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STUDENT HANDBOOK - Hunterdon Central Regional High School

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gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a<br />

mental, physical or sensory handicap, or by any other distinguishing<br />

characteristic, that takes place on school property, at any schoolsponsored<br />

function or on a school bus and that:<br />

a. a reasonable person should know, under the<br />

circumstances, will have the effect of harming a student or<br />

damaging the student's property, or placing a student in reasonable<br />

fear of harm to his person or damage to his property; or<br />

b. has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or<br />

group of students in such a way as to cause substantial disruption<br />

in, or substantial interference with, the orderly operation of the<br />

school.<br />

Students involved in these actions will be subject to immediate<br />

discipline commiserate with legislative guidelines and board policies.<br />

As needed, incidents will also be referred to local law enforcement.<br />

Any student victimized by these types of behavior should contact<br />

his/her counselor or vice principal immediately. An anonymous<br />

reporting process will also be available in each house office.<br />

<strong>Hunterdon</strong> <strong>Central</strong> will act in accordance will all NJ Violence &<br />

Vandalism guidelines. The HC Coordinator is VP Barbara Manfredi.<br />

The HCRHS Board of Education adopted comprehensive<br />

harassment regulations that apply to all members of the school<br />

community. These policies, #2260(Affirmative Action Program for<br />

<strong>School</strong> and Classroom Practices) and #5751(Sexual Harassment),<br />

are available in the Board of Education office.<br />

HCRHS Board Policy #5751: Sexual Harassment<br />

Sexual harassment shall consist of unwelcome sexual<br />

advances, request for sexual favors, and other inappropriate verbal<br />

or physical conduct of a sexual nature when made by a member of<br />

the school staff to a pupil, when made by any member of the school<br />

staff to another staff member, or made by any pupil to another pupil<br />

or staff member when:<br />

Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly<br />

a term or condition of an individual’s employment or education.<br />

Submission to, or rejection of such conduct by an individual is<br />

used as the basis for academic or employment decisions affecting<br />

that individual.<br />

Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially<br />

interfering with an individual’s academic or professional performance<br />

by creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive employment or<br />

education environment.<br />

Sexual harassment of any individual is expressly prohibited and will<br />

not be tolerated. Direct all questions to your child’s vice principal or<br />

the HC Affirmative Action Officer (908) 284-7160.

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