GAAC Sexual Harassment GAAC - Geary County Schools USD 475

GAAC S e xual H ar assment ( Se e GAF and JGEC) GAAC
T h e board of e ducation i s commi t ted to p rovidi n g a p ositive a nd pr o-
d uc tive wo r ki n g a nd learni n g e n vironme n t, free from di scrimi nation o n the b a-
si s of s ex, i ncl uding sexual ha ras s ment. S exual h arassme nt will n ot b e t ol e-
r ated in the school district . S exual harassme nt of e mp loyees o r st ude nts of the
d istrict b y b oar d memb e rs, a d mini strators, c ertificat ed a nd support per sonnel,
st udent s, ve ndors, and a n y others ha ving b u sines s or other c ont act with t he
s chool d istrict is strict l y pr ohibited.
S e xua l har assme nt is u nlawf ul di scrimi nation on the ba sis of s ex un d er
T itle IX o f the E ducat ion A me ndme nt s of 1 972, T i tle V II o f t he Civi l Ri ghts
Act o f 1964, and t he K ansas Act s Against Discrimination. All forms of sexu al
h arassme nt are pr ohi bited a t school , o n s chool p roperty, and at al l s chool -
s pons ored activities, pr o grams o r e vent s. Se xual ha ras s me nt a gai nst i ndi vid u-
al s associ ated with the school i s pr ohi bited, wh ether or n ot the har as s ment o c-
c urs on school gr ounds.
It s h all b e a vi olation o f t his p olicy f or any s tude nt , e mp loye e o r third
p arty ( visitor , vendor , et c.) to sexually ha ras s a n y stude nt, emp l o yee, or o ther
i ndi vidual assoc iated with the school. It s h all f urther be a vi ol ation f or any
e mp loye e to d iscour a ge a s tudent or a not her e mp loye e from filing a comp lai nt ,
o r t o fail t o i n vestigat e or ref er for i n vest i ga tion, a n y c o mplai nt lodged u nder
t he provisions of t his p olicy. Violation o f t his pol icy b y a ny e mp l o yee s hall
r esult i n disciplinar y act ion, up t o and incl u ding t er mi nation.
S e xua l h arassme nt shall i ncl ude, b ut not b e l i mited t o, unwelcome sex-
u al a d vances, r equests for sexual favor s, a nd ot her ver bal or p h ysical c onduct
o f a sexual nat ure wh en: (1) s ubmi ssi on t o suc h conduct is ma de
©KASB. This material may be reproduced for use in the district. It may not be reproduced, either in whole or in part, in any form whatsoever,
to be given, sold or transmitted to any person or entity including but not limited to another school district, organization, company or corporation
without written permission from KASB.

GAAC Se xual H ar assment GAAC-2
eithe r explici tly or i mp lici tly a ter m o r condition of a n i ndi vidual’s e mpl o y-
me n t; (2) s ubmi ssi on to or rej ection of s uc h conduct b y an i ndi vidual is us ed as
t he basis f or e mp l o yme n t deci sions affecting such i ndivi dual; o r ( 3) s uc h c o n-
d uc t ha s t he pur pose o r ef fect of unreasonably i nter fering wi th an indi vidual’s
work pe rfor ma n ce or c reating a n intimi dating, hostile or o ffensi ve wor king e n-
vi ronme nt.
S e xua l h arassme nt ma y r es ult from ve r b al or p h ysical c onduct or writ -
ten o r gr aphic mat eri a l. Sexual har assme nt ma y include , b ut is not l i mited to:
ve r bal har assme nt or a b use; pr essure for s exual activity; r epeat ed rema r ks to a
p erson, wi th sexua l o r de me a ning i mp lication; u n welcome t ouchi n g; or s u g -
ge sting or de ma n ding s exual i n vol ve ment acc o mp a nied b y imp l ied or explicit
t hreats conc erning an e mp l o ye e’s j ob stat us .
T h e d istrict encourage s all vi ctims of sexual har assme nt a nd p ersons
with knowledge of s uc h ha ras s me nt to report the h aras s me nt i mme d iat el y.
Comp lai nts of sexual ha rassme nt will be promp tly i n vestigat ed a nd r esolve d .
T h e District will i n ve stigate c o mpl aints of sexual ha ras s ment in
acc ordanc e with t he district 's discrimi nation c o mp lai nt p rocedure. ( See
K N) .Compl aint for ms ma y b e o btai ne d from each buildi n g office, the central
o ffice, or t he District 's we bsi te.
Comp lai nts recei ved will b e inve stigated t o determine wh ethe r, under
t he tot ality of the c ircumst ances , the al lege d behavi or const itutes s exual har -
a ssme nt under the definition outlined above . Una ccept abl e c onduct ma y o r ma y
n ot c ons titut e sexua l ha rassme nt, depending on t he natur e of the conduct a nd
©KASB. This material may be reproduced for use in the district. It may not be reproduced, either in whole or in part, in any form whatsoever,
to be given, sold or transmitted to any person or entity including but not limited to another school district, organization, company or corporation
without written permission from KASB.

GAAC Se xual Har assment GAAC-3
its s e ve rity, per va sive n ess a nd per sist enc e. Beha vior s whi ch ar e una c ceptable
b ut do not c onstitute ha rassme nt ma y also res ult in e mp l o ye e d iscipline.
Any e mp loye e who witnes ses an act of sexual h arassme nt o r r ecei ve s a
c o mpl aint of har assme n t from a n ot her emp l o yee or a st udent shall report t he
c o mpl aint t o the building p rincipal. E mployees wh o f ail t o r eport comp lai nts
o r incident s o f sexu al ha rassme nt to appr opr iate school o fficials ma y f ace di s-
ci plinar y a ction. S chool a d mi nistrators who fail to inves tigate a nd take appr o-
p riat e corrective act ion i n res pons e to c omp l ai nts o f sexual ha ras s ment ma y a l-
s o face discipl ina r y a ction.
In i tiation of a c o mp lai nt of sexual har assme n t wi ll not a d ve rsel y affect
t he j ob security o r status of an e mpl o yee, n or will it af fect his or her comp e n-
s ation. Any a ct of ret aliation a gainst a ny p er son who has f iled a c o mpl aint or
testified, assist ed, or p articipate d i n an inve stigation of a s exual h arassme nt
c o mpl aint is prohi bited. T he Direct or o f Huma n Re sources has be en des i gnated
t o handle inquiries regar di n g thi s policy a nd/or recei ve sexual ha ras s ment co m-
p lai nts. Any such inci dent s shoul d be reported t o t he Direct or of Human R e-
s ources, 1 23 N. Eisenhower , J unct ion City, KS 66441, T elephone 7 85 7 17 -
4 0 00.Any pe rson who ret aliat es i s s ubj ect t o i mme d iate disciplinar y action, up
t o and i ncl udi n g t ermi n ation of e mp l o yme nt .
T o the extent p ossible, confident iality w ill be ma i ntai ne d thr oughout
t he invest i ga tion of a c o mp lai nt. T h e d esi re for confide ntial ity mu s t be b a-
lanc ed with the di strict’s o bligation to c onduct a thor ough i n vestigation, t o
take a ppr o priat e cor rective action or t o provi de due pr ocess to t he accus ed.
©KASB. This material may be reproduced for use in the district. It may not be reproduced, either in whole or in part, in any form whatsoever,
to be given, sold or transmitted to any person or entity including but not limited to another school district, organization, company or corporation
without written permission from KASB.

GAAC S e xual H ar assment GAAC-4
F alse or ma licious comp laint s of sexual h arassme nt ma y result i n c o r-
r ective or disci plinary action a gai nst the c o mpl ainant .
A s u mma r y o f t his policy a nd r elat ed ma terial s s hal l be posted i n e ach
d istrict f acility. T he p olicy s hall al so be p ublished in student, pa rent a nd e m-
p loyee handbooks a s di rect ed b y the dist rict comp lianc e coordi nat or. Notific a-
tion of t he pol icy shal l b e include d i n the school n e wsl etter o r p ubl ished in the
l ocal ne ws pa per a nnually.
Appr o ve d: K ASB Recomme n d ation - 2 /98; 8/ 98; 7/03; 6/ 04 ; 4/07
©KASB. This material may be reproduced for use in the district. It may not be reproduced, either in whole or in part, in any form whatsoever,
to be given, sold or transmitted to any person or entity including but not limited to another school district, organization, company or corporation
without written permission from KASB.