Title IX Information

Information about Title IX definitions, reporting processes, coordinator information and more for The Refrigeration School.

What is Title IX?

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities.

Title IX protects students, employees, applicants for admission and employment, campus visitors, by-standers, parent/guardians acting on behalf of minors, and other persons from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment. The Refrigeration School does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including admission and employment, and is prohibited by Title IX from discriminating in such a manner. The School prohibits all forms of sex discrimination and sexual harassment as defined below, which includes sex offenses.

Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator (outlined below) or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

To view the Title IX policy you can click on the document link below:

Campus LocationPhoenix, AZ
Contact Name:Antonio Thompson
Contact Title:Campus President
Campus Address:4210 E Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85034
Campus Number:(602) 275-7133
Contact Email:[email protected]

What Qualifies as Sex Discrimination or Sexual Harassment?

Sex-based harassment is a form of sex discrimination and means sexual harassment and other harassment on the basis of sex, including on the basis of sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity, that is:

  1. Quid pro quo harassment: An employee of the school conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit, or service of the school on an individual’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct;
  2. Hostile environment harassment: Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the school’s educational program or activity; or
  3. Specific Offenses: Sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking (as defined below).
  • Sex offenses
  • Dating Violence
  • Domestic Violence
  • Sexual Assault
    • Rape
    • Fondling
    • Incest
    • Statutory Rape
  • Stalking

Transgender Protection

The School may not separate or treat any person differently based on sex or prevent a person from participating consistent with their gender identity that subjects them to more than de minimus harm.

Pregnancy and Related Conditions

The School is prohibited from providing differential treatment of students, employees, or applicants on the basis of pregnancy or related conditions

  1. Required to provide reasonable modifications to allow those pregnant or with related conditions to have continued access to schools’ education program or activities
  2. Required to provide reasonable break-time and lactation space that is clean, private, and not a bathroom
  3. Prohibited from requiring documentation from students to obtain modifications unless such documentation is necessary and reasonable
  4. Required to provide voluntary leave of absence & reinstatement

If a student (or parent/legal guardian) or employee discloses a pregnancy or related condition to any staff member, that staff member must promptly share the contact information for the Title IX Coordinator.

 

Reporting Procedure for Sex Discrimination or Sexual Harassment

Any instance of sex discrimination or sexual harassment must reported to the Title IX coordinator, which can be found above.

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