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L11 0 The perpetrator's protected class is different from the victim's; <br /> ® The incident occurs while the victim was promoting a racial,religious,ethnic/national origin,disability,gender <br /> or sexual orientation group, such as attending an advocacy group meeting,or participating in a students' gay- <br /> straight alliance, or a disability rights demonstration. <br /> INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: Any person, organization, or company who contracts with <br /> and/or provides goods, supplies, or services to the district or a school, and <br /> who is not a school employee and is not under the direction or control of the <br /> district (e.g. , bus drivers and school vendors) . <br /> NATIONAL ORIGIN: A person' s ancestry, country of origin, or the country of <br /> origin of the person' s parents, family members or ancestors. <br /> RETALIATION: Any form of intimidation, reprisal, or harassment by a school <br /> community member directed against another school community member for reporting <br /> or filing a complaint, for aiding or encouraging the filing of a report or <br /> complaint, for cooperating in an investigation under this policy, or for taking <br /> action consistent with this policy. <br /> REPORTER: A person reporting an incident who is a third party and not the victim <br /> of the alleged conduct that violates the policy. <br /> SCHOOL COMMUNITY MEMBER: Any student, district or school employee, school <br /> committee member, independent contractor, school volunteer, parent or legal <br /> 19 guardian of a student, or a visitor on school premises or at a school-related or <br /> school-sponsored function or activity. <br /> SCHOOL EMPLOYEE: Any district or school administrator, teacher, school <br /> counselor, . nurse, secretary, librarian, and any other professional or support <br /> staff member employed by the district, and (except school volunteers) subject to <br /> the district' s direction or control . <br /> SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITY: Any school-sponsored activity, such as a field trip <br /> or an athletic competition; any school-related function or event, such as a <br /> PTO meeting; where school officials have supervisory responsibility for <br /> students; or where students are using school transportation or are at a <br /> designated school bus stop. <br /> SCHOOL VOLUNTEER: Any person who without compensation provides goods, <br /> supplies, or services to the district or its schools on a one time or an <br /> ongoing basis, and who is not a school employee or independent contractor. <br /> (S .C. 5/19/10) <br /> 35 <br />