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Complaint Form (Discrimination, Anti-Bullying, and Anti-Harassment)
If you believe that you or someone else is being bullied, please fill out the above form as best as you can. You will be contacted by either Mrs. Knight, Mr. Dalton, or Mrs. McCaulley to follow up with your report.
Iowa Code 280.28
1.
Purpose -- findings -- policy.
The state of Iowa is committed to providing all students with a safe and civil school environment in which all members of the school community are treated with dignity and respect. The general assembly finds that a safe and civil school environment is necessary for students to learn and achieve at high academic levels. Harassing and bullying behavior can seriously disrupt the ability of school employees to maintain a safe and civil environment, and the ability of students to learn and succeed. Therefore, it is the policy of the state of Iowa that school employees, volunteers, and students in Iowa schools shall not engage in harassing or bullying behavior.
2.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
a. "Electronic"
means any communication involving the transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, electromagnetic, or other similar means.
"Electronic"
includes but is not limited to communication via electronic mail, internet-based communications, pager service, cell phones, and electronic text messaging.
b. "Harassment"
and
"bullying"
shall be construed to mean any electronic, written, verbal, or physical act or conduct toward a student which is based on any actual or perceived trait or characteristic of the student and which creates an objectively hostile school environment that meets one or more of the following conditions:
(1) Places the student in reasonable fear of harm to the student's person or property. (2) Has a substantially detrimental effect on the student's physical or mental health. (3) Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student's academic performance. (4) Has the effect of substantially interfering with the student's ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.
c. "Trait or characteristic of the student"
includes but is not limited to age, color, creed, national origin, race, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical attributes, physical or mental ability or disability, ancestry, political party preference, political belief, socioeconomic status, or familial status.
d. "Volunteer"
means an individual who has regular, significant contact with students.