Sexual Harassment

According to your civil rights, no one should discriminate against you or harass you because of your:

• Gender
• Sex
• Race or Color
• Age
• Creed or National/Ethnic Origin
• Physical or Mental Disability
• Veteran or Military Status
• Pregnancy Status
• Religion
• Genetic Information
• Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation

Discrimination is when a person is treated differently or less favorably due to that person's actual or perceived race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or immigration or citizenship status or other protected status.

The person’s behavior must be severe or ongoing and limit your ability to access or benefit from FRCC’s programs, classes or activities.

• Discriminatory harassment is threats, intimidation, harassment, coercion or violence that: Interferes with a person's civil or constitutional rights and is motivated in part by the basis of actual or perceived membership in a protected status.

Sexual misconduct is not allowed. Sexual harrassment includes:  

• Stalking and bullying
• Non-consensual sexual contact
• Non-consensual sexual intercourse
• Sexual exploitation

If you believe your civil rights were violated and the violation happened on FRCC’s campuses or at college-sponsored events, you should file a complaint immediately, either by completing the form, telling Human Resources, Security of the Student Services Dean. You can do this by completing the form, telling Human Resources, Campus Safety or the Student Services Dean.

If the violation happened off-campus or online, the Title IX Coordinator will decide whether you can file a complaint. Complaints will be investigated when the situation involves a:  

• Criminal offense
• Danger to people’s safety
• Significant effect on people’s rights, property or achievements
• Significant breach of peace
• Detrimental effect on education at the college

Federal civil rights laws offer protection for people who exercise their civil rights, oppose discrimination, report discrimination or participate in civil rights investigations or proceedings, including students, family, teachers, counselors or third parties advocating for the rights of a student.

In general, retaliation may take the form of intimidation, threats, coercion, or another adverse action that would discourage a reasonable person from exercising civil rights protected under the law.

Under no circumstances is retaliation allowed at FRCC. 

Human Resources or the Senior Director of Student Support and Conduct can help with determining if retaliation actions were taken against you

Any victim of or witness to a civil rights violation—including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation—should promptly report it to the 

Title IX Coordinator.

This includes all FRCC employees. If an employee becomes aware of a civil rights violation, it must be reported it within 24 hours whether or not the victim wants to file a complaint. 

Immediately after the violation, complete the Reporting Form or report your concerns to:

• Krishna Pattisapu
  Executive Director of Equity & Inclusion
  Title IX, EO and ADA Coordinator
  
• Bob Gregory
  Director, Employee Relations
  Deputy Title IX, EO and ADA Coordinator
• Brandon Fox
  Senior Director of Student Support & Conduct
  Deputy Title IX Coordinator

You also may file a formal complaint with the United States Department Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in Denver by calling 303-844-5695 or emailing OCR.Denver@ed.gov.  

Expect FRCC to complete an investigation and implement sanctions, if needed, on average within 30 days to 60 days of filing a complaint.

If you don’t agree with the findings of the investigation either as a complainant or respondent, you may reject them in-part or in-full by filing a written objection with FRCC’s Title IX Coordinator. An appeals hearing will follow the written objection.

If you need assistance during any part of this process, please reach out to either the Senior Director of Student Support and Conduct or the Human Resources Department.  They can support you through the process and provide both on-campus and off-campus resources.