Title IX protects people from discrimination. SCC’s Non-Discrimination policy does too. Recently all the public schools in the U.S. including SCC received guidance from the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice regarding transgender individuals.

As a condition of receiving Federal funds, schools will not exclude, separate, deny benefits to, or otherwise treat differently on the basis of sex any person in its educational programs or activities.

The Departments (ED and DOJ) treat an individual’s gender identity as their sex for purposes of Title IX and its implementing regulations. This means that a school must not treat a transgender individual differently from the way it treats other individuals of the same gender identity.

SCC is committed to providing our campus community members a safe and nondiscriminatory environment.

Here are some examples: transgender individuals are allowed access to bathroom facilities consistent with their gender identity, it is important to use pronouns consistent with a transgender individual’s gender identity, and protecting transgender individuals' privacy related to transgender status, including their birth name and sex assigned at birth.

Terminology from U.S. Department of Education:

• Gender identity refers to an individual’s internal sense of gender. A person’s gender identity may be different from or the same as the person’s sex assigned at birth.
• Sex assigned at birth refers to the sex designation recorded on an infant’s birth certificate should such a record be provided at birth.
• Transgender describes those individuals whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth. A transgender male is someone who identifies as male but was assigned the sex of female at birth; a transgender female is someone who identifies as female but was assigned the sex of male at birth.
• Gender transition refers to the process in which transgender individuals begin asserting the sex that corresponds to their gender identity instead of the sex they were assigned at birth. During gender transition, individuals begin to live and identify as the sex consistent with their gender identity and may dress differently, adopt a new name, and use pronouns consistent with their gender identity. Transgender individuals may undergo gender transition at any stage of their lives, and gender transition can happen swiftly or over a long duration of time.

SCC promotes a safe and nondiscriminatory environment for all campus community members, including transgender individuals.

LGBTQ Resources

Board Policy Statement

The College prohibits any actions of sexual harassment by students, employees, or visitors. The College adheres to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Jeanne Clery Act, and similar laws and regulations and takes appropriate action to address concerns of sexual harassment in a fair and timely manner.

Article I.07 Sexual Harassment (Policy)
Article I.07 Sexual Harassment (Procedures)