Clean Version JCAC Sexual Harassment of Students

                                                                                                      Status: DRAFT - 2nd
 Board Policy JCAC: Sexual Harassment of Students
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 Original Adopted Date: 12/07/2020 | Last Reviewed Date:
 07/08/2024

CLEAN VERSION
Sexual Harassment of Students


The intent of this policy is to comply with the Title IX federal regula ons concerning sexual harassment. To
the extent that addi onal requirements are specified in federal law or regula ons, the District shall comply
with such requirements.
All students at the DeKalb County School District are en tled to learn in an environment free from sexual harassment
and all
other forms of discrimina on on the basis of
sex.
The district does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimina on in any educa on
program or ac vity that it operates, including in employment, as required by Title IX of the Educa onal
Amendments of 1972 and its implemen ng regula ons. This policy also prohibits sexual harassment or sex
discrimina on under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq.

The District’s nondiscrimina on policy and grievance procedures can be located at:
Board Policy JAA

All district personnel are required to report conduct that may be sexual harassment or sex discrimina on.

             All administra ve personnel must
                           No fy the Title IX Coordinator when the employee has informa on about
                           conduct that reasonably may cons tute sex discrimina on under Title IX


            All other employees must
                         No fy the Title IX Coordinator when the employee has informa on about conduct
                         that reasonably may cons tute sex discrimina on under Title IX
            All other employees must
                         No fy the Title IX Coordinator when the employee has informa on about conduct
                         that reasonably may cons tute sex discrimina on under Title IX or this part; or
                         Provide the contact informa on of the Title IX Coordinator and informa on about
                         how to make a complaint of sex discrimina on to any person who provides the
                         employee with informa on about conduct that reasonably may cons tute sex
                         discrimina on under Title IX

Reports, complaints or inquiries about conduct that may cons tute sex discrimina on under Title IX, may
be referred to the District's Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Educa on's Office for Civil Rights, or
both. The District's Title IX
Coordinator can be reached at:
DeKalb County School District
Title IX Coordinator
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd,
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
678-676-1200
  tleixcoordinator@dekalbschoolsga.org
h ps://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/hr/employee-rela ons/.
The district’s grievance procedure nondiscrimina on policy can be located in JCAC
regula on and
h ps://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/hr/employee-
rela ons/.
To report informa on about conduct that may cons tute sexual harassment or to make a
complaint of sex discrimina on
under           Title       IX,       please       refer         to
h ps://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/hr/employee-rela ons/ .

The Superintendent, or designated staff, are authorized to develop the regula ons necessary to implement
this policy.
Nothing in this policy is intended to create rights beyond those already created by federal and/or state law.