Sexual Harassment

Purpose: To establish policy for defining and reporting sexual harassment at SJHS. 

Background: Sexual harassment consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and/or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Anyone who participates in deliberate or unsolicited verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature which is unwelcome is also engaging in sexual harassment. 

Policy: Sexual harassment is unacceptable conduct; therefore, all students will avoid any action or conduct which could be viewed as sexual harassment. This includes verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment in or out of class. This policy shall not be used to bring frivolous or malicious charges against students. 

Procedures: Any student who feels that he/she has been subjected to sexual harassment should immediately notify an administrator/teacher.
• All allegations will be investigated promptly and confidentially.
• Any person found to have engaged in sexual harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action. This action may include but is not limited to out-of-school suspension, recommendation for expulsion, and the fling of criminal charges. 

Every effort will be made to keep all student relations on a wholesome and acceptable level. Parents will be called whenever efforts by the counselors and administrators have failed to bring about desired results.

 No public displays of affection are allowed.