TITLE IX INFORMATION

About Title IX
Council Rock School District does not discriminate in any manner, including Title IX sexual harassment, in any district education program or activity.

What is the history of Title IX?
Title IX is a civil rights statute enacted in 1972 to prohibit discrimination
based on sex in education programs and activities.

What does Title IX state?
"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."
20 USCA Sec. 1681

What is the purpose of Title IX?
Title IX is  a statute "designed primarily to prevent recipients of Federal financial assistance from using the funds in a discriminatory manner"

What is Sexual Harassment?

• A school employee conditioning an educational benefit or service upon a person's participation in unwelcome sexual conduct
• Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the school's education program or activity
• Sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking

Sexual Harassment is defined as "conduct on the basis of sex that satisfies one or more of the following: (1) An employee of the District conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service of the District on an individual's participation in unwelcome sexual conduct; (2) Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that is effectively denied a person equal access to the District's education program or activity; or (2) "Sexual assault" as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1092 (f)(6)(A)(v), "dating violence" as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291 (a)(10), "domestic violence" as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291 (a)(8), or "stalking" as defined in 34 U.S.C. 12291 (a)(30)

Title IX Roles and Responsibilities:
The Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinators shall fulfill designated responsibilities to ensure adequate nondiscrimination procedures are in place, to recommend new procedures or modifications to procedures, and to monitor the implementation of the district’s nondiscrimination procedures in the following areas, as appropriate.

Dr. Andy Sanko: Superintendent of Schools
asanko@crsd.org

Al Funk: Director of Secondary Education
afunk@crsd.org
Director of Secondary Education as the district’s Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for complaints made about the conduct of any student(s).

Nicole Crawford: Director of Elementary Education
ncrawford@crsd.org
Director of Elementary Education as the district's Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for complaints made about any curriculum, program and/or activity offered by the District. 

Ronnie Spring: Director of Human Resources
ronnie.spring@crsd.org
The Director of Human Resources as the district's Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for complaints made about the conduct of any staff member toward a student. 

Each Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator can be contacted at:
Address: 30 North Chancellor Street, Newtown, PA 18940
Phone Number: 215-944-1000