What is Title IX?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities operated by an institution receiving federal financial assistance.
What does Title IX cover?
Sex Discrimination - Any action that specifically denies opportunities, privileges or rewards to a person, or a group because of gender.
Sexual Harassment - Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, including unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal, nonverbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
Types of Sexual Harassment
Quid Pro Quo - Direct propositions of a sexual nature; direct or implied threats that submission to sexual advances will result in work or academic benefits or will prevent negative consequences.
Hostile Environment - Unwelcome conduct that creates an intimidating, hostile learning environment. Unnecessary touching, hugging, or brushing against another person’s body; sexually explicit statements, questions, or jokes; remarks of a sexual nature about a person’s clothing or body, sexual activity, orientation or previous sexual experience. Clubs, organizations, sport teams and residence halls are all part of the learning environment.
Sexual Misconduct
- Sexual Violence - Examples of sexual violence include rape (penetration), sexual assault, forcible touching and sexual coercion using threats to obtain consent.
- Domestic Violence - A violent act committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner; person sharing a child with the victim; or person living with or has lived with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner.
- Dating Violence - A violent act committed by a person who is or has been in a relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim.
- Stalking - Engaging in a course of conduct (two or more acts): directed at a specific person; and causes a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of others, or causes that person to suffer substantial emotional distress.