What is Title IX?
Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments is a powerful tool for
combating campus violence. The law requires colleges and universities receiving
federal funding to combat gender-based violence and harassment, and respond to
survivors’ needs in order to ensure that all students have equal access to
education.
Any sexual violence or physical abuse, as defined by California
law, whether committed by an employee, student, or member of the public,
occurring on college-owned or controlled property, at college-sponsored or
supervised functions, or related to or arising from college attendance or
activity is a violation of District policies and regulations, and is subject to
all applicable punishment, including criminal and/or civil prosecution and
employee or student discipline procedures.
"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."