The District prohibits workplace violence and will not tolerate violence, threats of violence, or intimidating conduct in the workplace. Workplace violence is any physical assault or acts of aggressive behavior occurring where an employee performs any work-related duty in the course of their employment including, but not limited to:
a) An attempt or threat, whether verbal or physical, to inflict physical injury upon an employee;
b) Any intentional display of force which would give an employee reason to fear or expect bodily harm;
c) Intentional and wrongful physical contact with an employee without their consent that entails some injury;
d) Stalking an employee with the intent of causing fear of material harm to the physical safety and health of the employee when the stalking has arisen through and in the course of employment.
Lawful acts of self-defense are not considered workplace violence.