Employees are prohibited from establishing an inappropriate personal relationship with students. An inappropriate personal relationship between an employee and a student is defined as including, but not necessarily limited to: dating; any touching of an intimate or sexual nature, sexual contact or sexual relations, any touching otherwise prohibited by law or objected to by the student; giving a gift having a sexual overtone; making comments of a sexual nature or reflecting sexual innuendo to or about a student; grooming; or any similar activity.
Any employee who has knowledge or reasonably suspects that another employee may have engaged in prohibited conduct as defined by this policy must immediately report this information to either the employee’s supervisor, the student’s principal or the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources or designee.
Failure to comply with this policy shall subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Violations may also result in a report to the school administration, the State Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services and law enforcement; and consequences may also include suspension or revocation of a certificated employee’s certificate.