NOTICE
West Virginia Northern Community College adheres to all federal, state, and local civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in employment and education. West Virginia Northern Community College does not discriminate in its admissions practices [except as permitted by law], in its employment practices, or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender. As a recipient of federal financial assistance for education activities, West Virginia Northern Community College is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to ensure that all of its education programs and activities do not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender. Sex includes [sex, sex stereotypes, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy or parenting status].
West Virginia Northern Community College also prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internal or external to the institution. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking are forms of sex discrimination, which are prohibited under Title IX and by West Virginia Northern Community College policy.
Any member of the campus community, guest, or visitor who acts to deny, deprive, or limit the educational, employment, residential, or social access, opportunities and/or benefits of any member of the West Virginia Northern Community College community on the basis of sex is in violation of the EEOC policy.
Any person may report sex discrimination (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to have experienced the conduct), in person, by mail, by telephone, by video, or by email, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator (below). A report may be made at any time (including during non- business hours) by filing an incident report at
https://www.wvncc.edu/
offices-and-services/
incident-report/7320
Name:
Robert Brak,
Title IX Coordinator
Human Resources
Location/Address: 1704 Market Street, Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 214-8901
Email:
[email protected]
Web:
https://www.wvncc.edu/
offices-and-services/
title-ix-/5251
A person may also file a complaint with the appropriate federal, state, or local agency within the time frame required by law. Depending upon the nature of the complaint, the appropriate agency may be the federal Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the US Department of Education, the Department of Justice, and/or the appropriate WV state agency.
Equal Employment
Opportunity
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E, Unit 6
Charleston, WV 25305
For complaints involving employees: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Pittsburgh Area Office Location
William S. Moorhead Federal Building
1000 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1112
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
United States
Phone:
1-800-669-4000
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of
Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Customer Service Hotline #: (800) 421-3481
Facsimile: (202) 453-6012 TDD#: (877) 521-2172
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ed.gov/ocr
The OCR office for West Virginia is located at:
Philadelphia Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of
Education
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East, Suite 515
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3323
Telephone: 215-656-8541
FAX: 215-656-8605;
TDD: 800-877-8339
Email:
OCR.Philadelphia@ed.
gov
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Civil Rights,
National Headquarters .US Department of
Education
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building 400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Telephone: 800.421.3481
Fax: 202.453.6012;
TDD: 800.877.8339
Email: [email protected]
Within any resolution process related to this policy, West Virginia Northern Community College provides reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities and religious accommodations, when that accommodation is consistent with state and federal law
Int Aug 28, 2023