Concord Community Schools Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Information Guide

District Policies Related to Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault

Policy po1662 Anti-Harassment

It is the policy of the Board of Education to maintain an education and work environment that is free from all forms of unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. This commitment applies to all School District operations, programs, and activities. All students, administrators, teachers, staff, and all other school personnel share responsibility for avoiding, discouraging, and reporting any form of unlawful harassment. This policy applies to unlawful conduct occurring on school property, or at another location if such conduct occurs during an activity sponsored by the Board.

The Board will vigorously enforce its prohibition against discriminatory harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, age, religion, ancestry, or genetic information (collectively, Protected Classes) that are protected by Federal civil rights laws (hereinafter referred to as unlawful harassment), and encourages those within the School District community as well as Third Parties, who feel aggrieved to seek assistance to rectify such problems. The Board will investigate all allegations of harassment and in those cases where unlawful harassment is substantiated, the Board will take immediate steps to end the harassment, prevent its reoccurrence, and remedy its effects. Individuals who are found to have engaged in unlawful harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

Policy po264 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities -DRAFT

This policy pertains to sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, which occurs on or after August 1, 2024. Allegations of sex-based harassment, that occur on or before July 31, 2024, shall be addressed pursuant to Policy 2266 ( ) and AG 2266 [END OF OPTION]. Throughout this policy, unless expressly stated otherwise, reference to “Title IX” includes and incorporates the 2024 Title IX regulations (also known as the “2024 Final Rule”). The Title IX regulations are found at 34 CFR Part 106. References solely to Title IX (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 – 1688) are denoted as “Title IX (Statute).”  In this policy, unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.

Policy po2266 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Program or Activities

The Board of Education of the Concord Community Schools (hereinafter referred to as “the Board” or “the District”) does not discriminate on the basis of sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity), in its education programs or activities, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, and its implementing regulations, not to discriminate in such a manner. The requirement not to discriminate in its education program or activity extends to admission and employment. The Board is committed to maintaining an education and work environment that is free from discrimination based on sex, including sexual harassment.

The Board prohibits Sexual Harassment that occurs within its education programs and activities. When the District has actual knowledge of Sexual Harassment in its education program or activity against a person in the United States, it shall promptly respond in a manner that is not deliberately indifferent.

Pursuant to its Title IX obligations, the Board is committed to eliminating Sexual Harassment and will take appropriate action when an individual is determined responsible for violating this policy. Board employees, students, third-party vendors and contractors, guests, and other members of the School District community who commit Sexual Harassment are subject to the full range of disciplinary sanctions set forth in this policy. The Board will provide persons who have experienced Sexual Harassment ongoing remedies as reasonably necessary to restore or preserve access to the District’s education programs and activities.

Superintendent

405 S. Main St

Concord, MI 49237

517-524-8850

rebecca.hutchinson@concordschools.net