Last year, students at the Telfer School of Management (University of Ottawa) and Harvard Business School adopted ethical conduct oaths.

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However, she was suspended from school for "disrespectful conduct" and "public display of affection, " her lawyers wrote in the lawsuit.

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And the Safe Schools Improvement Act, sponsored by Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Representative Linda Sanchez of California, would require school districts to adopt codes of conduct specifically prohibiting bullying and harassment, including on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion.

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