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Policy Statement
Lewis and Clark Community College is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and employment environment that is free from sex discrimination, which includes discrimination and harassment based on sex, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender-related identity and expression. The College also prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender-related identity and expression, and pregnancy and related conditions under Policy 505: Anti-Harassment, Including Sexual Harassment.
It is the policy of Lewis and Clark Community College to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (“VAWA”), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), the Illinois Human Rights Act, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”), the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act, and all other applicable laws and local ordinances regarding unlawful sex-based discrimination, harassment or other misconduct.
Individuals found to have engaged in prohibited sex discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination and/or expulsion from the College.
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Title IX Compliance
As required under Title IX, the College does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates. This requirement not to discriminate extends to admissions and employment.
The College has designated the Dean of Students as the Title IX Coordinator and the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence as the Deputy Title IX Coordinators. They are responsible for coordinating the College’s efforts to comply with its responsibilities under Title IX. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and 34 C.F.R. Part 106 may be directed to the College’s Title IX Coordinator(s), the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education, or both.
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Retaliation Prohibited
Retaliation, including intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination against any person who, in good faith, reports or discloses alleged sex discrimination, files a complaint, or otherwise participates or declines to participate in an investigation into allegations of sex discrimination, is strictly prohibited.
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Implementing Procedures
The College will establish, maintain and publish procedures implementing this Policy, which set forth:
- The scope and jurisdiction of the College’s prohibition on sex discrimination;
- Definitions of prohibited conduct and a definition of consent;
- Responsibilities of and contact information for the College’s Title IX Coordinators and Director Team and Government Relations;
- Options for assistance following an incident of sex discrimination, harassment or other misconduct;
- Procedures for reporting and confidentially disclosing alleged sex discrimination, including a mechanism for reporting and independent review of allegations against one elected official by another elected official;
- The College’s response to reports of alleged sex discrimination;
- The College’s grievance process for complaints alleging sex discrimination, including complaints alleging sex-based harassment;
- Prevention and education programming provided to College students; and
- Training and education provided to all College employees.
Adoption Date: August 11, 2020
Last Revised: August 13, 2024
Prior Revised Dates: 8/11/20