Series 400 Code 407 Title: Sexual Harassment The district is committed to maintaining a learning a working environment free of any form of sexual harassment or intimidation toward personnel and students on school grounds, on school time, at a school-sponsored activity or in a school-related context. Sexual harassment, is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other inappropriate verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when made by any member of the school staff to a student, when made by any member of the staff to another staff member, when made by a student to a staff member or when made by any student to another student when: Submission to such conduct is made directly or indirectly a term or condition of an individual’s employment or education, or when: Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for academic or employment decisions affecting that individual, or when: Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s academic or professional performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment or education environment Administrative procedures be developed to process sexual harassment complaints filed by employees, parents or guardians, students and volunteers. Inquiries related to sexual harassment when an employee is the alleged harasser, including how to file a complaint, may be directed to Isaiah McGee, Equity Coordinator, 2323 Grand Avenue; Des Moines, Iowa, 50312; (515) 242-7662. Complaints can also be directed to the Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission; to the Director, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; or to the Region VII Office for Civil Rights within the United States Department of Education, in Chicago, IL. Administrative Procedures: Code 407 Revised February 19, 1991; July 12, 1994; January 9, 2007 Last review: 2012-2013
Series 400 Code 407 Title: Sexual Harassment The district is committed to maintaining a learning a working environment free of any form of sexual harassment or intimidation toward personnel and students on school grounds, on school time, at a school-sponsored activity or in a school-related context. Sexual harassment, is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other inappropriate verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when made by any member of the school staff to a student, when made by any member of the staff to another staff member, when made by a student to a staff member or when made by any student to another student when: Submission to such conduct is made directly or indirectly a term or condition of an individual’s employment or education, or when: Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for academic or employment decisions affecting that individual, or when: Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s academic or professional performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment or education environment Administrative procedures be developed to process sexual harassment complaints filed by employees, parents or guardians, students and volunteers. Inquiries related to sexual harassment when an employee is the alleged harasser, including how to file a complaint, may be directed to Isaiah McGee, Equity Coordinator, 2323 Grand Avenue; Des Moines, Iowa, 50312; (515) 242-7662. Complaints can also be directed to the Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission; to the Director, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; or to the Region VII Office for Civil Rights within the United States Department of Education, in Chicago, IL. Administrative Procedures: Code 407 Revised February 19, 1991; July 12, 1994; January 9, 2007 Last review: 2012-2013
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