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Title IX is important to Texas State Technical College for numerous reasons. The first reason is related to student, employee, and visitor safety. Griselda Sanchez, Coordinator of Transition Services, says Title IX “impacts student's lives at any college” (2020). Safety is a main priority regardless if the institution is a community college or four-year institution. The second reason is because Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded programs, events, and institutions. Violations could have a major influence on the future of an institution.

Some best practices include:

·Training: It is important to train students and employees about prevention. Training should also be provided about how to report and the process involved with it,

·Policy: The official law verbiage can be intimating, but employees and students need to understand policy.

·Resources: Institutions should build a community of resources to provide students the best service to assist them in time of crisis.

Title IX is constantly being reviewed and updated. Case impact the law and the way it is applied at the college level, so it is crucial for college representatives stay updated and educated.

Griselda Sanchez, Coordinator of Transition Services (Former Director of Student Services)
https://www.tstc.edu/student_life/titleix

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https://www.naspa.org/course/expanding-the-frame-institutional-responses-to-students-accused-of-sexual-misconduct

On the NASPA website, there is a link to a study completed by NASPA and the University of Kentucky College of Education that discusses what primarily public 4-year and private, not for profit 4-year respondents said about sexual misconduct and the “support services provided, the populations served, and the location of such services” by their institution (Henkle, Dunlap & Tabachnick, 2020). The report indicated the institutions with the lower enrollment numbers offered a wider range of support services for students. However, it also stated that only 6% of the respondents were public, 2-year, which is where TSTC falls (Henkle, Dunlap & Tabachnick, 2020).

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https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190905-titleix-pressure-cooker

· This article discusses the pressure Title IX reporters experience.

· It acknowledges the stress and internal/external ethical questions they face.

· There are several Title IX coordinator/representative stories included in the article. They detail job loss, both voluntarily and non, due to the circumstances revolving cases.  One of those stories is Andrea Goldblum’s, who was let go from her position at University of Cincinnati after she responded to Title IX concerns (Brown, 2019).

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https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-Baylor-Revamped-Its/247855

· This article discusses how the Baylor University scandal impacted counseling services.

· The counseling department has since received an increased budget to $900,0000.

· It also states how the office offers assistance for “anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, and substance abuse” issues as well as eating disorders (Palmer, 2020).

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1. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§1681 - 1688 (2018).

a.Statutory Law

b.  https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1681&num=0&edition=prelim

c. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded, educational programs and activities ((20 U.S. Code § 1681).

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2. Tex SB 212, 2020

a. Statutory Law

b.      https://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00212F.HTM

c. Tex SB 212 requires institutions to terminate employees who do not report or misreport a Title IX violation. It also allows for charges to be brought against the employee and requires for an institutions to release an employee from their duties  (Tex SB 212).

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3. Williams v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia, 477 F.3d 1282 (11 Cir. 2009)

a. Judicial Law
b. https://1-next-westlaw-com.easydb.angelo.edu/Document/I05ff0774b86c11dbb38df5bc58c34d92/View/FullText.html?navigationPath=Search%2Fv1%2Fresults%2Fnavigation%2Fi0ad62aee0000017069ff249f778fc663%3FNav%3DCASE%26fragmentIdentifier%3DI05ff0774b86c11dbb38df5bc58c34d92%26parentRank%3D0%26startIndex%3D1%26contextData%3D%2528sc.Search%2529%26transitionType%3DSearchItem&listSource=Search&listPageSource=da557189807edabf737c3638fa6ec713&list=ALL&rank=1&sessionScopeId=9f5e05b74d98e010a00d1bbdb34665faa0dd36b4425fe5c4ba7cec6ff167b968&originationContext=Search%20Result&transitionType=SearchItem&contextData=%28sc.Search%29

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Title IX is significant in education, and it is no different at two-year technical colleges. These institutions may lack student housing,fraternities/sororities, and sports teams, but violations can still occur. This presentation is to educate faculty and staff at Texas State Technical College about Title IX and the reporting process. The 10 campus system only has 4 locations with dorms, no official sports teams, and a majority of the students are male (TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM Enrollment Demographics of Semester Credit Hour Students, 2017).

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4. TX HB 1735

a. Statutory Law

b.      https://www.legis.state.tx.us/Search/DocViewer.aspx?ID=86RHB017355B&QueryText=%221735%22&DocType=B

c. TX HB 1735 is closely connected to Tex SB 212 and other similar laws. It requires institutions “adopt a policy on sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking” (TX HB 1735). It goes on to define what sexual harassment is. The allows for institutions to be fined, and the fine cannot be paid with by federal funding (TX HB 1735).

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Slide #10: Local Administrative Law/Policy/Rule

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Slide #10: Local Administrative Law/Policy/Rule

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TSTC Policy
Prohibiting Sexual Misconduct and Gender-based Discrimination, TSTC SOS HR 2.4.15,

a.Administrative Law

b. https://www.tstc.edu/governance/hr

c.This is a TSTC Statewide Operating Standard that supports Title IX. This SOS ensures that the college will do everything in its’ power to make TSTC free of sexual misconduct and gender-based discrimination. It also protects victims from any form of retaliation (TSTC, SOS HR 2.4.15).

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Being as educated as possible on the topic is essential to help make the right decisions. The book Campus Sexual Assault: Constitutional Rights and Fundamental Fairness discusses due process and the rights of accusers, which is a different approach (Gerstmann, 2018). As an employee, understanding both the victim rights and accuser rights will only increase the ability to make ethical decisions.
The book can be purchased at: https://www.amazon.com/Campus-Sexual-Assault-Constitutional-Fundamental/dp/1108709311/

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Personal and Ethical Foundations is the most fitting of the ten National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) standards because of the two of the three sub-categories: Ethical Codes and Professional Standards and Self-Assessment and Reflection (ACPA College Student Educators International, 2006). Knowing when and how to report Title IX violations should be black and white, but there is a battle between what is right and wrong, what the institution may want/need, and what the victim wants/need. Employees and reporters need to know and understand their own personal ethics and values in order to make the right decisions.

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Slide #13: Bulleted list of Recommendations / Best Practices for Compliance

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Slide #13: Bulleted list of Recommendations / Best Practices for Compliance

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Some best practices for compliance include:
· Report Title IX violations.

· Provide training for students, faculty, and staff regarding how to prevent Title IX violations and how to report them.

· Create a database of institutional and community representatives to help students, faculty, and staff through the process—counseling, legal aid, etc.

· Understand policy and stay up-to-date on new laws and regulations.

· Provide print and online information pieces and resources for guests, students, staff, and faculty.

· Institutions need to know their students and their background to increase the campus safety.

· When in doubt, ask questions.

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ACPA College Student Educators International. (2006). Statement of Ethical Principles & Standards. Washington: ACPA. Retrieved from https://www.myacpa.org/sites/default/files/Ethical_Principles_Standards.pdf

Brown, S. (2019). Life Inside the Title IX Pressure Cooker. Retrieved from https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190905-titleix-pressure-cooker

Gerstmann, E. (2018). Campus Sexual Assault: Constitutional Rights and Fundamental Fairness. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Henkle, J., Dunlap, J., & Tabachnick, J. (2020). Expanding the Frame: Institutional Responses to Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct (pp. 1-34). NASPA. Retrieved from https://www.naspa.org/files/dmfile/Expanding_the_Frame_DOWNLOAD.pdf

Palmer, K. (2020). How Baylor Revamped Its Mental-Health Services Amid a Scandal. Retried from https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-Baylor-Revamped-Its/247855

Sanchez, G. (2020). Title IX at TSTC [In person]. TSTC.

TX HB 1735, 2020

Tex SB 212, 2020

Texas State Technical College. (2017). TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM Enrollment Demographics of Semester Credit Hour Students [Ebook]. Retrieved from https://tstc.edu/uc/7017.pdf

Texas State Technical College. TSTC LOGO USAGE - QUICK GUIDE [PDF] (p. 1). Retrieved from https://portal.tstc.edu/employee/Departments/Central_Administration/CommunicationandCreativeServices/CCS%20DOCUMENTS/TSTC%20Logo%20Usage%20Quick%20Guide%2008292018.pdf

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§1681 - 1688 (2018).

TSTC Policy
Prohibiting Sexual Misconduct and Gender-based Discrimination, TSTC SOS HR 2.4.15,

Williams v. Board of Regents of University System of Georgia, 477 F.3d 1282 (11 Cir. 2009)