Conference with Title IX Compliance Coordinator
Once you get the chance to speak with the Title IX Compliance Coordinator, begin by reviewing all the steps you have covered. While this review may seem tedious to you, each new individual needs to know that they are not your first point of contact. They are part of a series of steps you have made, and will continue to make, on behalf of Title IX and fairness.
Please remember the example that follows is just that, an example. You will need to communicate your concerns and highlight the specific inequities drawn from your school’s situation.
Example: Initial One-on-one Conference Opening with Title IX Compliance Coordinator
“Hi, I am connecting with you because I have not received the proper guidance from others regarding Title IX issues at this university. I believe that we do not provide equitable facilities to the women’s program when compared with the men’s, and that could be a Title IX violation.
I have witnessed the small, cramped, locker room that many of the women’s teams must share, while both the men’s football and basketball teams have a spacious, newly furnished and technology-filled locker room, including a refrigerator with cold beverages and a whirlpool. The men’s teams also have a new workout facility with upscale equipment, while the women have to use an older facility with rusting apparatus. Additionally, some women’s teams travel in vans (being told that “dollars are tight”), while the men’s teams travel on charter buses and even fly to some away games.
I do not believe this treatment is fair, and something needs to be done about it. Therefore, I am bringing this situation to light, hoping that when the school knows the program discrepancies, we can fix them. I would like to know the procedure for filing a Title IX grievance or complaint against the school. What are the next steps I must make and how will you assist me?”
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