Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation (Title IX)
Policy Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to promote working and learning environments that are free from sex and gender-based harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, and to affirm RISE Charter School's commitment to non-discrimination, equity in education and equal opportunity for employment.
Scope of Policy
This policy applies to all members of RISE Charter School's community, including students, employees, and other members of the public including guests, visitors, volunteers, and invitees.
Policy Statement
RISE Charter School is committed to providing a workplace and educational environment, as well as other benefits, programs, and activities, that are free from sex and gender-based harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Accordingly, the School prohibits harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and pregnancy, as well as retaliation against individuals who report allegations of sex and gender-based harassment and discrimination, file a formal complaint, or participate in a grievance process. Students, employees, or other members of the School community who believe that they have been subjected to sex or gender-based harassment, discrimination, or retaliation should report the incident to the Title IX Coordinator, provided by Kimberly School District, who will provide information about supportive measures and the applicable grievance process(es). Violations of this policy may result in discipline for both students and RISE Charter School employees.
Title IX Coordinator
The Kimberly School District's Program Director serves as RISE Charter School’s Title IX Coordinator and oversees implementation of this policy. The Title IX Coordinator has the primary responsibility for coordinating the RISE Charter School’s efforts related to the intake, investigation, resolution, and implementation of supportive measures to stop, remediate, and prevent sex and gender-based harassment, discrimination, and retaliation prohibited under this policy. The Title IX Coordinator acts with independence and authority and is free from bias and conflicts of interest. To raise any concern involving bias, conflict of interest, misconduct or discrimination committed by the Title IX Coordinator, contact the Kimberly School District Superintendent at 208-423- 4170. If the District’s Title IX Coordinator is the subject of any complaint regarding sex or genderbased harassment or has an apparent bias or conflict of interest regarding such a case, another person shall be appointed to act as the Title IX Coordinator for handling that case. Such appointees may include, but are not limited to: 1. The Title IX Coordinator of another school district which the District has an agreement with; 2. Another employee of the District who is qualified and trained to address the matter, such as a deputy Title IX Coordinator; 3. A qualified and trained individual who enters into a professional services contract with the District; including but not limited to the District’s legal counsel and/or contracted Human Resources or Title IX professionals. Concerns of bias, conflict of interest, misconduct, or discrimination committed by any other official involved in the implementation of this policy or related grievance processes should be raised with the Title IX Coordinator.
Mandatory Reporters
RISE Charter School has classified all employees as mandatory reporters of any knowledge they have that a member of the School community experienced sex or gender-based harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. Accordingly, all School employees must promptly report actual or suspected sex and gender-based harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation to the Title IX Coordinator. School employees must share with the Title IX Coordinator all known details of a report made to them in the course of their employment, as well as all details of behaviors under this policy that they observe or have knowledge of. Failure of a School employee to report an incident of sex or gender-based harassment, discrimination, or retaliation to the Title IX Coordinator of which they become aware is a violation of this policy and can be subject to disciplinary action for failure to comply. In addition, School employees must also report allegations of suspected child abuse and/or neglect to either law enforcement or the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare as described in Policy 5232.
Contact Information
Complaints or notice of alleged policy violations, or inquiries about or concerns regarding this policy and related procedures, may be made internally to Kimberly School District’s Title IX Coordinator (or deputies, if applicable) using the contact information below:
Program Director
Kimberly School District Office
141 Center St W Kimberly, Idaho 83341
208-423-4170
www.kimberly.edu
Title IX Team Members
Kimberly School District Program Director – Title IX Coordinator, Investigator
Kimberly School District Superintendent – Investigator, Decision Maker, Appeal Decision Maker RISE Charter School Executive Director RISE Charter School Principal
External inquiries can be made to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Region 10, using the contact information below:
Seattle Office
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
915 Second Avenue, #3310 Seattle, WA 98174-1099
OCR.Seattle@ed.gov 1-800-877-8339
Notice/Formal Complaints of Sex and Gender-Based Harassment, Discrimination, and/or Retaliation
Notice or formal complaints of sex or gender-based harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation may be made using any of the following options:
- File a complaint with, or give verbal notice to, the Title IX Coordinator (or deputy/deputies, if applicable). Such a report may be made at any time, including during non-business hours, by using the telephone number, email address, or by mail to the office address listed for the Title IX Coordinator (or any other official as listed above).
- Report by phone at 208-423-4170.
- Report by email
- Report by mail, 141 Center St W Kimberly, ID 83341
When notice is received regarding conduct that may constitute Title IX sexual harassment, RISE Charter School shall provide information about supportive measures and how to file a formal complaint, as described in 3085P Sexual Harassment Grievance Process.
Any student, and/or parents or advocate of a student, or employee who believe they are being harassed should report the situation to school personnel as described in Policies 3225 Sexual Harassment/Intimidation of Student and 5012 Sexual Harassment/Sexual Intimidation in the Workplace.
A formal complaint means a document filed/signed by the alleged victim or signed by the Title IX Coordinator alleging an individual violated this policy and requesting that the School investigate the allegation(s). As used in this paragraph, the phrase “document filed/signed by the alleged victim” means a document or electronic submission (such as by electronic mail or through an online portal provided for this purpose by the School, if applicable) that contains the alleged victim’s physical or digital signature, or otherwise indicates that the alleged victim is the person filing the complaint. For example, an alleged victim may send an email to the Title IX Coordinator, identify themself as the alleged victim and the one sending the email, to file a formal complaint. If notice is submitted in a form that does not meet this standard, the Title IX Coordinator will contact the alleged victim to ensure that it is filed correctly.
Parents and legal guardians of primary and secondary school students who have the legal authority to act on their child’s behalf may file a formal complaint on behalf of their child.
Grievance Processes
When a formal complaint is made alleging that this policy was violated, the allegations are subject to resolution using one of RISE Charter School's grievance processes noted below, as determined by the Title IX Coordinator. All processes provide for a prompt, fair, and impartial process.
- For formal complaints regarding conduct that may constitute Title IX sexual harassment involving students or employees, the School will implement procedures detailed in Procedure 3085P.
- For formal complaints regarding sex and gender-based harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation where students are the accused party, and that do not constitute Title IX sexual harassment, the School will implement procedures described in 3210, 3215P, 3225F, 3225, 3237, 3300, 3300P, and 3310.
- For formal complaints regarding sex and gender-based harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation where employees are the accused party, and that do not constitute Title IX sexual harassment, the School will implement procedures described in 5012, 5140, 5140P, and 5142. 3085-5 (ISBA 06/20 UPDATE)
Cross References:
3270 Student Records
3270P Student Records
3285 Relationship Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
3290 Sexual Harassment/Intimidation of Students
3295 Hazing, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying, Cyber Bullying
3295P Hazing, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying, Cyber Bullying
3330 Student Discipline
4120 Uniform Grievance Procedure
4600 Volunteer Assistance
4600P Volunteer Assistance
5240 Sexual Harassment/Sexual Intimidation in the Workplace
5250 Certificated Staff Grievances
5275 Adult Sexual Misconduct
5500 Personnel Records
5500P Procedures for Releasing Personnel Records to Hiring School Districts
5800 Classified Employment, Assignment, and Grievance
5800P Classified Employee Grievance Procedure
Legal References:
20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 - 1682 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 34 CFR Part 106 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
Policy History:
Adopted on: September 17, 2020
Revised on: April 15, 2021
Reviewed on: