It is the policy of the Worth County Board of Education to maintain a learning environment that is free from sex discrimination, including sexual harassment.  It shall be a violation of this policy for any member of the district staff to harass a student through conduct or communications of a sexual nature as defined below.  It shall also be a violation of this policy for students to harass other students or any school employees through conduct or communications of a sexual nature as defined below.

Pursuant to the federal regulations implementing Title IX published in 2020, any complaint involving “sexual harassment” as defined by those federal regulations that occurs in a Worth County School District  education program or activity against a person in the United States shall be addressed pursuant to the District Title IX Grievance Policy set out below and the District’s Title IX Grievance Procedure.  Inquiries about the application of Title IX may be directed to the Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education, or to the following:

Title IX Coordinators:

Sandi Giddens, Title IX Coordinator for Employee Matters
Student Support Services Coordinator

103 Eldridge Street  

229-776-8600

sgiddens@worthschools.net

Will Smith, Title IX Coordinator for Student Matters

Athletic Director   

103 Eldridge Street 

229-776-8600

wsmith@worthschools.net