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Westchester Schools Look At Ways To Prevent Sexual Harassment Among Staff, Faculty Westchester Schools Look At Ways To Prevent Sexual Harassment Among Staff, Faculty
Westchester Schools Look At Ways To Prevent Sexual Harassment Among Staff, Faculty The #MeToo movement has the country taking a fresh look at sexual harassment in workplaces though some protection laws have been in place for decades. The White Plains City School District -- which employs 1,300 staff at nine schools -- has "many checks and balances" in place including a board policy outlining the expected behaviors of all members of the educational community, said White Plains Public Schools Superintendent of Schools Joseph L. Ricca, Ed.D. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII applies to employe…

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Schools Look At Ways To Prevent Sexual Harassment Among Staff, Faculty Schools Look At Ways To Prevent Sexual Harassment Among Staff, Faculty
Schools Look At Ways To Prevent Sexual Harassment Among Staff, Faculty The #MeToo movement has the country taking a fresh look at sexual harassment in workplaces though some protection laws have been in place for decades. New Canaan Public Schools which employs 700 certified staff has "the three Ps" in place, explained the district's Director of Human Resources Darlene Pianka. "In each building, you have a person who is the Title IX coordinator, a policy against sexual discrimination, and a procedure to address it, a grievance process" whereby all complaints are investigated. Pianka is the schoolwide Title IX coordinator. Title IX outlaws sexual harassmen…

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by Donna Christopher