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STATEMENT OF POLICYIn keeping with, the Mission, Vision and Values of the Niagara Catholic District School Board, the Board shall endeavour to ensure that the school environment is one of respect, dignity and trust, consistent with the Gospel Values. A positive school climate exists when all members of the school community feel safe, comfortable, and accepted. To help achieve a positive school environment in their schools, the Niagara Catholic District School Board and its schools will actively promote and support positive behaviours that reflect their catholic gospel values. They should also endeavour to ensure that parents and members of the broader community are involved in the school community. The Niagara Catholic District School Board and all members of the school community recognize that bullying;
Consistent with current legislation in the Province of Ontario, all members of the school community, including staff, students, parent/guardians and visitors, will be respectful to one another and are responsible in helping to create a safe and caring school environment free from bullying. The Niagara Catholic District School Board recognizes that a whole-school approach is required in developing a Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan and that everyone, school staff, parents, students and the wider community, has a role to play in creating a positive school climate and a safe learning environment, providing support to pupils who are impacted, by inappropriate behaviour such as bullying, sexual assault, gender-based violence. Catholic Education plays a critical role in preparing young people to become:
A healthy, safe and inclusive learning environment where all students feel accepted is a necessary condition for student success. All students and members of the school community should feel safe at school and deserve a positive school climate that is inclusive and accepting, regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, family status, marital status, socio-economic status or disability. Students need to be equipped with the knowledge, skills, attitude and values to engage the world and others critically, which means developing a critical consciousness that allows them to take action on making their schools and communities more equitable and inclusive for all. All Niagara Catholic schools will include a specified bullying prevention and intervention statement in their Code of Conduct which will be included in the Student Handbooks. The Director of Education will issue Administrative Guidelines for the implementation of this Policy .
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