Section 10-041
Racial Harassment
Racial harassment will not be tolerated
in the USD 263 school district. Racial
harassment of employees or students of the district by board members,
administrators, certificated and support personnel, students, vendors, and any
others having business or other contact with the school district is strictly
prohibited.
Racial Harassment is racially motivated
conduct which:
1.
Affords an individual different
treatment, solely on the basis of race, color or national origin, in a manner
which interferes with or limits the ability of the individual to participate in
or benefit from the services, activities or programs of the school and or
district;
2.
Is sufficiently severe,
pervasive or persistent so as to have the purpose or effect of creating a
hostile academic or work environment; or
3.
Is sufficiently severe,
pervasive or persistent to have the purpose or effect of interfering with a
student’s academic performance or an employee’s productivity or the ability
of either to participate in or benefit from the services, activities or programs
of the school or district.
Racial harassment shall include, but
not be limited to (1) inappropriate racial slurs, (2) racial insults, (3) racial
intimidation, (4) employment decisions based on racial issues, (5) creation of
hostile or intimidating working or learning environment based on racial
overtones.
No district employee shall racially
harass, be racially harassed, or fail to investigate or refer a complaint of
racial harassment for investigation. Complaints
of racial harassment by employees will be promptly investigated and resolved.
Initiation of a complaint of racial harassment will not adversely affect
the job security or status of an employee, nor will it affect his or her
compensation or work assignment. Violation
of this policy shall result in disciplinary action, up to and including
termination, against any employee. Complaints
initiated by students shall not affect their school status or academic standing.
Students who violate this policy will be subject to appropriate disciplinary
action up to and including expulsion from the school district.
Employees who believe that they have
been subjected to racial harassment should discuss the problem with their
immediate supervisor. If an
employee's immediate supervisor is the alleged harasser; the employee should
discuss the problem with the building principal or superintendent.
Students who believe that they have
been subjected to racial harassment should discuss the situation with their
building administrator. If the administrator is the alleged harasser, the
student should discuss the matter with the superintendent of schools. If the
superintendent is the alleged harasser in any situation, the matter should be
discussed with the Board of Education President. If the Board of Education as a
whole or individual members acting in capacity as a Board Member is the alleged
harasser, the matter should be addressed in writing to the Clerk of the Board
and the School District Attorney for resolution.
Employees and students who do not
believe that the matter is appropriately resolved through this meeting may file
a written complaint under the district's discrimination complaint procedure.
Confidentiality shall be maintained throughout the complaint procedure.
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Approved by BOE