Title IX Compliance

Compass Charter Schools Title IX

Compass Charter Schools (Compass) believes all scholars have the right to a safe and civil learning environment. Discrimination, sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying are all disruptive behaviors, which interfere with scholars’ ability to learn and negatively affect scholar engagement, diminish school safety, and contribute to a hostile school environment. As such, Compass Charter Schools prohibits any acts of discrimination, sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying altogether. This policy is inclusive of instances that occur on any area of the school campus, at school-sponsored events and activities, regardless of location, through school-owned technology, and through other electronic means.

As used in this policy, discrimination, sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying are described as the intentional conduct, including verbal, physical, written communication or cyber-bullying, including cyber sexual bullying, based on the actual or perceived characteristics
of disability, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, ancestry, race or ethnicity, immigration and citizenship status, religion, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, age, or association with a person or group
with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance or regulation. In addition, bullying encompasses any conduct described in the definitions set forth in this Policy. Hereafter, such actions are referred to as “misconduct prohibited by this Policy.”

To the extent possible, CCS will make reasonable efforts to prevent scholars from being discriminated against, harassed, intimidated, and/or bullied, and will take action to investigate, respond, address and report on such behaviors in a timely manner. CCS school staff that witness acts of misconduct prohibited by this Policy will take immediate steps to intervene when safe to
do so.

Moreover, CCS will not condone or tolerate misconduct prohibited by this Policy by any employee, independent contractor or other person with which CCS does business, or any other individual, scholar, or volunteer. This Policy applies to all employee, scholar, and volunteer actions and relationships, regardless of position or gender. CCS will promptly and thoroughly
investigate any complaint of such misconduct prohibited by this Policy and take appropriate corrective action, if warranted.

All complaints should be sent to our Title IX, Harassment, Intimidation, Discrimination and Bullying Coordinator:

Elizabeth Brenner | Superintendent & CEO
850 Hampshire Road, Suite R
Thousand Oaks, California 91361
805.358.4761
ebrenner@compasscharters.org

Click here to view the complete Policy, which can also be found within the CCS Policy Manual.

Additional Title IX Resources:
California Department of Education Gender Equity/Title 9 information:https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/eo/genequitytitleix.asp
United states Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ Discrimination Complaint information:https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html
United State Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ Discrimination Complaint Form:https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html