Equal Opportunity Affirmed

The Hampshire County Board of Education, by policy, hereby affirms that it provides equal opportunity for all students and employees regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, handicap, age, marital status, and political affiliation or belief.

Equal opportunity includes equal access to the following:

• All curricular areas

• Employment

• Extracurricular activities

• Facilities

• Guidance, counseling and testing

• Textbooks and other instructional materials

The Hampshire County Board of Education is committed to a continuous program of assuring that unlawful discrimination does not occur in any program or activity operated under the auspices of the Hampshire County School System and will apply affirmative action to all of its program activities and employment policies and practices.

Non-Discrimination Statement

Hampshire County Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX, including in admission and employments.

• Title IX Brochure

• 1120 - Racial, Sexual, Religious, Ethnic Harrassment and Violence and General Discrimination Against Students and Employees (PDF)

Grievance Procedure / Contacts

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Hampshire County School’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights,1 or both. Hampshire County School’s Title IX Coordinator is Pamela Slocum, 61 Pancione Loop, Augusta, WV 23714, pslocum@k12.wv.us, and 304-822-3528 x 111.

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to the documents below:

• Title IX Formal Complaint Form - (DOC)

• Title IX Formal Complaint Form - (PDF)

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