Human Resources
Contact
Jeremy Dorman
Director of Human Resources
Title IX Coordinator
1109 West Panola Street
Carthage, Texas 75633
hr@panola.edu
903-693-2021
Title IX - our Statement and Commitment
Panola College gives equal consideration to all applicants for admission, employment and participation in its programs and activities without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or limited English proficiency (LEP).
Title IX
What is Title IX?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681) is an all-encompassing federal law that prohibits discrimination based on the gender of students and employees of educational institutions which receive federal financial assistance.
"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..." 20 U.S.C. § 1681
Under Title IX, discrimination on the basis of sex can include sexual harassment, rape, and sexual assault. A college or university that receives federal funds may be held legally responsible when it knows about and ignores sexual harassment or assault in its programs or activities. The university can be held responsible in court whether the harassment is committed by a faculty member, staff or student.
Who is Covered by Title IX?
Educational institutions that receive federal financial assistance are covered by Title IX. If only one of the institution's programs or activities receives federal funding, all of the programs within the institution must comply with Title IX regulations. In compliance with Title IX, Panola College prohibits discrimination in employment as well as in all programs and activities on the basis of sex.
Senate Bill 212
During the 2019 Texas legislative session, Senate Bill 212 was passed into state law. This new law requires all College employees to report sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking to the Title IX Coodinator. Employees are defined as full-time faculty and staff as well as part-time faculty and staff. An employee who fails to report an incident may be subject to criminal offense (misdemeanor) and the College is required to terminate their employment.
Key Points:
Beginning January 1, 2020, all employees who witness or receive information about "Title IX incidents" that involve a current student or employee must promptly report the incident fo the College's Title IX Coordinator. Reports can be made by phone: 903-693-2021; email: hr@panola.edu; or online at the reporting link below.
- A Title IX incident can include sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking. Retaliation against persons who make a good faith report is prohibited.
- An employee is not required to recort an incident where they are the victim.
An employee who does not report an incident or makes a false report can be charged with a criminal offense (misdemeanor). Also, the law states if an employee fails to make a required report or makes a false report, the employee shall be terminated.
Reports to the Title IX Coordinator must include all relevant information known about the incident.
The law also requires the College to designate certain employees as confidential employees. Specially, the law requires designation of employees "as persons to whom students enrolled at the instution may speak confidentially concerning sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking".
Only confidential employees who have been designated by written notice by the College Title IX Coordinator, are required to only report the type of incident. Employees designated as confidental employees are distinct from those employees who, like a medical doctor or attorney, have an independent duty of confidentiality with no duty to report when performing their professional duties. Employees who are officially designated as "confidential employees" have been notified by the Title IX coordinator of such designation. Unless you have received such notice, you are not a confidental employee.
Panola College designates the following as Confidential Employees:
Stacy Gee, Advisor/Testing Coordinator, 903-693-2046, Charles C. Matthews Student Center, Second Floor - Room #2303, sgee@panola.edu
Leslie Edelen, Advisor/Veteran's Affairs Certifying Officer, 903-693-2034, Charles C. Matthews Student Center, Second Floor - Room #2204, ledelen@panola.edu
Joseph Harris, Advisor/Student Activities Coordinator, 903-693-2011, Charles C. Matthews Student Center, Second Floor - Room #2205, jharris@panola.edu
The identity of an alleged victim is confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Public Information laws. Unless the victim signs a waiver, only those with a need to know (based on their role in the investigative and hearing process) may learn the alleged victim's identity.
For more information, please review Senate Bill 212.
Title IX Incident Report
CLICK HERE: Report a Title IX Incident
If anyone observes any behavior that may involve threats to the safety and security of the Panola College community, individuals may report the behavior by contacting our Title IX Coordinator:
Jeremy Dorman, Title IX Coordinator
Martha Miller Administration Building - Office of Human Resources Room #1208
jdorman@panola.edu or hr@panola.edu 903-693-2021
or by using the online report form above. You have the option to fill in your contact information or submit the report anonymously. Reports submitted anonymously or with limited information may limit our ability to follow up on an incident. Once a report is submitted online, it is emailed to the Title IX Coordinator for review and necessary action. NOTE: Confidentiality cannot be guaranteed for reports submitted through this site as Texas State law determines confidentiality.
Title IX Links and President's Report
Panola College Title IX Statement
Title IX poster
Statement of Student Nondiscrimination - Panola College PolicyStatement of Employee Nondiscrimination - Panola College Policy
Comprehensive Prevention and Outreach Program
President's Report:
For period: 2019 - 2020
The number of reports received for this reporting period: 0
The number of investigations conducted as a result of each report: 0
The disposition of any disciplinary processes arising from each report: none
The number of reports for with Panola College determinded not to initiate a disciplinary process: none
Disciplinary actions taken as a result of reports filed for the period: none