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403.5 Harassment

HARASSMENT

No one shall retaliate against an employee or student because they have filed a harassment complaint, assisted or participated in a harassment investigation, proceeding, or hearing regarding a harassment charge or because they have opposed language or conduct that violates this policy.

It shall be the responsibility of the board members, administrators, licensed and classified employees, students, and others having business or other contact with the school district to act appropriately under this policy.  It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent and investigator to inform and educate employees or students and others involved with the school district about harassment and the school district's policy prohibiting harassment.

This policy and accompanying regulations shall only apply when an employee is the victim of an alleged harasser or an employee is the alleged harasser.  It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent, in conjunction with the investigator, to develop administrative rules regarding this policy.

Legal Reference:         Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986).

                                  Hall v. Gus Const. Co., 842 F.2d 1010 (8th Cir. 1988).

                                  Lynch v. City of Des Moines, 454 N.W.2d 827 (Iowa 1990).

                                  42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. (1988).

                                  29 C.F.R. Pt. 1604.11 (1993).

                                  Iowa Code ch. 216 (1995).

Cross Reference:        102     Equal Educational Opportunity

                                  401.1   Equal Employment Opportunity

                                  401.4   Employee Complaints

                                  402.3   Abuse of Students by School District Employees

                                  404     Employee Conduct and Appearance

                                  502.10  Student-to-Student Harassment

                                  503     Student Discipline