CharterSafe Learning
HR 108 - Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation (2025)
California charter schools are required to comply with federal and California regulations to provide a safe workplace for their employees free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation. This course will review what constitutes discrimination, harassment, and retaliation and how workplace bullying, abusive conduct and hostile work environment are manifested in a school workplace. We will review the steps your charter school should take to ensure your organization is providing your employees with an inclusive and respectful workplace by covering how to prevent and address inappropriate workplace conduct. This course was updated on August 2025.
Duration: 80 minutes
**Please be advised the slide deck, the recording of this course, and certain material developed by CharterSAFE are copyrighted by CharterSAFE and are intended for the private use of our attendees. Any unauthorized use, including reproduction and distribution, without the expressed written consent of CharterSAFE is prohibited.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand what constitutes discrimination, harassment, retaliation, workplace bullying, abusive conduct and hostile work environment in a school workplace.
Learn how discrimination, harassment and retaliation are manifested in a school environment.
Discuss real-time situations to identify employee behavioral patterns in a charter school environment which are detrimental to your operations.
Review forms and templates to address inappropriate conduct.
Discuss steps to prevent and address inappropriate workplace conduct.
Jamie Alfonso
Director, Human Resources Partner
With almost 20 years of human resources experience supporting California schools and public agencies. Jamie provides HR consulting, and the CharterSAFE risk management team actively seek to educate and train members on best practices for safety and risk management. Jamie’s strong leadership in personnel management, employee benefits, HR strategy, and expertise in school finance and operations, is demonstrated with her having a degree in Business Administration, a PHRca from the HR Certification Institute, and in her previous role as CBO having earned USC’s School Business Management Certificate. Jamie offers a collaborative, solutions-driven approach to supporting charter schools and their teams.
