Policy of Nondiscrimination

Applicants for admission and employment, students, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Seward County Community College are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.  Any person having inquiries concerning Seward County Community College’s compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title VII, Title  IX, the Americans With Disabilities Act or Section 504 is directed to contact Mr. David Hardman, P.O. Box 1137, 1801 North Kansas, Liberal, Kansas,  telephone: (620) 417-1016, fax number: (620)417-1179, david.hardman@sccc.edu. His office is located in the Hobble Academic Building, business office.

Mr. Hardman has been designated by Seward County Community College to coordinate the institution's efforts to comply with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504. Any person may also contact the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U. S. Department of Education, regarding the institution's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504.

Any person may report sex discrimination (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to have experienced the conduct), in person, by mail, by telephone, by video, or by email, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator.  A person can also report sexual misconduct for filling out the form on the following link:  Report Sexual Misconduct A report may also be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by contacting our security office at 620-417-1180.

Questions regarding Title IX, including its application and/or concerns about noncompliance, should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator. For a complete copy of the policy or for more information, please visit [Title IX Complete Policy] or contact the Title IX Coordinator.

Individuals who believe they have experienced sex discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation in violation of SCCC’s policy should contact the following:

David Hardman

Hobble Academic Building, Office A111
1801 N. Kansas Avenue, 
Liberal, KS  67901
Office:  620-417-1016

Cell:  620-629-5589
david.hardman@sccc.edu

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:

https://nrs.ed.gov

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.

SCCC does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender.[2] SCCC also prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internally or externally. Reports of misconduct, questions regarding Title IX, and concerns about noncompliance should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator. For a complete copy of the policy or for more information, please contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Assistant Secretary of Education within the Office for Civil Rights (OCR0). http://www.ed.gov/ocr.