• Physical abuse – Injury that is intentionally inflicted upon a student.. 
• Sexual abuse – Any contact of a sexual nature that occurs between a student and an adult or between two students. This includes any activity which is meant to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the adult or the other student. 
• Emotional abuse – Mental or emotional injury to a student that results in an observable and material impairment in the student’s growth, development, or psychological functioning. 
• Neglect – Failure to provide for a student’s basic needs or the failure to protect a student from harm. Any mistreatment or abuse by a parent volunteer will result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of volunteer service.

• Physical bullying – is when one person engages in physical force against another person, such as by hitting, punching, pushing, kicking, pinching, or restraining another. 
• Verbal bullying – when someone uses their words to hurt another, such as by belittling or calling other hurtful names. 
• Nonverbal or relational bullying – when one person manipulates a relationship or desired relationship to harm another person. This includes social exclusion, friendship manipulation, or gossip. This type of bullying also includes intimidating another person by using gestures. 
• Cyberbullying – is the intentional and overt act of aggression toward another person by way of any technological tool, such as email, instant messages, text messages, digital pictures or images, or website postings (including blogs). Cyberbullying can involve: 
  • Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images;
  • Posting sensitive, private information about another person; 
  • Pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad;
  •  Intentionally excluding someone from an online group 
• Hazing – an activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers that person regardless of that person’s willingness to participate.
• Sexualized bullying – when bullying involves behaviors that are sexual in nature. Examples of sexualized bullying behaviors include sexting, bullying that involves exposure of private body parts, and verbal bullying involving sexualized language or innuendos.

• When meeting one-on-one with a student, always do so in full public view of others 
• Avoid physical affection that can be misinterpreted. Limit affection to pats on the shoulder, high-fives, fist bumps, and handshakes 
• Document and immediately report any unusual incidents, including disclosures of abuse or maltreatment, behavior problems and how they were handled, injuries, or any interactions that might be misinterpreted

• If you find that a younger student needs help, please find that child’s parent. If that child’s parent is not available, or in instances that require a faster reaction time, another adult should be near and visible. 
• A family restroom is available for parents that need to assist younger children. No adult may take a child that is not theirs into the family restroom. 
• Adult restrooms and children’s restrooms are clearly labeled. Adults are not permitted to use the same restrooms that are available to children. 

All reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior with students or allegations of abuse will be taken seriously. WACHE School will fully cooperate with authorities if allegations of abuse are made and investigated.