BP 5137
Students
The Governing Board desires to provide an
orderly, caring and nondiscriminatory learning environment in which all
students can feel comfortable and take pride in their school and their
achievements.
The Board encourages staff to teach
students the meaning of equality, human dignity, and mutual respect, and to
employ cooperative learning strategies that foster positive interactions in the
classroom among students from diverse backgrounds. The district shall provide instruction and
counseling designed to promote positive racial and ethnic identity, help
students understand diverse cultures, teach them to think critically about
racial bias and show them how to deal with discriminatory behavior in
appropriate ways.
Students shall have opportunities to
voice their concerns about school policies and practices and to share
responsibility for solving problems that affect their school. The Superintendent or designee may initiate
student courts, campus beautification projects, buddy systems, vandalism
prevention campaigns and other similar programs. Staff shall encourage and reward success and
achievement, participation in community projects and positive student conduct.
The schools shall promote nonviolent
conflict resolution techniques in order to encourage attitudes and behaviors
that foster harmonious relations. As
part of this effort, students shall be taught the skills necessary to reduce
violence, including communication skills, anger management, bias reduction and
mediation skills. Staff shall receive
training that implements and supports conflict resolution techniques, and
training in conflict resolution techniques shall be available to
parents/guardians and volunteers.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION
CODE
233.5
Duty concerning
instruction of students
35160 Authority
of governing boards
35160.1 Broad
authority of school districts
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