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The Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III Board of Education is committed to maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is free from illegal discrimination, harassment and retaliation in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services, activities and facilities. In accordance with law, the district strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment against employees, students or others on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. The Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District is an equal opportunity employer.

The board also prohibits:

  1. Retaliatory actions including, but not limited to, acts of intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination against those who:
     

    1. Make complaints of illegal discrimination or harassment.
       

    2. Report illegal discrimination or harassment.
       

    3. Participate in an investigation, formal proceeding or informal resolution, whether conducted internally or outside the district, concerning illegal discrimination or harassment.
       

  2. Aiding, abetting, inciting, compelling or coercing illegal discrimination, harassment or retaliatory actions.
     

  3. Discrimination, harassment or retaliation against any person because of such person's association with a person protected from discrimination or harassment in accordance with this policy and law.

As used in this policy, "discrimination, harassment or retaliation" has the same meaning as "illegal discrimination, harassment or retaliation" and is limited to acts prohibited by law. All employees, students and visitors must immediately report to the district for investigation any incident or behavior that could constitute discrimination, harassment or retaliation in accordance with this policy. If a student alleges sexual misconduct on the part of any district employee to any person employed by the district, that person will immediately report the allegation to the Children's Division (CD) of the Department of Social Services in accordance with state law. 

Compliance Officer


The board designates the following individual to act as the district's compliance officer:
 

Superintendent
502 N. Elm St.
Mountain View, MO 65548-8472
Phone: 417-934-5408 / Fax: 417-934-5404


In the event the compliance officer is unavailable or is the subject of a report that would otherwise be made to the compliance officer, reports should instead be directed to the acting compliance officer:
 

High School Principal
502 N. Elm St.
Mountain View, MO 65548-8472
Phone: 417-934-2020 / Fax: 417-934-5404


For matters within the scope of this policy, the compliance officer or acting compliance officer will:

  1. Coordinate district compliance with this policy and the law.
     

  2. Receive all grievances regarding discrimination, harassment and retaliation except as provided in policy ACA.
     

  3. Serve as the district's designated Title VI, Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator, as well as the contact person for compliance with other discrimination laws.
     

  4. Forward reports of sexual harassment and otherwise assist in Title IX compliance as directed in policy ACA.
     

  5. Investigate or assign persons to investigate grievances; monitor the status of grievances to ensure that additional discrimination, harassment and retaliation do not occur; and recommend consequences.
     

  6. Review all evidence brought in disciplinary matters to determine whether additional remedies are appropriate, and recommend which interim measures should be implemented.
     

  7. Determine whether district employees with knowledge of discrimination, harassment or retaliation failed to carry out their reporting duties and recommend disciplinary action, if necessary.
     

  8. Communicate regularly with the district's law enforcement unit or other law enforcement point of contact for the district to determine whether any reported crimes constitute potential discrimination, harassment or retaliation.
     

  9. Oversee discrimination, harassment or retaliation grievances, including identifying and addressing any patterns or systemic problems and reporting such problems and patterns to the superintendent or the board.
     

  10. Seek legal advice when necessary to enforce this policy.
     

  11. Report to the superintendent and the board aggregate information regarding the number and frequency of grievances and compliance with this policy.
     

  12. Make recommendations regarding changing this policy or the implementation of this policy.
     

  13. Coordinate and institute training programs for district staff and supervisors as necessary to meet the goals of this policy, including instruction in recognizing behavior that constitutes discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
     

  14. Periodically review student discipline records to determine whether disciplinary consequences are applied uniformly.
     

  15. Perform other duties as assigned by the superintendent.

Last Revised Date: 10/19/2023 | Last Reviewed Date: 10/19/2023