Vernon College Title IX Policy
Vernon College strives to foster a safe and healthy learning culture. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 is an all-encompassing federal law that prohibits discrimination based on the gender of students and employees of educational institutions which receive federal financial assistance. Sex discrimination includes sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Title IX states that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…”
Vernon College’s Sexual Assault Policy and Procedures prohibits sexual misconduct, which includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, stalking, dating and domestic violence. Additionally, the College prohibits retaliation against any individual who brings a good faith complaint under the policy, participates in the resolution process, or assists as a bystander to prevent sexual misconduct of any kind.
A full and complete outline of the Vernon Colleges Title IX policy as well as information if you are a victim or wish to file a complaint can be found on the Vernon College website at www.vernoncollege.edu.
Approved by the Vernon College Board of Trustees April 10, 2019
For more information regarding Title IX we encourage you to visit the Title IX portion of the Vernon Website at https://www.vernoncollege.edu/title-ix or the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html