Title IX
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Nondiscrimination Notice:
The Board prohibits, at any district school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, targeted at any student by anyone, based on the student's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
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Board Policies and Articles
To look up specific WESD Board Policies and Articles, please use this link for GAMUT Policies.
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Filing a Complaint
FILING A TITLE IX COMPLAINT
A complaint alleging unlawful discrimination or retaliation must be filed no later than six months from the date the discrimination or retaliation occurred, or six months from when the complainant first learned of the unlawful discrimination. The Superintendent or designee may extend this timeline by up to ninety days for good cause, upon written request by the complainant setting forth the reasons for the extension. A student, parent, guardian, employee, individual, or organization may file a written complaint alleging discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and/or bullying on the basis of a protected characteristic under WESD's Uniform Complaint Procedure by sending a complaint to WESD's Title IX Coordinator. You may file a complaint anonymously, but WESD's ability to investigate and respond may be limited by a lack of information.
You may also file a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. For more information, visit http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html. The electronic complaint form for the Office for Civil Rights is available online at https://ocrcas.ed.gov.
Contact the Office for Civil Rights at:
San Francisco Office
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
50 United Nations Plaza
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 486-5555
Fax: (415) 486-5570; TDD: (800) 877-8339
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Your Rights Under Title IX
YOUR RIGHTS UNDER TITLE IX
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You have the right to fair and equitable treatment and you shall not be discriminated against based on your sex.
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You have the right to be provided with an equitable opportunity to participate in all academic extracurricular activities, including athletics.
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You have the right to have access to a sex/gender equity coordinator, referred to as the Title IX Coordinator, to answer questions regarding sex/gender equity laws.
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You have the right to contact the State Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation to access information on sex/gender equity laws.
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You have the right to file a confidential discrimination complaint with the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights or the California Department of Education if you believe you have been discriminated against or if you believe you have received unequal treatment on the basis of your sex.
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You have the right to pursue civil remedies if you have been discriminated against.
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You have the right to be protected against retaliation if you file a discrimination complaint.
(California Education Code § 221.8.)
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Wright Elementary School District has a responsibility to respond promptly and effectively to sex-based discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence. If Wright Elementary School District knows or reasonably should know about sex discrimination, it must take action to eliminate the sex discrimination, prevent its recurrence, and address its effects. Wright Elementary School District must resolve complaints of sex discrimination promptly and equitably. Information on filing a complaint alleging sex-based discrimination is below, including contact information for Wright Elementary School District's Title IX Coordinator.
For more information specific to anti-discrimination in Wright Elementary School District employment, please contact the Title IX Coordinator.
LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS UNDER TITLE IX
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Visit the website of the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html and the webpage on sex discrimination at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/ocr/sex.html.
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Review United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Know Your Rights documents:
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Title IX prohibits sexual harassment and sexual violence: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/title-ix-rights-201104.pdf.
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Title IX prohibits discrimination against pregnant or parenting individuals:http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-know-rights-201306-title-ix.pdf.
Visit the website of the California Department of Education Office of Equal Opportunity at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/eo/ and the webpage on Gender Equity/Title IX at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/eo/genequitytitleix.asp.
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WESD TITLE IX Coordinator
Lisa Saxon, Superintendent
4385 Price Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Telephone: (707) 542-0550 x102
Email: lsaxon@wrightesd.org
