Title IX
Tennessee Tech Policy 144, Title IX Policy and Grievance Procedures
Tennessee Tech Policy 144, Title IX Policy and Grievance Procedures prohibits sexual
misconduct including sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic
violence, and stalking. If you have questions, concerns or wish to file a discrimination
or harassment complaint on the basis of gender contact the Tennessee Tech Title IX
Coordinator at (931) 372-3112 or titleix@tntech.edu.
• There is no fixed time frame under which Tennessee Tech must complete a Title IX
investigation. Tennessee Tech will make a good faith effort to conduct a fair, impartial
investigation in a timely manner designed to provide all parties with notice of a
resolution.
• Complaints of sexual misconduct must be made within 365 days of the last incident
of sexual misconduct, absent extraordinary circumstances.
• Discrimination and harassment allegations that are not within the scope of Tennessee
Tech Policy 144 are subject to the procedures described in Tennessee Tech Policy 141,
Prohibited Discrimination and Harassment.
U.S. Department of Education
You may also contact the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights at (800) 421-3481 or https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html with questions, concerns or to file a discrimination or harassment complaint.
Retaliation
Tennessee Tech, its officers, employees, agents, and students are strictly prohibited from retaliating, intimidating, threatening, coercing, or otherwise discriminating against any individual for exercising his/her rights or responsibilities under this policy.
