Title ix
Title IX Coordinator: Hope DeCuir
Email: h.decuir@boisewaldorf.org
Title IX is a Federal Regulation that protects everyone, both students and staff, from sexual misconduct and discrimination regardless of:
Gender
Sexual Orientation
Gender Identity
Gender Expression
This means you have a right to be free from:
Unequal treatment in educational programs or employment
Sexual Harassment, such as unwelcome sexual advances, stalking or harassment on social media,
Sexual violence, such as sexual assault, dating violence or domestic violence
Title IX defines sexual harrassment as conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following:
(1) An employee of the school conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service of the recipient on an individual’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct;
(2) Unwelcome conduct, determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the school’s education program or activity; or
(3) ‘Sexual assault’ as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)(v), ‘dating violence’ as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(10), ‘domestic violence’ as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(8), or ‘stalking’ as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(30)
If you would like to submit a Formal Grievance please fill out the Formal Title IX Grievance Form and send it to the Title IX Coordinator for review. A response will be provided within seven school days.
Process for Resolution
Informal Review
An informal complaint must be written and signed by the complainant and it must set forth the specific acts, conditions or circumstances alleged to be in violation. Anyone with an allegation of discrimination may request an informal meeting with the school principal, unless the principal is the alleged respondent, in which case the complainant shall move to Level One – Formal Review to resolve their concerns. Such a meeting will be at the option of the complainant. If unable to resolve the issue at this meeting, the complainant may submit a written complaint to the Title IX coordinator.
Level One – Formal Review
A formal complaint must be written and signed by the complainant, and it must set forth the specific acts, conditions or circumstances alleged to be in violation. The complaint must then be submitted to the compliance officer. Upon receipt of a complaint, the compliance officer will begin to investigate the allegations set forth within thirty (30) calendar days. The school district and complainant may agree to resolve the complaint in lieu of an investigation.
The compliance officer will provide the decision maker with a full written report of the complaint and the results of the investigation. The decision maker will respond in writing to the complainant and respondent after a ten (10) day review period. The response will include notice of the complainant’s or respondent’s right to appeal to the Board of Trustees, and will identify where and to whom the appeal must be filed.
Level Two – Appeal to the Board of Trustees
If a complainant or respondent disagrees with the written decision, or if there is a failure of response, the complainant or respondent may appeal to the district Board of Trustees by filing a written notice of appeal with the secretary of the Board by the tenth (10th) calendar day following the end of the decision maker’s ten (10) day review period.
The Board will respond, hold a hearing and/or review within thirty (30) days of the first regularly scheduled board meeting after receiving the appeal. The response of the Board will include notice of the complainant’s or respondent’s right to appeal to the superintendent of the Idaho State Department of Education and will identify where and to whom the appeal must be filed.
Level Three – Appeal to the Superintendent of the Idaho State Department of Education
If a complainant or respondent disagrees with the decision of the Board of Trustees in connection with any matter that, if established, would constitute a violation, the complainant may appeal the Boardʹs decision to the superintendent of the Idaho State Department of Education.
The notice of appeal must be received by the superintendent of the State Department of Education on or before the twentieth (20th) day following the date upon which the complainant and respondent received written notice of the Board of Trusteesʹ decision.
The notice of appeal must be in writing in the form required by the superintendent of the Idaho State Department of Education and must set forth:
A concise statement of the original complaint and the portions of the Board of Trustee’s decision that is appealed; and
The relief requested by the complainant or respondent.
Related District Policy
3280 Equal Education, Nondiscrimination, and Sex Equity
3285 Relationship Abuse and Sexual Assualt Prevention and Response
3290 Sexual Harrassment/Intimidation of Students
4120 Uniform Grievance Procedure
5120 Equal Employment and Non-Discrimination
Personnel Training
K-12 Civil Rights Investigator Level One (ATIXA)
Materials from trainings can be found here.