Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Part 3 of 5 Sections)

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Links to an external site. prohibits sex discrimination.

Human Resources Executive Director Lesley Hogan  is RTC's appointed Title IX Officer. She can be contacted at titleix@rtc.edu,  425-235-7873.

Sex discrimination is defined as different treatment of someone based on their sex. One of the most notable concerns in sex discrimination is sexual harassment. Here are some basic facts about sexual harassment:

• It's a form of sex discrimination.
• It's against the law.
• It's against Renton Techical Colleges's policy.
• Anyone - faculty, staff, or student - can be a victim of sexual harassment, and anybody can be a perpetrator. Sexual harassment victims can be male or female, heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual, transgendered, transsexual, or intersexual, and so can their harassers.
• A man can sexually harass another man, and a woman can sexually harass another woman.
• In the workplace, conduct is considered sexual harassment if it's unwelcome, based on a person's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and interferes with that person's ability to do his or her job. In an educational setting, it's pretty much the same, except that the sexual harassment would also interfere with a student's ability to get an education.

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