Common use of Inappropriate Behavior Directed toward Employees Clause in Contracts

Inappropriate Behavior Directed toward Employees. The District does not expect its employees to tolerate abusive, intimidating, threatening, or harassing behavior, whether in a verbal, written, or electronic form, from any student, parent, guardian, or other person. The District will support an employee faced with such behavior in at least, but not limited to, the following ways: 1. If such behavior is disruptive to the environment of the classroom or work area, the employee may ask the individual to leave. If that person refuses, the employee has the right to contact an administrator, security or School Resource Officer (SRO) and ask to have the individual removed. 2. The District will support and assist an employee faced with such behavior if said employee chooses to report the matter to proper law enforcement personnel who can investigate possible violations of state law, including, but not limited to, RCW 28A.635. 3. When an employee is faced with communication of an abusive, intimidating, threatening or harassing nature, the employee is not obliged to respond directly to this communication. The employee shall inform the building administrator who will assist in resolving or responding to the issue. 4. The District will be responsible for providing a safe and secure working environment for all employees and for taking action to stop any reported abusive, intimidating, threatening, or harassing behavior. 5. Appropriate forms shall be made available for employees to file complaints with the District.

Inappropriate Behavior Directed toward Employees. The District does not expect its employees to tolerate abusive, intimidating, threatening, or harassing behavior, whether in a verbal, written, or electronic form, from any student, parent, guardian, or other person. The District will support an employee faced with such behavior in at least, but not limited to, the following ways: 1. If such behavior is disruptive to the environment of the classroom or work area, the employee may ask the individual to leave. If that person refuses, the employee has the right to contact an administrator, security or School Resource Officer (SRO) and ask to have the individual removed. 2. The District will support and assist an employee faced with such behavior if said employee chooses to report the matter to proper law enforcement personnel who can investigate possible violations of state law, including, but not limited to, RCW 28A.635. 3. When an employee is faced with communication of an abusive, intimidating, threatening or harassing nature, the employee is not obliged to respond directly to this communication. The employee shall inform the building administrator who will assist in resolving or responding to the issue. 4. The District will be responsible for providing a safe and secure working environment for all employees and for taking action to stop any reported abusive, intimidating, threatening, or harassing behavior. 5. Appropriate forms shall be made available for employees to file complaints with the District.