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WELLNESS POLICY

Thank you for your interest in our Wellness Policy.

 

Please click here for the complete policy and assessment tool.

 

If you have an questions or feedback in regards to LGHS's Wellness Policy please send that feedback to office@lghschicago,org .

 

 

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

If you feel you have been discriminated against and want to report the alleged violation please read the info below and contact someone in the school office to whom you feel safe reporting the incident to assist you in with following up. 
 

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
 

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
 

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at  How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint  and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email:  program.intake@usda.gov.

 

 

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

Governance Structure and Policy Making Procedures 

The governing bodies of LGHS are the Educational Board and the Financial Board. 

 

The Educational Board is composed of the Dean, School Principals, teachers and lay leaders in the community, with the Principals as the primary decision makers in educational policies.

 

The Financial Board is composed of the Dean, and lay leaders in the community, with the Dean as the primary decision maker.

 

The Dean is the chairman of both Boards.

In the event of a serious policy disagreement, a meeting would be convened with all board members, using the LGHS corporate legal structure as summarized above.

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Professional Code of Conduct

      General Safe Conduct:

  • Faculty/Staff understands and accepts that s/he is a caretaker of teenagers.

  • Faculty/Staff are committed to maintaining the proper relationship with the students- and not share personal information.

  • Faculty/Staff understand that there is a clear power difference between themselves and their students (authority, experience, knowledge, different sets of rules).

  • Faculty/Staff understand that inappropriate language and touching, with or without abuse, of a student can have severe emotional and psychological effects on a student that can last a lifetime.

  • Faculty/Staff may, under no circumstances, hit a student.

  • Faculty/Staff may not physically restrain or guide a student unless in the case of clear and present danger and then only in the presence of another staff member if possible, and with the minimal force necessary.

  • Faculty/Staff may not use abusive or derogatory language (i.e. shaming, sarcastic remarks, teasing, etc.).

  • Faculty/Staff will seek the assistance of supervisory administrative staff when they encounter a particularly difficult student.

  • Faculty/Staff will never forbid students to share any conversations or information with parents or administrators, nor instruct students to keep secrets from parents.

  • Faculty/Staff will be mindful when communicating with students via students’ personal cell phones, or via text messages, email, and will specifically consider the power differential of their relationship when doing so.

  • Faculty/Staff will only take pictures of and with students when it is professionally appropriate and with the students permission

  • Faculty/staff may not be secluded with a student in an area that is not accessible and visible to others.

  • In all dealings with students, faculty/staff  strive to respond as opposed to react to students; Faculty/Staff do not respond to a student in anger.

  • Faculty/Staff have no contact in a place on a student’s body that is normally covered by a bathing suit (unless administering medication and then only with another adult present).

  • Faculty/Staff never have contact against a child’s will (unless in the case of clear and present danger).

  • Faculty/Staff touch, when appropriate, is restricted to only students’ hands, shoulders or the upper back (always in the presence of others).

  • Faculty/Staff will not contact when the student verbally or nonverbally signals discomfort.

  • Faculty/ Staff will ask for support when dealing with escalating stress or difficult situations.

  • Faculty/Staff will alert senior or supervisory staff to dangerous or at-risk situations between students and staff, between students and students, or any student individually.

  • Faculty/Staff are aware that they are a mandated reporter and the ramifications of this responsibility.

Here is a link to the Illinois State Board of Education, Sexual Abuse Response and Prevention Resource Guide: https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Faiths-Law-Resource-Guide.pdf

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