Loading...The Diocese of Kentucky’s Trustees and Council last night approved a policy that prohibits sexual harassment of and by diocesan personnel (which include clergy, lay employees and volunteers) working on behalf of the diocese, its mission churches and its camp and conference center.
The policy requires that church personnel working in the diocesan offices and missions receive sexual harassment training in the next 90 days. The policy does not apply to the diocese’s parishes, but it may be used as a model for those who do not already have a policy in place, the Rev. Canon Joan Smith reported to the trustees.
Sexual harassment, according to the policy, includes “unwelcome sexual advances and requests for sexual favors and other unwelcome conduct, including repeated verbal harassment (e.g., sexual jokes and innuendoes), propositions, inappropriate email, visual and non-verbal practices (e.g., derogatory posters, cartoons, calendars), suggestive objects or pictures, physical harassment and other circumstances that are threatening involving sexual harassment.
The policy outlines procedures for reporting informal and formal complaints and the actions that are to be taken in the event a complaint. For more information or to see a copy of the policy, contact Smith at 502-584-7148.
