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What is Title IX?
1. Title IX is a landmark federal civil right that prohibits sex discrimination in education.
2. Title IX does not apply to female students only.
3. Your school must be proactive in ensuring that your campus is free of sex discrimination.
4. Your school must have an established procedure for handling complaints of sex discrimination, sexual harassment or sexual violence.
5. Your school must take immediate action to ensure a victim can continue their education free of ongoing sex discrimination, sexual harassment or sexual violence.
6. Your school may not retaliate against someone filing a complaint and must keep a victim safe from other retaliatory harassment or behavior.
7. Your school can issue a no contact directive under Title IX to prevent the accused student from approaching or interacting with you.
8. In cases of sexual violence, your college is prohibited from encouraging or allowing mediation (rather than a formal hearing) of the complaint.
9. Your college should not make you pay the costs of certain accommodations that you require in order to continue your education after experiencing violence.
“9 Things to Know about Title IX” is a resource created by Know Your IX and more details can be found on their website.
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Title IX in Highschool
1. Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program receiving federal funding.
2. Title IX does not apply to female students only.
3. Your school must have a clear, well-publicized procedure for responding to complaints of sexual harassment and sexual violence.
4. Your school must be proactive in ensuring that your campus is safe for you.
5. Your school or school district must designate at least one employee as a “Title IX coordinator,” whose job is to make sure your school is following the law.
6. Regardless of the outcome of any investigation, your school may not retaliate against you for filing a complaint and must keep you safe from retaliatory harassment or behavior from your perpetrator or a third-party.
7. A school’s responsibility to address harassment and violence is not limited to conduct that occurs at school during school hours. Schools must also address harassment and violence that occur “off campus,” such as on the school bus, during field trips, and during extracurricular activities.
8. Your school should provide age-appropriate training to students on Title IX, sexual violence, consent, the school’s grievance procedure, reporting options, and bystander intervention.
9. Your school must provide you the accommodations and services you need to stay in school — free of charge.
Title IX in Colleges and Universities
The CARE Center has an entire page dedicated to reporting and services for survivors of sexual trauma and abuse at area colleges and universities.
You can contact The CARE Center Advocates 24/7 by calling 785-843-8985 or email our Director of Advocacy Services at advocacydirector@stacarecenter.org
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