TITLE IX NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Corry Area School District (“District”) does not discriminate on the basis of sex, and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§1681 et seq., and its regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, including in admission and employment.
Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), or both.
The District’s Title IX Coordinator is:
William West, Director of Secondary Education
Corry Area School District
540 East Pleasant Street, Corry PA 16407
Telephone Number: 814-664-4677 ext. 1207
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights may be contacted at:
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Telephone: 800-421-3481
FAX: 202-453-6012; TDD: 800-877-8339
To report information about conduct that may constitute Title IX sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of Title IX sex discrimination, please refer to the District’s Nondiscrimination Policies and Grievance Procedures, which can be located on the District’s website under Board Policies, Policy 103 (Students) and Policy 104 (Employees): https://go.boarddocs.com/pa/corr/Board.nsf/Public or contact the District’s Title IX Coordinator.
Notice of Non-DiscriminationThe Corry Area School District is an equal opportunity education institution and does not discriminate in
employment, educational programs or activities based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin,
sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age or disability, because a person is a
disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other legally protected class, or for engaging in
any other protected activities. The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education
programs or activities that it operates, as required by Title IX, including in admission and employment
practices. Additionally, the District provides equal access to Boy Scouts and other designated youth
groups. This policy of non-discrimination extends to all other legally protected classifications. Publication
of this policy is in accordance with state and federal laws including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the
Age Discrimination Act, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Boy Scouts of America
Equal Access Act.
Inquiries pertaining to discrimination on the basis of disability or alleged violations of
Section 504 may be made by contacting the District’s Section 504 Compliance Officer, Mrs. Leslie Bloomgren, Director of Special Education, 540 East Pleasant Street, Corry PA, 16407, [email protected], (814) 664-4677.
All other inquiries implicating the other protected classes and laws listed above should be directed to
the District’s Title IX Coordinator, Mr. Bill West, Director of Secondary Education, 540 East Pleasant Street, Corry, PA 16407, [email protected], (814) 664-4677. Complaints of discrimination may also be referred to the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
The grievance procedure for reporting incidents is outlined specifically in District Board Policies 103 “Discrimination/Title IX Sexual/Harassment Affecting Students” and 104 “Discrimination/Title IX Sexual Harassment Affecting Staff,”
copies of which are available below.