understanding-title-ix

Understanding Title IX
Title IX: A Student's Right to Know
WHAT IS TITLE IX?
"No person in the U.S. shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial aid."
Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activates, including academic, educational, extracurricular, athletics and employment. Title Ix protects all people regardless of their gender or gender identity from sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual misconduct.
Title IX covered acts:
- Sexual discrimination/ harassment, sexual misconduct
- sexual violence (rape, sexual assault, etc.)
- sexual exploitation
- sex/gender based stalking
- sex/gender based bullying
- sex/gender based hazing
- intimate partner violence
When sexual violence/sexual harassment is reported and found to have occurred, Title IX requires the District must take prompt and effective steps to:
- End the sexual violence/sexual harassment,
- Prevent its recurrence, and
- Address its effects, whether or not the sexual violence/sexual harassment is the subject of a criminal investigation.
What is The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)?
The Violence Against Women Act (42 U.S.C. § 13701 et seq.) is a federal law that provides funding for te investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, imposed automatic and mandatory restitution on the victims of those convicted, and allows civil redress in cases where prosecutors chose not to prosecute. The Act also established the Office on Violence Against Women within the Department of Justice
In 2013, the VAWA was strengthened and reauthorized with the inclusion of the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus Save). Campus Save also amended the Jeanne Clery Act and clarified that "sexual violence" includes domestic violence, dating violence and stalking which must be included in the Campus Clery reports, and also required that institutional policies address and prevent sexual violence through training and education, and certain discipline procedures.
Campus Save higher education institution obligations include:
- Increased transparency about sexual assault issues on campus by expanding sexual crime reporting;
- Identify the institution's Campus Security Authority (CSA's) personnel;
- Create a Campus Sexual Assault Victim Bill of Rights;
- Set standards for disciplinary proceedings; and
- Require campus-wide prevention education programs
Title IX Coordinators / other contacts
Name:
Physical Office: 40 S Market St, Room 212, San Jose, CA 95135
Phone: (408) 270-6404
Email:
Name: Howard Willis
Physical Office: 3095 Yerba Buena Road, SC 205, San Jose, CA 95135
Phone: (408) 223-6749
Email: Howard.Willis@evc.edu
Name: William Garcia
Physical Office: 2100 Moorpark Ave, SC 201, San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: (408) 288-3146
Email: William.Garcia@sjcc.edu
Name: Lisa Owen
Physical Office: 40 S. Market St, Room 218, San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408) 274-6700 ext. 6586
Email: Lisa.Owen@sjeccd.edu
Name: Raniyah Johnson
Physical Office: 3095 Yerba Buena Road, Gullo I-205, San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: (408) 223-6768
Email: Raniyah.Johnson@evc.edu
Name: Blake Balajadia
Physical Office: 2100 Moorpark Ave, SC 115K, San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: (408) 288-3160
Email: Blake.Balajadia@sjcc.edu
Physical Office: 3095 Yerba Buena Road, Central Utilities Building, San Jose, CA 95135
Phone: (408) 270-6468
Email: Norma.Chappel@sjeccd.edu
Physical Office: 2100 Moorpark Ave, SC 108, San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: (408) 288-3735
Email: Norma.Chappel@sjeccd.edu