North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 67.1 - Education Standards and Practices Board
Article 67.1-03 - Educator's Code of Ethics
Chapter 67.1-03-01 - Educator's Code of Ethics
Section 67.1-03-01-02 - Principle I - Commitment to the student

1. Shall not, without just cause, deny the student access to varying points of view;

2. Shall not intentionally suppress or distort subject matter relevant to a student's academic program;

3. Shall protect the student from conditions detrimental to learning or to physiological or psychological well-being;

4. Shall not engage in physical abuse of a student or sexual conduct with a student and shall report to the education standards and practices board knowledge of such an act by an educator;

5. Shall not harass, discriminate against, or grant a discriminatory advantage to a student on the grounds of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, political or religious beliefs, physical or mental conditions, family, social, or cultural background, or sexual orientation; shall make reasonable effort to assure that a student is protected from harassment or discrimination on these grounds; and may not engage in a course of conduct that would encourage a reasonable student to develop a prejudice on these grounds;

6. Shall not use professional relationships with a student for personal advantage or gain by soliciting, encouraging, or consummating an inappropriate written, verbal, electronic, emotional, or physical relationship with a student;

7. Shall disclose confidential information about individuals, in accordance with state and federal laws, only when a compelling professional purpose is served or when required by law; and

8. Shall accord just and equitable treatment to all students as they exercise their educational rights and responsibilities.