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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION

Lodi Unified School District programs and activities shall
be free from discrimination, including harassment, with
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
respect to a student’s actual or perceived sex, gender,

ethnic group identification, race, national origin, religion,
color, physical or mental disability, age, or sexual orienta-
tion. The district strictly prohibits, nor will it tolerate, dis-
crimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying of, any
student by another student or employee based on the
characteristics above. Persons engaging in such behavior

will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

The Lodi Unified School District recognizes its obligation
to provide overall program accessibility throughout the
district for handicapped persons. Contact the district Co- U.S. Department of Education
ordinator of Community Relations to obtain information Office for Civil Rights
about the existence and location of services, activities Old Federal Building
and facilities that are accessible to and usable by handi- 50 U.N. Plaza, Room 239

San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 556-7000

BULLYING

The Lodi Unified School District recognizes the harmful effects of
bullying on student learning and school attendance and desires to

provide safe school environment that protect students from physi-
cal and emotional harm.

No student or groups of students shall, through physical, written,
verbal, or other means, harass, sexually harass, threaten, intimi-

date, cyberbully, cause bodily injury to, or commit hate violence
against any other student or school personnel.

Cyberbullying includes the creation and transmission of harassing
communication, direct threats, or other harmful texts, sounds, or
images on the Internet, social media, or other technologies using a
telephone, computer, or any wireless device. Cyberbullying also
includes breaking into another person’s electronic account and