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Recognizing and Responding to Title IX and Title VI Complaints
Hours: 1.5
| Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities which 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.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects people from discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. Title VI states that: No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
With new changes in Austin Community Colleges Administrative Rules regarding Title IX and Title VI, this workshop will inform participants of the change in Administrative Rules and procedures in regards to the students rights to attend school free from discrimination or harassment on the basis of gender, race or national origin. An explanation of the new ACC procedure to investigate student complaints will be reviewed and discussed so that participants are aware how the process works. **************************************************For more information about Title IX review: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html **************************************************For more information about Title VI review: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq43e4.html
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Presenter:
Cobby Caputo, JD, is a partner in Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado and Acosta LLP in Austin, Texas, serves as Austin Community Colleges Outside General Counsel. He also is a legal advisor on issues of general public law, open government, construction & purchasing, employment law, civil rights, and constitutional issues. |
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