社区安全

博彩365体育致力于追求理想, behaviors and training that ensure a safe and healthy learning environment for our current and future students, 家庭, 教职员工. 学校提供安全保障, 培养, and attentive environment where each student feels heard and protected.

自2013年以来, 这所学校已经有了一名全职教师, on-campus counselor tasked with helping students with any challenges they may face. We also have a counselor in our 中学 who teaches wellness classes.

The school has a five-teacher 核心小组 that offers resources on wellness and mental health and reports to the full-time counselor with any concerns.他们通过Stanley H. King Counseling Institute in early intervention around health and mental wellness. The Wellness 核心小组 offers a place for students to talk anonymously (or not, (如果他们选择)任何健康问题, 健康或药物滥用问题.

All students are assigned to an advisory group that meets weekly; students meet with their class-level Dean twice a week; and the school has formal, mandatory wellness classes for grades five through nine. 健康课程也涵盖关系主题.

Nichols School faculty members are trained in their obligations as mandated reporters. 教师 members have been trained on campus by the Stanley H. King Counseling Institute and our Deans have attended Stanley H. 国王学院的外部培训研讨会. Our Deans meet on a regular basis (every seven days) and discuss any student issues. 近年来, the breadth of the topics discussed have widened substantially to include student safety and overall well-being. Deans’ offices are also physically located in the locker spaces and areas where students convene, so there is a consideration to make sure that a responsible adult is around and available.

Nichols has worked with the Teal Project, which educates on sexual assault awareness, for four years. It Happened to Alexa Foundation has spoken to our students frequently over the past decade. We frequently have Kids Escaping Drugs come to morning meetings and wellness classes to speak to students. Nichols worked with the One Love Foundation on dating and domestic violence, when it came to school to work with students in grades 9-12. Additionally, we offer parent education programs covering a wide range of topics.

Nichols Human Resources performs criminal background checks on employees and volunteers, and they also conduct thorough reference checks for new employees. 教师 and staff are reminded by Human Resources at the start of each school year of their obligations to maintain professional relationships with students, report any concerns regarding harassment or misconduct through appropriate school channels in addition to reporting directly to the state, 并始终以诚信为榜样, 对所有人负责和尊重. We perform annual employee and volunteer training on reporting and boundaries.

Nichols School has a 安全委员会 which monitors and plans for the safety of our students and campus. They meet regularly and are also in charge of all safety drills.

 

2018年1月, Nichols School released an independent report on past misconduct between former teachers and students. The school formally apologized to all its victims and admitted they did not receive the care and protection they should have. The school thanked graduates and individuals reporting for the courage to come forward about their experiences. No one working at Nichols today was accused of improper actions toward students. The most recent case in the report is more than a dozen years ago. 报告全文 可以在这里查看.