Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation, and Discrimination

Hilliard City School District is committed to a culture that provides a safe and caring learning environment for all students and staff. Bullying, harassment, intimidation, and discrimination by any person or group is strictly prohibited at any school-sponsored event and on school district property.

These prohibitions are detailed in our Board of Education policy, Student Handbooks, and  Student Code of Conduct, and are integrated into employee professional development and training.

If the incident is an emergency outside school hours, please contact your local police or call 911 or 988.

Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Defined

The district strictly prohibits any intentional written, verbal, electronic, or physical act (including dating violence) directed at another student and:

• Causes mental or physical harm;
• Is severe, persistent, or pervasive; and/or
• Creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment.

This prohibition applies to all school and district property, school buses, and school-sponsored activities and events.

To report an incident of bullying, harassment, or intimidation, you may complete our incident report form, or email or speak to an administrator or supervisor to file a complaint regarding bullying, harassment, or intimidation.

Discrimination Defined

Students and staff have the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic status, pregnancy, age, disability, military status, and any other protected class.

To report an incident of discrimination, you may complete our incident report form, or email or speak to an administrator or supervisor to file a complaint regarding discrimination.

Sexual Harassment Defined

Sexual harassment is any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature – whether verbal, written, physical, or electronic – that denies equal access to education or creates a hostile, intimidating, or offensive environment, and satisfies one or more of the following:

1. A District employee conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service of the District on an individual’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct;
2. Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the District’s education program or activity (Title IX); or
3. “Sexual assault” as defined in 20 USC 1092(f)(6)(A)(v), “dating violence” as defined in 34 USC 12291(a)(10), “domestic violence” as defined in 34 USC 12291(a)(8) or “stalking” as defined in 34 USC 12291(a)(30).

To file a complaint under Title IX (sexual harassment) or to report an incident of sexual harassment, please contact the Board of Education’s designated Title IX Coordinator/Compliance Officer, the Executive Director of Human Resources, Melissa Klosterman-Lando at Melissa_Klosterman-Lando@hboe.org or 614-921-7099. 

If the incident is an emergency outside school hours, please contact your local police or call 911 or 988.

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