Sexual Harassment And Student Discipline Reaction Paper

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Trying to research the surrounding districts policies on sexual harassment and student discipline was tough. I was only able to find information one school district. This was not a surprise to me because this district has the least amount of problems in the surrounding areas. And they are the highest paid as well. Virginia Beach Public Schools had the information on their website.
The guidelines are as follows: 1) Sexual harassment may be verbal, non-verbal, physical, written or visual. It refers to behavior that is not welcome, that is personally offensive, that lowers morale and that, therefore, interferes with the individual's work effectiveness. 2) No person with authority will threaten or insinuate, either explicitly or implicitly, that an employee's refusal to submit to sexual advances or respond to sexual overtures will adversely affect the employee's employment, evaluation, wages, advancement, assigned duties, or any other condition of employment or career development. 3) Other sexually harassing conduct by any employee in the workplace is also prohibited. Examples of such conduct include, but are not limited to:
a. Unwelcome sexual flirtations, advances, or propositions;

b. Verbal abuse of a sexual nature which may include such actions as sex-oriented
kidding, teasing or jokes;

c. Graphic verbal comments about an individual's body;

d. Sexually degrading words used to describe an individual;

e. Physical contact such as offensive touching, patting, pinching, or brushing against
another's body;

f. The display in the workplace of sexually suggestive objects or pictures.
4. Sexual harassment is a serious offense. As a consequence, allegations of sexual harassment will be thoroughly investigated, and any employee who engages in such conduct or encourages such behavior by others shall be subject to corrective action. Depending on the circumstances involved, such disciplinary acti...