The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any of its education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and its implementing regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106), including against applicants for employment, students, parents/guardians acting on behalf of their students, employees, and third parties attempting to access the education program or activity.
Title IX Sex Discrimination Prohibited
Sex discrimination as defined in Title IX (Title IX Sex Discrimination) is prohibited. A District employee, agent, or student, violates this prohibition whenever that person engages in conduct on the basis of sex that causes another person to be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity operated by the District. Title IX Sex Discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity.
Sex-based harassment is a form of Title IX Sex Discrimination. Sex-based harassment occurs whenever a person engages in conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following:
1. Quid Pro Quo: A District employee, agent, or other person authorized by the District to provide conditions the provision of an aid, benefit, or service under the District's education program or activity explicitly or impliedly conditions the provision of an aid, benefit, or service on a person's on an individual’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct; or
2. Hostile Environment: Unwelcome sex-based conduct that, based on the totality of the circumstances, is subjectively and objectively offensive and is so severe or, pervasive that it limits or denies a person's ability to participate in or benefit from the District’s educational program or activity; or
3. Violence Against Women Act/The Big 4: Sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking as defined in 34 C.F.R. §106.2.
Examples of sexual harassment include, but are not limited to, touching, crude jokes or pictures, discussions of sexual experiences, teasing related to sexual characteristics, spreading rumors related to a person’s alleged sexual activities, rape, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual coercion.