Student Discipline

Rules of Conduct and Board of Education Policies

The full contents of the Rules of Conduct and all Northbrook District 27 Board of Education Policies can be found on the District 27 website. Opens in New Window

Sexual Harassment Board of Education Policy 7:20
Anti-Bullying Code

Sexual Harassment Board of Education Policy 7:20

Sexual Harassment Prohibited Sexual harassment of students is prohibited. Any person, including a district employee or agent, or student, engages in sexual harassment whenever he or she makes sexual advances, requests sexual favors, and/or engages in other verbal or physical conduct, including sexual violence, of a sexual or sex-based nature, imposed on the basis of sex, that:

1. Denies or limits the provision of educational aid, benefits, services, or treatment; or that makes such conduct a condition of a student’s academic status; or

2. Has the purpose or effect of: a. Substantially interfering with a student’s educational environment;

b. Creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment;

c. Depriving a student of educational aid, benefits, services, or treatment; or

d. Making submission to or rejection of such conduct the basis for academic decisions affecting a student.

The terms intimidating, hostile, and offensive include conduct that has the effect of humiliation, embarrassment, or discomfort. Examples of sexual harassment include touching, crude jokes or pictures, discussions of sexual experiences, teasing related to sexual characteristics, and spreading rumors related to a person’s alleged sexual activities. The term sexual violence includes a number of different acts. Examples of sexual violence include, but are not limited to, rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual coercion. 7:20 Page 2 of 4 Northbrook School District 27

Making a Complaint; Enforcement
Students are encouraged to report claims or incidences of bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, or any other prohibited conduct to the Nondiscrimination Coordinator, Building Principal, Assistant Building Principal, Dean of Students, or a Complaint Manager, or any staff member with whom the student is comfortable speaking. A student may choose to report to a person of the student’s same sex. An allegation that a student was a victim of any prohibited conduct perpetrated by school personnel, including a school vendor or volunteer, shall be processed and reviewed according to policy 5:90, Abused and Neglected Child Reporting, in addition to any response required by this policy. The Superintendent shall insert into this policy the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the District’s current Nondiscrimination Coordinator and Complaint Managers. At least one of these individuals will be female, and at least one will be male.

Nondiscrimination Coordinator:
Rob McElligott, Ed.D., Director of Human Resources and Student Services
1250 Sanders Road Northbrook IL 60062
847-498-2610 x5116
mcelligott.r@nb27.org

Complaint Managers:
Cari Beake, Principal, Wood Oaks Junior High
1250 Sanders Road Northbrook IL 60062
847-272-1900 x5530
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Paul Suminski, Assistant Principal, Wood Oaks Junior High
1250 Sanders Road Northbrook IL 60062
847-272-1900 x5533
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Anti-Bullying Code

Wood Oaks Junior High School is committed to providing each student with a safe and secure environment where they will feel free to learn and express themselves.

Anti-bullying code of conduct for all students:

ALL WOOD OAKS STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FREE OF BULLYING AND HARASSMENT.

You have the right to be treated with respect, kindness and trust.
You have the right to be accepted and included in the Wood Oaks Community.
You have the right to say no, when you are not comfortable with a situation.
You have the right not to have your physical space violated.
You have the right to know that your personal property will not be damaged or taken by your peers.

WE SOLVE PROBLEMS PRODUCTIVELY BY STOPPING, THINKING, AND DISCUSSING OUR ACTIONS.

Incidents of bullying/cyber-bullying can be reported electronically through the Wood Oaks web page link titled “Report Inappropriate Behavior.”

When an incident of bullying is reported to staff, either electronically, verbally or in writing, the following investigative steps will be taken to address the issue:

The bullying report is submitted to the school guidance counselor or assistant principal for review. The guidance counselor or assistant principal will meet with the victim and discuss the issue. Possible steps that may be taken include--mediation between victim and bully, problem-solving strategies, ongoing counseling services, and/or a referral to the assistant principal for further processing or disciplinary action.
If the bullying report is submitted to the assistant principal, possible steps that may be taken include--mediation between bully and victim, problem-solving strategies, and/or disciplinary consequences for the bully.
With any reported incident, either the school guidance counselor and/or the assistant principal will make arrangements to check-in with the victim within a reasonable time following the reported incident to ensure that the situation has been resolved satisfactorily. If it is determined that the situation has not been adequately resolved, further action will be taken on the part of the guidance counselor and/or the assistant principal to attempt to remedy the situation.