The Herrin Community School District #4 School Board is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs and activities shall be free from discrimination based on age, ancestry, color, physical or mental disability, national origin, race religion, sex/gender, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, genetic information, ethnic group identification, or any other unlawful consideration. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that discriminatory practices are eliminated in all District activities. Any student who engages in discrimination of another student or anyone from the District may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion. Any employee who permits or engages in discrimination may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

Any student, staff member, or parent who feels that discrimination has occurred should immediately contact the teacher, principal of the school, or District Title IX Uniform Complaint Procedure Coordinator. If the concern is not resolved, a formal complaint may be initiated at the school or by directly contacting the District Coordinator. Copies of the Uniform Complaint Form may be obtained from school offices or from the Title IX and Uniform Complaint Procedure Coordinator.

The District has adopted the following strict policy containing rules and procedures for reporting sexual harassment and pursuing remedies.

Any student, staff member, or parent who feels that harassment has occurred should immediately contact the teacher, principal of the school, or District Title IX and Uniform Complaint Procedure Coordinator. If the concern is not resolved, a formal complaint may be initiated at the school or by directly contacting the District Coordinator. Copes of the Uniform Complaint Procedure and Form may be obtained from a school office or from the District Title IX Uniform Complaint Procedure Coordinator.

No person shall, on the basis of gender, 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. The Title IX Uniform Complaint Procedure Coordinator or the District Superintendent should be contacted regarding complaints related to the Title IX.

The Title IX Uniform Complaint Procedure Coordinator may be contacted at:

Helen Hamilton

(618) 942-6544

2113 West Cherry Street

Herrin, Illinois 62949

Fax (618) 942-8406

105 ILCS 5/10-22
105 ILCS 5/10-27-1
23 ILAC 200.10 et. seq.
Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution
20 U.S.C. Section 1681, Title IX of Education Amendment Act
20 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq., Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974
29 U.S.C. Section 794, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
42 U.S.C. Section 2000 et seq., Civil Rights Act of 1964
42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
42 U.S.C. Section 2000ff et seq., The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.
29 C.F.R. Part 1635
34 C.F.R. Part 110 et seq.
Vocational Education Program Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial
of Services, Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, March 1979

Revised 4/03
Revised 12/12/05
Revised 11/18/08
Revised 12/20/10