Racist and homophobic incidents and other incidents of harassment or bullying are dealt with by the member of staff present, escalating to a class teacher / headteacher where necessary. All incidents are reported to the deputy headteacher/headteacher and racist incidents are reported to the governing body on a termly basis. (see Headteacher’s Report) What is a discriminatory incident? Harassment on grounds of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or other factors such as socio-economic status, can take many forms including verbal or physical abuse, name calling, exclusion from groups and games, unwanted looks or comments, jokes and graffiti. A racist incident is defined by the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report (1999) as: incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other ‘any person’. Types of discriminatory incident Types of discriminatory incidents that can occur are: Physical assault against a person or group because of their colour, ethnicity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or gender; Use of derogatory names, insults and jokes; Racist, sexist, homophobic or discriminatory graffiti; Provocative behaviour such as wearing racist, sexist, homophobic or discriminatory badges or insignia; Bringing discriminatory material into school; Verbal abuse and threats; Incitement of others to discriminate or bully due to victim’s race, disability, gender or sexual orientation; Discriminatory comments in the course of discussion; Attempts to recruit others to discriminatory organisations and groups; Ridicule of an individual for difference e.g. food, music, religion, dress etc; Refusal to co-operate with other people on grounds of race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Responding to and reporting incidents It should be to pupils and staff how they report incidents. All staff, teaching and non-teaching, should view dealing with incidents as vital to the well-being of the whole school. A procedure for responding and reporting is outlined below:
Racist and homophobic incidents and other incidents of harassment or bullying are dealt with by the member of staff present, escalating to a class teacher / headteacher where necessary. All incidents are reported to the deputy headteacher/headteacher and racist incidents are reported to the governing body on a termly basis. (see Headteacher’s Report) What is a discriminatory incident? Harassment on grounds of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or other factors such as socio-economic status, can take many forms including verbal or physical abuse, name calling, exclusion from groups and games, unwanted looks or comments, jokes and graffiti. A racist incident is defined by the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report (1999) as: ‘any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person’. Types of discriminatory incident Types of discriminatory incidents that can occur are: Physical assault against a person or group because of their colour, ethnicity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or gender; Use of derogatory names, insults and jokes; Racist, sexist, homophobic or discriminatory graffiti; Provocative behaviour such as wearing racist, sexist, homophobic or discriminatory badges or insignia; Bringing discriminatory material into school; Verbal abuse and threats; Incitement of others to discriminate or bully due to victim’s race, disability, gender or sexual orientation; Discriminatory comments in the course of discussion; Attempts to recruit others to discriminatory organisations and groups; Ridicule of an individual for difference e.g. food, music, religion, dress etc; Refusal to co-operate with other people on grounds of race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Responding to and reporting incidents It should be to pupils and staff how they report incidents. All staff, teaching and non-teaching, should view dealing with incidents as vital to the well-being of the whole school. A procedure for responding and reporting is outlined below:
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