• TITLE IX

    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.

     

    Verona Public Schools Title IX Coordinator 

    Dr. Charles Miller

    cmiller@veronaschools.org

    973-571-2029 ext.7032

    Board Policy - 5751 - SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS

    Board Regulation - R 5751 - SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS

     

    Verona Schools Title IX Team

    1. Title IX Coordinator - Dr. Charles Miller, contact information above

    2. Investigator(s) - Dr. Charles Miller, Mrs. Marisa Ackermann, Director of School Counseling;  Mrs. Laura Palmerezzi, Director of Athletics and Special Programs/HIB Coordinator; Mrs. Julia Peter, District Humanities Supervisor

    3. Decision Maker(s) - Diane DiGiuseppe, Superintendent

    4. Appeal Officer(s) - The Law Firm of Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy, P.C. and The Busch Law Group, LLC

    5. Informal Resolution Process Facilitator - Mr. Howard Freund, Principal, Laning School