Sec. 562. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS OF ACTIVITY SCHOOLS
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## SEC. 562 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS OF ACTIVITY SCHOOLS **[**[10 U.S.C. 921 note](/us/usc/t10/s921)**]** ###
(a)Applicability of Title IX Protections The provisions of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (in this section referred to as “title IX”) with respect to education programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance shall apply equally to education programs and activities administered by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA). ###
(b)Policies and Procedures Not later than March 31, 2019, the Department of Defense Education Activity shall establish policies and procedures to protect students at schools of the Activity who are victims of sexual harassment. Such policies and procedures shall afford protections at least comparable to the protections afforded under title IX. ###
(c)Elements The policies and procedures required by subsection
(b)shall include, at a minimum, the following: ####
(1)A policy addressing sexual harassment of students at the schools of the Department of Defense Education Activity that uses and incorporates terms, procedures, protections, investigation standards, and standards of evidence consistent with title IX. ####
(2)A procedure by which— #####
(A)a student of a school of the Activity, or a parent of such a student, may file a complaint with the school alleging an incident of sexual harassment at the school; and #####
(B)such a student or parent may appeal the decision of the school regarding such complaint. ####
(3)A procedure and mechanisms for the appointment and training of, and allocation of responsibility to, a coordinator at each school of the Activity for sexual harassment matters involving students from the military community served by such school. ####
(4)Training of employees of the Activity, and volunteers at schools of the Activity, on the policies and procedures. ####
(5)Mechanisms for the broad distribution and display of the policy described in paragraph (1), including on the Internet website of the Activity and on Internet websites of schools of the Activity, in printed and online versions of student handbooks, and in brochures and flyers displayed on school bulletin boards and in guidance counselor offices. ####
(6)Reporting and recordkeeping requirements designed to ensure that— #####
(A)complaints of sexual harassment at schools of the Activity are handled— ######
(i)with professionalism and consistency; and ######
(ii)in a manner that permits coordinators referred to in paragraph
(3)to track trends in incidents of sexual harassment and to identify repeat offenders of sexual harassment; and #####
(B)appropriate members of the local leadership of military communities are held accountable for acting upon complaints of sexual harassment at schools of the Activity.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS OF ACTIVITY SCHOOLS
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