Bethel College adheres to all federal, state, and local civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in employment and education. Bethel College does not discriminate in its admissions practices, in its employment practices, or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, religion, color, sex/gender, pregnancy, political affiliation, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, physical or mental disability (including perceived disability), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status (including disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, and Armed Forces Service Medal veteran), predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law.
As a recipient of federal financial assistance for education activities, Bethel College is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to ensure that all of its education programs and activities do not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender. Sex includes sex, sex stereotypes, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy or parenting status.
Bethel College also prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internal or external to the institution. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking are forms of sex discrimination, which are prohibited under Title IX and by College policy.
Any member of the campus community, guest, or visitor who acts to deny, deprive, or limit the educational, employment, residential, or social access, opportunities and/or benefits of any member of the Bethel College community on the basis of sex is in violation of the Bethel College Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Non-discrimination Policy & Procedures.
Any person may report sex discrimination (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to have experienced the conduct), in person, by mail, by telephone, by video, or by email, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator (below). A report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by email to TitleIXCoordinator@bethelks.edu.
Questions regarding Title IX, including its application and/or concerns about noncompliance, should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator. For a complete copy of the policy or for more information, please visit bethelks.edu/about/consumer-information/equal-opportunity-harassment-non-discrimination or contact the Title IX Coordinator.
Individuals who believe they have experienced discrimination (including sex discrimination), harassment, and/or retaliation in violation of College policy should contact the following:
- Director of Human Resources & Compliance, Title IX Coordinator
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Administration Building
300 E. 27th St. North Newton, KS 67117
Phone: (316) 284-5248
Email: humanresources@bethelks.edu
A person may also file a complaint with the appropriate federal, state, or local agency within the time frame required by law. Depending upon the nature of the complaint, the appropriate agency may be the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Justice, and/or the Kansas Human Rights Commission.
- Kansas Human Rights Commission
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900 SW Jackson, Suite 568-South
Landon Office Building
Topeka, KS 6612-2818
Phone: (785) 296-3206
Fax: (785) 296-0589
Email: khrc@ink.org
Website: http://www.khrc.net/
- EEOC Kansas City Area Field Office
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Gateway Tower II
400 State Ave., Suite 905
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (800) 669-4000
Fax: (913) 551-6957
TTY: (800) 669-6820
ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5122
Email: kansascityintake@eeoc.gov
Website: https://www.eeoc.gov/
- OCR Kansas City Office
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Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
One Petticoat Lane
1010 Walnut Street, 3rd floor, Suite 320
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: (816) 268-0550
Fax: (816) 268-0599
TDD: (800) 877-8339
Email: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov
- Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Office for Civil Rights, National Headquarters
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U.S. Department of Education
Lyndon Baines Johnson Dept. of Education Building
400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-1100
Phone: (800) 421-3481
Fax: (202) 453-6012
TDD: (800) 877-8339
Email: OCR@ed.gov
Within any resolution process related to this policy, Bethel College provides reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities and religious accommodations, when that accommodation is consistent with state and federal law.