FAQ

• Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. It applies to students, employees, applicants, and other participants in educational programs.

• Title IX protects all individuals participating in educational programs or activities receiving federal funding, regardless of their sex. This includes students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

• • Sex-based discrimination
  • Sex-based harassment
  • Sexual assault
  • Dating violence
  • Domestic violence
  • Stalking
  • Pregnancy and parental status discrimination
  • Retaliation for reporting discrimination or participating in an investigation

• Sex-based harassment is unwelcome conduct based on sex that is sufficiently serious to limit or deny a person's ability to participate in or benefit from an educational program or activity. It can include verbal, physical, visual, or online behavior.

• • Students
  • Employees
  • Parents or guardians
  • Witnesses
  • Community members
  • Third parties acting on behalf of someone else

• Click Through to Reporting Form

  • Email: francisd@sccsc.edu or harrisp@sccsc.edu
  • Telephone: 864-592-4424 or
  • In-person meeting: Book Here: Book time with Daniel Francis: General Meeting
  • Campus security or law enforcement: 864-592-4911

• The Title IX Coordinator is the individual designated by the institution to oversee Title IX compliance, receive reports, coordinate supportive measures, and manage grievance procedures.

  Daniel Francis

  Title VI and IX Coordinator
  Director of Institutional Compliance and Student Accountability
  Address: Spartanburg (Giles) Campus – DLT 211
  Email: francisd@sccsc.edu
  Phone: (864) 592-4424

• Individuals may report anonymously; however, anonymous reporting may limit the institution's ability to investigate or take disciplinary action. Available resources and supportive measures may vary.

• 1. Review the report.
  2. Contact the affected individual to discuss options.
  3. Offer supportive measures.
  4. Explain complaint and resolution procedures.
  5. Conduct an investigation if appropriate.

• Supportive measures are individualized services designed to preserve or restore access to educational programs. Examples include:

  • • Academic accommodation
    • Schedule adjustments
    • No-contact directives
    • Counseling referrals

• No. In many situations, supportive measures can be provided regardless of whether a formal complaint is filed.

• Institutions strive to protect privacy to the extent possible. However, complete confidentiality cannot always be guaranteed if the school needs to investigate or address safety concerns.

• Yes. Depending on the circumstances and the institution's policies, off-campus conduct may be addressed when it affects access to the institution's educational program or activity.

• Title IX prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, recovery, and related conditions. Schools must provide equal access to educational programs and may be required to offer reasonable modifications and accommodations.

• No. Retaliation against an individual for reporting discrimination, participating in an investigation, or exercising rights under Title IX is prohibited.

• No. A Title IX report is an institutional process designed to address access to education and campus safety. A criminal investigation is conducted separately by law enforcement. Individuals may choose to pursue one, both, or neither process, subject to applicable laws and institutional requirements.

• Additional information is available through:

  • 3-2-106.2: Student Code Procedures for Addressing Alleged Acts of Sexual Harassment Under Title IX