Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3341 - Bowling Green State University › Chapter 3341-4 - [Rescinded] Harrassment › Section 3341-4-02 - Equal education opportunity

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement
			 and purpose
This policy sets forth the expectations
				and responsibilities for maintaining an educational environment free of
				unlawful discrimination and harassment.
(B)
								Policy
Bowling Green state university is
				committed to providing faculty, staff, and students with an environment where
				they may pursue their careers or studies free from discrimination. The office
				of equity and diversity is responsible for administering the
				university's equal opportunity and anti- harassment policies. The office
				exists, in part, to ensure that all members of the university community
				understand their responsibility to create and maintain an environment free from
				discrimination and harassment.
The university pledges itself to the
				broad application of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, in particular
				Titles VI and VII, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments
				of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the
				Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Vietnam Era
				Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Chapter 4112, of the Ohio
				Revised Code.
(C)
								Bowling Green state university is committed to
			 providing equal educational opportunity. The university provides access to
			 educational programs and activities without regard to race, sex, gender
			 identity, genetic information, gender expression, sexual orientation, color,
			 national origin, ancestry, religion, age, marital status, disability,
			 pregnancy, military status, or status as a special disabled or Vietnam-era
			 veteran. The policy with respect to sexual orientation does not apply to the
			 university's relationships with outside organizations, including the federal
			 government, the military, and ROTC. The office of equity and diversity is
			 responsible for equal educational opportunity compliance.
(D)
								Retaliation
			 against members of the Bowling Green state university community who exercise
			 their right to file charges of discrimination or harassment is strictly
			 prohibited by state and federal law and university policy. Retaliation is
			 prohibited whether or not the charging party prevails in the original charge.
			 Subsequent to, or contemporaneous with the charge, no agent of the university
			 may harass, coerce, intimidate, or discriminate against an individual who has
			 filed a complaint or participated in the complaint resolution process. Charges
			 of retaliation will be investigated by the office of equity & diversity.
			 Investigations will be handled on an individual, case-by-case, basis
			 considering the complete record and all relevant circumstances. Investigations
			 will be conducted as fairly and expeditiously as possible assuring
			 confidentiality for both the complainant and the respondent to the extent
			 possible. Nothing in this policy should be interpreted as interfering with the
			 practice of academic freedom at Bowling Green state university.
Date: January 1, 2014