Title IX and Power-Based Violence

Title IX Policy Statement

In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Interim Policy on Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Discrimination, NTCC upholds the following policy:

Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) adheres to all federal, state, and local civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in employment and education. NTCC does not discriminate in its admissions practices, in its employment practices, or in its educational programs or activities based on sex/gender. As a recipient of federal financial assistance for education activities, NTCC is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to ensure that all of its education programs and activities do not discriminate based on sex/gender. Sex includes [sex, sex stereotypes, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy or parenting status. Sex discrimination, which can include discrimination based on pregnancy, marital status, or parental status, is prohibited and illegal in admissions, educational programs, and activities.

NTCC does not discriminate in its education program or activity against any applicant for admission, student, applicant for employment, or employee on the basis of current, potential, or past pregnancy or related conditions as mandated by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). NTCC prohibits members of the NTCC community from applying any rule or taking any action that treats an applicant for admission, student, applicant for employment, or employee differently based on current, potential, or past parental, family, or marital status. This policy and its pregnancy-related protections apply to all pregnant students.

Any NTCC employee who becomes aware of a student’s pregnancy or related condition is encouraged to provide the student with the Title IX Coordinator’s contact information and explain that the Coordinator can help take specific actions to prevent discrimination and ensure equal access to thetheir education program and activity.

Title IX does not prohibit discrimination based on marital status per se, as discrimination based on marital status does not necessarily require consideration of a person’s sex. Title IX does, however, prohibit a recipient from applying rules concerning marital status that treat individuals differently based on sex (e.g., treating married women more or less favorably than married men, treating an unmarried mother worse than a married mother based on sex stereotypes, treating a man who is married to a man worse than a woman who is married to a man).” Nondiscrimination based on Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, 89 F.R. 33474, April 29, 2024, codified at 34 C.F.R. 106.

Pregnancy and related conditions protections for employees are covered under the policy. Institutions should ensure that any policy addressing protections for pregnant employees or those experiencing related conditions incorporates 34 C.F.R. § 106.57, as well as other federal and state laws.

NTCC is an equal opportunity institution and is dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment or training. Qualified students, applicants, or employees will not be excluded from any course or activity because of age, race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, or disability, including antisemitism. All students have equal rights to counseling and training. NTCC does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities based on sex/gender. NTCC also prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internally or externally. Reports of misconduct, questions regarding Title IX, and concerns about noncompliance should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator.

Northshore Technical Community College, Title IX Coordinator
Dr. Frank Fudesco, Dean of Students
Phone: 985-545-1239
Email: frankfudesco@northshorecollege.edu

Link to LCTCS Title IX webpage: lctcs.edu/titleix

Process of Investigation and Proceedings (Flow Chart)

Power-Based Violence Statement

Title IX and PBV Reporting

To report alleged campus Title IX and/or Power Based Violenece offenses or to speak with someone further about our campus policy, you may scan the QR code or click on the link provided below. If you need immediate support or guidance, please reach out to a Confidential Advisor at your NTCC campus location. NTCC has a student judicial process for incidents of misconduct involving NTCC students.

TITLE IX and PBV INCIDENT REPORTING LINK

Confidential Advisors by Location

Sullivan Campus and Rayborn Correctional Facility

Crystal Fortenberry
Student Success Coach
crystalfortenberry@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1413

Florida Parishes Campus

Ginny McElveen
Student Success Coach
ginnymcelveen@northshorecoege.edu
985-545-1703

Hammond Area Campus

Kayla Cooper
Student Success Coach and Student Services Coordinator
kaylacooper@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1506

Shelly Kattengell
Health Sciences and Nursing Divisional Coordinator
shellykattengell@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1532

Brandyn Baham

Instructor — Adult Basic Education
brandynbaham@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1528

DirectConnect to Southeastern Program (SLU)

Kayla Cooper
Student Success Coach and Student Services Coordinator
kaylacooper@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1506

Lacombe Campus

Danaty Moses
Success Coach and Student Services Coordinator
danatymoses@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1249

Livingston Campus

Currently vacant

Title IX Investigator

Beth Froeba
Director of Accessibility and Mental Health
bethfroeba@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1315

Title IX Hearing Officer

Currently Vacant

Title IX Deputy

Christi Brown
Director of Human Resources
christibrown@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1215

Title IX Coordinator

Dr. Frank Fudesco
Dean of Students
frankfudesco@northshorecollege.edu
985-545-1239

Title IX Training Materials

Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Program

Northshore Technical Community College is committed to creating an environment free of sexual violence. The College strives to achieve this goal through prevention and promotion, awareness, survivor support, due process procedures, and referrals to law enforcement. In accordance with the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE Act) and the 2013 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, the College is actively working to increase transparency about the scope of sexual violence on campus, guarantee survivors enhanced rights, and provide college-wide prevention educational programming.

Power-based violence is defined as any form of interpersonal violence intended to control or intimidate another person through the assertion of power over the person. It includes but is more expansive than sexual misconduct and Title IX misconduct.

MANDATORY REPORTING FOR EMPLOYEES

All NTCC Faculty and employees (including student employees), other than those deemed confidential employees, are Mandated Reporters and are expected to promptly report all known details of actual or suspected discrimination, harassment, Retaliation, and/or Other Prohibited Conduct to appropriate officials immediately.

An employee who receives a direct statement regarding or witnesses an incident of power-based violence committed by or against a student is a Responsible Employee (unless they are designated specifically as a Confidential Advisor). A Responsible Employee shall promptly report the incident to the College Title IX Coordinator.

Standard Procedures:

1. A Mandated Reporter or any other individual who has a legal duty to report receives a disclosure indicating potential Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and/or Other Prohibited Conduct.

2. Ensure the person making the disclosure is physically safe.

3. Inform the person making the disclosure of the legal obligation to notify the Title IX Coordinator.

A Responsible Employee must report the following to the Title IX Coordinator:

The identity of the alleged victim;
The identity of the alleged perpetrator;
The type of power-based violence or retaliation alleged to have been committed;
Any other information about witnesses, location, date, and time that the incident occurred; and
Any other relevant information.

EMPLOYEE’S FAILURE TO REPORT OR FALSE REPORTING

A Responsible Employee who is determined by the Institution's disciplinary procedures to have knowingly failed to make a Report or, with the intent to harm or deceive, made a Report that is knowingly false shall be terminated.

Click the link below to view information on our Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Program policy:

Campus Sexual Violence Prevention Program Policy Link

Student Grievance

Students who have reported a Title IX or PBV concern can file a Grievance with the college if they feel they did not receive a fair and equitable review of their claim. Student Grievances should be submitted to the Dean of Students (frankfudesco@northshorecollege.edu).

Appeals should only be raised on one or more of the following grounds:

a procedural irregularity that affected the outcome of the matter;
to consider new facts or information that were not known or knowable to the appealing party before or during the time of the resolution and that are sufficient to alter the decision;
the Title IX Coordinator, Investigator, or Adjudicator(s) had a conflict of interest or bias that affected the outcome of the matter;
the decision reached was not supported by a preponderance of evidence; or
the sanctions were disproportionate to the findings