I feel very strongly about this issue and Iama full supporter of this! These acts occurr more than are reported. This issue still exists but more attention has been brought forward.
Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational programs and activites in all federally funded schools. It protects student, employers, and others from all forms of sexual descrimination regardless of sex including Sexual harassment, sezxual violence, and gender identity discrimination. It covers acts that occur on campus and at off-campus events sponsored by the college. The college is responsible for taking "prompt and effective" steps to end the discrimination.
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) requires colleges to report sexual violence including rape, stalking, etc. Colleges should have disciplinary procedures in place, and have policies in place to address sexual violence including training students and employees.
The Clery Act is the law passed in 2013 that requires colleges to report annual statistics on crime in an annual security report. Additional crimes were added including dating violence, domestic violences, stalking, sexual assualt, and gender identity.
Reply to Tricia Reichert's post:Tricia, I agree that teaching in an online environment, we also have to be responsible for undertanding all this information to make sure our students are behaving appropriately.
The overview of Title IX, VAWA and the Clery Act has been an excellent review. Even when we teach in an online environment, we still need to be aware of all the regulations, policies, and pocedures.
Title IX was inacted to protect students, employees, or anyone from sexual harrassment or misconduct and discrimination based on sexual preference or gender identity. In an online environment I believe these situations are less frequent and less likely but still possible so certainly the same protections should exist.
This is why it is so important tp maintain professionalism and be familiar with these laws. One never knows the identity of another, especially online.
Title IX was inacted to protect students, employees, or anyone from being discriminated against based on gender identity. As an online instructor, we may not be aware of a student's sexual or gender identity but would still follow the law.
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Since Title IX was enacted for discrimination protection of students, employees, or anyone based on gender identity, as well as other aspects. This ensures protection of students all over the U.S., living in various environments. It is imperative that schools/institutions follow the laws and provide the information to faculty, staff, students; including the information to report issues. It is our duty to notify someone if we believe a student is a threat to anyone else or to themselves, as well as other threats or issues.
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Yes I agree with you Tricia. In my opinion students are more likely to post or type items they may not feel comfortable saying face to face to another person. The computer adds that anonymity.
Reply to Robin Wiebe's post:I agree with you Robin except that I don't think being in an online environment necessarily makes us immune from sexual or gender-based harrassment. In fact, it has been my experience that students wil sometimes say things in an online discussion that they never would have in a face to face discussion.
Title IX was inacted to protect students, employees, or anyone from being discriminated against based on gender identity. As an online instructor, we may not be aware of a student's sexual or gender identity but would still follow the law.
We are an online environment so all the safety measures are not relevant to us. Our students are from all over the U.S. so we will not be able to monitor the student's environment. We have a duty to notify someone if we believe a student is a threat to anyone else or to themselves.
