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The Governing Board is committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and safe learning environment that protects students from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying, or any other type of behavior that is motivated by hate.
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\nHate-motivated behavior is any behavior intended to cause emotional suffering, physical injury, or property damage through intimidation, harassment, bigoted slurs or epithets, force or threat of force, or vandalism motivated in part or in whole by bias or hostility toward the victim's real or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Government Code 11135, or Penal Code 422.55.
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\nThe Superintendent or designee shall design strategies to promote harmonious relationships among students, prevent incidents of hate-motivated behavior to the extent possible, and address such incidents in a timely manner when they occur.
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\nThe Superintendent or designee shall collaborate with regional programs and community organizations to promote an environment where diversity is celebrated and hate-motivated behavior is not tolerated. Such collaborative efforts shall focus on the development of effective prevention strategies and response plans, provision of assistance to students affected by hate-motivated behavior, and/or education of students who have perpetrated hate-motivated acts.
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\nThe district shall provide students with age-appropriate instruction that:\n
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  1. Includes the development of social-emotional learning
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  1. Promotes an understanding, awareness, appreciation, and respect for human rights, human relations, diversity, and acceptance in a multicultural society
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  1. Explains the harm and dangers of explicit and implicit biases
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  1. Discourages discriminatory attitudes and practices
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  1. Provides strategies to manage conflicts constructively
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\nAs necessary, the district shall provide counseling, guidance, and support to students who are victims of hate-motivated behavior and to students who exhibit such behavior.
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\nWhen appropriate, students who engage in hate-motivated behavior shall be disciplined.
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\nThe Superintendent or designee shall provide staff with training that:\n
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  1. Promotes an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion
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  1. Discourages the development of discriminatory attitudes and practices
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  1. Includes social-emotional learning and nondiscriminatory instructional and counseling methods
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  1. Supports the prevention, recognition, and response to hate-motivated behavior
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  1. Raises the awareness and sensitivity of staff to potentially prejudicial and discriminatory behavior
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  2. Includes effective enforcement of rules for appropriate student conduct
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\nEmployees who engage in hate-motivated behavior shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.
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\nRules prohibiting hate-motivated behavior and procedures for reporting a hate-motivated incident shall be provided to students, staff, and parents/guardians.
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\nThis policy shall be posted in a prominent location on the district's web site in a manner that is readily and easily accessible to parents/guardians and students. (Education Code 234.6)
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\nComplaints
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\nAny staff member who is notified that hate-motivated behavior has occurred, observes such behavior, or otherwise becomes aware of an incident shall immediately contact the compliance officer responsible for coordinating the district's response to complaints and complying with state and federal civil rights laws. As appropriate, the staff member shall also contact law enforcement.
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\nAny student who feels that they are a victim of hate-motivated behavior is encouraged to report the incident to a teacher, the principal, the district's compliance officer in Human Resources, or other staff member.
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\nAny complaint of hate-motivated behavior shall be investigated and, if determined to be discriminatory, shall be resolved in accordance with law and the district's uniform complaint procedures specified in AR 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures or other applicable procedure. If, during the investigation, it is determined that a complaint is about nondiscriminatory behavior, the principal or designee shall inform the complainant and shall take all necessary actions to resolve the complaint.\n\n", "contentText": "The Governing Board is committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and safe learning environment that protects students from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying, or any other type of behavior that is motivated by hate.\n\nHate-motivated behavior is any behavior intended to cause emotional suffering, physical injury, or property damage through intimidation, harassment, bigoted slurs or epithets, force or threat of force, or vandalism motivated in part or in whole by bias or hostility toward the victim's real or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 or 220, Government Code 11135, or Penal Code 422.55.\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall design strategies to promote harmonious relationships among students, prevent incidents of hate-motivated behavior to the extent possible, and address such incidents in a timely manner when they occur.\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall collaborate with regional programs and community organizations to promote an environment where diversity is celebrated and hate-motivated behavior is not tolerated. Such collaborative efforts shall focus on the development of effective prevention strategies and response plans, provision of assistance to students affected by hate-motivated behavior, and/or education of students who have perpetrated hate-motivated acts.\n\nThe district shall provide students with age-appropriate instruction that:\n\n- Includes the development of social-emotional learning\n\n- Promotes an understanding, awareness, appreciation, and respect for human rights, human relations, diversity, and acceptance in a multicultural society\n\n- Explains the harm and dangers of explicit and implicit biases\n\n- Discourages discriminatory attitudes and practices\n\n- Provides strategies to manage conflicts constructively\n\nAs necessary, the district shall provide counseling, guidance, and support to students who are victims of hate-motivated behavior and to students who exhibit such behavior.\n\nWhen appropriate, students who engage in hate-motivated behavior shall be disciplined.\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall provide staff with training that:\n\n- Promotes an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion\n\n- Discourages the development of discriminatory attitudes and practices\n\n- Includes social-emotional learning and nondiscriminatory instructional and counseling methods\n\n- Supports the prevention, recognition, and response to hate-motivated behavior\n\n- Raises the awareness and sensitivity of staff to potentially prejudicial and discriminatory behavior\n\n- Includes effective enforcement of rules for appropriate student conduct\n\nEmployees who engage in hate-motivated behavior shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal.\n\nRules prohibiting hate-motivated behavior and procedures for reporting a hate-motivated incident shall be provided to students, staff, and parents/guardians.\n\nThis policy shall be posted in a prominent location on the district's web site in a manner that is readily and easily accessible to parents/guardians and students. (Education Code 234.6)\n\nComplaints\n\nAny staff member who is notified that hate-motivated behavior has occurred, observes such behavior, or otherwise becomes aware of an incident shall immediately contact the compliance officer responsible for coordinating the district's response to complaints and complying with state and federal civil rights laws. As appropriate, the staff member shall also contact law enforcement.\n\nAny student who feels that they are a victim of hate-motivated behavior is encouraged to report the incident to a teacher, the principal, the district's compliance officer in Human Resources, or other staff member.\n\nAny complaint of hate-motivated behavior shall be investigated and, if determined to be discriminatory, shall be resolved in accordance with law and the district's uniform complaint procedures specified in AR 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures or other applicable procedure. 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