TITLE IX

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces, among other statutes, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states:

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

NONDISCRIMINATION (VSBA Policy AC) 

The Lexington City School Board is committed to nondiscrimination with regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. This commitment prevails in all of its policies and practices concerning staff, students, educational programs and services, and individuals and entities with whom the Board does business. 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT (VSBA Policy ACB)

It is the policy of the Lexington City School Board to maintain a working and learning environment for all its employees and students which provides for fair and equitable treatment, including freedom from sexual harassment. It is prohibited for any employee or student, male or female, to harass another employee or student by making unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors, or engaging in other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when (1) submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis for employment or academic decisions affecting the employee or student;, (2) such conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working or learning environment; or (3) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of the individual's employment or participation in school programs. 

Any employee or student who believes that he or she has been subjected to sexual harassment should file a written complaint of the alleged act immediately to the Title IX compliance officer. The written complaint should state in detail the basis for the complaint, the names of the persons involved, and the dates of any specific incidents. A thorough confidential investigation of all reported incidents to determine the nature and extent of any alleged sexual harassment will be undertaken immediately. If the complaint is against the Title IX compliance officer, the complaint shall be filed with the superintendent. If the complaint is against the superintendent, the complaint shall be filed with the chairman of the school board. The question of whether a particular action or incident is prohibited behavior requires a determination based on all the available facts in the matter. A written report shall be filed at the conclusion of any investigation of sexual harassment regardless of the outcome of that investigation. 

Any administrator, teacher or other employee or student who is found after appropriate investigation to have engaged in sexual harassment of another employee or student will be subject to disciplinary action appropriate to the offense from a warning up to expulsion or discharge. 

Any individual filing a sexual harassment complaint is assured that he/she will be free from any retaliation from filing such a complaint. Retaliators will be subject to discipline up to and including expulsion or discharge. 

REPORTING HARASSMENT/DISCRIMINATION

Report of Harassment Form

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mr. Jason White is the Title IX Coordinator for Lexington City Schools. His contact information is:

Jason White
300 Diamond Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Telephone: 540-463-7146
Fax: 540-464-5230
Email: jwhite@lexedu.org

 Compliance officers for Lexington City Schools are:

 Kimberly Troise
100 Pendleton Place
Lexington, VA 24450
Telephone: 540-463-5353
Fax: 540-464-3250
Email: ktroise@lexedu.org

Abbott Keesee
302 Diamond Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Telephone: 540-463-3532
Fax: 540-463-1548
Email: akeesee@lexedu.org

TITLE IX COORDINATOR TRAINING

Title IX Training Document 1

Title IX Training Document 2

2024 Navigating the new Title IX regulations webinar June 12 2024

The Superintendents Guide to the 2024 Title IX Rules

VASS - June 2024 Presentation - Title IX Regulations-3