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( Se e GAAC, GAAD, GAF, JDDC a nd K N)
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 l ear ning and wor king environme nt , f ree from discrimination o n t he b a-
si s o f sex, including s exual ha ras s ment. S e xual h arassme nt s hall 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 o nt act with t he
s chool district is strict l y pr ohibited.
S e xua l h arassme nt i s u nl a wful di scrimi nation of the b asis of sex under
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 Discriminati o n . All forms of sexual
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 a n y
e mp loye e to d iscourage a stude nt from filing a comp lai nt , or to f ail to i n vest i-
ga te or refer f or i nve stigat ion, any comp l ai nt lodged under t he provisi ons of
t his policy.
S e xua l har assme nt is unwelcome sexual adva nc es , r equest s for sexual
f a vors a nd ot her i nappropriate or al, written or physi cal c onduct of a s exual n a-
t ure wh en made by a me mb e r of t he s chool st aff to a st udent or wh en made by
a n y st udent t o a not he r s tudent wh en: (1) submission to s uch c onduc t i s
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ma d e , explici tly o r i mp lici tly, a t er m or condition of the i ndivi dual’s e duc a-
tion; (2) s ubmi ssi on t o o r r ej ection o f s uc h conduct b y a n indi vidual is us ed as
t he ba sis for a cade mic deci sions affecting t hat indi vidual; or (3) s uc h c onduct
h as the purpose o r effect o f i nter fering with an indi vidual’s academic or p r o-
f essi onal perfor ma nce or cr eating a n i ntimi d ating, host ile or o ffensi ve acade m-
ic e n vironme 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 wri t-
ten o r gr aphic mat erial. 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, with sexual o r de me a ning i mplicat ion; u nwelcome t ouching; or s u gges t-
i n g or de ma nding s exual invol ve me nt a ccomp ani ed b y imp l ied o r e xplicit
t hreats conc erni n g a stude nt’s grades , pa rtici pation i n e xtra -c u rricular act i v i-
ties , e tc.
T h e d istrict encourage s all vi ctims of sexual har assme nt a nd p ersons
with knowledge of such h arassme nt t o report the har assme nt i mme d iatel y. T he
d istrict wi ll promp tly i n ve stigate al l c omp l ai nts of sexual ha ras s ment a nd take
p romp t cor rect i ve a ction t o e nd t he ha rassme nt .
T h e Di strict will inve stigat e comp laint s of sexual har assme n t in acco r-
d ance with the d istrict 's d iscr i minat ion 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 bs i te.
T h e Director o f Hu ma n Re sources ha s b een des i gnated t o ha ndle i nquiries
r e ga rdi n g thi s p olicy a n d/ or recei ve s exual har assme nt c o mplaint s. Any s uch
i nci dents s houl d be r eported to the Direct or of Hu ma n Re sources, 123 N. E i-
s enhowe r, J unction City, KS 66441, Telephone 785 717 -4 000.
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Comp lai nts recei ved will b e inve stigated t o determine wh ethe r, under
t he tot ality of the circums tances, the allege d be ha vior c onstitutes sexua l h a-
r assme nt u nder the d efinition o utline d a bove . Unacceptable s tudent conduct
ma y o r ma y n o t const itut e s exual ha ras sme n t , d epending o n t he nat ure of the
c onduct a nd its severity, pe r va si veness and p ersi stenc e. Be ha vi ors whi ch are
u na cceptable but do n ot c onstitute h arassme n t ma y pr o vi de grounds f or di sci p-
line under the c ode of st udent c onduct.
An e mpl o yee who witnes ses an act of sexual h arassme nt s hal l report
t he i nci de nt t o the buildi n g princi pal . Emp l o yees wh o fail to r eport comp laints
o r incident s o f sexual ha rassme nt to appr opr iate school o ffic ials 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.
W he n a c o mplaint c ontains e vi de nce of crimi nal activ ity o r c hild
a buse, the bui ldi n g coor dinator or district coor di nat or shall report suc h c onduc t
t o t he a ppr opriat e l aw enfor ceme nt or SRS aut hor ities.
T o the extent p ossible, confident iality will 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 wi th the district’s obligation to c onduct a t hor ough i n vestigation, t o
take appr o priat e cor rective action or t o provi de due pr ocess to t he accus ed.
T h e filing of a comp laint or other wise r eporting s exu al harassme n t
s hall not reflect upon t he indi vidual’s stat us or grades . An y act of retaliation
a gai nst a n y person wh o ha s filed a comp lai nt or testified, as sist ed, or partic i-
p ated in a n i n vestigation of a s exual haras s me nt comp lai nt is prohibi ted. Any
person wh o retaliat es is s ubj ect t o i mme d iate di sci plinar y a ction, up to a nd i n
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cl u ding expul sion f or a st udent or t er minat ion of e mpl o yme nt f or an e mp loye e.
Any such incident s should be r eported to t he Director of Human Re sourc es, 123
N. Eisenhower , J unction City, K S 66441, Tel ephone 785 717 -4 0 0 0.
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 – 7/96; 8/ 98; 7/03; 4/07
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