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REPORTING TO THE COLLEGE
If you learn of actual or suspected sexual discrimination, including sex-based harassment, you can notify the College in several ways.
1. Notify the Title IX Coordinator
You may notify the Title IX Coordinator in any of the following ways:
● Online: Title IX/Sex Discrimination Report form
● Email: titleix@kbocc.edu
● In-person: Wabanung Campus 402W
● Phone:
Title IX Coordinator, Lindsay Hatzis: 423-667-1838
Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Matthew Cotter: 906-524-8402
● U.S. Mail:
Title IX Coordinator
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
Wabanung Campus, Room 402W
770 N. Main St.
L’Anse, Michigan 49946
Notifying the Title IX Coordinator will not automatically result in the College conducting an investigation. After receiving a notification, the Title IX Coordinator will contact the Complainant (the person(s) alleged to have experienced sex discrimination) to offer supportive measures and provide information on options and resources. The Respondent (the person(s) alleged to have engaged in the alleged sex discrimination) will not be informed that a notification was made.
2. Notify Non-Confidential Employees
All KBOCC employees, except those designated as confidential, are required to notify the Title IX Coordinator when they learn of conduct that may reasonably constitute sex discrimination. When the Title IX Coordinator receives a notification from a non-confidential employee, they will contact the Complainant to offer supportive measures and provide information on options and resources. The Respondent will not be informed that a notification was made.
3. Notify a Confidential Employee
Notifications made to confidential employees are considered confidential reports. The confidential employee must explain the following to a person who informs them of conduct that reasonably may constitute sex discrimination:
● The employee’s status as confidential for purposes of the College’s Title IX Policies, including any circumstances in which the employee is not required to notify the Title IX Coordinator;
● How to contact the Title IX Coordinator and how to make a complaint of sex discrimination; and
● That the Title IX Coordinator may be able to offer and coordinate supportive measures, as well as initiate an information resolution or an investigation under the grievance procedures.
Confidential employees at KBOCC include the following:
Name and Title: Jamie Schultz, Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant
Phone: 906-524-8209
Email: jschultz@kbocc.edu
4. Report Anonymously or Request Confidentially
Anonymous reports may be made to the Title IX Coordinator by email (titleix@kbocc.edu), phone, online form or mail. A decision to remain anonymous, however, may greatly limit the College’s ability to stop the alleged conduct, collect evidence, or take action against parties accused of violating the Title IX Policy Prohibiting Sex Discrimination or Title IX Policy Prohibiting Sex-Based Harassment Involving a Student.
Individuals may file a report with the Title IX Coordinator and request to remain confidential. The College will evaluate the ability to afford confidentiality. However, doing so may greatly limit the College’s ability to stop the alleged conduct, collect evidence, or take action against parties accused of violating the Title IX Policy Prohibiting Sex Discrimination or Title IX Policy Prohibiting Sex-Based Harassment Involving a Student.
5. File a Complaint
If you have personally experienced sex discrimination, you may file a complaint and request for KBOCC to conduct an investigation. This will initiate the College’s Title IX grievance procedures. A complaint will result in the Respondent (the person(s) alleged to have engaged in sex discrimination) being notified of the allegations. A complaint can only be filed by the Complainant (the person(s) alleged to have experienced sex discrimination and includes the guardian of a Complainant who is under 18 years of age) or the Title IX Coordinator.
To file a complaint and request the College investigate a sex discrimination allegation, please contact the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator.
REPORTING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
Reports may be filed with local law enforcement agencies. The Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Title IX Coordinator can assist with contacting local law enforcement agencies. Law enforcement investigations are separate and district from the College’s investigations.
Village of L’Anse Police Department
101 N. Main Street, L’Anse, MI
906-524-6050
lansepd@lansemi.org
KBIC Tribal Police
15817 US 41, Baraga, MI
906-353-6626
Baraga County Sheriff
940 US Highway 41, L’Anse, MI
906-524-6100, ext. 695
REPORTING TO OUTSIDE AGENCY
Reports may also be made to the following external agencies:
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 325
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Telephone: (216) 522-4970
TDD: (800) 877-8339
Fax: (216) 522-2573
Email: OCR@ed.gov
Website: http://www.ed.gov/ocr
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Patrick V. McNamara Building
477 Michigan Avenue, Room 865
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Telephone: (313) 774-0020
TTY: (800) 669-4000
Fax: (313) 226-4610
Michigan Department of Civil Rights
Capitol Tower Building
110 West Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
Telephone: (517) 335-3165
Fax: (517) 241-0546
Email: MDCRInfo@michigan.gov
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
47420 State Hwy M26, Suite 62
Houghton, MI 49931
Telephone: (906) 482-0500