Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Over the past week or so the HS admin team have been speaking with students in grade level assemblies (Grade 10,11 and 12) regarding the use of inappropriate language being used around the school. This is happening on the field, in the hallways and in the cafeteria where teachers are not able to hear this take place. This is not commonplace, but is still concerning to me and our faculty at school that some of our students are choosing to use language that is sexist, racist, discriminatory and offensive.
We made it very clear to our students that this is not acceptable and that we will hold people accountable for their actions and their words. A reminder email was sent to all HS students earlier today as well. We were due to meet with Grade 9 on Wednesday to discuss this, but unfortunately the switch to virtual school resulted in that assembly being postponed. We will speak with the Grade 9’s after the break. Of course the vast and significant majority of our student body are respectful and thoughtful in the language and uphold the values at ISB.
All the best.
Justin Alexander, Andy Vaughan, Justyna McMillan