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Wattsburg Area School District

Student Centered - Future Focused

Discrimination/Title IX Sexual Harassment

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

The Wattsburg Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§1681 et seq., and its regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, including in admission and employment.  

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the District’s Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), or both.

To report information about conduct that may constitute Title IX sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of Title IX sex discrimination, please refer to the District’s Nondiscrimination Policies and Grievance Procedures, which can be located on the District’s website under Board Policies, Policy 103 (Students) and Policy 104 (Employees): www.wattsburg.org (Website) or contact the District’s Title IX Coordinator.

The District’s Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator can be contacted at

Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator
Mr. Robert Englert, Assistant to the Superintendent
District Administration Office
10782 Wattsburg Road
Erie, PA 16509

Telephone: (814) 824-4532
Email: Robert.Englert@wattsburg.org

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights may be contacted at:

U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg.
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100

Telephone: 800-421-3481
FAX: 202-453-6012; TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: OCR@ed.gov
Website : Office for Civil Rights

Anti-Harassment and Anti-Retaliation Statement

The Wattsburg Area School District does not tolerate acts of discrimination or harassment based on sex. Retaliation against individuals who file complaints about sexual harassment or participate in the investigation of such complaints is prohibited. The District encourages any student who believes he or she has been subjected to sexual harassment to report the harassment to the District. The District will conduct a prompt investigation. Any students found to have engaged in sexual harassment or retaliation will be promptly disciplined according to school and district policies including, if circumstances warrant, suspension and/or expulsion. Also, district staff members found to have engaged in sexual harassment or retaliation will be promptly disciplined, and such discipline may include, if circumstances warrant, termination of employment. The Wattsburg Area School District encourages students, parents, and staff to work together to prevent sexual harassment.

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