District School Climate Plan 

The Bethel Board of Education is committed to creating and maintaining a physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe educational environment free from bullying, teen dating violence, harassment, and discrimination.

The District School Climate Plan represents a comprehensive approach to address bullying, teen dating violence, and harassment, as well as “mean behavior,” and sets forth the Board’s expectations for creating a positive school climate and thus preventing, intervening, and responding to incidents of bullying, teen dating violence, harassment, or mean behavior.

                          Click here to access the District School Climate Plan.

Bullying Information: 

1. causes physical or emotional harm to an individual; 
2. places an individual in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or 
3. infringes on the rights or opportunities of an individual at school.

B. Bullying shall include, but need not be limited to, written, oral, or electronic communication or physical act or gesture based on any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, academic status, physical appearance, or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or by association with an individual or group who has or is perceived to have one or more of such characteristics. 

REPORT OF SUSPECTED BULLYING BEHAVIORS OR TEEN DATING VIOLENCE FORM

BULLYING & TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION POLICY

SCHOOL CLIMATE SPECIALISTS - CONTACT INFORMATION

Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

SEX DISCRIMINATION IS PROHIBITED based on Federal Law - Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and State Law – Sec. 10-15c. Harassment - based on sexual orientation is also protected under State Law – Sec. 10-15c.

Click on the link below to view the policy and regulations: 

Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Regulation

Discrimination: 

The conditions or privileges of employment in the school district, including the wages, hours, terms and benefits, shall be applied without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, mental or physical disability, Veteran status, or genetic information, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification. The Board of Education seeks to extend the advantages of public education with fully equality of educational opportunity to students and personnel. 

Report Form for Complaints of Discrimination

Bethel Student Data Privacy Policies:

Student Data Privacy