1. In Each School Building. The building principal is the person responsible for receiving oral or written reports of sexual harassment at the building level. Upon receipt of a report, the principal must notify the District Human Rights Officer immediately without screening or investigating the report. A written report will be forwarded simultaneously to the Human Rights Officer. If the report was given verbally, the principal shall reduce it to written form within 24 hours and forward it to the Human Rights Officer. Failure to forward any sexual harassment report or complaint as provided herein will result in disciplinary action. If the complaint involves the building principal, the complaint shall be filed directly with the District Human Rights Officer. 2. District-Wide. The School Board hereby designates the Superintendent as the District Human Rights Officer to receive reports or complaints of sexual harassment from any individual, employee or victim of sexual harassment and also from the building principals as outlined above. If the complaint involves the Human Rights Officer, the complaint shall be filed directly with the Superintendent. The District shall conspicuously post the name of the Human Rights Officer, including a mailing address and telephone number. 3. Submission of a complaint or report of sexual harassment will not affect the individual’s
future employment, grades or work assignments. 4. Use of formal reporting forms is not mandatory.
3.0150.04 CONFIDENTIALITY Issue Date: 03/10/16 Updated: 9/10/20 DKB
It is District policy to respect the privacy and anonymity of all parties and witnesses to complaints brought under this policy. However, because an individual’s right to confidentiality must be balanced with the District’s obligations to cooperate with police investigations or legal proceedings, or to investigate and take necessary action to resolve a compliant, the District retains the right to disclose the identity of parties and witnesses to complaints in appropriate circumstances. Where a complaint involves allegations of child abuse, the complaint shall be immediately reported to appropriate law enforcement authorities and the anonymity of both the complainant and school officials involved in the investigation will be strictly protected as required by Utah Code § 62A-4a-412.
3.0150.05 INVESTIGATION AND RECOMMENDATION Issue Date: 5/9/96 Updated: 9/10/20 DKB
By authority of the District, the Human Rights Officer, upon receipt of a report or complaint alleging sexual harassment, shall immediately authorize an investigation. This investigation may be conducted by District officials or by a third party designated by the District. The investigating party shall provide a written report of the status of the investigation within ten (10) working days to the Superintendent of Schools and the Human Rights Officer. In determining whether alleged conduct constitutes sexual harassment, the District should consider the surrounding circumstances, the nature of the sexual advances, relationships between the parties involved and the context in which the alleged incidents occurred.
Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker