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Tantasqua & Union 61 Anti-Harassment Policy*An addendum to the anti-harassment policy is being constructed bythe Tantasqua/Union 61 school committees to address the newharassment law that went into effect in May, 2010 in the state ofMassachusetts.STATEMENT OF POLICY:It is the policy of the Brookfield Public Schools to provide an environment freefrom unlawful harassment because of an individual’s race, color, religion (creed),national origin, ethnicity, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity,homelessness, or disability.Brookfield Public Schools is committed to courteous and considerate treatment ofits employees and students at all times as an accepted standard of behavior.Consequently, Brookfield Public Schools is committed to an atmosphere that is free oftension caused by demeaning or harassing conduct, including animosity engendered byinappropriate religious, racial, or sexual conduct or comments.Brookfield Public Schools prohibits harassment by any of its employees, officers,agents or students and has set forth a process by which allegations of harassment may befiled, investigated and resolved.PURPOSE:To provide a guideline for recognizing, reporting, and resolving complaints ofharassment. Supervisors and managers should gain a more complete understanding ofwhat constitutes harassment in the workplace, how to prevent it or recognize it when ithappens, and how it should be handled if a complaint is brought to their attention.DEFINITIONS:Unlawful HarassmentUnwelcome behavior of a verbal, written, or physical nature, which is eitherrepeated or severe, and which creates a hostile, humiliating, intimidating, and offensivework or educational environment. Harassment is a form of discrimination.The types of harassment defined below consist of verbal, written or physical contact that:1. has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensiveworking or learning environment;2. has the purpose or effect of substantially or unreasonably interfering with anindividual’s work or academic performance; or23
3. otherwise adversely affects an individual’s employment or academicopportunities.Sexual HarassmentA. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, written, orphysical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when: 1.)submission of such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or conditionof an individual’s employment or educational status; 2.) submission to or rejection ofsuch conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or educationaldecisions affecting such individuals; or 3.) such conduct has the purpose or effect ofsubstantially interfering with an individual’s work or educational performance orcreating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or learning environment.B. Sexual harassment may take many forms, including, but not limited to: 1.) verbalharassment or abuse; 2.) subtle pressure or requests for sexual activity; 3.) assault,inappropriate touching, intentionally impeding movement, continuing comments,gestures, or written communications of a suggestive nature or derogatory nature; 4.)continuing to express sexual interests after being informed that the interest isunwelcome; 5.) leering or voyeurism; 6.) displaying lewd or sexually explicitphotographs or materials.Racial and Color HarassmentRacial or color harassment can include unwelcome verbal, written, or physicalconduct, directed at the characteristics of a person’s race or color, such as nicknamesemphasizing stereotypes, racial slurs, comments on manner of speaking, and negativereferences to racial customs.Religious (Creed) HarassmentHarassment on the basis of religion or creed is unwelcome verbal, written orphysical conduct, directed at the characteristics of a person’s religion or creed, such asderogatory comments regarding surnames, religious tradition, or religious clothing, orreligious slurs or graffiti.National Origin HarassmentHarassment on the basis of national origin is unwelcome verbal, written orphysical conduct, directed at the characteristics of a person’s national origin, such asnegative comments regarding surnames, manner of speaking, customs, language or ethnicslurs.Marital Status Harassment24
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