Overview — What is Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects students, employees, applicants for admission and employment, and other persons from all forms of sex discrimination.
TCL prohibits the offenses of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and will provide students, faculty, and staff with necessary information regarding prevention, policies, procedures, and resources.
Any student, or other member of the college community, who believes that they have been a victim of sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking may file a report with the college’s Title IX Coordinator or campus law enforcement*.
* Faculty and Staff are required to report these incidents to the Title IX Coordinator when involving students. The only TCL employees exempt from mandatory reporting are licensed mental health professionals (only as part of their job description such as counseling services).
All inquiries regarding the federal laws as they relate to discrimination on the basis of sex may be directed to Allison Canning, Title IX Coordinator, Technical College of the Lowcountry, Building 8, Beaufort Mather Campus, 843-525-8210, acanning@tcl.edu.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Student Code for Procedures for Addressing Alleged Acts of Sexual Harassment Under Title IX
- Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment
REPORTING POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS
Any student, Faculty*, or Staff* member who believes he or she has experienced or witnessed discrimination including sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking are encouraged to report such incidents to the Title IX Coordinator:
Allison Canning, Title IX Coordinator
Beaufort Mather Campus
Building 8, Room 221
843-525-8210
acanning@tcl.edu
Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the Coordinator listed above or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. (Telephone: 800.421.3481 | Email: OCR@ed.gov)
* Faculty and Staff are required to report incidents to the Title IX Coordinator when involving students. The only TCL employees exempt from mandatory reporting are licensed mental health professionals (only as part of their job description such as counseling services).
TRAINING FOR TITLE IX PERSONNEL
- Grand River Solutions
- Title IX Investigator and Hearing Officer Training
Confidentiality
Confidentiality will always be maintained to the fullest extent possible. However, confidentiality of the allegation and identity of the complainant cannot be guaranteed because fairness to the individual accused must be considered, as well as, the safety and welfare of all members of the college community and may require the disclosure of the allegation and identity of the complainant to the community.
TCL Title IX Contacts:
Title IX Coordinator:
Allison Canning, Vice President for Student Affairs, acanning@tcl.edu, 843-525-8210, Bldg. 8, Rm 221
Title IX Deputy Coordinator:
Tara Lahnen, Director Human Resources, tlahnen@tcl.edu, 843-525-8364, Bldg. 3, Rm 104
Local, State, and National Resources
Technical College of the Lowcountry Security
- Beaufort Mather Campus, Building 11
843-525-8301 - Culinary Institute of the South
Lobby
843-473-5147 - Mungin Center
Lobby
843-812-8262 - New River Campus
Building 50, Room 103843-470-6006
Hopeful Horizons, Beaufort, SC https://www.hopefulhorizons.org/
Rape Crisis & Children’s Advocacy Center 1-800-868-2632 (24 Hour Hotline) | 1-843-524-2256
Domestic Violence (formerly CODA) 1-800-868-2632 (24 Hour Hotline) | 1-843-770-1070
SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault 803-256-2900
DoD Safe Helpline (Military) 877-995-5247
