Know your Rights: What to do if you feel that your College or University has mishandled your Title IX complaint?

Know your Rights: What to do if you feel that your College or University has mishandled your Title IX complaint?

If you feel that you were treated improperly, the campus policies were not handled properly, or you felt that the complaint and/or investigation itself was mishandled, you have the ability to file a complaint with the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

You can File a Complaint against your College or University for several reasons such as discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin is prohibited by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Discrimination on the basis of sex is prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.  This includes discrimination based on pregnancy, parental status, and sex stereotypes (such as treating persons differently because they do not conform to sex-role expectations or because they are attracted to or are in relationships with persons of the same sex).