Retaliation definition

Retaliation means any form of intimidation, reprisal or harassment directed against a student who reports bullying, provides information during an investigation, or witnesses or has reliable information about bullying.
Retaliation means hazing, harassment, intimidation or bullying, menacing, teen dating violence and acts of cyberbullying toward a person in response to a student for actually or apparently reporting or participating in the investigation of hazing, harassment, intimidation or bullying, menacing, teen dating violence and acts of cyberbullying or retaliation.
Retaliation means an act or gesture against a student for asserting or alleging an act of bullying. “Retaliation” also includes knowingly falsely reporting an act of bullying.

Examples of Retaliation in a sentence

  • Any employee alleging such discrimination should use the internal administrative process explained in the City Policy against Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation which is available on the City’s Intranet website to redress the situation.

  • Reports of actual or perceived incidents of discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation will be subject to the terms of Administrative Policy V-C-17 (Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation) (as may be subsequently revised, renamed, and/or renumbered) and all matters within the scope of that Policy will be addressed exclusively through that Policy.

  • Retaliation against an employee for filing a complaint or participating in an investigation is prohibited.

  • Retaliation or discrimination against an employee or former employee because the person has exercised rights protected under the Arizona Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act is prohibited.

  • Employees shall refer to the City Policy against Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation which is available on the City’s Intranet website.


More Definitions of Retaliation

Retaliation means retaliating against any person for opposing any act or practice reasonably believed to be discriminatory as prohibited by applicable law and/or this policy, or for reporting or filing a complaint, for aiding or encouraging the filing of a report or complaint, or for cooperating in an investigation of discrimination, including harassment or retaliation. Retaliatory acts include overt or covert acts of reprisal, interference, punishment or harassment against an individual or group.
Retaliation means to threaten, intimidate, or take an action that is detrimental to an individual (for example, harassment, abuse, or coercion).
Retaliation means (1) any adverse action (including direct and indirect intimidation, threats, coer- cion, discrimination, or harassment (including charges for conduct violations that do not involve sex discrimination or harassment or Sexual Harassment but that arise out of the same facts or circum- stances as a report or complaint of sex discrimination or harassment or a report or Formal Complaint of Sexual Harassment) that is (2) threatened or taken against a person (a) for the purpose of interfer- ing with any right or privilege secured by Title IX; or (b) because the person has made a report or Formal Complaint, testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing related to Title IX.
Retaliation means an act of communication intended:
Retaliation means intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination by either the District or any other person, against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX and/or this Policy, or because the individual has made a report or complaint, testified, assisted, or participated or refused to participate in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing in connection with this Policy. Intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination, including charges against an individual for code of conduct violations that do not involve sex discrimination or sexual harassment, but arise out of the same facts or circumstances as a report or complaint of sexual discrimination, or a report or formal complaint of sexual harassment, for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by Title IX or this policy, constitutes retaliation.
Retaliation means pressuring a person to drop or support a complaint or to provide false or misleading information; pressuring a person to participate or refrain from participating as a witness in a proceeding; or engaging in conduct that may reasonably be perceived to affect adversely that person's educational, living, or work environment for making a good-faith report or participating in good faith in an investigation.
Retaliation means hazing, harassment, intimidation or bullying, menacing and acts of cyberbullying toward a person in response to a student for actually or apparently reporting or participating in the investigation of hazing, harassment, intimidation or bullying[, menacing] and acts of cyberbullying or retaliation. False charges shall also be regarded as a serious offense and will result in disciplinary action or other appropriate sanctions.