NORTH ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM (NOCROP)

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2. Post information in a prominent and conspicuous location on the ROP web site regarding Title IX prohibitions against discrimination based on a student's sex, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, and parental status, including the following: a. The name and contact information of the ROP's Title IX coordinator, including the phone number and email address b. The rights of students and the public and the responsibilities of the ROP under Title IX, including a list of rights as specified in Education Code 221.8 and web links to information about those rights and responsibilities located on the web sites of the Office for Equal Opportunity and the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) c. A description of how to file a complaint of noncompliance with Title IX in accordance with AR 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures, which shall include: 1) An explanation of the statute of limitations within which a complaint must be filed after an alleged incident of discrimination has occurred and how a complaint may be filed beyond -the statute of limitations 2) An explanation of how the complaint will be investigated and how the complainant may further pursue the complaint, including web links to this information on the OCR's web site 3) A web link to the OCR complaints form and the contact information for the office, including the phone number and email address for the office. 3. Provide a handbook to students that contains information that clearly describes the ROP's nondiscrimination policy, procedures for filing a complaint, and resources available to students who feel that they have been the victim of any such behavior. 4. Annually notify all students and parents/guardians of the ROP's nondiscrimination policy, including its responsibility to provide a safe, nondiscriminatory learning environment for all students, including transgender and gender -nonconforming students. The notice shall inform students and parents/guardians that they may request to meet with the compliance officer to determine how best to accommodate or resolve concerns that may arise from the ROP's implementation of its nondiscrimination policies. The notice shall also inform all students and parents/guardians that, to the extent possible, the ROP will address any individual student's interests and concerns in private. 5. The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that students and parents/guardians, including those with limited English proficiency, are notified of how to access the relevant information provided in the ROP's nondiscrimination policy and related complaint procedures, notices, and forms in a language they can understand. If 15 percent or more of students enrolled in a particular ROP school speak a single primary language other than English, the ROP's policy, regulation, forms, and notices concerning nondiscrimination shall be translated into that language in accordance with Education Code 234.1 and 48985. In all other instances, the ROP shall ensure meaningful access to all relevant information for parents/guardians with limited English proficiency. 6. Provide students, employees, volunteers, and parents/guardians age -appropriate training and information regarding the ROP's nondiscrimination policy; what constitutes prohibited discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, retaliation, or bullying; how and to whom a report of an incident should be made; and how to guard against segregating or stereotyping students when providing instruction, guidance, supervision, or other services to them. Such training and information shall include details of guidelines the ROP may use to provide a discrimination -free environment for all ROP students, including transgender and gender -nonconforming students. 7. At the beginning of each school year, inform ROP employees that any employee who witnesses any act of unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, or bullying, against a student is required to intervene if it is safe to do so. 8. At the beginning of each school year, inform each administrator or designee of the ROP's responsibility to provide appropriate assistance or resources to protect students from threatened or potentially discriminatory behavior and ensure their privacy rights. Enforcement of ROP Policy The Superintendent or designee shall take appropriate actions to reinforce BP 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination/Harassment. As needed, these actions may include any of the following: 14