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Kathryn Janz

  • Director of the Office of Title IX & Title IX Coordinator
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Statute, Policy Statement & the First Amendment

Title IX Statute

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 is the landmark legislation that bans sex discrimination in schools that receive any federal money. Title IX is often thought of as a law that applies only to athletics programs. Title IX is much broader than athletics and applies to all or nearly all programs at 黑料不打烊. It reads:

鈥淣o person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal aid.鈥�

黑料不打烊 Policy Statement

The 黑料不打烊 is committed to providing an environment that emphasizes the dignity and worth of every member of its community and that is free from harassment and discrimination based upon race, color, religion, national origin, service in the uniformed services (as defined in state and federal law), veteran status, sex, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or genetic information. Such an environment is necessary for healthy learning, working, and living atmosphere. Accordingly, all acts of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and sexual misconduct as defined by this policy are prohibited.

Title IX and the First Amendment

(From REVISED SEXUAL HARASSMENT GUIDANCE: TITLE IX, 2001, DOE, OCR)

In cases of alleged harassment, the protections of the First Amendment must be considered if issues of speech or expression are involved. Free speech rights apply in the classroom (e.g., classroom lectures and discussions) and in all other education programs and activities of public schools (e.g., public meetings and speakers on campus; campus debates, school plays, and other cultural events; and student newspapers, journals, and other publications). In addition, First Amendment rights apply to the speech of students and teachers.

Title IX is intended to protect students from sex discrimination, not to regulate the content of speech. OCR recognizes that the offensiveness of a particular expression as perceived by some students, standing alone, is not a legally sufficient basis to establish a sexually hostile environment under Title IX. To establish a violation of Title IX, the harassment must be sufficiently serious to deny or limit a student鈥檚 ability to participate in or benefit from the education program.

Moreover, in regulating the conduct of its students and its faculty to prevent or redress discrimination prohibited by Title IX (e.g., in responding to harassment that is sufficiently serious as to create a hostile environment), a school must formulate, interpret, and apply its rules to protect academic freedom and free speech rights. For instance, while the First Amendment may prohibit a school from restricting the right of students to express opinions about one sex that may be considered derogatory, the school can take steps to denounce those opinions and ensure that competing views are heard.