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                 Policies and Regulations
academic community.
Palo Verde College shall maintain a student grievance policy. The procedure whereby a student may file a grievance shall be specified in detail in the college catalog under the Complaint Procedures/Due Process section.
The grievance process and any forms needed to facilitate this process will be available in the offices of the Vice Presidents of Student Services, Administrative Services, and Instruction.
This policy shall not apply where other policies are applicable for the resolution of specific categories of student complaints or appeals, such as complaints relating to sexual harassment or discrimination.
NON-DISCRIMINATION
GENDER - Palo Verde College does not allow discrimination on the basis of sex in the educational programs or activities it conducts. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, as amended, and the administrative regulations adopted there under prohibit discrimination.
DISABLED - Palo Verde College does not discriminate on the basis of disability and is in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the regulations adopted there under. More specifically, Palo Verde College does not
Discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.
AGE, RACE, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN - Palo Verde College complies with the requirements of Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the regulations adopted there under. No person shall on the grounds of age, race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program of Palo Verde College.
Any student who feels discriminated against should contact the Palo Verde College Affirmative Action Officer (the VP of Administrative Services) in Business Services.
The procedures for filing a complaint are identified in Administrative Regulation 4010. Copies of the complaint forms may be obtained in Business Services, the Library, and Student Services.
The existence of this local complaint procedure does not preclude the complainant from filing a complaint directly with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Civil Rights, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, or the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The Palo Verde Community College District recognizes that harassment on the basis of sex is a violation of both Federal and State discrimination laws as well as District Policy. The District is committed to providing all employees, applicants for employment and students with an environment free from sexual harassment, and will not tolerate such conduct on the part of any employee or student (ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 3410).
Such behavior includes, but is not limited to, unwelcome sexual advances and verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when
1. Submission to such conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of a student’s educational progress or an individual’s employment;
2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis for educational or employment conditions affecting such individuals,
3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with one’s educational or work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational or work environment;
OR
4. Submission to, or rejection of, the conduct by the individual is used as the basis for any decision affecting the individual regarding benefits, and services, honors, programs, or activities available at or through the Palo Verde Community College District.
Any student who feels sexually harassed should contact the Palo Verde College Affirmative Action Officer in the Business Services Office.
The procedures for filing a complaint are identified in ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 3410. Copies of the complaint forms may be
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