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 THAT:
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.
Employees who want to report a complaint or concern related to sexual harassment or sexual discrimination may do so by communicating with the Human Resourches Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees:
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees:
Lisa Haggard,
Director for Human Resources
200 West Broadway,
West Memphis, AR 72301
lhaggard@asumidsouth.edu
870-733-6741
TITLE IX INFORMATION:
U.S. Department of Education (Title IX and Sex Discrimination) http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.htmlNot Alone (Together Against Sexual Assault) https://www.notalone.gov/National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE Complaints of sexual harassment or sexual discrimination CONCERN Student Assistance Program Additional resources and contact information: |
Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault Statewide Sexual Assault Crisis Response Hotline 1-800-977-5776Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-482-5964, 1-800-843-6349 (TDD)Crittenden County Health Department 870-735-4334 Families in Transition National Domestic Violence Hotline |