Non-Discrimination Statement

Board Policy 107

BOARD POLICY TYPE: PHILOSOPHY & GOALS

POLICY TITLE: Nondiscrimination Statement

It is the policy of Southeastern Community College not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status.

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact Laurie Hempen, Director of Human Resources (employment concerns) at (319) 208-5063 or Dave Haden, Dean of Students (student concerns) at 319-208-5101, 1500 West Agency Road, West Burlington, Iowa 52655, equity@scciowa.edu or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: (303) 844-5695 FAX: (303) 844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339 Email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov.

Nondiscrimination statement is pursuant to requirement by Iowa Code §§ 216.6 and 216.9, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 – 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.).

In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as with Title II of the American with Disabilities Act, Southeastern Community College has made, and will continue to make, efforts to ensure content on all of its websites is accessible to everyone, including persons with disabilities and other users of assistive technology.

The College is working to update its website content in compliance with modern accessibility standards. If you have trouble accessing any part of the site, please contact Jeff Ebbing at jebbing@scciowa.edu with the following information:

  1. The URL (web address) of the page
  2. The problem you are experiencing
  3. Your name, email address, and phone number.

The College will use its best efforts to remedy the issue and/or provide the information you are seeking in an alternative format until the issue can be remedied. Grievances related to Section 504, Title II, or other formal complaints regarding website accessibility can be filed with the District using the applicable procedures outlined in Administrative Guideline 1117.

Platforms of outside entities, such as Google, YouTube, etc., which may be integrated with the College website are services provided by those respective companies, and the College is not responsible for their adherence to accessibility standard