Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states:
“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.”
St. Bonaventure University promotes respect for the dignity and integrity of each person. Members of the University community, guests and visitors have the right to an environment free from all forms of sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment. All members of the University community are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that does not infringe upon the rights of others.
St. Bonaventure University takes reports of sex discrimination and sex-based harassment very seriously and treats each report with the utmost care and urgency. St. Bonaventure University will take prompt and effective action to end any sex discrimination in its education program or activities and to prevent its recurrence and remedy its effects. All complaints of sex discrimination will be responded to with a fair, transparent, and reliable process that includes trained, unbiased decisionmakers to evaluate all relevant and not otherwise impermissible evidence.
Supportive measurers, as outlined in the St. Bonaventure University Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Policy, will be provided to Complainants and Respondents affected by conduct that constitutes sex discrimination, including sexual violence and other forms of sex-based harassment. The Policy was developed to reaffirm these principles, to provide a mechanism for determining when the Policy has been violated, and to provide recourse for those individuals whose rights have been violated.
St. Bonaventure University does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulation, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to St. Bonaventure University’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both.
Contact Information for the Title IX Coordinator
Haylie Scheer
Office Address: Reilly Center, Room 237
Email Address: hscheer@wuweicw.com
Telephone Number: 716-375-2109
Contact Information for the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-1100
(800) 421-3481
Facsimile: 202-453-6012 TDD#: 877-521-2172
E-mail: OCR@ed.gov
Web:
http://www.ed.gov/ocr