What Everyone Should Know

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What Everyone Should Know

• Sexual Harassment

Manteno Community Unit School District 5
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Sexual Harassment

• Is the unwanted or unwelcome sexual advances,
  requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or
  physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes
  sexual harassment when submission to or rejection
  of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects
  an individuals employment, unreasonably
  interferes with an individuals work performance
  or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive
  work environment.
• Equal Employment
  Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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Students

• Sexual harassment of a student can deny or limit,
  on the basis of sex, the students ability to
  participate in or receive benefits, services, or
  opportunities in the schools program.
• Anybody who sees sexual harassment occur should
  report it to a responsible school employee.

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Examples of Sexual Harassment

• Telling off-color jokes
• Gestures
• Physical Contact / Touching
• Comments That Denigrate
• Terms of Endearment
• Questionable Compliments
• Often OFFENDERS dont realize the offense.
• TELL them they offend you!

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Types of Harassment

• Quid pro quo This for that
• Teacher offering better grade for sex
• Hostile environment
• Affects physical or mentalwell-being.

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In the Workplace The Gender Matrix In the Workplace The Gender Matrix In School Districts The Environment Matrix In School Districts The Environment Matrix
Offender Victim Offender Victim
Male Female Employee Student
Male Male Student Employee
Female Female Student Student
Female Male Administrator Employee
Employee Administrator
Employee Employee
Any Indirect Victim
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Conditions for Sexual Harassment

• Must be unwelcome
• Perception / intent
• Reasonable person standard
• One time event or repeated events?
• What circumstances?
• Position of power/authority?
• Affect on the alleged victim?

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How to Deal with Sexual Harassment

• Tell the harasser to STOP the behavior
• Document the situation
• Follow one of the grievance procedures
• Report it to your principal or supervisor
• Report it to one of the Districts Complaint
  managers, Josh Ruland or Cathy Allers.
• Download the Universal Grievance Form (Board
  Policy 2260), complete it, and send it to the
  District Office

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How to Deal with Sexual Harassment Continued

• Keep copies of your employment record and
  complaint at home.
• If the victim is a student, immediately step in,
  remove the student from the situation, and take
  the student to the office.
• Give full details of the situation to the
  building principal.

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Indications of Victimization

• Look for a change in behavior
• Inattentiveness
• Truancy
• Withdrawal
• Irritability
• Depression, anxiety.

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Corrective Action

• After investigation and due process there may
  be
• Disciplinary action
• Permanent separation,
• or
• Counseling

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Think About Your Words Actions

• Does your behavior contribute to the mission of
  the Manteno School District?
• Could your behavior offend anyone?
• Could your behavior be misinterpreted?
• Does your behavior treat people unequally?
• Might your words or actions be offensive to
  others?

IF THE ANSWER IS YES THEN DONT DO IT AND DONT
SAY IT.
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Sexual Harassment

• Will not be tolerated.
• Complaints will be investigated.
• Appropriate action will be taken.

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Sexual Harassment Your Responsibility

• Protect and remove students from situations that
  are questionable.
• Report any instances or occurrence to school
  authorities.
• Protect student and employee rights to privacy
• Cases under investigation carry the burden of
  confidentiality.