Equal Educational Opportunity Policy,
No. 102.0 Harassment, Violence and Discrimination
Policy, No. 413.0
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that equal educational
opportunity is provided for all students of the Anoka Hennepin
School District.
II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY Note: Discipline Policy 506.0 also addresses harassment. It states:
“Violations against persons communicated or attempted to be com-
municated by any means. Such violations include but are not limited
to: verbal and/or nonverbal intimidation/threats; stalking; obstruc-
tion; assault; fighting; extortion; bullying, racial harassment;
harassment on the basis of disability; sexual harassment/violence;
indecent exposure; hazing.”
A. It is the district’s policy to provide equal educational oppor-
tunity for all students. No student shall be discriminated
against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, sex/gender, marital status, disability, familial status,
status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation
or age. The district does not deny any student access to the
benefits and opportunities of its educational programs. The
district also makes reasonable accommodations for stu-
dents with disabilities.
B. The district prohibits the harassment of any individual for
any of the categories listed above. For definitions and infor-
mation about the types of conduct that constitute violation
of the district’s policy on harassment and violence and the
district’s procedures for addressing complaints, refer to the
district’s Harassment, Violence, and Discrimination Policy.
The district prohibits retaliation against anyone who brings
a complaint or participates in an investigation.
C. This policy applies to all of the academic and nonacademic
programs of the district, including, for example, coursework,
co-curricular and extracurricular activities, and other rights
or privileges of enrollment. This policy will be enforced be-
fore, during, or after school hours on all school property, in-
cluding the school bus, school functions, or events held at
other locations. The policy also applies to any off-campus
conduct that causes or threatens to cause a substantial
and material disruption at school, or interferes with the
rights of students or employees to be free from a hostile
school environment taking into consideration the totality of
the circumstances on and off campus.
D. It is the responsibility of every district employee1 to comply
with this policy, to intervene to attempt to stop any viola-
tions of this policy, and to report all violations of this policy.
E. Any student, parent or guardian having any questions
regarding this policy should discuss it with the building
principal or the Title IX Coordinator/Equity Coordinator:
Title IX Coordinator/Equity Coordinator
Mailing address: 2727 N Ferry St., Anoka, MN 55303
Telephone: 763-506-1000
Email: [email protected]
F. The reporting procedures set forth in the Harassment,
Violence and Discrimination Policy shall be used to report
violations of this policy.
2019-20 School Handbook
ahschools.us/policies
It is the policy of the Anoka-Hennepin School District No. 11 to
maintain a learning and working environment that is free from ha-
rassment, violence or discrimination based on actual or perceived
race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex/gender, marital
status, familial status, disability, status with regard to public assis-
tance, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status or veteran
status. The district prohibits any form of harassment, violence or
discrimination based on actual or perceived protected class status.
It will be a violation of this policy for any student or district em-
ployee to (1) harass a student or district employee through conduct
or communication (e.g., physical, verbal, graphic or written) or to (2)
inflict, threaten to inflict or attempt to inflict violence; or to (3) dis-
criminate against a student or District employee based on that stu-
dent’s or employee’s actual or perceived protected class status.
This policy applies to all of the academic and nonacademic (for ex-
ample, athletic and extracurricular) programs of the district and will
be enforced before, during, or after school hours on all school prop-
erty, including the school bus, school functions, or events held at
other locations. The policy also applies to any off-campus conduct
that causes or threatens to cause a substantial and material
disruption at school, or interferes with the rights of students or
employees to be free from a hostile school environment taking into
consideration the totality of the circumstances on and off campus.
The district will investigate all complaints of harassment, violence
or discrimination— whether formal or informal, verbal or written—
based on a student’s or district employee’s actual or perceived pro-
tected class status, and will discipline or take appropriate action
against any student or District employee who is found to have vio-
lated this policy. Appropriate administrative and staff follow-up will
be provided for targets and offenders of harassment, violence and
discrimination.
While this policy addresses the reporting and responses to
harassment, violence or discrimination, the district recognizes the
importance of preventing harassment, violence and discrimination
before it occurs through ongoing practices, programs and training.
The district shall implement violence prevention and character
development education programs to prevent and reduce policy
violations. Such programs may offer instruction on character
education including, but not limited to, character qualities such
as attentiveness, truthfulness, respect for authority, diligence,
gratefulness, self-discipline, patience, forgiveness, respect for
others, peacemaking, and resourcefulness.
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