Notice of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex Under Title IX
Nye County School District (“the school district”) does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program and activity it operates. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination, including sexual harassment, in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX provides that no person shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any school district education program or activity. The school district is required by Title IX not to discriminate in such a manner. Title IX applies to any school district education program or activity, whether such program or activity occurs on-campus or off-campus. The requirement not to discriminate in the school district’s program or activity extends to employment.
The school district has designated the following employee to coordinate its efforts to comply with Title IX. The school district’s Title IX Coordinator is:
- HR Director
- Nye County School District
- 484 S. West Street
- Pahrump, NV 89048
- 775-727-7743, ext. 238
- Title9coordinator@nyeschools.org
Inquiries about the application of Title IX to the school district may be referred to the school district’s Title IX Coordinator, or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202, or both.
Complaints of sex discrimination and formal complaints of sexual harassment may be filed with the school district’s Title IX Coordinator.
Nye County School District has established grievance procedures that further describe how to report or file a complaint of sex discrimination and how the school district will respond in Board Policy 0212 and Administrative Regulation 0212R. Nye County School District has established a grievance process that further describes how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment and how the school district will respond in Board Policy 0212 and Administrative Regulation 0212aR.