A-0300 © ACA SEXUAL HARASSMENT
A-0300 © ACA All individuals associated with this District, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Board, the administration, the staff, and students, are expected to conduct themselves at all times so as to provide an atmosphere free from sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when made by a member of the school staff to a student or to another staff member, or when made by a student to another student where:
• Submission to such conduct is either explicitly or implicitly made a term or condition of an individual's employment or education; or
• Submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis for employment or education decisions affecting such individual; or
• Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's educational or work performance, or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment or education environment.
Sexual harassment may include, but is not limited to:
• Suggestive or obscene letters, notes, invitations, derogatory comments, slurs, jokes, epithets, assault, touching, impeding or blocking movement, leering, gestures, or display of sexually suggestive objects, pictures, or cartoons.
• Continuing to express sexual interest after being informed that the interest is unwelcome. (Reciprocal attraction between peers is not considered sexual harassment.)
• Implying or withholding support for an appointment, promotion, or change of assignment; suggesting that a poor performance report will be prepared; suggesting that probation will be failed; implying or actually withholding grades earned or deserved; or suggesting that a scholarship recommendation or college application will be denied.
• Coercive sexual behavior used to control, influence, or affect the career, salary, and/or work environment of another employee; or engaging in coercive sexual behavior to control, influence, or affect the educational opportunities, grades, and/or learning environment of a student.
• Offering or granting favors or educational or employment benefits, such as grades or promotions, favorable performance evaluations, favorable assignments, favorable duties or shifts, recommendations, reclassifications, etc., in exchange for sexual favors.
Anyone who is subject to sexual harassment, or who knows of the occurrence of such conduct, should inform the compliance officer, as provided in ACA-R.
Any employee who receives any report of sexual harassment of a student or another employee, given by a student, parent, or another employee, must notify his or her immediate supervisor or the Superintendent of such report, regardless of whether the employee receiving the report considers the report credible or significant.
A substantiated charge against a staff member in the District shall subject such staff member to disciplinary action.
A substantiated charge against a student in the District shall subject that student to disciplinary action, which may include suspension or expulsion.
All matters involving sexual harassment complaints will remain confidential to the extent possible.
Adopted: date of manual adoption
LEGAL REF.: 20 U.S.C. 1681, Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX
20 U.S.C. 1703, Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
42 U.S.C. 2000, Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, Title
VII
CROSS REF.: AC - Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity
GBA - Equal Employment Opportunity
IHBA - Special Instructional Programs and
Accommodations for Disabled Students
JB - Equal Educational Opportunities
JII - Student Concerns, Complaints, and Grievances
KED - Public Concerns/Complaints about Facilities or
Services