To file a complaint with the College, please complete and mail, email, or bring this form to the office listed below. Or, you may call the number below to make arrangements to meet with the Title IX Coordinator. If you are unable for any reason to complete this form and would like to make a verbal complaint, please call the number listed below.
CONTACT:
Mr. James Miller
Vice President of Student Services and Title IX Coordinator
Telephone: 601.635.6267
Email: jmiller@eccc.edu
The College will use its best efforts to keep a complaint of sexual discrimination, sexual misconduct, and retaliation confidential; however, the College has an obligation to investigate the complaint and during the course of the investigation may disseminate information concerning the complaint to those who need to know.
Please contact the Title IX Coordinator if you have any questions regarding the process for filing or investigating complaints of sexual discrimination, sexual misconduct, and retaliation. A victim of sexual discrimination, sexual misconduct, and retaliation is encouraged to use the College’s internal complaint process. Persons believing, they have been discriminated against or harassed may seek assistance from government agencies including the Office of Civil Rights, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education.
Title IX Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Retaliation Facts At-A-Glance
What is sexual misconduct? Sexual misconduct includes rape, sexual assault, sexual coercion, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, stalking, and all other forms of sexual violence.
Who is required to report harassment, sexual misconduct, or retaliation? Except as described below, any College employee, whether faculty or staff, who receives a complaint or otherwise learns about a possible incident of harassment, sexual misconduct or retaliation involving a member of the East Central Community College community as complainant or alleged perpetrator must complete this report form. Employees responsible for completing the report include student employees whose duties include supervision or teaching of other students (e.g., Resident Assistants, etc.). You may also use this form to report an incident of sexual misconduct if you are the complainant or if you are not an ECCC employee.
Are there College employees who may keep reports of harassment, sexual misconduct, and retaliation confidential? An employee who becomes aware of a complaint of harassment, sexual misconduct, and retaliation while acting in his or her capacity as a member of the clergy, a therapist, a physician, etc. may keep reports of sexual misconduct confidential pursuant to the employee’s professional and legal obligations, unless the complainant requests that the employee report the complaint. East Central Community College’s designated confidential informants are Ms. Sherrell Brown (sbrown@eccc.edu) and Mr. Scott Vaughn (svaughn@eccc.edu).
What if a complainant requests confidentiality? Even if a complainant requests confidentiality or is unwilling to proceed with a complaint, ECCC employees are required to report the complaint to the Title IX Coordinator. If confidentiality is requested, the College will take reasonable steps to investigate and respond to the complaint, consistent with the complainant’s request. In all cases, the College will weigh its responsibility to provide a safe and nondiscriminatory environment against the complainant’s request for confidentiality. The determination of whether and how to proceed will be made by the appropriate College official in consultation with the complainant.
What resources are available to complainants? The College’s Title IX Policy and Equitable Resolution Procedures for Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Retaliation is available electronically at www.eccc.edu, which describes resources available to a complainant. The complainant also has a right to file both an internal complaint and a criminal complaint.
What happens with the information I provide? This report will be submitted to the College’s Title IX Coordinator James A. Miller, who will assess the information for appropriate action. Please contact him at 601.635.6267 or jmiller@eccc.edu if you have any questions.
What should I do with the completed paper copy report form? Please submit the completed form to:
James A. Miller, Title IX Coordinator, East Central Community College- Eddie M. Smith Student Union, P.O. Box 129, Decatur, MS 39327 or email jmiller@eccc.edu.
Click here for an anonymous version of this form
Title IX Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Misconduct, and Retaliation Complaint Form
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is an all-encompassing federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender of students and employees of an institution that receives federal financial assistance. When the form has been completed and signed by the Title IX Coordinator and/or designee, your complaint has been properly received and noted by the College. We will provide you with a copy of this form as well as complete information about the Title IX complaint process. If you require emergency assistance, please call Campus Police at 601-527-8939.
