Implementing Procedures; Complaints

The procedures implementing this policy can be found at https://dacc.edu/hr/title-ix. Inquiries may also be made to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661-4544 or (312) 730-1560, OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.

Danville Area Community College’s policy is to investigate all complaints made under this policy impartially, thoroughly and promptly. To the fullest extent possible, Danville Area Community College will keep harassment complaints, records related to harassment complaints, and the terms of the resolution confidential. If any investigation confirms that a violation of the policy has occurred, Danville Area Community College will take appropriate corrective action to stop the harassment and to ensure that the harassment does not reoccur. Such corrective action may include training of harasser, monitoring of harasser and/or discipline of the harasser proportional to the offense, up to and including discharge.

If you believe that you have been the subject of unlawful discrimination, harassment or retaliation you also have the right to file a charge of civil rights violations with the Illinois Department of Human Rights. For further information, you may call or write to the Illinois Department of Human Rights, 222 S. College Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701, 217.785.5100, of the Illinois Human Rights Commission, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, Illinois 62701, 217.785.4350.