Safe Schools
In order to maintain a Catholic learning environment based on the teachings of the Catholic Church, staff and students must follow the Respect for Human Dignity and Equality Policy. Discriminating unreasonably on the basis of any characteristic set out in subsection 9(2) of the Manitoba Human Rights Code is unacceptable.
Alcohol and Drugs
Using, possessing or being under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs at school or in school-related activities – inside or outside the school – is unacceptable.
Bullying
Bullying or abusing physically, sexually, or psychologically – verbally, written or otherwise – any person is unacceptable.
Bullying is harmful and hurtful. Staff and students have the right to come to school and to be safe. Bullying is any physical act, verbal comment, gesture, facial expression or action that would intentionally hurt someone on the inside or outside. It also means leaving people out. Bullying is a deliberate and typically repeated attempt to hurt either physically or emotionally from which the aggressor derives gratification.
Types of bullying may include but, are not limited to:
Physical – such as gestures, slapping, hitting, choking, poking, punching, pinching, kicking, scratching, spitting, and defacing property. Physical acts that are embarrassing, locking in and out of space, physical violence against family or friends, threatening with a weapon, or inflicting bodily harm.
Verbal – such as name-calling, gossiping or embarrassing another, spreading rumours, ethnic slurs, setting up to take the blame, taunting, teasing, threatening, phone calls, text messaging, threats of violence against family or friends
Social/Relational – such as rejection, exclusion, manipulating, social order, setting up to humiliate in person or through the use of technology
Cyber-bullying – such as the use of information and communication technologies such as email, cell phone and pager text messages, instant messaging (IM), defamatory personal websites and defamatory online personal polling websites to support deliberate, repeated and hostile behaviour by an individual or group that is intended to harm others
Discriminating unreasonably on the basis of any characteristic set out in subsection 9(2) of the Human Rights Code is unacceptable
Gang Involvement
Gang involvement will not be tolerated inside or outside the school.
Online
Computer, Internet and email use is a privilege that engenders certain responsibilities.
Inappropriate use by any student or staff member which includes, but is not limited to, vandalizing, prohibited accessing, uploading, downloading, creating and transmitting viruses or distribution of material that the school has determined to be objectionable, will not be tolerated.
Access is a privilege and not a right.
To gain access all students must obtain parental permission and must have their parent/guardian sign and return the school’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) to the school.
For parents looking for assistance with online access with their students, the Winnipeg Police Service has come out with an online presentation: https://www.winnipeg.ca/police/police/community/school-engagement
Weapons
Gang involvement will not be tolerated inside or outside the school.
Possessing a weapon, as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code, will not be tolerated at school.
Using, possessing or being under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs at school or, on school-related activities - inside or outside the school – is unacceptable.