Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Employees are protected against sexual harassment under both state and federal law.The CMS Board of Education forbids harassment of any employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability. Title VII also prohibits harassment based on the victim's membership in a protected class. The State of North Carolina has zero tolerance for unlawful workplace harassment. We encourage employees to report harassment, and we take reports seriously. Title VII forbids discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, with some limited exceptions. The Board prohibits any and all forms of harassment or bullying on Board property or at Board sanctioned events. The purpose of this provision is to protect the confidentiality of the employee who files a complaint and to encourage reporting of incidents of harassment,.