Floyd Calendar 2019-2020

FILE: JFC-E

File: GBA/JFHA (6/15) Equity in Education School Year 2019/2020 I. The Floyd County School Division is committed to maintaining an educational environment and workplace that is free from harassment. In accordance with law, the Board prohibits harassment against students, employees, or others on the basis of sex, gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law or based on a belief that such characteristic exists at school or any school sponsored activity. The Floyd County School Division is an equal opportunity employer. II. It is the intent of the Floyd County School Division to implement specific and continuing steps to notify students, parents of students, and employees that we do not tolerate harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in educational programs and activities. The use of racial epithets, slurs, or other conduct of a verbal, physical, or written nature which is harassing, intimidating, abusive, degrading, or threatening and which causes or contributes to a hostile environment will not be tolerated. Procedures for making and resolving such complaints shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Copies of policies that prohibit harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, or disability are posted on bulletin boards at each school, published in various school division documents, i.e. student and teacher handbooks, Floyd County Policy Manual, as well as Floyd County Schools’ web site at www.floyd.k12.va.us. III. It is a violation of this policy for any student or school personnel to harass a student or school personnel based on sex, gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law or based on a belief that such characteristic exists at school or any school sponsored activity. Further, it is a violation of this policy for any school personnel to tolerate harassment based on a student’s or employee’s sex, gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status or genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law or based on a belief that such characteristic exists at school or any school sponsored activity, by students, school personnel or third parties participating in, observing or otherwise engaged in school sponsored activities. IV. Any student or school personnel who believes he or she has been the victim of harassment Prohibited by law or by policy GBA/JFHA by a student, school personnel or a third party should report the alleged harassment to one of the Compliance Officers designated in the Floyd County Policy Manual or to any school personnel. The District Superintendent can be contacted at the Floyd County School Board Office by calling (540) 745-9400. Report forms for filing a written complaint may be found in the Floyd County Policy Manual under JFHA-F1 for students and GBA/JFHA-F1 for employees.

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