Examples of types of conduct which are prohibited in the district and which may constitute sex-based harassment under state and/or federal law, in accordance with the definitions above, include, but are not limited to:

1.         Unwelcome leering, sexual flirtations, or propositions
2.         Unwelcome sex-based slurs, epithets, threats, verbal abuse, derogatory comments, or sexually degrading descriptions
3.         Graphic verbal comments about an individual's body or overly personal conversation
4.         Sex-based jokes, derogatory posters, notes, stories, cartoons, drawings, pictures, obscene gestures, or computer-generated images of a sexual nature
5.         Spreading sex-based rumors
6.         Teasing or sexual remarks about students enrolled in a predominantly single-sex class
7.         Massaging, grabbing, fondling, stroking, or brushing the body
8.         Touching an individual's body or clothes in a sexual way
9.         Impeding or blocking movements or any physical interference with school activities when directed at an individual on the basis of sex
10.       Displaying sexually suggestive objects
11.       Sexual assault, sexual battery, or sexual coercion
12.       Electronic communications containing comments, words, or images described above   

• Usted tiene derecho a un trato justo y equitativo y no será discriminado en función de su sexo.
• Usted tiene derecho a recibir una oportunidad equitativa para participar en todas las actividades académicas extracurriculares, incluidas las de atletismo.
• You have the right to have access to a sex/gender equity coordinator, referred to as the Title IX Coordinator (find contact information below), to answer questions regarding sex/gender equity laws.
• Tiene derecho a comunicarse con el Departamento de Educación del Estado y la Federación Interescolar de California para acceder a información sobre las leyes de equidad de género / sexo.
• Tiene derecho a presentar una queja confidencial por discriminación ante la Oficina de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos o el Departamento de Educación de California si cree que ha sido discriminado o si cree que ha recibido un trato desigual en función de su sexo. .
• Usted tiene el derecho de buscar remedios civiles si ha sido discriminado.
• You have the right to be protected against retaliation if you file a discrimination complaint.

— (California Education Code § 221.8.)

All students have the right to participate fully in their educational programs & activities, free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying.

Any student who feels they are being or has been subjected to sexual harassment, including

• avances sexuales no deseados
• solicitudes de favores sexuales
• other verbal/physical conduct of
• a sexual nature

should contact their principal, administrator, teacher, any school employee.

More information about prohibited conduct can be found in Board Policy (BP) 5145.7 y Administrative Rules (AR) 5145.7 y AR 5145.71.

Under the Title IX Sexual Harassment process, an individual alleging sexual harassment will be offered the formal Title IX grievance process, as set forth in AR 5145.71.

All Torrance Unified employees are trained annually on Title IX. You can view a copy of the most recent training presentation below.