All employees and students have the right to enjoy a campus environment that is free from sexual harassment, gender discrimination, or sexual misconduct. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 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 educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” Violators of this policy will be subject to disciplinary action.
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when they involve any of these conditions:
1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment or a student's status in a course, program, or activity;
2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an employee or student is used as the basis for employment or academic decisions affecting that employee or student;
3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an employee's work performance or a student's academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment, educational, or living environment.
A member of the faculty, staff, or student body has the right to report sexual harassment to the Title IX Coordinator or the Director of Human Resources at:
Coordinator for Title IX Human Resources
1021 Central Avenue 1021 Central Avenue
Daniel Hall – Room 208 Daniel Hall – Room 213
P.O. BOX 10 P.O. BOX 10
Demorest, GA 30535 Demorest, GA 30535
(706) 778-3000 ext. 1102 (706) 778-3000
Titleix@piedmont.edu hr@piedmont.edu
The Title IX Coordinator, in consultation with investigators and other advisors, shall appoint a grievance committee. The committee will hear the grievance and advise the Title IX Coordinator of its recommendation for resolution in a fair, impartial and timely manner. The
Title IX Coordinator will notify the complainant and the respondent, in writing, of the decision.