Standard Healthcare Services College of Nursing Title IX Policy Statement
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex under any education program or activity receiving federal funding. Sexual assault and sexual harassment are forms for sex discrimination prohibited by Title IX.
Standard College is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory learning and working environment for all members of our community, and does not discriminate on the basis of sex or gender in any education or employment programs and activities. To that end, this policy prohibits specific forms of behavior that violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”); and/or the Virginia Human Rights Act. Such behavior also requires the college to fulfill certain obligations under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (“VAWA”) and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”).
Complicity in the commission of these prohibited acts, including sexual and gender-based harassment and other interpersonal violence, such as sexual assault, sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence, stalking, sexual or gender-based harassment, is prohibited by Standard College. Retaliation against a person for the good faith reporting of any of these forms of conduct or participation in any investigation or proceeding under the policy is strictly prohibited. These prohibited conducts are unlawful, undermine the character and purpose of the college, and will not be tolerated.
Any student, faculty or staff member, or applicant who has concerns about sex- or gender-based discrimination or sexual misconduct is encouraged to seek assistance.
Contact the Title IX Coordinator if you:
- Wish to understand your options if you think you might have encountered gender discrimination or sexual misconduct (sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking and relationship violence)
- Need help handling a situation in which you are indirectly affected
- Learn of a situation that you feel may warrant a college investigation
- Seek guidance on possible informal remedies or administrative measures to de-escalate or alleviate a difficult situation
- Have questions about Standard College’s policies and procedures
Contact Information for Heather Ettus, Title IX Coordinator
Email: hettus@standardhealthcare.edu
Address: Standard HealthCare Services
College of Nursing
7600 Leesburg Pike, Suite 200 East
Falls Church, VA 22043
Phone: (703) 495-4134
Questions regarding claims of other forms of discrimination should also be referred to Heather Ettus, Title IX Coordinator.
An individual may also contact the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil
Rights (OCR), the agency charged with enforcing Title IX, at OCR@ed.gov.
