2014-KC COOMBS MIDDLE SCHOOL COUCIL

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SECTION IV RECORDS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, LAWS, RETENTION CIVIL RIGHTS AND PROHIBITION OF HARASSMENT, BULLYING, DISCRIMINATION AND HATE CRIMES The Mashpee School District prohibits all forms of harassment, discrimination, and hate crimes based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability. The district also prohibits bullying or harassment of school community members for reasons unrelated to their race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Violators will be subject to appropriate disciplinary and/or corrective action to correct and end the conduct, prevent its reoccurrence, and protect the complainant and other similarly-situated individuals from harassment, discrimination, hate crimes, retaliation, and bullying in the future. School-based complaints may be brought to the principal or the Equity Coordinator (EC). A report or complaint involving the EC should be filed with the superintendent; and a report or complaint involving the superintendent should be filed with the school committee. Any member of the school community who believes that he or she has been subjected to discrimination or sexual harassment is urged to report any incident of discrimination or harassment to the building principal or supervisor or the EC within thirty business days of the alleged incident. Upon a reported incident, the incident report/complaint form will be provided. On the basis of the principal's or EC's perception of the situation he or she may: 1. Attempt to resolve the matter informally through conciliation, 2. Report the incident and transfer the record to the superintendent or his/her designee and so notify the parties by certified mail, 3. Report the matter to the local police if criminal activity is potentially involved and seek the advice of legal counsel if necessary. f 32