2.5 Sexual and or Racial Harassment

A. Sexual harassment includes verbal or physical sexual advances, including subtle pressure for sexual activity; touching, pinching, patting, or brushing against; comments regarding physical or personality characteristics of a sexual nature; and sexually oriented “kidding”, “teasing”, double meanings, and jokes.
B. Demeaning comments about a student’s ability to excel in a class historically considered a non-traditional enrollment subject, privately talking to a student about sexual matters, hugging or touching a student inappropriately may constitute sexual harassment.
C. Writing (graffiti) which names a student or otherwise identifies a student is potentially slanderous and constitutes sexual and or racial harassment. Graffiti of any kind will not be tolerated on school property. The Executive Director of Instructional Development is direct to cause any graffiti or unauthorized writings to be removed immediately.
D. Racial harassment includes verbal comments regarding physical or personality characteristics of a racial nature, kidding, teasing, double meanings, and jokes.

A. Administrator and Supervisors

(1) It is sexual harassment for any Great Plains Technology Center employee to use his or her authority to solicit sexual favors or attention from students.
(2) Administrators, supervisors, support personnel, or teachers who either engage in sexual and or racial harassment of students or tolerate such conduct by other employees shall be subject to sanctions as described below.
(3) The Great Plains Technology Center school district is not concerned with the “off-duty” conduct of school personnel unless the conduct has or will have a negative impact on the educational process of the school. Any romantic or sexual affiliation between school personnel and students, including students who have reached the age of majority (21), during school hours will have a negative impact on the educational process and shall constitute a violation of school policy. Such violations may result in suspension of the student and suspension or termination for the employee. Any sexual affiliation between teachers and students under the age of 21 may constitute a crime under state or federal law.

A. It is the express policy of the Great Plains Technology Center Board of Education to encourage student victims of sexual and or racial harassment to come forward with such claims. This may be done through the Sexual and or Racial Discrimination Grievance policy.

(1) Students who feel that administrators, supervisors, support personnel, teachers, or other students are subjecting them to sexual and or racial harassment are encouraged to report these conditions to the appropriate administrator or teacher. If the student’s immediate administrator or teacher is the alleged offending person, the report will be made to the next higher level of administration or supervision, or to any responsible adult person.
(2) Confidentiality will be maintained, and no reprisals or retaliation will be allowed to occur as a result of the good faith reporting of charges of sexual and or racial harassment.

B. In determining whether alleged conduct constitutes sexual and/or racial harassment, the totality of the circumstances, the nature of the conduct and the context in which the alleged conduct occurred will be investigated. The Executive Director of Instructional Development has the responsibility of investigating and resolving complaints of sexual and/or racial harassment.
C. Any employee found to have engaged in sexual and/or racial harassment of students shall be subject to sanctions, including, but not limited to warning, suspension, or termination, subject to applicable procedural and due process requirements.
D. Any student found to have engaged in sexual and or racial harassment of other students or staff shall be subject to sanctions, including, but not limited to warning, suspension, or other appropriate punishment subject to applicable procedural and due process requirements. (2.2V.).