Legal Notifications

Student Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment

The School District of Wisconsin Rapids is committed to equal educational opportunity for all District students.  The District will not deny any person admission to, participation in, or the benefits of any curricular, extra-curricular, pupil services, recreational or other program or activity because of a person’s gender, race, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, or any other characteristic protected under State or Federal civil rights laws.

The District strives to provide a safe, secure and respectful learning environment for all students in school buildings, on school grounds, and school buses and at school-sponsored activities.  The District prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment.

The District encourages all students, as well as third parties, to promptly report incidents of discrimination or harassment to a teacher, administrator, supervisor, or other District employee or official so that the District may address the conduct before it becomes severe, pervasive, or persistent.  Any teacher, administrator, supervisor, or other District employee or official who receives such a complaint shall forward the complaint to the District’s designated Compliance Officer without undue delay, but not later than two (2) business days.  The District’s designated Compliance Officer is the Director of Human Resources.  Complaints should be submitted to:

Director of Human Resources
School District of Wisconsin Rapids
510 Peach Street
Wisconsin Rapids, WI  54494

The Board's nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located under the Board policies area of the District website.

Bullying

The School District of Wisconsin Rapids strives to provide a safe, secure and respectful learning environment for all students in school buildings, on school grounds, and school buses and at school-sponsored activities.  The District consistently and vigorously addresses bullying so that there is no disruption to the learning environment and learning process. 

Bullying is deliberate or intentional behavior using words or actions, intended to cause fear, intimidation or harm. Bullying may be repeated behavior and involves an imbalance of power. The behavior may or may not be motivated by an actual or perceived distinguishing characteristic, such as, but not limited to: age, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender status, physical attributes, physical or mental ability or disability, and social, economic or family status.

Bullying behavior can be:

• Physical (e.g. assault, hitting or punching, kicking, theft, threatening behavior)
• Verbal (e.g. threatening or intimidating language, teasing or name-calling, racist remarks)
• Indirect (e.g. spreading cruel rumors, intimidation through gestures, social exclusion and sending insulting messages or pictures by mobile phone or using the internet)
• Cyber bullying is the use of any electronic communication device to convey a message in any form (text, image,  audio or video) that defames, intimidates, harasses or is otherwise intended to harm, insult or humiliate in a deliberate, repeated or hostile and unwanted manner under a person’s true or false identity.  Any communication of this form which disrupts or prevents a safe and positive educational environment may be considered cyber bullying.  Cyber bullying is unacceptable and a violation of the District’s technology acceptable use policy and procedures.

Bullying behavior is prohibited in all schools, buildings, property and educational environments, including any property or vehicle owned, leased or used by the District. This includes public transportation regularly used by students to go to and from school. Educational environments include every activity under school supervision.

The District encourages all students to promptly report incidents of bullying to a teacher, administrator, supervisor, or other District employee or official so that the District may address it.  All school staff members and school officials who observe or become aware of acts of bullying are required to report these acts to the building principal.  Reports of bullying may be made verbally or in writing and may be made confidentially.  The Board's bullying policy can be found under the Board policies area of the District website.