UCASD Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

Updated July 31, 2024

The Union City Area School District  (“District”) does not discriminate on the basis of sex, and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§1681 et seq., and its regulations, 34 C.F.R. Part 106, including in admission and employment. 

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the District’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), or both. 

The District’s Title IX Coordinator is:

Mrs. Stacey D. Dell, Director of Curriculum & Special Programs
Union City Area School District
107 Concord Street, Union City, PA 16438

Email:  sdell@ucasd.org

Telephone Number:  (814) 438-3804 ext. 5457

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights may be contacted at:

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights

Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20202-1100

Telephone: 800-421-3481

FAX: 202-453-6012; TDD: 800-877-8339

Email: OCR@ed.gov

https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr

To report information about conduct that may constitute Title IX sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, or make a complaint of Title IX sex discrimination, please refer to the District’s Nondiscrimination Policies and Grievance Procedures, which can be located on the District’s website under Board Policies, Policy 103 (Students) and Policy 104 (Employees): www.ucasd.org or contact the District’s Title IX Coordinator.

New 2024 Title IX Policies

The 2024 Title IX Regulations have taken effect as of August 1, 2024. These policies will be applicable to any and all claims that take place after August 1, 2024 and are reported after August 1, 2024. Those policies are linked below:

2020 Title IX Policies

While new Title IX Regulations have taken effect in 2024, the previous 2020 Title IX Regulations will remain in effect for any claims reported after August 1, 2024 but took place prior to August 1, 2024. For that reason, we have included the most recent, previously adopted UCASD School Board of Directors policies covering claims that fall under those regulations and processes:

Reporting Discrimination and Harassment/Title IX Sex Discrimination (including Sex-Based Harassment)

Filing a Report

For a claim pertaining to conduct occuring AFTER August 1, 2024, please follow these procedures and guidelines: The Board encourages students and third parties who believe they or others have been subject to Title IX sex discrimination, including sex-based sex harassment, and any other discrimination or harassment as defined in this Policy and Board Policies 103 and 104, to promptly report such incidents to any District employee (but preferably the building principal) or the Title IX Coordinator. A person who is not an intended victim or target of discrimination but is adversely affected by the offensive conduct may file a report of discrimination.

The student’s parents/guardian or any other person with knowledge of conduct that may violate this Policy is encouraged to immediately report the matter to any District employee (but preferably the building principal) or the Title IX Coordinator.

The complainant (the alleged victim) or the individual making the report may use the Discrimination/ Harassment/Bullying/Hazing/Dating Violence/Retaliation Report Form (also an Attachment to Policies 103/104) which has been developed for purposes of reporting an incident or incidents in writing; however, verbal reports of an incident or incidents shall be accepted, documented and the procedures of this Policy and the relevant attachments followed.  A copy of this Report Form can be accessed on the District’s website at www.ucasd.org and through the building principal or the Title IX Coordinator.  The rights of complainants and respondents (the accused) are outlined in detail in Policies 103/104 and associated Attachments, which outline the District’s applicable Grievance Procedures.

For a claim brought after August 1, 2024 but pertaining to conduct occuring PRIOR to August 1, 2024, please follow these procedures and guidelines: Reports can be made at any time, including during non-business hours, by using the Title IX Coordinator’s listed telephone number or e-mail address, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person’s verbal or written report. As per UCASD School Board policy, the complainant or the individual making the report may use the Report Form for Discrimination, Sexual Harrassment, Bullying, Hazing, Dating Violence, and Retaliation for purposes of reporting an incident or incidents in writing; however, verbal reports of an incident or incidents shall be accepted and documented as per School Board policy. Please feel free to review the UCASD Discrimination Complaint Procedures (2020) and UCASD Title IX Sexual Harassment Procedures and Grievance Process for Formal Complaints (2020) and reach out to the Title IX Coordinator with any questions.

Title IX Coordinator

Stacey Dell, Director of Curriculum & Special Programs

107 Concord Street

Union City, PA 16438

Email Stacey Dell

(814) 438-3804 ext. 5457