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Oxnard School District
Code of Conduct
With Students

At Oxnard School District, student safety always comes first. Everyone who works with or supports our students, whether employees, volunteers, mentors, or coaches, shares the responsibility of creating a safe and supportive environment.

We encourage building positive, caring relationships with students, but those relationships must always be guided by professionalism and ethical boundaries. That means using good judgment, modeling responsible behavior, and keeping these guidelines in mind at all times.

To protect both students and staff, we ask all adults in our schools to avoid situations that may cross, or appear to cross, these boundaries, including but not limited to:

  • Touching, having physical contact, or requesting the removal of clothing with a student(s) that is not age-appropriate or within the scope of the employee’s/individual’s professional responsibilities.
  • Engaging in any conduct that endangers students, including physical violence or threats of violence.
  • Using alcohol, or an illegal or unauthorized substance, or possessing or distributing any controlled substance, while in the workplace or at a school-sponsored activity.
  • Transporting student(s) in a personal vehicle without proper written administrator and parent authorization forms on file in advance for District-approved reasons.
  • Meeting with, taking or accompanying student(s) off campus for activities other than a District-approved school journey, activity, or field trip.
  • Providing students with, or requesting from students, personal contact information and/or communicating/socializing with student(s), orally, in writing, by phone/email/electronically/webcam, via Internet, social media, or in person for purposes that are not specifically school-related.
  • Taking pictures or videos of or requesting them from students, except for specific school-related purposes with appropriate approvals.
  • Engaging in behaviors either directly or in the presence of a student(s), that are unprofessional, unethical, illegal, immoral, or exploitative.
  • Meeting individually with a student of any gender behind closed doors or in spaces designated for students only (e.g., restrooms, locker rooms), except for specific school-related purposes (e.g., assessments, counseling, required services, supervision).
  • Remaining on campus with student(s) after the last administrator leaves the site; there are exceptions, such as after-school programs, teachers rehearsing with students for a drama/music activity, or coaching academic decathlon students, with administrative approval in advance.
  • Providing preferential treatment and/or giving student(s) gifts, rewards, or incentives that are not school-related and for which it is directly or implicitly suggested that a student(s) is (are) to say or do something in return.
  • Making gestures, statements, or comments, either directly or in the presence of a student(s), which are not age-appropriate, professional, or which may be considered sexual in nature, profane, obscene, abusive, intimidating, bullying, harassing, discriminatory, or demeaning.

Even if the intent may be purely professional, individuals who engage in any of the above conduct may be subject to perceptions of impropriety. Anyone who witnesses potential boundary violations is advised to report such conduct. The District takes such matters seriously and may be obligated to investigate, as warranted and/or when law enforcement clearance has been given, and take appropriate administrative corrective/disciplinary action. The District prohibits retaliation against anyone who reports or participates in an investigation of inappropriate conduct.

For more information, please contact your school site administrator or reach out to the Human Resources Department at 805-385-1501 ext. 2051.