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and it has developed regulations that require education programs to take steps to prevent and address sex discrimination.
Title IX Scope
Title IX’s prohibition against sex discrimination is broad, protecting students, faculty, and staff in federally funded education programs, and applies to every aspect of the program, including admissions, recruitment, academics, employment, athletics, and student services. Title IX’s broad prohibition against sex discrimination also includes sexual harassment, and holds schools responsible for addressing and remedying harassment.
Under Title IX, an educational institution’s athletic programs must insure effective accommodation of interests and abilities, equivalence in availability, quality and kinds of other athletic benefits and opportunities, including coaching, equipment, practice and competitive facilities, recruitment, scheduling of games and publicity, and equivalence in financial assistance. Title IX regulations provides that if an institution sponsors an athletic program, it must provide equal athletic opportunities for members of both sexes.
All, faculty, staff or student, complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment or violence, must be reported immediately to the Title IX coordinator (817) 531-4286 or to any assistant coordinator immediately. The Title IX coordinator will take action within a reasonable period of time to effectively correct the situation, prevent a recurrence and remedy any effects of any unlawful harassment. Title IX complaints may also be reported to the OCR.
The Title IX coordinator is responsible for providing a prompt and equitable resolution of all Title IX complaints including conducting a reliable and impartial investigation or coordinating such an investigation through her/his appointment of Title IX assistant coordinators or others at the senior staff level.
Retaliation against any individual who files a complaint or participates in a harassment inquiry is strictly prohibited.
Title IX Coordinator
Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services 817/531-4214
Title IX Assistant Coordinators
Associate Vice President of Human Resources 817/531-4403 Vice President of Finance and Administration 817/531-6579 Academic: Associate Provost 817/531-4405
Athletics: Athletic Director 817/531-4874
Disability Accommodations: Director of Counseling Services/Disability Accommodation 817/531-7565
Human Resources: Assistant Director of Human Resources and Risk Management 817/531-4403
Student Life: Dean of Students 817/531-4872
WHO MAY USE THE PROCEDURE
The complaint procedure described herein shall be available to any faculty member, staff member, student, vendor, or guest who believes that she/he has been harassed or discriminated against by a faculty member, staff member, student, vendor, or guest in the context of the accused individual's performance of University-related functions.