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RCSD Title IX Coordinator Contact Information 
Tammy Barnes, Human Resources Director

Tammy Barnes, Director of Administration 

Phone: (334) 468-5540
506 14th Street, PO Box 400, Phenix City, AL 36867

Title IX Report Form

This form will serve as a report for Title IX and will be sent to the Coordinator for review, who will then contact you in a timely manner.

Title IX Triage Tool

School Administration Only 

Title IX Athletics

Training 

 
 

What is Title IX?


The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces, among other statutes, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title IX states, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." 

Title IX protects students, employees and applicants for employment, and other persons from all forms of sex discrimination, including discrimination based on gender identity or failure to address stereotypical notions of masculinity or femininity. All students (as well as other persons) at institutions /districts that receive federal funds are protected by Title IX - regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, race, or national origin – in all aspects of a recipient's educational programs and activities (OCR Title IX Resource Guide).

The Russell County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or age in its programs and activities, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Title IX Coordinator Duties 

Although the recipient of the complaint is ultimately responsible for ensuring that it complies with Title IX and other laws, the Title IX coordinator is an integral part of a recipient's systematic approach to ensuring nondiscrimination, including a nondiscriminatory environment. Title IX coordinators/directors can be effective agents for ensuring gender equity within their institutions only when they are provided with the appropriate authority and support necessary to coordinate their institution's Title IX compliance, including access to all of their institution's relevant information and resources (OCR Title IX Resource Guide).

For more information you may visit: The Office of Civil Rights.