What is Title IX?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX") is a Federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or gender, stating:
“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."
Compass and Title IX
In other words, Title IX protects any student, teacher or other participant (including volunteers and applicants for admission or employment) against sex discrimination or sex-based harassment during any educational program or service provided by schools receiving Federal funding (which includes Compass), and the it is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Compass is committed to providing a working and learning environment that is free from any type of sex discrimination or harassment, as required by Title IX, and has procedures in place to take prompt action if such behavior is alleged, including in its admission and employment.
What is NOT Title IX?
Under some circumstances, a formal complaint may not meet the criteria for the Title IX grievance procedures. Such circumstances could include:
Conduct that does not fit the definition of either Sex Discrimination or Sex-based Harassment, even if proved; OR
Conduct occurring outside the authority of a Compass education program or activity.
At Compass, the Title IX Coordinator is Julie Thomerson, who can be reached by phone at 303-420-8288 or email at [email protected].
You can also make a complaint via the online Complaint Form. https://forms.gle/1WKdBHHaMcsTE1mKA