Standards of Behavior

The two key focus areas for the standards of behaviour are:

Respect, civility and responsible citizenship

All school community members must:

respect and follow all applicable laws
show honesty and integrity
respect differences in people
treat others with dignity and respect at all times, especially when there is disagreement
respect and treat others fairly, regardless of their race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, or disability
respect the rights of others
show care and respect for school property and the property of others
take the proper steps to help those in need
respect all members of the school community, especially those in a position of authority
respect the need of others to work in an environment that is good for learning and teaching, including by ensuring that cellphones and other personal mobile devices are only used during instructional time for:
educational purposes (as directed by a teacher)
health and medical purposes
special education needs support
seek help from school staff to resolve conflict peacefully, if necessary
not swear at a teacher or at another person in a position of authority

All school community members must not:

start or join in any form of bullying, whether in-person or through technology (for example, email or cell phones)
commit sexual assault
traffic weapons or illegal drugs
commit robbery
give alcohol or cannabis to a minor
be in possession of a weapon, including firearms
use any object to threaten or intimidate another person
injure anyone with an object
be in possession of alcohol, cannabis (except when the person is authorized to use cannabis for medical purposes) or illegal drugs
be under the influence of alcohol, cannabis (except when the person is authorized to use cannabis for medical purposes) or illegal drugs
give others alcohol, illegal drugs or cannabis (unless the receiver is someone who has been authorized to use cannabis for medical purposes)
inflict, or encourage others to inflict, bodily harm
start or join in hate propaganda or other types of behaviour caused by hate or bias
commit vandalism that causes large-scale damage to property on school premises