Our Commitment to Preventing Sexual Misconduct
Cosumnes River College is committed to creating and maintaining a safe environment free of sexual harassment and violence.
Sexual misconduct is prohibited by district policy and federal and state law. We will promptly respond to reports of sexual assault and take action to prevent any further misconduct and impose discipline (when necessary).
Get Help
Title IX Coordinator
Brianna Ellis
EllisB2@crc.losrios.edu
(916) 691-7233
Equity Officer
Dr. Alex Casareno
CasareA@losrios.edu
(916) 568-3063
WEAVE Confidential Advocate
WEAVE@losrios.edu
(916) 568-3011
Los Rios Police
police@losrios.edu
(916) 558-2221
How to File a Report
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including:
- sexual orientation
- gender identity
- pregnancy, parenting, and all related conditions, including false pregnancy and loss of pregnancy
Title IX prohibits discrimination in athletic programs, or activities that receive federal funding, regardless of real or perceived sex, gender identity, and/or gender expression.
Title IX protection applies to students, employees, and applicants for employment.
Source: US Department of Education Sex Discrimination Resources, 2021.
Sex-based harassment can take multiple forms. Harassers can be students, college staff, or even someone visiting the college or district, such as a student or employee from another college or district. Sexual harassment (including sexual violence) is a form of sex-based harassment.
Sexual harassment is behavior that happens because of a person's sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or parenting or pregnancy status. There are three types of harassment as defined in law:
- Quid pro quo – "this for that" sexual harassment – happens when someone offers something to someone else in exchange for sexual conduct. For example, a professor may offer a good grade if a student agrees to have sex with the professor.
- Unwelcome behavior, that a reasonable person would consider severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive, that effectively results in a person being denied equal access to an education program or activity. For example, an employee or student is harassed by a supervisor or professor to the point that the employee or student can no longer participate in work or school. The behavior is so severe and on-going that others who are not subject to the harassment see the behavior as clearly offensive.
- Sexual assault (as defined in the Clery Act) and dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking (as defined in the Violence Against Women Act).
Each of these categories of misconduct is a serious violation that endangers a victim's access to education or to a job.
Source: US Department of Education Sexual Harassment Resources, 2021.