Reporting Violations

Each student is required to follow the School’s procedures for registering a complaint about any act of unlawful discrimination or harassment to enable the School to deal swiftly, efficiently and fairly with the situation and the fellow students, faculty, or staff involved, and to maintain a safe and nurturing educational setting.

Students who believe they have been subjected to wrongful discrimination or harassment must do the following:

Take immediate action: Tell the person, if it is safe to do so, to stop the unwelcome or offensive behavior. Remove yourself from harm’s way.

If the unwelcome or offensive behavior is by a student and persists,

or it is not safe to confront the person: Immediately advise a member of the school faculty of your complaint and the details of the occurrence. Your complaint will then be made in writing, and signed by you. The faculty member will bring your written complaint to the attention of the Assistant Head of School for Student Life. If for any reason you do not feel comfortable discussing the matter with a faculty member, or the Assistant Head of School for Student Life, find a member of the School’s administrative team with whom you are comfortable talking.

If the unwelcome or offensive behavior is by a faculty member and

persists: Immediately advise a member of the School’s administrative team of your complaint and the details of the complaint. Your complaint will then be made in writing, and signed by you. The member of the administrative team will assist you in writing your complaint, if you request. The administrative team member will bring your written complaint to the attention of the Head of School.

The Assistant Head of School for Student Life and the Head of School or their representative will investigate your written complaint and make a determination as to the charges and the appropriate remedy, which may include disciplining, expelling, or terminating the alleged offender, providing counseling, or modifying the alleged offender’s schedule, depending on the circumstances. The complaining student will be notified of the determination.

A student or parent of a minor student making any complaint may ask that the student’s name not be disclosed to the harasser or that nothing be done about the alleged harassment. Requesting confidentiality may limit the School’s