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Collettville Elementary School Code of Conduct

Introduction

The Collettville Elementary Code of Conduct ("Code of Conduct), reviewed in September 2025, provides students and families with expectations around behaviour that promote learning and maintain a safe, caring, and orderly school environment. These expectations apply to all students while they are under the care of the school, including the times they are traveling to/from the school, participating in school activities on/off campus, and using the Internet. The safe, caring, and inclusive environment that we promote is shaped by our school values, vision, and mission.

Values 

  1. Respect – for self, others, and perspectives, shown through empathy and care
     
  2. Pride – in self, in culture, in bilingualism, and in our individual learning journeys 
     
  3. Community – through responsibility, connection, and care for one another

Vision 

We envision a welcoming, inclusive, and safe learning community where every child is empowered to grow both academically and personally while recognizing their intrinsic worth and potential.

Mission 

We commit to nurturing the social-emotional, intellectual, and physical well-being of all members of our school community. By supporting agency, we enable learners to explore their identities, share their perspectives, and grow as curious, intrinsically motivated, lifelong learners.  

BC Human Rights Code

Collettville Elementary School promotes and upholds the values expressed in the BC Human Rights Code respecting the rights of all individuals, in accordance with the laws prohibiting discrimination (based on Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age) in respect to discriminatory publication and discrimination in accommodation, service, and facility in the school environment.

In a safe, caring, and orderly school environment, we do not tolerate:

  • Racism - actions, words, or decisions that harm or exclude someone because of their race, skin colour, or cultural background
  • Discrimination - unfair treatment of a person or group based on personal characteristics such as race, gender, disability, or identity
  • Bullying - intentional, repeated behaviour that hurts, humiliates, or excludes someone, especially when a power imbalance exists
  • Harassment - repeated or ongoing behaviour - verbal, physical, or digital - that targets someone in a way that is unwanted and harmful
  • Violence - physical force used to hurt someone's body, damage property, or cause harm
  • Abuse - behaviour - physical, emotional, or verbal - that deliberately harms, controls, or mistreats someone
  • Threats - statements or actions that claim someone will be harmed, hurt, or punished if they don't comply
  • Intimidation - behaviour meant to make someone feel scared, pressured, or powerless
  • Retaliation against those who reports incidents
  • Possession of prohibited items (e.g., drugs, alcohol, weapons) 

Supports to Help Students Learn and Practice Respectful Behaviour

We support all students in learning positive, respectful behaviour, and commit to addressing behaviours in a consistent, fair, and equitable manner. We will use developmentally appropriate and restorative practices whenever possible, working together with the student and their family to solve problems. Our expectations of students will increase proportionately with their capacity to regulate their emotions and behaviour.