美国.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces, 在其他法规中, 第九条 of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. 第九条 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. 投诉性骚扰, 性侵犯, and any other form of sex-based discrimination fall under 第九条. The 佐治亚技术学院系统 takes allegations of this nature very seriously. 像这样, TCSG将进行彻底的, 中性, fact-finding investigations into the complaints, and prevent opportunities for the behavior to reoccur.
发牢骚的人: The party to the process who has experienced the alleged 第九条 prohibited conduct at issue, 并提出了申诉.
被调查者: The person alleged to have engaged in the 第九条 prohibited conduct.
第九条协调员: An individual designated by the president of the college to ensure compliance with 第九条 and the person who will receive 第九条 complaints at the college.
第九章调查员: The person assigned by TCSG to investigate formal complaints under the 第九条 procedure.
顾问: A person who will attend the hearing with a party and conduct the oral cross-examination of the other party and witnesses. This person may also offer advice and support from the time the notice of formal complaint is issued and may attend any meetings involved in the investigatory process, but may not speak on behalf of the party during such meetings. The advisor may be chosen by the party and is permitted to be, but need not be, an attorney. If either party is unable to select an advisor, the college will furnish an advisor to the party.
Title IX is specific to behavior and discrimination based on the protected characteristic of sex (gender). Complaints of discrimination based on other protected characteristics (race, color, 宗教, 国家的起源, 遗传信息, age or disability) are equity complaints, and will be investigated by the Equity Coordinator at the college. 第九条 investigations are not criminal investigations, but in cases of potential criminal behavior (ex. 性侵犯), they may run parallel to a criminal investigation.
Should you have questions about 第九条 or the investigative process, please contact the 第九条协调员 at your college.
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