Title IX
Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in providing educational programs and services. It is policy of the School not to discriminate against any student, employee, or applicant on the basis of sex. The School will ensure that no student will be excluded from participating in, or having access to, any course offerings, student athletics or activities, or other school resources based on unlawful discrimination. The School will take necessary steps to ensure that each employee's work environment is free of unlawful discrimination based on sex. No employee of the School, including any person representing the School, shall intimidate, threaten, harass, coerce, discriminate against, or commit or seek reprisal against anyone who participates in any aspect of the discrimination complaint process associated with this policy. Wallace Stegner Academy Civil Rights Policy
Nondiscrimination Statement
Wallace Stegner Academy (the “School”) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, citizenship status, or genetic information in its programs and activities as required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The School also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups in accordance with the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. Wallace Stegner Academy Notice of Non-Discrimination
Complaints and Grievance Procedures
The School will respond promptly in a manner that is not deliberately indifferent to any actual knowledge of sexual harassment in its educational program. The School will thereafter treat complainants and respondents equitably by offering supportive measures to a complainant and by following the grievance process defined in the Wallace Stegner Academy Civil Rights Policy for formal complaints of sexual harassment. Any school employee who has actual knowledge of sexual harassment must report it to the Title IX Coordinator.
In response to a formal complaint of sexual harassment, the School will follow the grievance process set forth below and in accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 106.45. The grievance process for formal complaints will treat complainants and respondents equitably. Before the imposition of any disciplinary sanctions or other actions that are not supportive measures against a respondent in connection with a formal complaint, the School will follow this policy and applicable legal requirements.
Title IX Coordinator
Anthony Sudweeks,
CEO/Co-Executive Director
175 S Main Street Suite 1050
SLC, Utah 84111
801-884-7950
Training
The School will ensure that any individual designated by the School as a Title IX Coordinator, investigator, decision-maker, or the facilitator of an informal resolution process will receive training on the applicable definition of sexual harassment; the scope of the School’s educational program and activities; how to conduct an investigation and grievance process including hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes, as applicable; and how to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias.
The School will ensure that investigators receive training on issues of relevance to create an investigative report that fairly summarizes relevant evidence.
Any materials used to train a Title IX Coordinator, investigator, decision-maker, or the facilitator of an informal resolution process must not rely on sex stereotypes and must promote impartial investigations and adjudications of formal complaints of sexual harassment. Title_IX_Training.