Sexual Harassment Defined Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. These actions are illegal when submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a condition of employment, submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis for employment decisions, or such conduct has the effect of interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Retaliation against employees for complaining about sexually harassing behavior. Complaints of sexual harassment are to be promptly and thoroughly investigated. After completing the investigation of the allegations, the employee reporting the incident shall be notified of the decision made regarding final disposition of the complaint.
All employees are responsible for reporting any incidents that they believe to be sexual harassment.
Employees deliberately making false claims are subject to disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Penalties for Sexual Harassment Corrective action will be taken as warranted by the result of the investigation. Such action may include immediate discipline up to and including termination of employment. The specific penalty shall be determined on a case by case basis, after review of all the relevant facts. It has long been the policy of the district that all employees have a right to work in an environment free from any type of discrimination, including freedom from sexual harassment.