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What is Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects students, employees, applicants
for admission and employment, and other persons from all forms of sex discrimination,
including discrimination based on gender identity or failure to conform to stereotypical
notions of masculinity or femininity.
All students (as well as other persons) at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are protected by Title IX—regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, part- or full-time status, disability, race, or national origin—in all aspects of educational programs and activities.
Any student, Faculty*, or Staff* member who believes he or she has experienced or witnessed discrimination including sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking are encouraged to report such incidents to the Title IX Coordinator:
Tamatha Sells, Title IX Coordinator
Building 1100, Room 107B
Conway, SC 29526
843-349-5218
Tamatha.Sells@hgtc.edu
Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the Coordinator listed above or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. (Telephone: 800.421.3481 | Email: OCR@ed.gov)
* Faculty and Staff are required to report incidents to the Title IX Coordinator when involving students. The only HGTC employees exempt from mandatory reporting are licensed mental health professionals (only as part of their job description such as counseling services).
HGTC Resources:
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s Counseling Services
- Call: 843-349-5309 (Referral to Confidential Counseling Services: Assistant Director of Student Development)
- Email: counseling@hgtc.edu
- Public Safety
- Call 911
- CCU Dispatch: 843-349-2177 (Non-emergency) or 843-349-2911 (Emergency)
- Conway Campus: 843-349-7806 | Cell: 843-251-6111
- Grand Strand Campus: 843-477-2115 | Cell: 843-251-9405
- Georgetown Campus: 843-520-1400 | Cell: 843-466-1869
- Title IX@HGTC – Information Guide
Local Resources
- Children’s Recovery Center
1801 Legion Street, Myrtle Beach
843-448-3400 - Family Justice Center
24-Hour Hotline: 844-208-0161
https://fjcgtownhorry.org/ - Little River Medical Center - Carolina Forest
4220 Exchange Drive, Myrtle Beach
843-663-8000 - Rape Crisis Center
24-Hour Hotline: 843-448-7273
www.victimtosurvivor.org - United Way of Horry County
843-347-5195 - Waccamaw Center for Mental Health
9630 Scipio Lane, Myrtle Beach
843-492-2795
National & Statewide Resources
- DoD Safe Helpline (Military) - https://www.safehelpline.org | 877-995-5247
- RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) - https://www.rainn.org | 800-656-HOPE (4673)
- FBI Human Trafficking Division - https://humantraffickinghotline.org/ | 888-373-7888
- Harriet Hancock LGBT Center - http://harriethancockcenter.org | 803-771-7713
- SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault - https://www.sccadvasa.org | 803-256-2900
- National Domestic Violence Hotline - https://www.thehotline.org | 800-799-7233
Take the pledge against sexual assault - http://itsonus.org/#pledge
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex - including pregnancy and parental status - in educational programs and activities.
According to guidance received from the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), under Title IX, colleges must not exclude a pregnant student from participating in any part of an educational program. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is committed to ensuring that pregnant students receive reasonable accommodations to ensure access to our educational programs. Students do not have to drop out of classes or academic programs or change educational plans due to pregnancy.
Policy 3.1.1: Equal Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement
Policy 9.3.7: Student Code and Grievance Policy
Procedure 9.3.7.4: Student Code Procedures for Addressing Alleged Acts of Sexual Harassment Under Title IX
HGTC’s Title IX Personnel (Coordinators, Investigators, etc.) are required to receive specialized training on dealing with reports of sexual discrimination. The content of that training is available at the links below:
National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
TrainED
- Title IX/VAWA Investigator Training
- Title IX Update: Final Regulations
- Annual Training for Advanced Title IX Coordinators and Deputy Coordinators
US Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights
D. Stafford and Associates
- 2020 Title IX Regulations: Policy Implications and Practical Application
- Title IX Advisor Training
- Title IX Investigator Training
- Title IX Decision-Maker Training
Grand River Solutions
- The Practice of Conducting Fair, Thorough, and Trauma-Informed Sexual Misconduct Investigations
- A Practical Approach to Navigating Beyond Compliance in a Post Regulatory World
SC Technical College System Office