Avant Garde Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps values and works to promote professionalism and ethical conduct amongst our members, staff, and volunteers (referred to as participants).
Each participant is expected to demonstrate honesty, respect, integrity, compassion and accountability to each other and the corps. Corps participants are responsible for creating a welcoming and respectful environment where every person is valued and honored.
Respect for Others:
Participants will aim to create an atmosphere of civility toward other participants at all times. Participants shall respect the property of others. Participants shall not engage in harassment, bullying, hazing, or abuse of another participant. This includes actions verbally, physically, or electronically.
Discrimination:
Participants shall make all other participants feel welcomed and respected. No conduct will be tolerated that demeans or reflects bias against another member of our drum corps. Participants will work to ensure a positive and safe environment as a priority. Discrimination or adverse treatment of an individual based on protected status is strictly prohibited.
Alcohol:
Participants shall maintain a performing environment free from alcohol. Consumption of alcohol before practices and performances is also very highly discouraged.
Weapons:
Participants shall maintain a performance environment free of weapons or dangerous instruments that could cause harm to others. This applies to all corps related events.
Disruptive and Disorderly Conduct:
Participants shall conduct themselves with honor and integrity while representing Avant Garde Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps in the community. Participants shall not intentionally infringe on the rights or privacy of others.
Although these guidelines provide minimum expectations and outlines conduct that Avant Garde Alumni Drum and Bugle Corps expects, they cannot include all potentially disruptive behavior or misconduct in detail, the administration of AG reserves the right to discipline and/or dismiss participants of the corps that are in violation of the spirit of these guidelines.
All violations of these guidelines can be confidentially reported to:
Richard Gathen at gathen@optonline.net
Theresa Piekarz at t.piekarz@hotmail.com
Jeff Perkins at ag1975@nycap.rr.com