2024 Title IX - Sexual Harassment

 

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Sexual Harassment 

Frontier Academy is committed to maintaining a learning environment that is free from sex-based harassment consistent with Frontier Academy Policy and Title IX. Frontier Academy also prohibits misconduct of a sexual nature which may not constitute a violation of Title IX, but which nonetheless interferes with a student’s learning environment and/or a student’s emotional/physical well-being while in the learning environment. 

Sexual-based Harassment Prohibited by Title IX 

Sex-based Harassment is a form of sex discrimination and means sexual harassment and other harassment on the basis of sex, including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, and gender identity; sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. In accordance with policy and supporting regulations, the Executive Committee prohibits sex-based harassment of students in violation of Title IX. sex-based harassment prohibited by Title IX means conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: 1. An employee of Frontier Academy conditions the provision of an aid, benefit, or service of the school on an individual’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct (Quid Pro Quo); 2. Unwelcome sex-based conduct that based on the totality of the circumstances is determined by a reasonable person to be so severe or pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in or benefit from the Recipient’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). 

Other Prohibited Misconduct of a Sexual Nature

The Executive Committee recognizes that misconduct of a sexual nature may not always constitute sex-based harassment under Title IX, but can nonetheless interfere with a student’s learning environment and/or emotional and physical well-being, and that preventing and remedying such misconduct furthers a productive learning environment. Therefore, in addition to prohibiting conduct in violation of Title IX, Frontier Academy also prohibits other misconduct of a sexual nature which interferes with a student’s learning environment and/or a student’s emotional/physical well-being while in the learning environment. Such conduct may include, but is not limited to, sex-oriented verbal kidding, remarks to a person with sexual implications, and unwelcome touching.

Other Prohibited Behavior: Retaliation

Retaliation is an adverse action, including intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination, against any person, by Frontier Academy, a student, employee, or a person authorized by Frontier Academy to provide aid, benefit, or service under Frontier Academy’s education program or activity, for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege secured by law or policy, or because the person has engaged in protected activity, including reporting information, making a complaint, testifying, assisting, or participating or refusing to participate in any manner in an investigation or Resolution Process under Frontier Academy Title IX Procedures, including an Informal Resolution process, or in any other appropriate steps taken by Frontier Academy to promptly and effectively end any sex discrimination in its education program or activity, prevent its recurrence, and remedy its effects.

Reporting, Investigation, and Discipline

Any student who believes they have been a target of sex-based harassment in violation of Title IX or misconduct of a sexual nature in violation of this policy, or who has witnessed such harassment or misconduct, shall immediately report it to an administrator, counselor, teacher, or Title IX Coordinator, and file a complaint as set forth in the applicable regulation(s). Frontier Academy shall take appropriate action to promptly and impartially investigate allegations of such sex-based harassment and/or misconduct, to end unlawful behavior, to prevent the recurrence of such behavior, and to prevent retaliation against the individual(s) who files the complaint and/or any person who participates in the investigation. When appropriate, Frontier Academy will take interim measures during the investigation to protect against further harassment, misconduct, or retaliation. To the extent possible, all reports of sex-based harassment and/or misconduct of a sexual nature will be kept confidential. Students who knowingly file false complaints or give false statements in an investigation shall be subject to discipline, up to and including suspension/expulsion. No student shall be subject to adverse treatment in retaliation for any good faith report of sex-based harassment as defined by Title IX or other misconduct of a sexual nature addressed under this policy. Any student who violates Title IX or this policy shall be disciplined according to applicable Frontier Academy policies. In cases involving potential criminal conduct, Frontier Academy’s Compliance Officer or the District’s Title IX Coordinator, as applicable, shall determine whether appropriate law enforcement officials should be notified.

Grievance Procedure

Frontier Academy has adopted grievance procedures that provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints made by students, employees, or other individuals who are participating or attempting to participate in its education program or activity, or by the Title IX Coordinator, alleging any action that would be prohibited by Title IX or the Title IX regulations.

Complaints

The following people have a right to make a complaint of sex discrimination, including complaints of sex-based harassment, requesting that Frontier Academy investigate and make a determination about alleged discrimination under Title IX: A “Complainant,” which includes:

• a student or employee of Frontier Academy who is alleged to have been subjected to conduct that could constitute sex discrimination under Title IX; or 
• a person other than a student or employee of Frontier Academy who is alleged to have been subjected to conduct that could constitute sex discrimination under Title IX at a time when that individual was participating or attempting to participate in Frontier Academy's education program or activity; 
• A parent, guardian, or other authorized legal representative with the legal right to act on behalf of a complainant; or 
• Frontier Academy's Title IX Coordinator. Note that a person is entitled to make a complaint of sex-based harassment only if they themselves are alleged to have been subjected to the sex-based harassment, if they have a legal right to act on behalf of such person, or if the Title IX Coordinator initiates a complaint consistent with the requirements of 34 C.F.R. § 106.44(f)(1)(v). With respect to complaints of sex discrimination other than sex-based harassment, in addition to the people listed above, the following persons have a right to make a complaint: 
• Any student or employee at Frontier Academy; or
• Any person other than a student or employee who was participating or attempting to participate in Frontier Academy's education program or activity at the time of the alleged sex discrimination. Frontier Academy may consolidate complaints of sex discrimination against more than one respondent, or by more than one complainant against one or more respondents, or by one party against another party, when the allegations of sex discrimination arise out of the same facts or circumstances. When more than one complainant or more than one respondent is involved, references below to a party, complainant, or respondent include the plural, as applicable. 

Frontier Academy will treat complainants and respondents equitably.

Notice and training Notice of this policy shall be circulated to all departments and incorporated in all student handbooks. All students and school employees will receive periodic training related to recognizing and preventing sex-based harassment in violation of Title IX. Frontier Academy employees must receive additional periodic training related to handling reports of sex-based harassment in violation of Title IX. Training materials regarding sex-based harassment under Title IX are available to the public on the school’s website.

Title IX Coordinators: 

Elementary School:

Jenny Geisick [email protected]

2560 W. 29th Street, Greeley, CO, 80631 

970-330-1780 x 2007 

Secondary School: 

Jacque Schmidt [email protected]

6530 W. 16th Street, Greeley, CO, 80634 

970-339-9153 x 1662

Notice of Nondiscrimination Frontier Academy 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 regulations, including in admission4 and employment. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Frontier Academy’s Title IX Coordinators, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights,5 or both. 

Frontier Academy Title IX Coordinators: 

Elementary School: Jenny Geisick 

[email protected]

2560 W. 29th Street, Greeley, CO, 80631 

970-330-1780 x 2007 

Secondary School: Jacque Schmidt 

[email protected]

6530 W. 16th Street, Greeley, CO, 80634 

970-339-9153 x 1662 

Frontier Academy’s nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on Frontier Academy’s website on the Title IX 2024 page. To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to the online reporting form found on Frontier Academy’s Title IX 2024 page Frontier Academy prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located on Frontier Academy’s website.