Student Bill of Rights

KML STUDENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

Updated 3/5/21- Current

You have a right to be here.

You have a right to a safe and supportive learning environment free from harassment, intimidation, discrimination, or violence of any kind, including racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, and ableism.

You have a right to be treated as a whole person, and with respect.

You have a right to ask for what you emotionally and physically need in order to learn.

You have a right to try new things, fail, succeed, and do both of those things repeatedly in a single night.

As a writing student, you have the right for your work centering BIPOC characters to be performed in the class final read by BIPOC performers.

As an acting student, you have a right to perform in work that does not ignore your own identity, and which you feel connected to.

You have the right to call out material that you feel is harmful, or directing or acting choices that you feel may perpetuate harmful stereotypes of a marginalized group.

You have a right to speak up if you witness or otherwise experience inappropriate or harmful behavior from students or staff. Behavior can be reported to class instructors, Directors of Education, Executive Director, or Artistic Director.

You have the right to turn down any suggestion that makes you uncomfortable.

You have a right to have your stated gender pronouns used in class by students and teachers, and to correct those who get it wrong.

You have a right to have your name pronounced correctly, and to correct those who get it wrong.

You have the right to correct unintentionally harmful behavior.

You have the right to expect Killing My Lobster to stop harmful behavior when it happens. You have the right to expect Killing My Lobster to have a plan to address any harmful behavior that occurs.

You have the right to exercise any of the above without fear of repercussions or impact on any possible future opportunities with Killing My Lobster

You have the right to celebrate yourself and your peers.