Kaskaskia College is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and employment environment that is free from discrimination, harassment and other misconduct on the basis of sex, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression. The College prohibits all forms of sex-based misconduct, including but not limited to sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The College also prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, pregnancy, and parental status under its Non-Harassment Policy 2.101.
It is the policy of Kaskaskia 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-based misconduct will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination and/or expulsion from the College.
- Title IX Compliance
As required under Title IX, the College does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in the education program or activity that it operates. This requirement not to discriminate and prohibition on discrimination extends to admissions and employment.
The College has designated the Vice President of Student Services as the Title IX Coordinator, who is 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, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education, or both.
- Retaliation Prohibited
Any form of retaliation, including intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination against any complainant or person who, in good faith, reports or discloses alleged sex discrimination, sexual harassment or other sex-based misconduct, or against any person cooperating in the investigation of allegations of sex-based misconduct (including testifying, assisting or participating in any manner in an investigation), is strictly prohibited.
- Implementing Procedures
The College will establish, maintain and publish procedures implementing this Policy, which set forth:
- The application and scope 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 Coordinator(s) and Office of Human Resources;
- Options for assistance following an incident of sex discrimination;
- Procedures for reporting and confidentially disclosing alleged sex discrimination;
- The College’s response to reports of alleged sex discrimination;
- The College’s grievance procedures for complaints alleging sex discrimination, including complaints alleging sex-based harassment;
- A mechanism for reporting and independent review of allegations against one elected official by another elected official;
- Prevention and education programming provided to College students; and
- Training and education provided to all College employees.
Approval History: September 28, 2020
February 27, 2017