Harassment Complaint Procedure

To: All Employees

Subject: Harassment - Complaint Procedure

As your employer, Connecting Waters Charter School, has adopted a firm policy against harassment. We will take every reasonable step to prevent harassment from occurring. However, if you believe that you have been unlawfully harassed, we urge you to report the incident immediately so that your complaint can be resolved quickly and fairly.

1. When possible, confront the harasser and persuade him/her to stop.

2. Provide a written or oral complaint to your own supervisor or to any other school supervisor, the Executive Director of the School and/or a human resources representative of the School as soon as possible after the incident. Include all details on the incident(s), names of individuals involved, and the names of any witnesses.

3. Administrators will refer all harassment complaints to Executive Director of the School and/ or a human resources representative of the School. The School will immediately undertake an effective, thorough, and objective investigation of the harassment allegations.

4. If the School determines that unlawful harassment has occurred, it will take effective action in accordance with the circumstances. Any employee the school determines to be responsible for unlawful harassment will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

5. The School will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint and will not tolerate or permit retaliation by management, employees, or co-workers.

For the procedure for filing complaints, please contact:

Barbara Jackson

Innovative Education Management

661 5^th St. Ste. 206

Lincoln, CA. 95648