Information for Faculty, Managers, Staff

Employee Reporting Obligations

SBCC District employees have been designated by district policy in accordance with Title IX law, "Officials with Authority."  Administrative Policy 3434, Responding to Harassment based on Sex Under Title IX, provides:

District Officials with Authority are not confidential resources and are required to report allegations of sexual harassment to the Title IX Coordinator promptly. All other employees are encouraged to report allegations to the Title IX Coordinator but are not required to do so.

The District has designated the following employees as Officials with Authority:

  • ALL college employees are Officials with Authority when the complaint involves any student.
  • Supervisors and managers are Officials with Authority when the complaint involves employees.

Officials with Authority are required to report all relevant information they know about sexual harassment including the name of the Respondent, the Complainant, any other witnesses, and the date, time, and location of the alleged incident.