Major Infractions

1. Unwelcome sexual advances, gestures, comments or contact 2. Threats 3. Offensive jokes 4. Ridicule, slurs, derogatory actions or remarks Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment includes but is not limited to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or pressure to engage in sexual activity, physical contact of a sexual nature, gestures, comments, or other physical, written or verbal conduct that is gender-based that interferes with a student’s education. School employees, fellow students, volunteers, and visitors to the school, and other persons with whom students may interact in order to pursue school activities are required to refrain from such conduct.

BaxterAcademy is a public charter school that complies with Title IX of the EducationAmendments of 1972 (Title IX), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., and its implementing regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities operated by recipients of Federal financial assistance.

Sexual harassment of students, which includes acts of sexual violence, is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title IX. Sexual violence is defined by the U.S. Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as referring to physical sexual acts perpetrated against a person’s will or where a person is incapable of giving consent. Title IX protects students from sexual harassment in a school’s education programs and activities. This means that Title IX protects students in connection with all the academic, educational, extracurricular, athletic, and other programs of the school, whether those programs take place in a school’s facilities, on a school bus, at a class or training program. Complaint Procedure

Complaints about harassment or discrimination of students, and questions about school harassment and discrimination policies, should be referred to theAssistant Principal or the Title IX Coordinator. Our Title IX coordinator is the director of special education. The Title IX coordinator ensures the school is compliant with discrimination and harassment policies and laws, including Title IX, coordinates the investigation and disciplinary process, and reviews compliance to ensure the school fulfills its legal obligations.

Additional information about BaxterAcademy’s policy and procedures for preventing discrimination and harassment of students can be found in BaxterAcademy PolicyACAA, Student Discrimination and Harassment, and Policy ACAA-R, Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedures, which are available on the BaxterAcademy website.

Asubstantiated charge against a student will subject them to disciplinary action, which may include suspension or expulsion. Discipline Policy at BaxterAcademy

BaxterAcademy’s discipline policy was created from the perspective that all behavior is communication.As a community, we help each other to communicate effectively, which means holding students accountable for their behavior and being proactive about addressing the issues that violate community norms and expectations.

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