Alaska Administrative Code
Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions
Chapter 10 - Professional Teaching Practices Commission
Article 4 - General Provisions
20 AAC 10.900 - Definitions
Universal Citation: 20 AK Admin Code 20 AAC 10.900
Current through November 28, 2024
In this chapter,
(1) "sexual conduct" includes
(A) explicit sexual
jokes and stories;
(B) flirtatous
or sexually related cooments;
(C)
sexual kidding or teasing;
(D)
sexual innuendos or comments with double entendre;
(E) inappropriate physical
touching;
(F) soliciting,
encouraging, participating in, or initiating inapropriate written, verbal, or
electronic communication of a sexual nature with a student;
(G) physical or a romantic relationship with
a student, whether consensual or nonconsensual;
(H) discussion of the educator's sexual
feelings or activities;
(I)
discussion, outside of a professional teaching or counseling context, of a
students sexual feelings or activities; and
(J) "sexual penetration" and "sexual contact"
as those terms are defined in 11.81.900;
(2) "physical abuse" is an action beyond reasonable discipline that results in an adverse physical effect upon a student;
(3) "director" means the person appointed to fill the position of "executive secretary" as described in AS 14.20.470(a)(7).
(4) "colleague" includes
(A) certificated educator;
(B) an individual who is employed by the
school district on a permanent or temporary basis;
(5) "educator" includes
(A) an individual holding a teaching
administrative or special services certificate issued under 4 AAC 12 or a
student teacher authorization issued under
4
AAC 30.020;
(B) an instructor in an institution of higher
learning.
Authority:AS 14.20.030
AS 14.20.450
AS 14.20.460
AS 14.20.470
AS 14.20.480
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