Filing a Sexual Harassment Complaint The Dothan City School System includes a process for filing a sexual harassment complaint in their Personnel Board Policies under Section 5.14, sub - section(s) 5.14.3 and 5.14.4. Sexual harassment is recognized by the Dothan City Schools Board of Education (DCBOE) as a form of sexual discrimination which is prohibited by anyone connected to or representing the DCBOE. The system has both an informal and formal complaint process in place. The informal resolution process begins when a person reports any perceived harassment to their supervisor. If a claimant chooses to pursue the informal complaint process, all investigations and resolution can be handled at the local level. According to the arrangement
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Furthermore, it appears that Standards one, two, three and eight are all relative to a harassment complaint. Standard One of the Alabama Code of Ethics (ACoE) is a guiding statement for the expected educator conduct. The intent of this standard is to establish an expectation of professional behavior. This standard could be cited as support of misbehavior in a grievance as inappropriate harassment or language would be a misconduct. The second standard, which was mentioned previously, focuses on professional trustworthiness. This standard deals with appropriate and honest representation and reporting of information. In a harassment situation, an administrator should be diligent in verifying facts as this standard could possibly be violated through misrepresentation by the parties on either side of the …show more content…
Harassment is any unwelcomed conduct that involves discrimination based on sex, race, color religion, national origin, age, disability or generic reasons. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), harassment rises to the level of becoming illegal when it becomes a condition of employment or it becomes so severe that it creates a work environment that is unbearable due to being abusive or hostile working conditions. It is also noted that there is an expectation of severity in order for harassment to become considered illegal. Pettiness and annoyances will not provide the level of measure to be considered illegal in
Furthermore, it appears that Standards one, two, three and eight are all relative to a harassment complaint. Standard One of the Alabama Code of Ethics (ACoE) is a guiding statement for the expected educator conduct. The intent of this standard is to establish an expectation of professional behavior. This standard could be cited as support of misbehavior in a grievance as inappropriate harassment or language would be a misconduct. The second standard, which was mentioned previously, focuses on professional trustworthiness. This standard deals with appropriate and honest representation and reporting of information. In a harassment situation, an administrator should be diligent in verifying facts as this standard could possibly be violated through misrepresentation by the parties on either side of the …show more content…
Harassment is any unwelcomed conduct that involves discrimination based on sex, race, color religion, national origin, age, disability or generic reasons. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), harassment rises to the level of becoming illegal when it becomes a condition of employment or it becomes so severe that it creates a work environment that is unbearable due to being abusive or hostile working conditions. It is also noted that there is an expectation of severity in order for harassment to become considered illegal. Pettiness and annoyances will not provide the level of measure to be considered illegal in