College Guide 12-13

omissions. It is the responsibility of every member of the College to take
good care of communal facilities that they use, and to leave them after use
in a fit state for subsequent users. Any damage to College property must be
reported to the Duty Porter as soon as it occurs. Articles of furniture must not
be removed from their proper location without permission from the
appropriate authority; any furniture so moved must be returned to its proper
place immediately after use.
5.4.1: The College Study Area
Creating a distraction or disturbance in the college study area. Noise must be
kept to an absolute minimum at all times. Personal entertainment equipment
must not be used, and mobile phones and pagers must be switched off.
Eating, drinking, and smoking is not permitted in this area. Information
System Services rules apply to the use of the computers and computer
network facilities accessed from the room.
5.5: Harassment
5.5.1: Bullying and General Harassment
Any act of bullying or general harassment. Bullying is a misuse of power or
position. It may include any act or expression or series or combination of
such, or incitement to commit such acts, against a person. Examples include:
persistent and unfair criticism or condemnation, humiliation, and the
undermining of an individual’s ability and confidence such as derogatory
name calling, insults, humiliating graffiti, verbal abuse, or ridicule of an
individual. In an academic working and learning environment bullying usually
takes the form of irrational and unfair verbal assaults, but physical violence
can be involved. Bullying occurs when any such behaviour creates an
intimidating, hostile or offensive environment or significantly impairs that
person’s (or group’s) full enjoyment of living, learning, or working at
Lancaster. Bullying can occur even if offence is not intended. Staff and
students shall be made aware that differences of attitude or culture and the
misinterpretation of social signals can mean that what is perceived as bullying
by one person may not seem so to another. The defining features, however,
are that the behaviour is offensive to and unwanted by the recipient and
would be regarded as bullying by any reasonable person.
5.5.2: Victimisation or Reprisal
Any act of victimisation or reprisal against a person who has raised a
grievance in good faith under the Rules relating to harassment.
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