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GPP-6204
Sexual Harassment and Bullying
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is a form of discrimination prohibited by federal and
state laws. Consistent with these laws, it is the policy of Spartanburg
School District Five that sexual harassment and/or bullying of students
are prohibited. Any student that feels he or she has been subjected to
harassment and/or bullying is encouraged to contact the school or
district administration immediately.
Bullying
Bullying is a form of harassment. Bullying is defined as: “The
repeated intimidation of others by the real or threatened infliction of
physical, verbal, written, electronically transmitted, or emotional abuse,
or through attacks on the property of another. It may include, but not
be limited to, actions such as verbal taunts; including ethnically-based
or gender based verbal put-downs, extortion of money or possessions,
and exclusion from peer groups within the school.” Such conduct is
disruptive to the educational process and is not acceptable behavior and
is prohibited. Students who engage in any act of bullying while at
school, at any school function, in connection to or with any District-
sponsored activity or event, or while enroute to or from school are
subject to disciplinary action, up to and including suspension or
expulsion.
Student Regulations
1. Students may not interrupt the flow of traffic in the halls by
loitering.
2. Upon arrival on campus students may not to leave campus at any
time during the school day without following early dismissal
procedures
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3. Students are not to remain in parked vehicles. Students who do so
may have their parking privileges revoked.
4. Students are not permitted to visit the student parking lot during
the day without permission from an administrator.
5. Skateboards are strictly prohibited on campus at all times and will
be confiscated.
6. Students will not be excused from classes without approval of the
administration.
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Changes in students’ daily schedule w
ill not be made without
approval of the administration.
8. Students will not be allowed to congregate in the lobby or in the
hallway near the offices in the mornings, at lunch times, or in the
