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SEXUAL HARASSMENT - EMPLOYEES

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION – 4119.11

The complaint procedures described in Administrative Regulation (AR) 4119.12 – Title IX Sexual Harassment Complain Procedures - Employees shall be used to address any complaint governed by the regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, alleging a District employee was subjected to one of the following forms of sexual harassment: (34 CFR 106.30).

  1. A District employee conditioning the provision of a District aid, benefit, or service on an individual’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct;
  2. Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the District’s education program or activity; or
  3. Sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking as defined in 20 USC 1092 and 34 USC 12291.

Additionally, for purposes of applying the complaint procedures specified in Title IX, the conduct above must occur in an education program or activity in which a district school exercises substantial control over the context and respondent.  (34 CFR 106.30, 106.44)

The complaint procedures described in AR 4119.12 shall not be used to address or resolve any complaint by or against a student.

All other sexual harassment complaints or allegations shall be investigated and resolved in accordance with Board Policy 4030 - Nondiscrimination in Employment. This includes sexual harassment falling under the broader state definition below.

In California, sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, unwelcome sexual advances, unwanted requests for sexual favors, or other unwanted verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature, regardless of whether or not the conduct has a sexual motivation or intent.  Conduct is considered to be sexual harassment when made against another person of the same or opposite sex in the work or educational setting under any of the following conditions:  (Education Code 212.5; Government Code 12940; 2 CCR 11034)

  1. Submission to the conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of the individual's employment.
  2. Submission to or rejection of the conduct is used as the basis for an employment decision affecting the individual.
  3. The conduct has the purpose or effect of having a negative impact upon the individual's work performance or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
  4. Submission to or rejection of the conduct is used as the basis for any decision affecting the individual regarding benefits, services, honors, programs, or activities available at or through the District.

Examples of Sexual Harassment

Examples of actions which are prohibited by District policy which may constitute sexual harassment under state or federal law in accordance with the definitions above, in the work or educational setting, whether committed by a supervisor, a co-worker, or a non-employee, include, but are not limited to:

  1. Unwelcome verbal conduct such as sexual flirtations or propositions; graphic comments about an individual's body; overly personal conversations or pressure for sexual activity; sexual jokes or stories; unwelcome sexual slurs, epithets, threats, innuendoes, derogatory comments, sexually degrading descriptions, or the spreading of sexual rumors.
  2. Unwelcome visual conduct such as drawings, pictures, graffiti, or gestures; sexually explicit emails; displaying sexually suggestive objects.
  3. Unwelcome physical conduct such as massaging, grabbing, fondling, stroking, or brushing the body; touching an individual's body or clothes in a sexual way; cornering, blocking, leaning over, or impeding normal movements.
  4. Sexual assault, sexual battery, or sexual coercion.
  5. Electronic communication containing comments, words, or images described above.

Title IX Coordinator/Compliance Officer

The District designates the following individual(s) as the responsible employee(s) to coordinate its efforts to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in accordance with AR 4119.12 - Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures - Employees, as well as to oversee, investigate, and resolve sexual harassment complaints processed under Board Policy 4030 - Nondiscrimination in Employment. The Title IX Coordinator(s) may be contacted at:

IUSD Executive Director, Secondary Education
5050 Barranca Parkway, Irvine CA 92604
Phone: (949) 936-5063
titleixcoordinator@iusd.org

If sexual harassment is found following an investigation, the Title IX Coordinator, or designee in consultation with the Coordinator, shall take prompt action to stop the sexual harassment, prevent recurrence, and address any continuing effects.

Notifications

The Superintendent or designee shall notify employees that the District does not discriminate on the basis of sex as required by Title IX, that the Title IX nondiscrimination requirement extends to employment, and that inquiries about the application of Title IX to the District may be referred to the District's Title IX Coordinator and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education.  (34 CFR 106.8)

The District shall notify employees, bargaining units, and applicants for employment of the name or title, office address, email address, and telephone number of the District's Title IX Coordinator.  (34 CFR 106.8)

A copy of the District’s sexual harassment policy and regulation shall:

  1. Be displayed in a prominent location in the main administrative building, District office, or other area of the school where notices of District rules, regulations, procedures, and standards of conduct are posted.  (Education Code 231.5)
  2. Be provided to every District employee at the beginning of the first quarter or semester of the school year or whenever a new employee is hired.  (Education Code 231.5)
  3. Appear in any school or District publication that sets forth the school's or District's comprehensive rules, regulations, procedures, and standards of conduct.  (Education Code 231.5)
  4. Be posted, along with the name or title and contact information of the Title IX Coordinator, in a prominent location on the District's website.  (34 CFR 106.8)
  5. Be included, along with the name or title and contact information of the Title IX Coordinator, in any handbook provided to employees or employee organizations.  (34 CFR 106.8)

All employees shall receive a copy of an information sheet prepared by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) or the District that contains, at a minimum, components on: (Government Code 12950)

  1. The illegality of sexual harassment.
  2. The definition of sexual harassment under applicable state and federal law.
  3. A description of sexual harassment, with examples.
  4. The District's complaint process available to the employee.
  5. The legal remedies and complaint process available through DFEH and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
  6. Directions on how to contact DFEH and the EEOC.
  7. The protection against retaliation provided by 2 CCR 11021 for opposing harassment prohibited by law or for filing a complaint with or otherwise participating in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing conducted by DFEH and the EEOC.

In addition, the District shall post, in a prominent and accessible location, the DFEH poster on discrimination in employment and the illegality of sexual harassment and the DFEH poster regarding transgender rights.  (Government Code 12950)

Training

Every two years, the Superintendent or designee shall ensure that supervisory employees receive at least two hours, and nonsupervisory employees receive at least one hour, of classroom, electronic/virtual, or other effective interactive training and education regarding sexual harassment. All newly hired employees and employees promoted to a supervisory position shall receive training within six months of their assumption of the new position.  (Government Code 12950.1)

A supervisory employee is any employee having the authority, in the interest of the District, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or the responsibility to direct them, adjust their grievances, or effectively recommend such action, when the exercise of the authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment.  (Government Code 12926)

Such training may be completed by employees individually or as part of a group presentation, may be completed in shorter segments as long as the applicable hourly requirement is met, and may be provided in conjunction with other training provided to the employees. The training shall be presented by trainers or educators with knowledge and expertise in the prevention of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. (Government Code 12950.1)

The District's sexual harassment training and education program shall include, but is not limited to, components required by Government Code section 12950.1 and accompanying California Code of Regulations.  (2 CCR 11024)

The Superintendent or designee shall retain for at least two years the records of any training provided to supervisory employees. Such records shall include the names of trained employees, date of the training, the type of training, and the name of the training provider.  (2 CCR 11024)

Adopted: March 2. 2021


Board Policy 4030 – Nondiscrimination in Employment

Administrative Regulation 4119.12 - Title IX Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures - Employees