LCS does not discriminate in its programs nor does it tolerate harassment on any basis. The LCS Board of Education follows all applicable federal and state laws regarding protected classes. Harassment of any student will not be tolerated. Harassment is defined as conduct, advances, gestures or words of a nature which: 
1. Unreasonably interfere with the student's work or educational or extracurricular opportunities; 
2. Create an intimidating, hostile or offensive learning environment; 
3. Imply that submission to such conduct is made an explicit or implicit term of receiving grades or credit;
4. Imply that submission to or rejection of such conduct will be used as a basis for determining the student's grades and/or participation in a student activity. Victims of harassment shall report these conditions to the immediate supervisor of the offending person (or to the teacher or counselor), the building level administrator, the Director of Human Resources, or the Office of the Superintendent. Confidentiality shall be maintained and no reprisals or retaliation shall occur as a result of good faith reporting of charges of harassment. Students may report anonymously, and anonymous reports will be investigated with the same level of urgency as all other reports. In determining whether alleged conduct constitutes harassment, all of the circumstances, including the nature of the conduct and the context in which the alleged conduct occurred, shall be investigated. The Superintendent/designee shall be responsible for investigating all complaints of harassment that cannot be resolved at the building level. If satisfactory resolution of the complaint is not reached, the student may appeal the matter to the Superintendent, and ultimately, to the Board. Any student or staff member found to have engaged in harassment shall be subject to disciplinary actions, including, but not limited to, verbal warning, suspension, expulsion, or termination, within requirements of state and federal law.