District School Board Ontario North East strongly supports a high level of protection from workplace violence for teachers, support staff, volunteers, and other persons. Acts of harassment, abusive behaviour, assaults, threats, or acts of violence will not be tolerated.
This policy applies to all work activities that occur while on Board premises, or while engaging in workplace activities or workplace social events.
This policy applies to all members of the Board community, including but not limited to, trustees, students, employees, visitors such as parents and community members, volunteers, permit holders, contractors, and employees of other organizations who work on or are invited onto Board property.
The Board is committed to develop and maintain a program to implement this policy with respect to workplace violence, and to meeting the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
It is a requirement that this Policy be reviewed annually, and the communication of this policy to workers is a component of the Program of Implementation.
Annual reviews of this Policy and its Procedures will be conducted by the District Coordinating Committee, which includes representatives of each working group, and by the Joint Health and Safety Committees represented at every District School Board Ontario North East work site. The annual review will be a permanent agenda item for these committee meetings.
