NONDISCRIMINATION AND SEX-BASED HARASSMENT POLICY
Statement of Nondiscrimination
Los Angeles Film School (LAFS) is committed to providing equal access to educational and employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, familial status, spousal affiliation, medical condition, military veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.
Sex-based Harassment Policy Statement
LAFS does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including admissions and employment, as required by Title IX and its implementing regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 106.
LAFS will promptly respond to and equitably investigate complaints regarding prohibited conduct that may violate this policy in order to eliminate, prevent, and remedy the adverse effects of such conduct within LAFS- related programs or activities.
The following protections and grievance procedures shall apply to all complaints, of any form of sex-based harassment including quid pro quo harassment, hostile environment harassment, and the specific offenses of sexual assault, domestic and dating violence, and stalking. Discrimination based on pregnancy or pregnancy-related health conditions is also prohibited.
Retaliation against complainants is considered sex-based harassment; LAFS strictly prohibits retaliation against any individual who brings a good faith complaint under this policy or participates in any portion of an investigation. Retaliatory conduct violates not only LAFS policy and Title IX but may also violate state and federal law. While LAFS will not tolerate making an intentionally false complaint, simply because the complaint is found to not be a violation of this policy does not necessarily mean the complaint was made in bad faith.
Individuals that believe they have been the victim of retaliation should promptly report the misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator.
LAFS’ Title IX Coordinator
LAFS’ Director of Education Administration serves as the institution’s Title IX Coordinator and coordinates LAFS compliance with Title IX. All reports of potential violations of this policy, including oral or written complaints made to an employee, agent or other person authorized by LAFS to provide an aid, benefit, or service under the LAFS education programs or activities and who are not designated as Confidential Resources, should be made to the LAFS’ Title IX Coordinator. Confidential Resources who receive oral or written complaints are not required to report potential violations of this policy.
The Title IX Coordinator’s contact information is as follows:
Dana Franklin
Director of Education Administration
6353 Sunset Boulevard
5th Floor
Hollywood, CA 90028
323-769-6827
dfranklin@lafilm.edu
In addition to the Title IX Coordinator, LAFS personnel have been designated to assist in the implementation of this policy and grievance procedure. Title IX Investigators and panel members all serve as members of the Title IX Team. All employees and staff shall receive Title IX training, including information on the school’s obligation to address sex discrimination, the scope of conduct constituting sex discrimination, the definition of sex-based harassment, and all applicable notification and information requirements. In addition, all members of the Title IX Team shall also receive training on the investigation and grievance process, including how to serve as an impartial member, the meaning and application of the term “relevant” in relation to questions and evidence, the information resolution process, and the specific responsibilities of their positions.
Inquiries regarding the application of LAFS’ Title IX Policy may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
Contact information for the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights is:
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
OCR Email: OCR@ed.gov
OCR Hotline: (800) 421-3481
More information regarding Title IX can be found in the Campus Safety and Security Handbook.
In compliance with 34 CFR 106.45 (b) (10) (i) (D) Los Angeles Film School makes available here for public inspection training materials used by this institution to train personnel acting on behalf of Los Angeles Film School as its Title IX Coordinator(s); Title IX Investigator(s); and Title IX Decision Maker(s).