Title IX Information

Staff Reporting Requirements

Title IX regulations state a school or district has actual knowledge when notice of allegations of sexual harassment are reported to any school employee; or any employee personally observes such behavior. A school or district employee includes the Title IX Coordinator, administrators, teachers, teacher’s aides, counselors, school resource officers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, maintenance staff workers, or any other employee.

Actual knowledge is met when any employee:

• witnesses the conduct;
• hears about the conduct from the alleged victim or anyone else (e.g., parent, friend, peer, anonymous reporter); or
• receives a written report of the conduct from the alleged victim or anyone else.

Essentially, every employee is now a mandated reporter when actual knowledge of sexual harassment is obtained or sexual misconduct occurs. It is everyone’s responsibility to stop, prevent, and remedy sexual harassment behaviors from continuing, once we become aware of this actual knowledge.

How to Make a Report

Report any Title IX or sexual harassment issues to your supervisor. In most cases, your supervisor will be the building principal, department director, or department manager.

If the alleged harasser is one of these individuals, you can make the report to that individual’s supervisor or to the LPS Human Resources Department. Additionally, you can also make a report directly to Lawrence Public Schools' Title IX Coordinator.

Title IX Coordinator

Persons desiring additional information about Title IX or assistance to accommodate individual needs under Title IX should contact Lawrence Public Schools' Title IX Coordinator Ron May, director of human resources, at 110 McDonald Drive, Lawrence, KS 66044, email RKMay@usd497.org, or call (785) 832-5000.

Title IX Training Materials

In compliance with the United States Department of Education requirements, click on the links below to review the district's Training Materials on Title IX Regulations.

• USDE Title IX Summary
• USDE Title IX Final Rule Overview