Havergal College Course Calendar, 2017-18 Academic Year

HAVERGAL COLLEGE

Course Calendar 2017–18

ii. The teacher will inform the student of his/

her concerns and provide the student with the

opportunity to respond to these concerns.

iii. The teacher will inform the parent of the

incident and of the consequences.

iv. The teacher can either, or in combination, assign

a mark of zero, assign a penalty, pro-rate the

value of the assignment, have the student revise

the assignment in whole or in part or, have the

student complete another assignment.

v. The teacher will file a record of the incident with

the Head of Junior School or VP School Life,

Operations & Student Wellness, as appropriate.

7. Failure to Comply with the Havergal

College Code of Conduct

All members of the Havergal community are responsible

for observing both the letter and the spirit of the Havergal

College Code of Conduct. Havergal reserves its right

to apply a full range of sanctions (listed below) to any

offence committed by a student. In addition, it is not

necessary that a student succeed in actually committing

an offence for the full range of sanctions to be applied.

For example, an attempt to cheat on a test may be just as

serious as actually cheating on a test.

In determining whether an offence has been committed

and what sanction(s) should be applied, Havergal College

will employ procedures that:

reflect the severity of the offence alleged;

ii. ensure that a student, and her parents as

required, are aware of the complaint against the

student;

iii. ensure that a student, and her parents as

required, have the opportunity to present fully

and fairly their version of events and explanation

and to have these taken into account by the

decision-maker;

iv. ensure that the decisions will be made in a fair

and impartial way; and

v. document completely and accurately all aspects

of the process and decision.

Investigation and Documentation

The general procedure that Havergal will observe to

investigate and address any reports of breaches of the

Havergal College Code of Conduct is as follows:

The teacher who observes or learns of the

incident/behaviour will report it as soon as

possible to the VP School Life, Operations &

Student Wellness or Head of Junior School.

ii. The Head of Junior School or VP School Life,

Operations & Student Wellness will collaborate

with the Assistant Head (Junior, Middle, Senior)

or Head of Boarding in investigating the alleged

breach of the Havergal College Code of Conduct.

iii. The investigation will include an interview with

all those who are alleged to be involved in order

to determine degree of involvement, facts and

related issues.

iv. As part of the investigation, a student will be

provided with an opportunity to explain her

conduct, respond to the allegation and be heard

regarding the student’s position with respect to

the incident/behaviour in question.

v. The school will document all discussions and

interviews undertaken by its employees.

vi. After initial interviews, the students, and parents

as required, will be informed of the facts as

determined during the investigation.

vii. Initial interviews may conclude the process or

indicate that further investigation is required.

viii. If a student denies an allegation and a matter of

credibility arises, the student and her parents

will be given an opportunity to meet with the

VP School Life, Operations & Student Wellness

or Head of Junior School who will make the

discipline determination in order to present

her version of events, including mitigating

circumstances; test or challenge the evidence

against the student; and make a submission as

to possible sanctions.

ix. Depending on the outcome of the investigation,

the VP School Life, Operations & Student

Wellness or Head of Junior School may

determine that one or more sanctions are

warranted. Depending on the severity of the

incident/behaviour, other administrators may

collaborate in determining the nature of the

sanction.

x. Communication with the student, and parents

as required, will clearly indicate the breach in

the Havergal College Code of Conduct and the

consequences for infractions.

xi. Where a number of students are involved in a

breach of the Havergal College Code of Conduct,

any written communication from Havergal

College will ensure confidentiality of individual

students by relaying only those circumstances

relevant to the student who is receiving the

written communication.