DCPS strives to provide students with optimal conditions for learning by maintaining a school environment where everyone is treated with respect and no one is physically or emotionally harmed. Acts of bullying by students are strictly prohibited on school premises; at any school-sponsored activity or event on and off DCPS grounds; on public and school transportation, including stop locations; using school property or equipment; walking to and from school; or in any other place where a student has access to DCPS-provided technology.