Title IX Policies

Chaparral Star Academy prohibits discrimination, including harassment, against any student/staff member on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or sex, national origin, disability, age, age, family status, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law.  Chaparral Star Academy also prohibits dating violence, as defined in this document under sexual harassment.  Retaliation against anyone involved in the complaint process is a violation of school policy.

For all harassment concerns dealing with students and/or staff members, CSA will follow the CSA Freedom from Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Policies (found below) and the Chaparral Star Academy Title IX Grievance Process, Policies & Procedures, if applicable (found below).

The following information is provided in response to 34 C.F.R. Part 106.8 of the 2020 Title IX Regulations, mandating notice of a nondiscrimination policy and adoption and publication of grievance procedures that provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of student and employee complaints. In accordance with Title IX, the district does not, and is required not to discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs or activities. The requirement not to discriminate extends to employment. As a school district serving students in kindergarten through grade 12, the district is not subject to provisions in Title IX Regulations (Subpart C) prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in admissions and recruitment. However, the district does not discriminate on the basis of sex in admissions or transfer requests.

The district has designated and authorized the following employee as the Title IX Coordinator to address concerns or inquiries regarding discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and gender-based harassment:

Title IX Coordinator: Principal/Superintendent Marsha Hagin

Physical Address: 14046 Summit Drive  Austin, TX  78759

Email Address: [email protected]

Telephone Number: (512) 989-2672

Any person may report harassment, including sex discrimination, sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person (during business hours), by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Principal/Superintendent, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person’s verbal or written report in a case of sexual harassment. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number, electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.

To view an electronic copy of the District’s Title IX policies, please see below.  To obtain a copy of the District’s Title IX policies, including the grievance process that complies with 34 C.F.R. § 106.45(b) of the 2020 Title IX Regulations, please contact Principal/Superintendent Marsha Hagin.

Upon receiving an allegation of sex-based harassment, the Title IX Coordinator will promptly respond in accordance with adopted policy.  Inquiries about the application of Title IX may be referred to the district’s Title IX Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, or both.

All materials used to train Title IX personnel are available at the Sara Leon & Associates Website and are also available for inspection upon request by contacting the Public Information Officer, Kris Barnett.