Any employee who violates this policy may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination. Any student who violates this policy may be subject to discipline, up to and including expulsion. Age refers to the chronological age of an individual who has reached his or her 40th birthday. Religion includes all aspects of religious belief, observance and practice. Disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual, or a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.
Sexual harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex.
As defined above, sexual harassment is a specific form of unlawful discrimination in which power inherent in a faculty member's or supervisor's relationship to his or her students or subordinates is exploited. The Sonoma County Junior College District shall adopt a procedure for unlawful discrimination complaints in order to effectively implement this policy statement. The District Compliance Officer has the responsibility and authority to accept and investigate complaints alleging unlawful discrimination. The District recognizes that confidentiality is important to all parties involved in an alleged unlawful discrimination complaint investigation. To the extent possible, the confidentiality of the complainant, respondent and witnesses will be protected.