The Owen J. Roberts School District policy is to maintain a positive and safe learning environment and to prohibit any form of sexual harassment. The School District condemns all unwelcome and uninvited physical, verbal, or non-verbal acts that are personally offensive and fail to respect the rights of others or disrupt the school environment. Any student who believes that he/she has been harassed should report such conduct to a building administrator or to the Title IX/Equal Opportunity Coordinator, Dr. Kristin Haggerty-Smith at (610) 469-5117. All complaints will be investigated and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against any person who violates this policy or against any person guilty of retaliatory conduct against the person lodging the complaint. More detailed information on this topic is available in School Board Policy 103 – Nondiscrimination in School and Classroom Practices.
The Board declares it to be the policy of this district to provide an equal opportunity for all students to achieve their maximum potential through the programs and activities offered in the schools without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, marital status, pregnancy or handicap/disability.
The Board also declares it to be the policy of this district to comply with federal law and regulations under Title IX prohibiting sexual harassment, which is a form of unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex. Such discrimination shall be referred to as Title IX sexual harassment. See Policy 103 for more information. Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX to the District may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education, or both.