Seward County Community College adheres to applicable federal, state, and local civil rights laws prohibiting unlawful discrimination in education and employment. SCCC does not discriminate in its admissions practices, employment practices, or Education Programs or Activities on the basis of Sex, except as permitted by applicable law. Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Retaliation are prohibited as provided by this Policy and applicable law.
Any person may report Sex Discrimination or other conduct covered by this Policy, whether or not the reporting person is the individual alleged to have experienced the conduct. Reports may be made in person, by mail, telephone, email, or through SCCC’s online reporting system at any time, including outside normal business hours.
Title IX Incident reporting form
Questions regarding Title IX, this Policy, or concerns about noncompliance should be directed to:
Dr. Amber Randles, Title IX Coordinator
Industrial Technology Building, Office
1801 N. Kansas Avenue, Liberal, KS 67901
Office: 620-417-1651
amber.randles@sccc.edu
The current Board-approved policy: SCCC Board Policy 114
A person may also file a complaint with the appropriate federal, state, or local agency within the time frame required by law. Depending upon the nature of the complaint, the appropriate agency may be the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and/or the Department of Justice.
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Customer Service Hotline #: (800) 421-3481
Facsimile: (202) 453-6012
TDD#: (877) 521-2172
Email: OCR@ed.gov
Web: http://www.ed.gov/ocr
Local Office for Civil Rights office contact information:
Kansas City Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
One Petticoat Lane
1010 Walnut Street, 3rd floor, Suite 320
Kansas City, MO 64106
Telephone: 816-268-0550
FAX: 816-268-0599; TTD: 800-877-8339
For Sites Other than Kansas:
For complaints involving employee-on-employee conduct: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)[1]
EEOC Kansas City Office
https://www.eeoc.gov/field-office/kansascity/location
Gateway Tower II
400 State Ave., Suite 905
Kansas City, KS 66105
1-800-669-4000
TTY 1-800-669-6820
ASL Video Phone 844-234-5122
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Office for Civil Rights, National Headquarters
U.S. Department of Education
Lyndon Baines Johnson Dept. of Education Building
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Telephone: 800-421-3481
Fax: 202-453-6012; TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: OCR@ed.gov
Within any Resolution Process related to this Policy, SCCC provides reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities and religious accommodations, when that accommodation is consistent with state and federal law.