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MCC Daily Tribune

Recent Updates in Title IX Policy and Procedure for Students and Employees

Students, Faculty, and Staff:

The Title IX office has had recent developments involving Title IX compliance that impact our community. On January 9, 2025, a federal judge issued an order that vacated the 2024 Title IX Regulations that our campus implemented on August 1, 2024. This order has the effect of requiring our campus to revert to compliance with the Title IX Regulations issued in 2020, effective immediately. Effectively, this means that campus complaints of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking will be managed in the same way they were during the time period from 2020-2024, using similar policies and procedures to those that were in place at that time.

Although this does require changes from how our campus has managed our response to complaints of sexual harassment occurring within our education program or activities since August 2024, many of our current practices will continue, including:

  • Clear definitions of the offenses noted above
  • Written notice of the allegations and available resolution processes will be provided to the parties to a complaint (complainant and respondent)
  • A presumption that a respondent is not responsible unless the evidence proves otherwise
  • A resolution process that is equitable, transparent to the participants, and allows access to evidence prior to any final determination
  • Reasonable and appropriate supportive measures for all parties
  • Prompt notification of final determinations, in writing
  • Emergency removal of respondents who are a danger to the community
  • Sanctions that are commensurate with the severity of policy violations, considering the respondent’s prior disciplinary history and any aggravating or mitigating factors
  • A team of well-trained Title IX professionals who are free from conflicts of interest or bias
  • An appeal process for all findings

In addition to robust procedural protections, we will continue to provide education on Title IX, reporting options, and resources to employees and students.

We will continue to maintain a broad mandate for employees to report known misconduct to the Title IX office.

The 2020 Title IX Regulations have fairly narrow application. They only address sexual harassment that falls within our education program and activity. Reports of sex discrimination and off-campus misconduct are addressed through a similar approach.

We are working to identify any changes that need to be made to align our policy with the law, best practices, and our community values, but a set of compliant policies and procedures is already available on our Title IX website. We will be engaging in a process of seeking community input on these changes in the near future.

We will continue our efforts to make the Title IX and related processes more accessible, more transparent, and more user-friendly. We stand by our nondiscrimination statements and will continue to prioritize ensuring that the experience of all of our students and staff is free from sex discrimination and sexual harassment in its various forms.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Glasgow at sglasgow@monroecc.edu or (585) 292-2108 or Student Rights and Responsibilities Director, Amy Greer at agreer@monroecc.edu or (585) 292-2127. 

Shannon Glasgow
Title IX & Student Rights and Responsibilities
02/25/2025