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Title IX
"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 education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
No person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of sex, ethnic group identification, race, national origin, religion, color, mental or physical disability, or any basis that is contained in...Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code (includes sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories)..."
California Education Code Section 220
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is one of several federal and state anti-discrimination laws that ensure equality in education. Title IX law prohibit discrimination, harassment, exclusion, denial, limitation or separation based on sex or gender. Title IX applies to males and females in any educational institution receiving federal funding.
California Education Code Sections 200 through 282 and Los Angeles Unified School District Board Policy prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation or gender. Title IX requires that every school district or institution have a Title IX coordinator to whom concerns or complaints regarding sex discrimination can be made.
Complaint Process
- Take your verbal or written Title IX complaint to the school administrator or Title IX Complaint Manager within six months from the date the incident occurred. You have the right to a timely and informal resolution at the school site.
- If you are not satisfied with the school site resolution, you may file a written complaint appeal directly with the Local District's Title IX Designee within 15 days of receiving the school site decision. This will begin the formal investigation process which must be completed within 60 days.
- If you are not satisfied with the Local District's response, you may appeal their decision by writing or calling the Title IX Coordinator in the District's Educational Equity Compliance Office or the California Department of Education Gender Equity/Coordinated Compliance Review Coordinator.
Where Can I Obtain Further Information or Assistance?
- At Your School:
Ask to speak to the school's Title IX Complaint Manager. - At Your Local
District site:
Ask to speak to the Local District's Title IX Designee - At the District's
Central Office:
Call or write to Sue Spears, Director andDistrict Title IX Coordinator
Educational Equity Compliance
333 South Beaudry Avenue
20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
telephone: (213) 241-7682
fax: (213) 241-3312
Equal
Access
Sexual Harassment
Athlectics & PE
Click on any of the three areas above to learn more about different forms of sex discrimination
Title
IX and Nondiscrimination Brochure - English
/ Spanish
Title IX Policy/Complaint Procedures - BUL-2521.1
Antibullying Policy - Bulletin
No. BUL-1038.1
