Title IX
TITLE IX CONTACT INFORMATION
Name: Dr. Angela Miller
Phone: 657-223-0123
Mailing Address: 1646 W. Palm Lane, Anaheim, CA 92802
TITLE IX OVERVIEW
Each student and employee has a right to learn and work in an environment that is free from unlawful discrimination. No Palm Lane Elementary Charter School (“PLECS”) student or employee shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity or expression.
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 is one of several federal and state anti-discrimination laws that ensure equality in education. Title IX prohibits discrimination, harassment, exclusion, denial, limitation or separation based on sex or gender. Title IX applies to both male and female students in any educational institution receiving federal funding.
California Education Code Sections 200 through 282 and PLECS Policy prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender. Title IX requires that every school PLECS or institution have a Title IX Bullying Coordinator to whom concerns or complaints regarding sex discrimination can be made.
Complaint Process
- Students or parents/guardians should report their verbal or written Title IX complaint to the school administrator or Title IX Coordinator within six months from the date the incident occurred. This will begin the informal investigation process which must be completed within 60 days. Complainants have a right to a timely and informal resolution at the school site.
- If the complainant is dissatisfied with the school decision, an appeal of the findings may be made to the California Department of Education – Office of Equal Opportunity.
- At Your School: Speak to the Administration or Title IX Coordinator using the contact information shown above.
YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER TITLE IX
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- Equipment and supplies.
- Scheduling of games and practices.
- Transportation and daily allowances.
- Access to tutoring.
- Coaching
- Locker rooms.
- Practice and competitive facilities.
- Medical and training facilities and services.
- Publicity
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California Interscholastic Federation: http://www.cifstate.org/governance/equity/index
California Department of Education, Office for Equal Opportunity: http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/eo/dutytoprotect.asp
United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/frontpage/pro-students/sex-pr.html
HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT UNDER TITLE IX
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- The United States Office for Civil Rights website: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html?src=rt
- California Department of Education website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/eo/complaint.asp
- Palm Lane Elementary Charter School’s Uniform Complaint Procedures (“UCP”) or Title IX Policy. Please contact the Title IX Coordinator or school office manager for a complete copy of these policies.
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- The electronic complaint form is available at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html
- You can send a completed version of this form or your own letter via email, facsimile, or regular mail to the following addresses:
San Francisco Office
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
50 United Nations Plaza
Mail Box 1200, Room 1545
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: 415-486-5555
FAX: 415-486-5570; TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: sanfrancisco@ed.gov or ocr@ed.gov
To file a UCP Complaint or Title IX Complaint directly with PLECS, please follow procedures set forth in those policies.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
Palm Lane Elementary Charter School (“PLECS”) is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from sexual harassment. PLECS prohibits sexual harassment of or by employees, students, or persons doing business with or for PLECS on the basis of actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender expression. Failure to follow this policy is a violation of state and federal law.
Sexual harassment is defined by California Education Code §212.5 as any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature made by someone from or in the work or educational setting, under any of the following conditions:
- Submission to the conduct is explicitly or implicitly made a term or a condition of an individual’s employment, academic status, or progress.
- Submission to, or rejection of, the conduct by the individual is used as the basis of employment or academic decisions affecting the individual.
- The conduct has the purpose or effect of having a negative impact upon the individual’s work or academic performance, or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or educational environment.
- Submission to, or rejection of, the conduct by the individual is used as the basis for any decision affecting the individual regarding benefits and services, honors, programs, or activities available at or through the educational institution.
Upon witnessing an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation and/or bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics of a protected category (as enumerated above), school personnel are required to take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so. Reporting such conduct to an administrator or Title IX Coordinator can be an appropriate intervention. Once a school or office has notice of discriminatory, harassing, intimidating or bullying conduct, whether carried out by employees, students, or third parties, it should take immediate and appropriate steps to investigate or otherwise determine what occurred. School personnel are to take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the conduct, eliminate a hostile environment, if one has been created, and prevent the conduct from occurring again. These steps should be taken whether or not an individual makes a complaint or asks the school or office to take action. This policy applies to all acts related to school activity or school attendance within any school or office under the jurisdiction of PLECS.
Any student or employee of PLECS who believes that she or he has been a victim of sexual harassment should bring the problem to the attention of the school-site administrator or the school’s Title IX Coordinator so that appropriate action may be taken to resolve the problem. PLECS prohibits retaliatory behavior against anyone who files a sexual harassment complaint or any participant in the complaint investigation process. Complaints must be promptly investigated in a way that respects the privacy of the parties concerned.
For inquiries about PLECS policies and procedures related to sexual harassment, including how to file a sexual harassment complaint contact:
Name: Dr. Angela Miller
Phone: 657-223-0123
Mailing Address: 1646 W. Palm Lane, Anaheim, CA 92802
Email: amiller@palmlanecharterschool.org
For inquiries or complaints related to employee-to-employee, student-to-employee, or work/employment related discrimination or harassment, contact:
Name: Roy Kim
Phone: 657-223-0123
Mailing Address: 1646 W. Palm Lane, Anaheim, CA 92802