Title IX and Anti-Discrimination

Title IX and Anti-Discrimination (taken from Maricopa Community Colleges Allied Health Program Student Policies. See policy manual at link in right column on home page at www.paradisevalley.edu/nutrition )

     A. Title IX

          1. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. , is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex-including pregnancy and parental status-in educational programs and activities. The policy of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of sexual violence, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct or communications constituting Sexual Harassment as prohibited by state and federal law. Discrimination under this Policy is an unequal treatment of a student based on the student’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, or 23 pregnancy/parenting status. This Policy prohibits Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in any college education program or activity, which means all academic, educational, extracurricular, athletic and other programs.

          2. Any person who has experienced, witnessed, or otherwise knows of Sexual Harassment or Discrimination prohibited under this Policy is to report such conduct to the college’s Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX Coordinator

is trained to help you find the resources you might need, to explain all reporting options, and to respond appropriately to conduct of concern. Such conduct is to be reported to the Title IX Coordinator as soon as 

possible after it occurs. The Title IX Coordinator tracks all reports of

Sexual Harassment or Discrimination.

          3. There are several avenues available for any person who experiences, witnesses,or otherwise knows of Sexual Harassment or Discrimination to report such conduct:

  • Leave a private voice message for the Title IX Coordinator; 
  • Send a private email to the Title IX Coordinator; 
  • Mail a letter to the Title IX Coordinator’s office; 
  • Visit the Title IX Coordinator (although it is best to make an appointment first to ensure availability); 
  • File a Formal Complaint pursuant to this Policy; 
  • Report to another trusted college official (e.g., faculty member, coach, advisor) who will provide information as required under the Policy to the Title IX Coordinator.

          4. If there is an allegation of conduct in violation of this Policy about the Title IX Coordinator or any staff member who is part of the Vice President of Student Affairs’ office, that allegation should be lodged with the President of the college. The President will appoint another trained individual to take the place of the Title IX Coordinator for purposes of the allegation. 

          5. Title IX Coordinator The Vice President of Student Affairs serves as each respective college’s Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX Coordinator is the individual responsible for providing education and training about Discrimination and Sexual Harassment to the college community and for receiving and investigating allegations of Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in accordance with this Policy. The Title IX Coordinator is authorized to designate other appropriately trained individuals to investigate Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Complaints and reports as deemed appropriate. The contact information for the Title IX Coordinator at each college may be found at https://district.maricopa.edu/consumer-information/title-ix/title-ix-coordinators.

     B. Anti- Discrimination 24

          1. The Maricopa County Community College District is committed to continue to promote a learning and work environment that is non-discriminatory. This commitment is demonstrated through the value of inclusion, the implementation of policies and regulations that serve to prohibit discrimination and by practicing non-discriminatory actions in both our employment and academic activities. 

          2. This means that Maricopa will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination, against any applicant, employee, or student in any of its policies, procedures, or practices. 

          3. This policy covers all selection and decision practices of the employment relationship, as well as admission to, access to, and treatment of students in Maricopa's programs and activities. 

          4. The Maricopa County Community Colleges District does not tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.