What is the Purpose of the Title IX Grievance Policy?
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits any person in the United States from being discriminated against on the basis of sex in seeking access to any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The U.S. Department of Education, which enforces Title IX, has long defined the meaning of Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination broadly to include various forms of sexual harassment and sexual violence that interfere with a student’s ability to equally access our educational programs and opportunities.
On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued a Final Rule under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that:
Defines the meaning of “sexual harassment” (including forms of sex-based violence)
Addresses how this institution mustrespond to reports of misconduct falling within that definition of sexual harassment, and
Mandates a grievance process that this institution mustfollow to comply with the law in these specific covered cases before issuing a disciplinary sanction against a person accused of sexual harassment.
See, 85 Fed. Reg. 30026 (May 19, 2020). The full text of the Final Rule and its extensive Preamble are available here: http://bit.ly/TitleIXReg
Drew University Policy for Addressing Formal Complaints of Sexual Harassment Under the Title IX Regulations
Based on the Final Rule, Drew University will implement the following Title IX Grievance Policy, effective August 14, 2020. The policy is linked via pdf below.
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