DISTRICT AND COLLEGE POLICIES
PROHIBITION OF HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT PROCEDURES
I.
STATEMENT REGARDING DISCRIMINATION
In keeping with Board Policy 3410: Nondiscrimination, the Peralta Community College District as a
public institution, prohibits discrimination in any and all of its activities, including: employment; procuring
of goods and services; availability of its educational offerings; and other programs and activities such as
financial aid and special services. In order to accomplish these tasks, the Office of Equal Opportunity is
assigned the responsibilities of overseeing and investigating any charges of discrimination or other
complaints. A discrimination complaint log will be maintained as well as complete records of complaints
and resolutions. The Office of Equal Opportunity will handle both student and employee complaints by
working with the Vice Presidents of Student Services for student complaints and with the Vice President
of Instruction for employee complaints.
The Peralta Community College District, in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and
Board Policy, prohibits unlawful discrimination towards students on the basis of race, creed, color,
ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 and over), marital status, medical condition (cancer
related), disability, political views and affiliations, sexual orientation/preference, and transgender status
at any stage in any and all of its programs and activities, including availability of its educational
offerings; and other programs and activities such as financial aid and special services. To that end, the
District will take immediate, appropriate steps to investigate complaints of discrimination to eliminate
current discrimination and prevent further discrimination. The District prohibits retaliation against any
individual who files a complaint or who participates in a discrimination or discriminatory harassment
inquiry.
The Peralta District is subject to
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972
,
Titles VI and VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1972
,
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
,
Age Discrimination
Act of 1975
, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
, and the
Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (ADA
).
The Title IX, Section 504 and ADA Coordinator for the Peralta District is the District Equal Opportunity
Officer (who is the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources and Employee Relations) whose office is
located at 333 E. 8th Street, Oakland, California 94606; telephone (510) 466-7252.
** For more information on this policy please refer to the Merritt College Catalog
2017-2019.
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