GA A C Se xu al Har assm en t GA A C
T h e b oar d o f ed ucat i o n i s co mmi t t ed t o p ro vidi n g a p osi t i ve a nd p ro du c t i v e wo r ki n g a nd l ea rni n g en vir onme n t , f r ee f ro m d i s cr i mi nat i o n o n t he b asi s of se x , i n c l u di n g se xu a l har ass me n t . S e xu a l har ass me nt wi l l not be t oler a t e d i n t h e sc hoo l dist r i c t . Se xu a l ha r as s men t of e mp l o ye es or s t u de nts of t he dist r i c t b y b oa rd me mb e r s , a d min i s t r a t o r s , ce r t i f i cate d an d s up port
p ers on nel , s t u de nts , ve n do r s , a nd a n y oth ers h a vi n g b usi nes s o r ot her c ont act w i t h t he s ch ool di s t r i c t i s s t r i c t l y p ro hibite d .
S e xua l hara s s me nt i s u n l a wf ul dis cr i min a t i on o n t he b asis o f se x un d er T i t l e IX o f t he E d ucat i o n A me nd me nts of 19 72 , T i t l e V I I o f t he Ci vi l Ri gh t s A c t of 1 96 4 , a nd t h e K ans as A c t s A gai nst D i scr i min a t i o n . A l l for ms o f s ex ual
h ara s s me nt a r e pro hi bi t e d a t sc ho ol , on s ch ool pr op er t y , an d a t a l l sch oo l - s po ns ore d ac t i vi t i es , p ro gra ms or eve n t s . S e xu a l ha r as s men t a gain s t i ndi vid ual s ass oci a t e d w i t h t he sc ho ol i s p ro hibit ed , w het he r or n ot t he
h ara s s me nt o ccu r s o n sc ho ol gr ou nd s .
I t s h a l l be a viol a t i on of t h i s poli c y for an y s t u de nt , e mp l o yee o r t hird
p ar t y ( vi s i t or, ve nd or , e t c . ) t o s ex uall y ha r a s s an y s t ud ent , emp l o yee , o r ot her i ndi vid ual ass oci a t ed wi t h t he s ch ool . I t s h a l l fu r t h er b e a vi ol a t i o n f or a n y e mp l o ye e t o dis co ura ge a s t ud ent o r a not her e mp l o yee f r o m f i l i n g a c o mp l a i nt ,
o r t o f a i l t o i n vest i gat e or r efe r f or i n vest i ga t i o n , a n y co mp l a i nt l o d ged un der t he pro visi on s o f t his po l i c y . V i ola t i o n o f t h i s poli c y b y any e mp l o yee sh a l l r esu l t i n dis c i p l i n ar y act i o n , u p t o an d i ncl u din g t er mi nati on .
S e xua l h aras s me nt sh a l l i ncl ud e , b ut no t b e l i mit ed t o , un w e l c o me s ex ual a d vanc es , r eq ue s t s f o r se xu a l f a vo r s , an d oth er ve rba l or p h ysical
c on du c t of a s ex ual n a t ure w h en: ( 1 ) s ub mi s s i on t o su ch c on du c t i s ma de e i t he r e xpli c i t l y or i mp l i c i t l y a t erm o r c on di t i on of a n i ndi vid ual ’ s
e mp l o yme n t ; ( 2 ) s ubmi s s i o n t o or r e j ectio n of s uc h co nd uct by a n i n di vi du a l i s
u se d as t he ba s i s f or e mpl o yme nt deci s i o ns affe c t i n g s uc h i n di vid ual; or ( 3 ) s uc h co nd uct has t he pur po se or effe c t of unr eas on abl y i nte r f er i n g wit h an i ndi vid ual ’ s w or k perf or ma nc e o r cr eati ng a n i n t i mid a t i n g , h ost i l e or off ensi ve w o r ki n g e n vir o n ment.
S e xua l h aras s me nt ma y r esu l t f r o m ve r bal or ph ysi cal co nd uct or wri t - t e n or gra phi c ma t er i a l . S ex ual h ara s s me nt ma y i ncl ud e , but i s n ot l i mit ed t o:
ve r bal hara s s me nt or a bu se; pre s s ure f or s ex ual acti vi t y; r e peat ed r e mar ks t o a p ers on , wit h s ex ual o r de me ani n g i mplic a t i on; un w e l c o me t ou chi n g; or su gge s t i n g o r d e ma ndi ng s e x ual i n vol ve me nt ac co mp an i ed b y imp l i e d o r e xp l i c i t t hre a t s
co nc ern i n g an e mp l o ye e’ s j ob s t a t us .
T h e di s t r i c t e nc our age s a l l vict i ms of se xu a l hara s s me nt and p ers ons
w i t h kn o wle d ge of s uc h har ass me nt t o r e por t t he h ara s s me nt i mme d i a t e l y.
C o mp l a i nts o f sex ual ha r as s me nt wil l be p ro mp t l y i n vesti gat ed a nd r eso l ve d .
E mp l o yees w h o b e l i eve t he y h a ve bee n subj ect ed t o se xu a l hara s s me nt s ho uld dis cu s s t h e pr obl e m w i t h t heir i mme d i a t e s upe r vi sor . I f a n e mp l o ye e’ s i mme d i a t e s up er vi sor i s t he a l l e ge d ha r as ser , t h e e mp l o yee sh o uld disc us s t he
p ro ble m w i t h t h e bu i l di n g pri nci pal or t he d i s t r i c t c o mplia nc e co or din a t or .
E mp l o yees wh o do no t beli e ve t he matt er i s a ppr opr i a t e l y r e so l ved t h r ou gh
t his me e t i n g ma y f i l e a f or mal c o mp l a i n t u nde r t h e di s t r i c t ’ s dis cr i mi nati on c o mpl a i n t pro ce dur e . ( Se e K N)
C o mp l a i nts r ec e i ved w i l l be i n vesti gat ed t o de t er mi ne wh e t he r , un der t he t ot a l i t y of t he c i r c u mst an ces , t he a l l ege d b eh a vi or co nst i t u t es s ex ual
h ara s s me nt u nde r t he d ef i ni t i o n o ut l i n ed ab o ve. U nac ce pta ble c on du c t ma y or
ma y n o t co nsti t ut e se xu a l har ass me nt , dep en di n g on t h e n a t ure of t h e c on du c t a nd i t s s e ve r i t y , p ers ua s i vene s s a nd persi s t e nc e . Be ha vior s w hi ch are un acc eptable b ut do not c on s t i t ute har ass me nt ma y a l s o r e sult i n e mp l o ye e d i scip l i n e .
A n y e mp l o yee w ho w i t nes ses an a c t of se xu a l ha r as s me nt or r ecei ve s a
c o mpl a i n t o f h ara s sme n t f ro m a n oth er emp l o yee or a s t u de nt sh a l l r ep ort t he c o mpl a i n t t o t he b ui l din g p r i n c i p a l . E mp l o yee s wh o f a i l t o r ep ort c o mpl a i n t s,o r i nci de nts of se xu a l har as s men t t o ap pr opr i a t e s ch ool off i c i a l s ma y f ace d i sci pl i nar y act i o n . S ch ool ad mi nist r a t o r s wh o f a i l t o i n ve s t i gate a nd t a ke a pp ro priat e corr ective a c t i on i n r e sp on se t o c o mpl a i n t s of se xu a l har ass me nt
ma y a l s o f ac e dis c i pl i nar y acti on .
In i t i a t i o n of a c o mpla i nt o f se xua l har ass me nt i n go od f a i t h w i l l not a d vers e l y affe c t t he j ob sec urit y o r s t a t us of an e mp l o ye e , nor wil l i t a f f ec t hi s
o r he r co mp en sati on . A n y a c t of r e t a l i a t i o n a gai nst a n y p ers on w ho h as f i l ed a
c o mpl a i n t or t esti f i ed , a s s i s t e d , or p ar t i c i pate d i n an i n vest i gat i o n of a se xu a l
h ara s s me nt c o mpla i nt i s pr oh i bi t ed . An y p ers on who r e t a l i a t es i s s ubj ect t o
i mme d i a t e d i sci pl i nar y a c t i on , u p t o a nd i n c l u din g t er mi nati on of
e mp l o yme n t .
T o t he e xte nt p os s i ble , c on f i d enti a l i t y will be ma i nt a i n ed t hr ou gh out t he i n ve s t i gatio n of a c o mpl a i nt . T he d esir e for c on f i d en t i a l i t y mu s t be b a l a nc ed wit h t he dist r i c t ’ s o bl i gati on t o c on du c t a t h oro u gh i n vesti gati on , t o t a ke a ppr o priat e cor r e c t i ve act i on or t o pro vi de d ue pr oce s s t o t he ac cus ed .
F a l s e o r ma l i c i o us c o mpl a i n t s o f se xu a l har ass me nt ma y r e sult i n
c orr ecti ve or d i sci pl i n ar y a c t i on a gai nst t h e co mp l a i na nt .
A s u mma r y o f t his po l i c y a nd r e l a t e d mate r i a l s s hall b e p ost ed i n ea ch
d i s t r i c t f aci l i t y . T h e poli c y sh a l l a l s o b e pu bl i s he d i n s t u de nt , p are nt a nd
e mp l o ye e han d bo o ks as d i r ec t ed b y t he dis t r i c t c o mplia nc e c oo rdi nat or.
N o t i f i c a t i o n of t he p ol i c y sh a l l be i n c l ude d i n t he s cho ol ne ws l e t t er o r
p u bl i s hed i n t he l ocal n ew sp ap er an nu a l l y.
A p pr o ve d: K A SB Rec o mme n d a t i o n - 2 / 9 8 ; 8 / 98 ; 02 / 10 ; 1 2 / 11 R et ur n t o Se ctio n Ind ex
B a c k to Ma ster In d ex
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