Anti-Harassment

Policy

Dev Academy Aotearoa is committed to a professional, open, productive and respectful exchange of ideas and information, growth mindset and learning is at the heart of what we do. These aims require a community and environment that fosters inclusion, provides mutual respect, and embraces diversity. All students, staff, co-workers and guests at Dev Academy Aotearoa are required to agree to the following code of conduct.

Harrassment

Harassment in any form will not be tolerated. Harassment includes but is not limited to race, gender, religion, age, colour, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or gender. This includes verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination; sexual images in public spaces; deliberate intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks, lectures, Human Skills sessions or other events; microaggressions; inappropriate physical contact; unwelcome sexual attention; and advocating for or encouraging any of the above behaviour. Jokes of a sexual or derogatory nature.

Microagressions

Dev Academy Aotearoa defines harassment to also include microaggressions, which are defined as brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioural and environmental communications, whether intentional or unintentional, that transmit hostile, derogatory or negative messages to a target person because they belong to a stigmatised group. Dev Academy Aotearoa will provide resources and training to students on how to identify microaggressions by themselves or by others, and appropriate tools to address them.

Harrassment Procedures

Dev Academy Aotearoa staff will take seriously all reports of breaches of this code of conduct, and treat all parties with respect and due process without presupposition of guilt. Complaints will be handled with sensitivity, discretion and confidentiality.

Students, space users or event participants violating any of these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from Dev Academy, at the discretion of the staff of Dev Academy. Anyone at Dev Academy Aotearoa who experiences or witnesses harassment should contact one of the Dev Academy Aotearoa staff. Use this confidential sexual harassment report form if you do not feel comfortable talking to the staff around you. It can be used by someone who has experienced harassment or by someone who has witnessed harassment.

Anyone who experiences or witnesses harassment by a Dev Academy Aotearoa staff member should contact our People and Culture lead (details in the Student Handbook), fill out the sexual harassment report form, or contact a trusted staff member for support and further action.