What is Title IX?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination at educational institutions that receive federal funding. Under Title IX, sexual discrimination includes harassment on the basis of sex. This can take many forms including:
Verbal or written harassment
Sexual assault, including rape and other unwanted sexual touching
Stalking (when done on the basis of sex)
Dating or domestic violence
Schools are legally required to respond to and remedy hostile educational environments. Failure to do so means a school could risk losing federal funding.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) ensures compliance with Title I.
What does a Title IX Coordinator do?
The Title IX Coordinator ensures that the process for addressing complaints of sex-based harassment and misconduct are handled promptly and equitably, with fairness to everyone involved. They make certain that anyone who comes to them understands their rights and has the information they need to determine what to do next. However, they do not investigate or adjudicate claims.
The Title IX Coordinator is the school district's expert on Title IX law as well as school policies and procedures on sex discrimination and sexual misconduct. The coordinator works with colleagues school-wide to educate the community about the:
Grievance processes involving another student or faculty or staff member
Reporting Options
Resources
Support Services
The coordinator also help develop sexual discrimination and sexual violence prevention initiatives, including trainings for students, faculty, and staff.
TITLE IX
Coxsackie-Athens CSD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law and prohibits discrimination, including harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates. Retaliation against anyone who, in good faith, makes a report of harassment or discrimination, files a complaint of harassment or discrimination, serves as a witness, or participates in an investigation or grievance process is also a violation of Coxsackie-Athens CSD's nondiscrimination policy and is prohibited.
Coxsackie-Athens CSD has designated the following individual(s) to coordinate efforts to comply with and carry out its nondiscrimination responsibilities, and questions regarding the Coxsackie-Athens CSD's nondiscrimination commitments, as well as related laws, regulations, and District policies, may be referred to the designated employee(s):
Coxsackie-Athens Title IX Coordinator is:
Mrs. Nicole Biette
518-731-1783
[email protected]
Coxsackie-Athens Title IX Decision Maker is:
Mrs. Nicole Biette
518-731-1783
[email protected]
Coxsackie-Athens Title IX Informal Resolution Facilitator is:
Ms. Allison Leonardo
518-731-1707
[email protected]
Coxsackie-Athens CSD is required not to discriminate on the basis of sex by Title IX and its implementing regulations.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Coxsackie-Athens CSD Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to Mrs. Nicole Biette at [email protected]. Any person may also report sex discrimination, including harassment, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator.
Coxsackie-Athens CSD's nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located at https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/cacsd/Board.nsf/vpublic?open .