This policy prohibits harassment of students and teachers. Whether a student voluntarily submits to sexual advances, requests or other harassment is irrelevant for purposes of this policy. The School District shall act to investigate all complaints of harassment, either formal or informal, verbal or written, and to discipline or take other appropriate action against any member of the school community who is found to have violated this policy. Includes any form of intimidation, reprisal or harassment such as diminishment of grades, suspension, expulsion, change in educational conditions, loss of privileges or benefits or other unwarranted disciplinary action in the case of students and includes any form of intimidation, reprisal or harassment such as suspension, termination, change in working conditions, loss of privileges or benefits or other disciplinary action in the case of employees. For purposes of this policy, an employee includes any person employed directly or through a contract with another company by the school district, agents of the school, school board members and any student teacher, intern or school volunteer.
Harassment means unlawful harassment which constitutes a form of discrimination.
Includes but is not limited to all students, school employees, contractors, unpaid volunteers, work study students, interns, student teachers, and visitors. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to, unsolicited derogatory remarks, jokes, demeaning comments or behavior, slurs, mimicking, name calling, graffiti, innuendo, gestures, physical contact, stalking, threatening, bullying, extorting or the display or circulation of written or electronic materials or pictures. Examples of sexual harassment include, but are not limited to, unwelcome touching, crude jokes or pictures, discussions of sexual experiences, teasing related to sexual characteristics, pressure for sexual activity whether written, verbal or through physical gestures, display or sending of pornographic pictures or objects, obscene graffiti, and spreading rumors related to a person's alleged sexual activities. Additional examples of specific types of unlawful harassment are found at the end of this policy. Unlawful harassment includes but is not limited the to examples cited in this policy.