Nondiscrimination / Title IX

Nondiscrimination / Harassment / Retaliation

Pueblo Community College is firmly committed to maintaining a work and learning environment where students, faculty, and staff are treated with dignity and respect.  Acts of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation are illegal, often demeaning for the individual student or employee, and can disrupt the College’s positive learning and work environment.  As such, all members of the College community have a responsibility to be aware of what behaviors constitute these actions/offenses and to help create an environment free of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Individuals affiliated with the Colorado Community College System, including Pueblo Community College, shall not discriminate or harass on the basis of sex, gender, race, color, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, familial status, veteran or military status, pregnancy or related conditions, marital status, religion, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes, gender expression, or any other protected class or category under applicable local, state or federal law (also known as “civil rights laws”), in connection with employment practices or educational programs and activities (including in admissions). BP 19-60 further provides that individuals affiliated with CCCS shall not retaliate against any person who opposes discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, or participates in any complaint or investigation process.

STATEMENT ON TITLE IX

Title IX is a federal law passed in 1972 that states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

STATEMENT ON RETALIATION

 Pueblo Community College prohibits any acts of retaliation. Retaliation is defined as any adverse employment or educational action taken against a person because of the person’s participation, or perceived participation, in a complaint or investigation of discrimination and/or harassment. Retaliation also includes any act to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any individual for the purpose of interfering with any right or privilege provided by applicable civil rights laws, policies, and procedures.