Nondiscrimination/Non-Harassment of Students The Board of Trustees is committed to the policy that no otherwise qualified student shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any school program or activity on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability or handicap. A learning environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment shall be maintained. It shall be a violation of policy for any staff member to harass students or for students to harass other students or staff based on an individual’s race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability or handicap. The school investigate all indications, informal reports and formal grievances of discrimination or harassment based on an individual’s race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability or handicap by students, staff or third-parties and appropriate corrective action shall be taken. Corrective action includes taking all reasonable steps to end the harassment, to make the harassed student whole by restoring lost educational opportunities, to prevent harassment from recurring and to prevent retaliation against anyone who reports discriminatory behavior or harassment or who participates in an investigation. Harassment based on race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability or handicap will be regarded as a violation of this policy when any of the following are met: Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a student’s education. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the for educational decisions affecting the student. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of adversely affecting a student’s ability to participate or benefit from school program(s) or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment. Harassment based on race or color can include unwelcome, hostile and offensive verbal, written, or physical conduct based on or directed at the characteristics of a person’s race or color, such as nicknames emphasizing stereotypes, racial slurs, and negative references to racial customs. Harassment based on religion or creed can include unwelcome, hostile and offensive verbal, written, or physical conduct based on or directed at the characteristics of a person’s religion or creed, such as comments regarding surnames, religious tradition or religious clothing, as well as religious slurs and/or graffiti.
Nondiscrimination/Non-Harassment of Students The Board of Trustees is committed to the policy that no otherwise qualified student shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any school program or activity on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability or handicap. A learning environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment shall be maintained. It shall be a violation of policy for any staff member to harass students or for students to harass other students or staff based on an individual’s race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability or handicap. The school investigate all indications, informal reports and formal grievances of discrimination or harassment based on an individual’s race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability or handicap by students, staff or third-parties and appropriate corrective action shall be taken. Corrective action includes taking all reasonable steps to end the harassment, to make the harassed student whole by restoring lost educational opportunities, to prevent harassment from recurring and to prevent retaliation against anyone who reports discriminatory behavior or harassment or who participates in an investigation. Harassment based on race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability or handicap will be regarded as a violation of this policy when any of the following are met: Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a student’s education. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the for educational decisions affecting the student. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of adversely affecting a student’s ability to participate or benefit from school program(s) or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment. Harassment based on race or color can include unwelcome, hostile and offensive verbal, written, or physical conduct based on or directed at the characteristics of a person’s race or color, such as nicknames emphasizing stereotypes, racial slurs, and negative references to racial customs. Harassment based on religion or creed can include unwelcome, hostile and offensive verbal, written, or physical conduct based on or directed at the characteristics of a person’s religion or creed, such as comments regarding surnames, religious tradition or religious clothing, as well as religious slurs and/or graffiti.