OFFICE OF EQUITY ASSURANCE Rebecca Salerno, Manager

HCPSS GOAL TWO Each school will provide a safe and nurturing school environment that values our diversity and commonality. Policy 1040 Safe School Environments Policy 1000 Civility Policy 1060 Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, or Intimidation Policy 1010 Discrimination Policy 1030 Child Abuse and Neglect Policy 1020 Sexual Harassment

OFFICE OF EQUITY ASSURANCE RESPONSIBILITIES  Listen  Employee Assistance Program (EAP)  Fitness for Duty (FFD)  Conflict Resolution  Absence for Religious Obligation  Investigations

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)  EAP is a free benefit to all HCPSS employees and their families  Help with personal or professional problems  4 sessions per incident  Confidential

FITNESS FOR DUTY (FFD)

CONFLICT RESOLUTION  Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center (MCRC)  Mediation  Restorative Dialog  Team Building

ABSENCE FOR RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION  Policy 3000, Religious Observances  Parent requests for absence due to a religious obligation

INVESTIGATIONS  Harassment  Discrimination  Bullying  Sexual Harassment

HARASSMENT BEHAVIORS  Insults  Threats  Teasing  Stalking

TYPES OF HARASSMENT  Racial  Religious  Sexual  Homophobic  Bullying  Size-ist  Able-ist  Class-ist

SEXUAL HARASSMENT  Illegal  Harmful  Unwelcome  Unwanted  Offensive  Embarrassing

EXAMPLES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT  Offensive language, dirty jokes, gestures or comments  Sexually explicit pictures, comics, graffiti, objects  Elevator eyes  Inappropriate touching  Making unwelcome sexual advances  Pressuring someone for sexual activity  Engaging in sexual behavior  Spreading rumors  Teasing or taunting someone due to their sexual orientation  Quid Pro Quo

EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY  Understand and follow the provisions of the HCPSS policies  Respond verbally if you are a target  Respond verbally to an offender if you are a bystander  Report incident to a supervisor, administrator or the Office of Equity Assurance

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY  Respond  Investigate  Notification

 Harassment, Discrimination, Intimidation, Bullying and Retaliation are violations of HCPSS Policy  It is your responsibility to support HCPSS Goals  Be a role model for colleagues, staff, students and parents !