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Section Chapter 3: General Administration
Title Prohibition of Unlawful Harassment
Code BP 3430
Status Active
Adopted May 3, 2023
Last Revised May 3, 2023
Last Reviewed May 3, 2023
The Los Angeles Community College District (or the “District”) is committed to providing an
academic and work environment that respects the dignity of all individuals and groups. The
District shall be free of unlawful harassment, including that which is based on any of the
following protected statuses: age, ancestry, color, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender
identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, mental
disability, military and veteran status, national origin, physical disability, race, religious creed,
sex (including sexual harassment), or sexual orientation, or because one is perceived to have one
or more of the foregoing characteristics.
The District seeks to foster an environment in which all employees, students, unpaid interns,
volunteers, applicants for employment, and applicants for admission feel encouraged to report
incidents of harassment without fear of retaliation or reprisal. Therefore, the District also strictly
prohibits retaliation against any individual for filing a complaint of harassment or for
participating in an investigation into a complaint of unlawful harassment. Such conduct is illegal
and constitutes a violation of this policy. The District will investigate all allegations of retaliation
brought to its attention promptly and thoroughly. If the District determines that someone has
retaliated, it will take all reasonable steps within its control to stop such conduct. Individuals
who engage in retaliatory conduct are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
termination or expulsion.
The District recognizes that sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and violence, harms
all students, undermines students’ physical safety, impedes students’ ability to learn, and can
reinforce social inequality throughout a student’s lifetime. The District will include on its
website statistics on the prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual violence in the educational
setting, and the differing rates at which students experience sexual harassment and sexual assault
in the educational setting based on their race, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender
identity. The District has a responsibility to make reasonable efforts to respond effectively when
sexual harassment is reported to, or observed by, District employees.
Any student, employee, unpaid intern, volunteer, applicant for employment, or applicant for
admission who believes they have been harassed or retaliated against in violation of this policy
should immediately report such incidents by following the procedures described in AP 3435
Discrimination and Harassment Complaints and Investigations. The District requires supervisors
to report all incidents of harassment and retaliation that come to their attention.
This policy applies to all aspects of the academic environment, including but not limited to
classroom conditions, grades, academic standing, employment opportunities, scholarships,
recommendations, disciplinary actions, and participation in any community college activity. In
addition, this policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited
to hiring, placement, promotion, disciplinary action, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence,
training opportunities, and compensation.
To this end, the Chancellor shall ensure that the institution undertakes education and training
activities to counter harassment and to prevent, minimize, or eliminate any hostile environment
that impairs access to equal education opportunity or impacts the terms and conditions of
employment.
The Chancellor shall establish procedures that define unlawful harassment in District educational
programs and activities. The Chancellor shall further establish procedures for employees,
students, unpaid interns, volunteers, and other members of the campus community that provide
for the investigation and resolution of complaints regarding unlawful harassment and
discrimination, and procedures to resolve complaints of harassment and discrimination in
accordance with governing Title 5 regulations. State and federal law and this policy prohibit
retaliatory acts by the District, its employees, students, and agents.
The District will publish and publicize this policy and related written procedures (including the
procedure for making complaints) to administrators, faculty, staff, students, unpaid interns, and
volunteers particularly when they are new to the institution. The District will make this policy
and related written procedures (including the procedure for making complaints) available in all
administrative offices and will post them on the District’s website.
Employees who violate the policy and procedures may be subject to disciplinary action up to and
including termination. Students who violate this policy and related procedures may be subject to
disciplinary measures up to and including expulsion. Unpaid interns who violate this policy and
related procedures may be subject to disciplinary measures up to and including termination from
the internship or other unpaid work experience program.
Legal
Education Code Sections 212.5, 44100, 66252, 66281.5, and 66262.5
Government Code Sections 12923, 12940 and 12950.1
Civil Code Section 51.9
Title 2 Sections 10500 et seq.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S. Code Annotated Section 2000e
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
