Contact Information
Dana Scanlan, Equity and Student Relations Administrator and Title IX Coordinator
Carey Williams, Equity Investigator
Michael Jones, Equity Investigator
LaKeisha Dyson, Equity Investigator
Yansy Pietri Rivera, Administrative Assistant II
Telephone: 571-374-6839
Fax: 571-503-2230
Email: TitleIXEquity@pwcs.edu
Mailing Address:
Equity and Student Relations Department
P.O. Box 389
Manassas, VA 20108
Office Location:
14800 Joplin Rd.
Building 49
Manassas, VA 20112
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20202-1475
Telephone: 202-453-6020
FAX: 202-453-6021; TDD: 1-800-877-8339
Email: OCR.DC@ed.gov
Sexual Harassment
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and School Board Policy 738 prohibit harassment based on sex, including gender identity and sexual orientation. PWCS encourages all students, and requires all employees, to immediately report misconduct of a sexual nature to school officials. For information about how to report sexual misconduct, see the section below entitled “Reporting Sexual Misconduct Involving One or More Students.”
After receiving a report of sexual misconduct involving one or more students, The Title IX Coordinator will determine whether the alleged misconduct could constitute Title IX Sexual Harassment as it is defined in Regulation 738-1, “Resolution of Allegations Against Students of Sexual Misconduct.” If the alleged misconduct could constitute Title IX Sexual Harassment, PWCS will make Supportive Measures available to the reported target of the alleged harassment (the Complainant) and to the student who has been accused of harassment (the Respondent). Supportive measures are not meant to be disciplinary or punitive in nature; rather, they are individualized services designed to enable the Complainant and Respondent to continue accessing PWCS educational programs and activities while the allegation is being investigated and resolved. Examples of Supportive Measures include counseling, extensions of deadlines or other course-related adjustments, changes to classroom seat and/or bus assignments, modifications of class schedules, restriction on contact between the students, and increased security and monitoring.
In addition to reporting an allegation of sexual misconduct, a Complainant may file a Formal Complaint of Title Sexual Harassment with the Equity and Student Relations Department. A parent may also file a Formal Complaint on behalf of a student. For information about how to file a Formal Complaint, see the section below entitled “Filing a Formal Complaint of Title IX Sexual Harassment.” Any Formal Complaint against a student that could constitute Title IX Sexual Harassment will be investigated by the Equity and Student Relations Department. Following a Title IX investigation, if it is determined that the Respondent sexually harassed the Complainant, PWCS will implement remedies designed to restore or preserve the Complainant’s equal access to PWCS education programs or activities and to prevent the harassment from recurring. These remedies may include disciplinary sanctions for the Respondent; for example, the Respondent could be removed from the Complainant’s school on a short- or long-term basis.
Students, parents, and employees who would like additional information about how allegations of sexual misconduct are investigated and resolved are encouraged to contact the Equity and Student Relations Department.