Code of Conduct
Student Sexual Harassment
It is the policy of the PCSD to maintain an educational and working environment that is free from sexual harassment. It shall be a violation of this policy for any student to harass another student or employee through conduct or communications of a sexual nature as defined below.
“No person...shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Section 504 provides: “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability...shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other inappropriate oral, written, electronic, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when made by a student to another student or employee constitute sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment, as defined above, may include but is not limited to the following:
Verbal or written harassment or abuse
Pressure for sexual activity
Repeated remarks to a person with sexual or demeaning implications
Suggesting or demanding sexual involvement accompanied by implied or explicit threats concerning one’s grades, extra-curricular activities, etc.
All allegations of sexual harassment shall be fully investigated immediately and appropriate corrective or disciplinary action shall be initiated by the principal or his/her designee. A substantiated charge against a student shall subject such person to disciplinary action according to the Discipline Matrix (see page 41). No student shall knowingly and/or willingly falsify, misrepresent, omit or erroneously report information regarding instances of alleged inappropriate behavior by a teacher, administrator, or other school employee toward a student.
To File a Complaint
Any person who alleges sexual harassment may complain directly to a principal, guidance counselor, or other individual designated to receive such complaints. Filing of a complaint or otherwise reporting sexual harassment will not reflect upon the student’s status, nor will it affect grades or extra-curricular activities.
The right to confidentiality, both of the complainant and of the accused, will be respected consistent with the PCSD’s legal obligations, with the necessity to investigate allegations of misconduct, and with the authority to take corrective action when this conduct has occurred.
Title IV Coordinator | 706-253-1700 |
Title IX Coordinator | 706-253-1700 |
Director of Human Services | 706-253-1700 |
Director of Special Education | 706-253-1700 |
School Nutrition Services | 706-253-1700 |
Transportation Department | 706-253-1727 |
ADA Coordinator | 706-253-1700 |
Support Services Director | 706-253-1700 |
Harmony Elementary School | 706-253-1840 |
Hill City Elementary School | 706-253-1880 |
Tate Elementary School | 706-253-1860 |
Jasper Middle School | 706-253-1730 |
Pickens Junior High School | 706-253-1830 |
Pickens High School | 706-253-1800 |
[LEGAL REF.: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 42 USC 2000e-2; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 USC 1681(a); Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 U.S. page 117 L.Ed.2d 203 (1992), reversing 911 F2d 67 (11th Cir. 1990); O.C.G.A. § 20-2-795.1; see also 20-2-118]