POLICY TITLE: Protecting Students from Harassment and Discrimination. POLICY NUMBER: 5.001. SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Procedures for investigation and resolution of allegations of harassment of, or discrimination against, students. PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This revision clarifies the grievance and investigation procedures to be used by the District when students allege that either a student or a District employee has subjected him/her to harassment or discrimination; updates the various levels of appeal available to the aggrieved student or accused person; various technical changes. SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: §§ 230.22(2); 230.23(22); 230.23005(6), Fla. Stat. LAWS IMPLEMENTED: §§ 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1688 (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972); 20 U.S.C. § 1232g et seq. ("FERPA"); and §§ 119.07(3)(p); 228.2001(2)(a), (b); 228.093(3)(d); 230.22(1), (2); 230.23(6)(d)8; 231.001; 231.291(3)(a); 231.262(1), Fla. Stat. CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Mary Ann DuPont, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd. C-124, West Palm Beach, FL 33406. THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the Proposed Policy Development may be promptly obtained without cost from the District’s website at www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/LLP/revisions.asp (or from Office of Public Affairs, 3336 Forest Hill Blvd. Ste. B-102, West Palm Beach, FL 33406). POLICY DEVELOPMENT HEARING: This policy development will begin at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on June 3, 2002 (anticipated to be 3:30 p.m.), in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. The meeting is open to the public.