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REQUESTING AND RECEIVING ACCOMMODATION
UNDER ADA*
e Board of Trustees upholds that, for persons with disabilities, improving the access to educational and employment opportunities must be a priority. e Board of Trustees directs the administration to take the necessary actions to implement the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District shall not discriminate against a quali ed individual with a disability because of the disability with regard to employment or with regard to the provision of district programs, services and activities.
A person who is otherwise quali ed may request accommodation related to his or her disability, provided that the accommodation does not impose an undue hardship on the district. e procedures for requesting accommodation are maintained in the President’s O ce, the O ce of the ADA Coordinator and in the District Human Resources O ce. e ADA coordinator for De Anza College is the dean of Student Development and EOPS, 408.864.8218.
REVISION OF REGULATIONS
Any regulations adopted by the faculty and administration of the college shall have the same force as a printed regulation in the catalog and shall supersede, upon public announcement, by posting on official bulletin boards and by announcement, any ruling on the same subject that may appear in the catalog or other o cial bulletins of the college.
SEXUAL ASSAULT INCLUDING RAPE
De Anza College will not tolerate any form of sexual assault, including rape, on college property or at any college- sponsored event. The college realizes that these situations may or may not be deemed criminal o enses and therefore may have to be handled both internally
through college administrative action and externally by the appropriate law enforcement agency. Within the college, allegations of sexual assault or rape will be fully investigated by the college administration. Disciplinary sanctions may include suspension or expulsion for students or suspension or termination for employees. e standards of conduct for students and the applicable sanctions for violating the standards are contained in the Student Rights and Responsibilities.
Decisions regarding discipline of employees will be made in accordance with applicable legal and contractual provisions and procedures.
When a victim of rape or any other sexual assault chooses to go to either the Counseling Division, Psychological Services or Health Services, the strictest con dentiality will be maintained. If the victim decides to report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement agency, the college will make every e ort to ensure that it will be handled in the most private and con dential manner as possible.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT*
Members of a college community – students, faculty, sta and visitors – must be able to study and work in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. It is the policy of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District to provide an educational, employment and business environment free of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct or communications constituting sexual harassment as de ned and otherwise prohibited by federal and state law. Sexual harassment may include, but is not limited to:
Immediate action shall be taken against individuals determined to be in violation of this policy. Any individual who believes that he or she has been a victim of sexual harassment may le a complaint within one year of the date on which the complainant knew or should have known of the facts of the sexual harassment incident.
Complaints of sexual harassment led by an employee of the district against another employee or student, or a student against an employee of the district shall be referred and handled pursuant to the district’s administrative procedures for complaints regarding harassment and discrimination. Such complaints should be directed to the dean of Student Development and EOPS at 408.864.8218 or the vice president of Student Services at 408.864.8330.
Complaints of sexual harassment led by a student against another student, or student against the criteria of a program, shall be referred and handled pursuant to the district’s administrative procedures for student complaints of sexual harassment and discrimination. Such complaints should be directed to the dean of Student Development and EOPS at 408.864.8218 or the vice president of Student Services at 408.864.8330.
STUDENT GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
De Anza College strives to treat all students fairly, but as in any complex organization, con icts and misunderstandings may arise from time to time. As a student, you have certain rights under the rules and regulations of the college, the Foothill-De Anza college district and the state of California.
If you feel that your rights have been violated by the college, you have the right to seek a resolution. e Foothill- De Anza board of trustees established Administrative Procedure 5530: Student Grievances, to provide an avenue for relief. De Anza’s student grievance procedures are summarized in the following steps.
Step 1: You must rst try to solve the problem informally with the instructor or sta member. You must meet with the others involved and try to resolve the problem.
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Conduct of a sexual nature that
is explicitly or implicitly made a term or condition of an individual’s employment or education
A decision based on the submission to or rejection of a sexual advance Verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that interferes with an individual’s performance or creates an intimidating work or educational environment
* Foothill-De Anza’s Administrative Procedures: Investigation and Resolution of Complaints Regarding Harassment and Discrimination, Procedures to Resolve Student Complaints of Sexual Harassment and Discrimination, and the district’s Unlawful Discrimination Complaint forms are available in the president’s o ce, the o ce of the vice president for Student Services, the district human resources o ce, and the district chancellor’s o ce. Detailed information regarding the sexual harassment, mutual respect, and ADA policies are located at the following campus locations: the president's o ce, the o ce of the vice president for Student Services and the o ce of the dean of Student Development in Student Services.
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