Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke is committed to maintaining a working and learning environment that provides for fair and equitable treatment, including freedom from bullying, harassment, intimidation, and discrimination of any kind. This policy includes anyone who engages in such behavior on school property, at school activities, or an electronic act through the use of cell phones, computers, personal communication devices, or other electronic gaming devices.
Harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination may take many forms, including verbal aggression and name calling; inappropriate comments; inappropriate images; physical aggression; relational aggression; graphic and written statements, which may include use of cell phones, computers, or gaming systems; any insensitive materials and other conduct that may be physically threatening, harmful, or humiliating. Harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination include intent to harm, they are directed at a specific target, and typically involve repeated incidents. Harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination create a hostile environment and will not be tolerated in Paul Mitchell Schools.
Such conduct or communication has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s work or school performance and creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or school environment.Harassment, intimidation, bullying, and discrimination can interfere and limit a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the education, services, activities, or opportunities offered by the Paul Mitchell School. Administration will take prompt, equitable, and remedial action (including but not limited to requiring sensitivity training, probation, suspension, expulsion, or termination) on all reports and complaints that come to the attention of school personnel, either formally or informally. Allegations of any policy violation will be investigated and handled appropriately based upon the findings, including reporting any criminal activity to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
Engaging in harassment, intimidation, bullying, or discrimination will result in appropriate discipline or other appropriate sanctions against offending students, staff, service guests, third-party vendors, or contractors. Anyone engaging in these behaviors on school property or at school activities will have their access to school property and activities restricted or revoked, as appropriate.
The school shall respect the confidentiality of the complainant and the individual(s) against whom the complaint is filed as much as possible, consistent with the school’s legal obligations, state laws and policies, and the necessity to investigate the allegations and take disciplinary and/or restorative action to resolve the problem.
Retaliation is prohibited against any person who makes a complaint or who is a witness under this policy and will result in appropriate disciplinary action against the person responsible for the retaliation.Individuals who knowingly report or corroborate false allegations will be subject to appropriate disciplinary and /or restorative action. Each staff member is responsible for immediately reporting alleged harassment, intimidation, bullying, or discrimination to his/her supervisor or other appropriate school personnel. Staff members who fail to take prompt action to report allegations or violation(s) of this policy may be subject to disciplinary and/or restorative action up to and including termination.
For a list of state anti-bullying laws and policies please go to: www.stopbullying.gov.
For a list of federal anti-discrimination laws and policies, please go to:
https://www.ftc.gov/site-information/no-fear-act/protections-against-discrimination