The PAUSD Title IX Office receives and investigates complaints brought by parents and students alleging unlawful discrimination including discriminatory harassment, (such as sexual harassment, sexual violence or harassment based on a protected characteristic), intimidation, or bullying against any person in district programs and activities, including, but not limited to, those program or activities funded directly by or that receive or benefit from any state financial assistance, based on the person's actual or perceived characteristics or race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or any other characteristic identified in Education Code 200 [12] or 220 [13], Government Code 11135 [14], or Penal Code 422.55 [15], or based on the person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics (5 CCR 4610).
Upcoming Trainings
Online training was completed by 100% of employees by December 18, 2019. Online training will be required of all new hires.
Office Events
December 9, 2019 - Title IX Coordinator and Civil Rights Officer Megan Farrell provides Title IX training to Adult Education employees.
The Title IX staff also holds monthly meetings at the District Office with site point persons who handle Title IX and Civil rights complaints:
October 24, 2019 - A meeting was held with site administrators to discuss Restorative Justice as an alternative to the formal investigation process.
December 19, 2019 - There was a review of current cases and discussion of plans for meetings next semester.