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GENERAL STATEMENT
The River Valley School District provides equal educational and employment opportunities.
The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, age, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law, in any of its programs or activities.
The District specifically does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations.
The following people have been designated as the District’s Compliance Officers and Title IX Coordinators:
Brian Krey, Director of Finance and Operations, 660 W. Daley St., Spring Green, WI 53588, 608-588-2551,bkrey@rvschools.org and Claire Knoll, Pupil Services Director, 660 Varsity Blvd., Spring Green, WI 53588, 608-588-2556, cknoll@rvschools.org.
Reasonable workplace accommodations shall be made, upon request, for qualified individuals with a disability, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship to the District. Accordingly, the District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities when such are directly related to performing the essential function of a job. An employee or applicant requiring a modified work environment as the result of a disability may request a reasonable accommodation. To request an accommodation, the employee or applicant may provide a request in verbally or in writing, which includes an option to complete and submit the “Disability Accommodation Request Form,” which will be available upon request. As part of this request, the employee or applicant may be required to provide medical verification of the need for the accommodation and may be required to sign an “Authorization for Release of Medical Records” to allow the District to communicate with the employee's health care providers. All information received during this process, whether written or verbal, will be kept confidential and disclosed only to those individuals who are relevant to the decision process. The District Administrator and Director of Finance and Operations will review requests for accommodation. Approved accommodations will be reevaluated periodically to ensure that they remain necessary, reasonable, and effective. See policies listed below.
See the following policies:
Policy 411 Student Nondiscrimination and Equal Educational Opportunity
Policy 511 Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Employment
NOTICE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICIES ON SEX DISCRIMINATION, THE DISTRICT’S TITLE IX COORDINATOR(S), AND PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING OR FILNG A COMPLAINT OF SEX DISCRIMINATION
Title IX Nondiscrimination Policy Statement
As mandated by the current provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and under the regulations set forth in Chapter 106 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations (“the federal Title IX regulations”), the District does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex in any education program or activity that the District operates.
Title IX’s requirement not to discriminate in any education program or activity extends to cover, but is not limited to, District students, certain admissions processes, and District employment. Inquiries regarding how Title IX and the federal Title IX regulations apply to the District may be referred to a District Title IX Coordinator (as designated below), to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, or to both.
The District’s commitment to nondiscrimination under Title IX and under other state and federal laws is further defined in the policies listed below.
District Title IX Coordinators
The District employees who hold each of the positions identified below serve as Title IX Coordinators for the District: Brian Krey, Director of Finance and Operations; 660 W. Daley St., Spring Green, WI 53588, 608-588-2551, bkrey@rvschools.org and Claire Knoll, Pupil Services Director, 660 Varsity Blvd., Spring Green, WI 53588, 608-588-2556, cknoll@rvschools.org.
Reporting Sex Discrimination
Any person (including a person who is not claiming to have been personally harmed/victimized by the alleged discrimination) may report a concern or allegation regarding prohibited sex discrimination (including sexual harassment) to the District. Such reports may be submitted as follows:
- To a District Title IX Coordinator, either in person, by U.S. mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed above. In person reports should be made when the Title IX Coordinator is reasonably available during regular working hours. Reports submitted by telephone, mail, or electronic mail may be made at any time.
- By any other means that results in a Title IX Coordinator actually receiving the person's verbal or written report.
Filing Formal Complaints of Title IX Sexual Harassment
As required by the federal Title IX regulations, the District has established a formal grievance process for investigating and resolving “formal complaints” of “sexual harassment,” as those terms are defined in the regulations.
An individual who is alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sexual harassment under the federal Title IX regulations (i.e., a Title IX “complainant”), or a parent or guardian who has a legal right to act on behalf of such an individual, may file a formal complaint of sexual harassment.
No Title IX complainant is obligated to file a formal complaint, but a qualifying formal complaint is necessary for the District to start an investigation using the District’s formal Title IX grievance process.
Complainants are expected to file formal complaints of sexual harassment with a District Title IX Coordinator by submitting a document or electronic submission in person, by U.S. mail, or by electronic mail, using the contact information specified above.
District Response to Reports and Complaints of Sex Discrimination and to Formal Complaints of Sexual Harassment under Title IX
The District has established grievance procedures through which the District structures its response to reports that allege unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity of the District. Those procedures are set forth in the policies listed below.
The purpose of such procedures is to provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of any report or complaint of alleged sex discrimination, excluding formal complaints of sexual harassment under Title IX (which are subject to a different process).
Any time that the District has actual knowledge of sexual harassment or allegations of sexual harassment that could constitute a violation of Title IX, the District has obligations to respond to such knowledge in a manner that is not deliberately indifferent and in a manner that treats the alleged victim(s) of sexual harassment and the alleged perpetrator(s) of sexual harassment equitably. Such a response includes, but is not limited to, offering supportive measures to a complainant and investigating and resolving any formal complaint that presents allegations of Title IX sexual harassment using the formal grievance process that the District has adopted for such formal complaints.
District procedures for responding to alleged sexual harassment under Title IX, including the formal grievance process, are set forth in the policies listed below.
See the following policies:
(Complaints alleging sexual harassment occurring before August 1, 2024, are governed by policies 411.3 and 511.2)
Policy 411.3 Title IX: Sexual Harassment Policy for Students and Other Applicable Individuals
Policy 511.2 Title IX: Sexual Harassment Policy for Employees
(Complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of sex (including sex-based harassment) occurring after August 1, 2024, are governed by policy 411.5/511.3)
Policy 411.5/511.3 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex (Title IX) in Education Programs or Activities and Related Grievance Process
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