavior/Investigation - Building Principal

2. For Missing Valuable Items, the Security Office will utilize its systems to do everything possible to locate the missing item. At times the Security

Office may assist with the location of phones or other technology through search applications to find where the device is located.

3. For Behavior/Investigation, the Associate Principal or Principal will review the report, investigate, and determine if video footage is needed.

If video footage is needed, the Administrator will reach out to the Security Office with the details so the video can be given an initial review.

4. Security videos are only reviewed by

• Members of the Directors’ Committee and select Members of the CNG Security Team.

• When footage is located, a clip of the footage will be sent by security to the appropriate person: School Director and/or Principals/ Associate Principals for follow up.

• Due to the requirements of Colombian law regarding data protection, students and/or parents are not allowed to watch the security footage in the Security Office. Parents and students can be shown these video clips, always in the presence of an Administrator in the office of the School Director or the Principal/Associate Principal.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT INFORMATION

Sexual harassment is defined as unwanted and unwelcome sexual behavior and individuals who experience sexual harassment feel fearful, intimidated, manipulated, and overpowered.

a. Sexual harassment which is physical

may include touching that is uncomfortable, embarrassing, and/or offensive.

b. Sexual harassment is most frequently verbal.

i. Using crude or sexually inappropriate language can be considered sexual harassment if it creates an uncomfortable environment.

ii. Sexual harassment may also include offensive jokes, comments, greetings, verbal teasing, or inappropriate name-calling, such as ‘‘hey, babe,’’ ‘‘hot stuff,’’ or ‘‘big stud.’’

iii. Students often sexually harass others by calling them ‘‘fag,’’ ‘‘homo,’’ or other degrading terms that refer to sexual orientation.

c. Other types of sexual harassment include students starting or spreading sexual rumors, sending mean or crude text messages, writing sexual graffiti on bathroom walls, sending crude e-mails or letters, and displaying sexual drawings or pornography.

d. Requesting sexual favors, especially when a power dynamic between students is in place, for various reasons is considered sexual harassment.

The above is taken from National Association of School Psychologists 2010

SYSTEMS FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CNG STUDENT-ATHLETES

Eligibility Standards

In order to represent CNG, all student-athletes must meet the following Eligibility Standards:

Academic Eligibility

Students must maintain a 2.8 GPA, have no academic or life skills grades below 2.5, and no in completes from previous marking periods in order to participate in athletics and co-curricular activities. Academic standing will be based on the most recent completed quarter and mid-season checks. Students not meeting academic standing will be ineligible for playing or practicing until grades are raised and/or a written plan of improvement has been completed. Improvement plans must be de veloped by the teacher(s), head coach, and Athlet ics Office. The appropriate Division Administrator must approve the final plan.

Behavior Eligibility

Students are expected to demonstrate high standards of behavior. A serious offence or mul tiple minor offenses may lead to suspension from one or more games and/or practices. Students sus pended from school will not be allowed to participate in co-curricular activities for a given period determined by the Administration. Division level administration will decide if individual students on Behavior Probation, Behavior Advisement, or Matriculation Hold may participate based on the student’s developmental level, the seriousness of the offense(s), and the student prior record.

Attendance Eligibility

School Attendance - Students are expected to demonstrate responsibility in school. Students with excessive unexcused tardies and/or absences will face restrictions or suspension from athletic activities. On the days of sport or organization events, students

must attend all classes in order to participate.

Practice Attendance- Commitment to a sport means attending the scheduled practices. Students who miss practice will have, as a minimum, decreased playing time. A consistent lack of attendance may result in removal from the playing team.

Following the policy of progressive discipline outlined in the CNG Code of Honor, the Division Administrator and Director of Athletics will determine the appropriate level of placement based on the severity of the offense(s) and the student’s prior disciplinary record:

1. Level 1 of eligibility standards -- A minimum of one missed game, written plan created, and student placed on Athletic Probation

2. Level 2 of eligibility standards -- A minimum of two weeks of missed practices and games. The student may not attend Binationals or any athletic event involving travel.

3. Level 3 of eligibility standards-- Removal from the team for the remainder of the school year. The student will be prohibited from all extracurricular activities during this time.

Exceptions to minimum eligibility rules may only be made in special cases as determined by a Review Committee composed of at least one administrator, as well as teachers, sponsors and/ or coaches as dictated by the necessities of the case. The Division Administrator will review and approve the final decision.

Eligibility Review Schedule

The schedule for eligibility review will take place at the end of all marking periods,

at the beginning of seasons, at the start of the quarterfinals, and before all tournaments.

Signed Student-Athlete and Parent Agreements

CNG student-athletes are required to demonstrate good behavior and sportsmanship in games. Additionally, as outlined in our CNG Code of Honor and Disciplinary Policy, all members of the school community must also demonstrate appropriate behavior at athletic events. As a result, student-athletes as well as their coaches and parents are also required to serve as role models at sporting events and to follow the school Honor Code. Signed agreements will be required for participation in the sports program as well as attendance at in-school and out-ofschool events.

Board Approved Policy 10 June 2019

PRIORITY OF SAFEGUARDING STUDENTS

CNG is committed to protecting children and preventing them from harm as well as to acting with a sense of urgency if a child might be at risk of harm. CNG has a shared definition of child protection that is understood and followed by all school community members, aligned to our beliefs and values. As a school, we comply with all legal and statutory requirements. Clear and robust policy/procedures/protocols have been established for reporting, investigation, followup and closure. CNG also has a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and a Deputy

Designated Safeguarding Lead. CNG ensures education and online/virtual safety along with training and support (PD) for our personnel.

In order to know who to go to for various issues, please refer to the CNG Communication Flow Chart. Please note for the 2021-2022 school year the CNG Designated Safeguarding Lead is Ms. Astrid Amador, Director of the Colombian Program, and the CNG Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Ms. Catalina Artunduaga, Director of the Learning Center.

Please see the CNG Comnunity Handbook for updated policies and protocols, many of which are signed during matriculation, including but not limited to:

• CNG Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

• CNG Assesment Model and Protocol

• CNG Child Protection Handbook

• CNG Creative Learning Spaces Agreement and Parent Permission

• CNG Science Lab Safety Agreements EN -MS

• CNG Science Lab Safety Agreements SP -MS

• CNG Science Lab Safety Agreements EN - HS

• CNG Science Lab Safety Agreements SP -HS

SKYWARD OFFENSES WITH CNG CODE OF HONOR INFRACTIONS CROSSWALK

Item No in Code of Honor

Skyward Code Long Description

MINOR M Minor offense

to class

in uniformappropriate

without permission

behavior

language gesture

use of electronic device

behavior

inappropriate contact

damage to property

printedmaterial

display affection

items on campus

homework

inappropriate action

Cell Phone Use

Item No in Code of Honor

Skyward Code Long Description

offense

symbols

behavior

Harassment/ intimidation

race/ religion/etc.

Insubordination or defiance

to ID self

Reckless endangerment

theft

Forgery/fraud

campus fundraising

Skipping class orschool

Academic dishonesty

bullying

cigarettes/ smoking

of lookalike weapon

of minoroffense

serious action

Harassment

Item No

Code of Honor

Skyward

Long Description

GRAVE G Grave offense

G01 Use of alcohol or drugs

G02 Any criminal act

G03 Possession of weapon or explosives

G04 Assault,fighting or aggression

G05 Repeated bullying

G06 Sexual harassment

G07 Indecent exposure

G13 Contraband

G08 Arson or fire hazard

G09 Willful destruction

G10 Grave theft

G15 Retaliation

G14 Direct violation

G11 Repetition of serious offense

G12 Any grave action

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