TEEN DAY Ithaca is committed to providing all students with a safe and supportive environment and community. Members of the TEEN DAY community are expected to treat each other with respect. It is the policy of TEEN DAY Ithaca to prohibit the harassment of students, instructors, or administrators.
Harassment of a student by another student or by a teacher or other member of the TEEN DAY community is a violation of TEEN DAY policy. This includes (but is not limited to) harassment based on race, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or disability. Harassment is conduct, including verbal conduct, (1) that creates (or will certainly create) a hostile environment by substantially interfering with a student’s educational benefits, opportunities, or performance, or with a student’s physical or psychological well-being; or (2) that is threatening or seriously intimidating.
TEEN DAY Ithaca will not tolerate sexual harassment of any kind from any member of the TEEN DAY community. TEEN DAY prohibits retaliation against students for complaining about the conduct described in this policy. Any member of our community who engages in sexual harassment of another member is in violation of this policy and may be subject to disciplinary action that may include removal from the TEEN DAY program.
All members of the TEEN DAY Ithaca community are subject to the harassment policy and all of its provisions. Students are encouraged to make any concerns known to an instructor, the Administrator, a Board member, and/or any trusted adult
What is sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. It includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature which interferes with a person’s performance or which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. For the purposes of this policy, sexual harassment also includes sexual violence. Sexual violence refers to physical sexual acts perpetrated against a person’s will or where a person is incapable of giving consent. Sexual violence includes, but is not limited to: rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, and sexual coercion.
Sexual harassment can originate from a person of either sex against a person of the opposite or same sex, and from any member of the TEEN DAY community.
Harassment takes many forms and may include some or all of the following:
PHYSICAL HARASSMENT:
1. Unwelcome sexual demands.
2. Unnecessary or unwelcome touching (pinching, grabbing, massaging, touching or brushing against someone’s body).
3. Impeding or blocking movement.
4. Unwelcome and/or offensive public displays of sexual/physical affection.
5. Engaging in sexual conduct with an individual who is unable to consent due to his/her age, use of drugs or alcohol, intellectual disability, or other disability.
VERBAL HARASSMENT: This includes what is said aloud as well as what is written on social media, messaging boards, or in private text messages.
1. Verbal comments, abuse, or ridicule, including innuendoes, stories and jokes that are sexual in nature and/or gender-related. This might include inappropriate sex-oriented comments on appearance, including dress or physical features.
2. Uninvited Ssexually suggestive comments, even when not meant in an abusive, demeaning, or negative way.
3. Derogatory, obscene, or vulgar comments, epithets, or slurs regarding a person’s sex, including sexually patronizing comments or terms (ie. hottie, honey, babe, etc).
4. Unwelcome requests for sexual contact of any kind.
5. Asking or commenting about a person’s sexual activities.
6. Continued unwanted or unwelcome requests for social and/or sexual contact.
7. The use of profanity and/or other obscenities that are sexually suggestive or degrading in nature.
8. Any other unwelcome and unwanted sexually oriented and/or gender-based behavior which is sexually demeaning, belittling, intimidating, or perpetrates sexual stereotypes and attitudes.
VISUAL FORMS OF HARASSMENT
1. Distribution of written or graphic materials, derogatory posters, letters, poems, graffiti, cartoons, videos, posts, memes, or drawings of a sexual nature—both sexually explicit and innuendo.
2. Clothing that reflects sexually obscene and/or sexually explicit messages, slogans, or pictures.
3. Unwelcome staring, leering, or gesturing which is sexually suggestive in nature.
Complaints and Grievances
1. In order for TEEN DAY to enforce this policy, and to take corrective measures as may be necessary, it is essential that any student who believes they have been a victim or witness of sexual harassment by another participant or instructor should immediately discuss it with the Administrator or any Board member with whom they feel comfortable discussing the situation. (NOTE: If you are being made to feel uncomfortable, but don’t know if the other person’s behaviors fall under TEEN DAY’s definition of harassment, or are serious enough to be reported, talking to trusted friends and peers can be a good first step to determine next steps.)
2. If you see or hear any behavior from your friends or peers that would be considered harassment, SPEAK UP and call it out as long as you feel it won’t affect your safety. The opinions of others can change people’s behavior greatly.
2. TEEN DAY officials will respond to all complaints, whether verbal or written, of sexual harassment and will take appropriate action to address them. All complaints and allegations of sexual harassment shall be kept confidential except as necessary to resolve the situation. Retaliation against an individual who reports a violation of TEEN DAY’s harassment policies is prohibited.
3. When TEEN DAY officials find that sexual harassment has occurred, they shall take prompt, appropriate action to end the harassment and address its effects on those involved.
4. Remember, trying to ignore uncomfortable or inappropriate behavior helps no one, least of all you.
Student Quiz…Yes or No?
- Is it okay to continually ask for social contact from another student who has already said “no”?
- Is it okay to grab or massage another student without their permission?
- Is it okay to call another student names because of their heritage or gender?
- Is it okay to send sexual messages or suggestive images to other participants without their permission?
The answer to all of these questions is: NO!
It is NOT okay to do any of the things above! Think before you act!
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