What is Title IX

Title IX prohibits any sex-based harassment by peers, students, employees or third parties, including harassment that is sufficiently serious to deny or limit a student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the recipient’s education programs and activities, also known as creating a hostile environment.

Title IX prohibits several types of sex-based harassment. Sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.  Gender-based harassment is another form of sex-based harassment. Consideration for employment, promotion or termination based upon gender or gender-related issues such as pregnancy will be prohibited. The failure to provide equal opportunity in athletics and the discrimination based upon pregnancy involving any student will be prohibited. Title IX protects all students and employees, regardless of the gender of all parties involved. 

The procedures follow the College’s Complaints/Grievances and Resolution Procedures.

Any complaint of a sexual nature should be immediately reported to the Title IX Coordinator, Jill Cranmore, Director of Human Resources, or any administrator at the College, such as Dave Kietzmann, Vice President of Instruction or Dr. Stephen Nacco, President.  Any Vermilion County Works students may notify Jonathan Jett at the Vermilion County Works office.  

Non-Discrimination Statement: Danville Area Community College does not discriminate in employment or educational opportunities, including career and technical educational opportunities, on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, unfavorable discharge from military service (except dishonorable), mental or physical disability unrelated to the ability to perform essential program and job functions, veteran status, or any basis of discrimination precluded by the applicable federal and state statutes in its programs and activities. The College will take steps to assure that the lack of English-language proficiency will not be a barrier to employment, admission, and participation in CTE programs. Career and technical education courses/program offerings and admission criteria are on our web site, www.dacc.edu  or by calling 217-443-3222.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policy: Jill A. Cranmore, Vice President, Human Resources, Affirmative Action Officer, Title IX Coordinator, and Section 504/ADA Coordinator,  Danville Area Community College, 2000 E. Main St., Martin Luther King Memorial Way, Danville, IL 61832-5199, 217-443-8756, or jcranmore@dacc.edu.

The College is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and employment environment that is free from discrimination, harassment and misconduct on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation or gender-related identify. The purpose of these procedures is to implement the College’s Prohibiting Sex-Based Misconduct Policy (3024.0), ensure a safe and healthy educational and employment environment, and meet legal requirements in accordance with: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the College’s education programs or activities; relevant sections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (“VAWA”); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in employment; relevant sections of the Illinois Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, including gender- related identify; the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”), which requires timely warning to the community of certain immediate threats; the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act; and other applicable law and local ordinances.

The College has an affirmative duty to take immediate and appropriate action once it knows or its management should know of an act of sex-based discrimination, sexual harassment or other sex- based misconduct in any of its educational or employment programs or activities. The College will promptly and thoroughly investigate any complaints of sexual discrimination, harassment and/or misconduct in accordance with the Prohibiting Sex-Based Misconduct Procedures.

The College’s Policy Prohibiting Sex-Based Misconduct and these implementing Procedures apply to students, faculty, staff, appointees, or third parties, regardless of sexual orientation or gender-identity, whenever the misconduct occurs:

1. On College property; or
2. Off College property if:
   1. The conduct was in connection with a College or College-recognized program or activity; or
   2. The conduct may have the effect of creating a hostile environment for a member of the College community.

These Procedures govern sex-based misconduct in various forms, many of which may trigger legal obligations under one or more state and federal laws. In no case does the inapplicability of a particular legal framework require the College not to address an act of misconduct falling within the scope of these Procedures.

Sections I-VII include provisions relevant to sex-based misconduct in all its forms. Sections VI.A and VI.B address specific reporting procedures for students and employees, respectively. Section VIII, which describes a grievance process with a required live hearing, applies only to formal Title IX complaints and complaints alleging sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking.

See the Definitions link for procedural definitions.