Fullerton Joint Union High School District

FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT POLICY ON DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING

1. Every student is entitled to a safe school environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying. 
2. The District's policies on discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying can be accessed on the District's Web site; Board Policies BP/AR - 0415 Nondiscrimination; BP/AR 1312 - Complaints Regarding Discrimination; BP/AR 5500 - Conduct; BP/AR 5642 - Anti-bullying; BP/AR 5645 - Sexual Harassment.  Copies are available in the school office. 
3. The  District  prohibits  bullying.  This  includes,  but  is  not  limited  to,  discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on the actual or perceived characteristics set forth in Penal Code Section 422.55 and Education Code Section 220, and disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Bullying is defined in Education Code Section 48900(r). 
4. School personnel must immediately intervene if they witness an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, provided it is safe to do so.
5. Acts of  discrimination,  harassment,  intimidation, or  bullying should  be  brought  to  the attention of the Principal. 
6. You may make an anonymous complaint by contacting the principal or the District's Nondiscrimination/Anti-Bullying Coordinator, call anonymously 1-800-924-7233, or submit a tip on the District Tip Line. If there is sufficient corroborating information, the District will commence an investigation. 
7. Complaints will be considered confidential. However, it may be necessary to disclose certain information in order to effectively investigate.
8. Students who violate the District's policies on discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying may be subject to discipline, including suspension and expulsion.
9. The District prohibits retaliation against individuals who make complaints or provide information related to such complaints.
    

Students and parents also may contact the District's Nondiscrimination/Anti-Bullying Coordinator: Director of Administrative Services Dr. Jennifer Williams at (714) 870-2803 or jwilliams@fjuhsd.org.