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____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 14 of 19 Septembre 2016 Harassment Policy Where a person believes that a colleague/fellow student has experienced or is experiencing harassment (or retaliation for having brought forward a complaint of harassment) and reports this belief to a harassment facilit ator or a supervisor, the harassment facilitator or supervisor shall meet with the person who is said to have been subjected to harassment and shall then take action in accordance with the procedure outlined in this policy. 11 HARASSMENT BY PERSONS WHO A RE NOT MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL A member of the School who considers that she or he has been subject to harassment by a person who is not a member of the School should seek the advice of a harassment facilitator or a supervisor. The harassment facilitator o r supervisor will take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the School fulfils its responsibility to support, protect and assist the person subjected to harassment. 12 APPEALS Any decision of the Principal or Head of Human Resources Services may b e appealed to the Head of School . When the penalty is expulsion or dismissal, the decision of the Head of School may be appealed to the Chair of the Board of Directors of TFS. 13 TIME LIMIT FOR FILING A COMPLAINT Any complaints must be filed within a r easonable time following the occurrence of the event. The School adopts the one - year time frame prescribed by the Ontario Human Rights Code. This means that the School only investigate complaints made more than one year after the alleged harassment in ex ceptional circumstances . 14 COMMITMENT TO THE POLICY The School is committed to providing an environment that is free from harassment and will exercise its best efforts to a) encourage a School environment free from harassment