PFLAG GAINESVILLE
LOCAL SCHOOL POLICIES
PFLAG Gainesville is working with other local organizations and the local school district to ensure that LGBTQ+ youth are safe, included, supported, and successful in school.
It is the policy of the Board to maintain an educational and work environment which is free from all forms of unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. This commitment applies to all District operations, programs, and activities. All students, administrators, teachers, staff, and all other school personnel share responsibility for avoiding, discouraging, and reporting any form of unlawful harassment. This policy applies to unlawful conduct occurring on school property, or at another location if such conduct occurs during an activity sponsored by the Board.
The Superintendent will enforce its prohibition against discriminatory harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation, transgender status, or gender identity), physical and mental disability (including but not limited to: HIV, AIDS, or sickle cell trait), use of a language other than English by Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students, pregnancy, marital status, age (except as authorized by law), religion, military status, ancestry, or genetic information which are classes protected by State and/or Federal law (collectively, “protected classes”) (hereinafter referred to as unlawful harassment), and encourages those within the School District community as well as third parties, who feel aggrieved to seek assistance to rectify such problems. The Superintendent will investigate all allegations of unlawful harassment and, in those cases where legally prohibited harassment is substantiated, the Superintendent will take immediate steps to end the harassment. Individuals who are found to have engaged in unlawful harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.