Title IX
San Juan College does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, genetic information, spousal affiliation, veteran’s status, or on the basis of any other category protected under federal, state and local laws, in any educational programs and activities, or its employment and admissions decisions.
Information about Title IX:
Sex-based Discrimination occurring in a higher-education setting implicates a federal law called Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972 to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.
San Juan College is committed to maintaining a positive learning and working environment, as well as other benefits, programs, and activities free from discrimination based on protective characteristics, harassment, and retaliation for engaging in protected activity. When brought to the college's attention, its Title IX team will take prompt and effective action to end any sex discrimination, including sexual violence and other forms of sex-based harassment, in its education programs or activities, prevent its reoccurrence, and remedy its effects.
Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator:
Stacey Allen
The Compliance Officer of Human Resources has been designated as the Equal Employment and Opportunity Officer, Title IX and Section 504/Title II Coordinator (“EEO/Title IX/Section 504 Coordinator”) for San Juan College.
The office is located on the Main Campus Educational Services Building, second floor, Room 4236. The EEO/Title IX/Section 504 Coordinator can be reached directly at the following telephone number: (505) 566-3515 or TitleIX@sydotnet.net.
This position oversees disability compliance, the San Juan College’s policy on equal opportunity, harassment, and non-discrimination. The Title IX Coordinator has the primary responsibility for coordinating San Juan College’s efforts related to the intake, investigation, resolution, and implementation of supportive measures to stop, remediate, and prevent discrimination, harassment, and retaliation prohibited under this policy.
Complainant/Respondent
If you wish to report sex-based discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or any other Title IX issue, you are referred to as the Complainant. The person against whom you have made allegations is referred to as the Respondent.
Internal Reporting
Submit Online Reporting for Title IX
Online reporting for sexual harassment, sexual assault/violence, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. Disclosure of the incident may be required under the Clery Act. However, the identity of survivor will not be disclosed.
Students, faculty, staff and individuals who have an active San Juan College User Name and Password may use the online form.
If you do not have an active User Name and Password, please contact San Juan College’s Title IX Coordinator, Stacey Allen to make a report.
Stacey Allen can be reached directly by the following:
Call: (505) 566-3515
Email: TitleIX@sydotnet.net
Visit: Main Campus in the Educational Services Building, Second Floor, Room 4236.
In addition, reports can be made to any College personnel, including the San Juan College Student Health Center at (505) 566-3597 and the Department of Public Safety at (505) 215-3091. Mandatory reporting is required. Counselors only with the Student Health Center are a confidential resource; student consent is required for providing the complainant's personally identifiable information.
External Reporting
If you require emergency assistance, please contact the Farmington Police Department at (505) 334-6622 or call 911 immediately.
To report sexual assault confidentially, contact Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico 24-Hour Crisis Hotline: (505) 326-4700 or 1(866) 908-4700.
Reporting party may pursue separate complaints simultaneously through the Title IX Coordinator and through a law enforcement process. In addition, you may file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights of the United States Department of Education.
Preservation of Evidence:
The preservation of evidence is critical to potential criminal prosecution and to obtaining restraining/protective orders, and it is particularly time-sensitive. The College will inform the complainant of the importance of preserving evidence by taking actions such as the following:
Sexual Assault
- Seek forensic medical assistance at the nearest hospital, ideally within 120 hours of the incident (sooner is better).
- Avoid urinating, showering, bathing, washing hands or face, or douching, if possible, but evidence may still be collected even if you do.
- If oral sexual contact took place, refrain from smoking, eating, drinking, or brushing teeth.
- If clothes are changed, place soiled clothes in a paper bag (plastic destroys evidence) or a secure evidence container (if provided by law enforcement).
- Seeking medical treatment can be essential, even if it is not for collecting forensic evidence.
Stalking/Dating Violence/Domestic Violence/Sex-Based Harassment
- Evidence in the form of text and voice messages will be lost in most cases if the Complainant changes their phone number.
- Make a secondary recording of any voice messages and/or save the audio files to a cloud server.
- Take screenshots and/or a video recording of any text messages or other electronic messages (e.g., Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook).
- Save copies of email and social media correspondence, including notifications related to account access alerts.
- When possible, take timestamped photographs of any physical evidence, including notes, gifts, etc., in place.
- Save copies of any messages, including those showing any request for no further contact.
- If possible, obtain copies of call logs showing the specific phone number being used rather than a saved contact name.
During the initial meeting between the Complainant and EEO Officer/Title IX/Section 504 Coordinator, the importance of taking these actions will be discussed, if timely.
San Juan College’s Notice of Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Statement
San Juan College does not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, genetic information, spousal affiliation, veteran’s status, or on the basis of any other category protected under federal, state and local laws, in any educational programs and activities, or its employment and admission decisions.
San Juan College’s Policy of Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Non-Discrimination extends to recruitment, employment, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns, institutionally sponsored education, training, tuition assistance, social and recreational programs, housing access, staff development opportunities, and advancement. In addition, the College adheres to this non-discrimination and equal opportunity philosophy in its admissions policies and practices, as well as any other terms and conditions of employment or any other academic programs, terms and conditions.
Therefore, any member of the San Juan College community whose acts deny, deprive, unreasonably interfere with, or limit the education or employment, housing access, benefits, and/or opportunities of any member of the San Juan College community on the basis of that person’s actual or perceived protected characteristic(s), is in violation of this Policy.
San Juan College will promptly and effectively address any such discrimination of which it has knowledge/notice using the resolution process in the Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Non-Discrimination Procedures.
The College is committed to ongoing support that promotes equal opportunity, inclusion, and non-discrimination efforts for its faculty, staff, students, contractors, and visitors. The success of these programs is contingent on the personal dedication of every member of the college community. Each of us has a role in implementing the commitments of the institution, and our collective efforts will ensure a fair and inclusive environment for all.
Complaints or notice of alleged policy violations, or inquiries regarding this policy and procedures, are made to the following person:
The Compliance Officer of Human Resources has been designated as the Equal Employment and Opportunity Officer, Title IX, and Section 504/Title II Coordinator (“EEO/Title IX/Section 504 Coordinator”) for San Juan College.
The office is located on the Main Campus in the Educational Services Building, Second floor, Room 4236. The EEO/Title IX/Section 504 Coordinator can be reached directly at the following telephone number: (505) 566-3515 or TitleIX@sydotnet.net.
Inquiries may be made externally to:
Students
Denver Office, U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310
Denver, CO 80204-3582
Telephone: 303-844-5695
FAX: 303-844-4303; TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov
Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Customer Service Hotline #: (800) 421-3481
Facsimile: (202) 453-6012 TDD#: (877) 521-2172
Email: OCR@ed.gov
Web: http://www.ed.gov/ocr
Employees
Albuquerque Area Office
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 500 Gold Avenue S.W., Suite 6401
PO Box 128
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Telephone: 1-800-669-4000
FAX: 505-248-5233; TTY: 1-800-669-6820, ASL Video: 844-234-5122
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Sex-Based Discrimination Resources
Mandated Reporting and Confidential Employees
All San Juan College faculty and employees (including student-employees), other than those deemed Confidential Employees, are Mandated Reporters and are expected to promptly report all known details of actual or suspected discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation to appropriate officials immediately, although there are some limited exceptions. Supportive measures may be offered as the result of such disclosures without formal San Juan College action.
Complainants may want to carefully consider whether they share personally identifiable details with Mandated Reporters, as those details must be shared with the Title IX Coordinator. If a Complainant expects formal action in response to their allegations, reporting to any Mandated Reporter can connect them with resources to report alleged crimes and/or Policy violations, and these employees will immediately pass the notice to the Title IX Coordinator (and/or police if desired by the Complainant or required by law), who will act when an incident is reported to them.
Other Internal Contacts
Department of Public Safety
East Classroom Complex, First Floor, Room 1100
Phone: 4444 (non-emergency) or 3333 (Emergency) from campus phone or (505) 566-3263
Email Department of Public Safety at DPS@sydotnet.net
The following sections describe the College’s reporting options for a Complainant or third party (including parents/guardians when appropriate):
Confidential Resources
To enable Complainants to access support and resources without filing a Complaint, San Juan College has designated confidential resources. Those designated as confidential resources are not required to report actual or suspected discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in a way that identifies the Parties. They will, however, provide the complainant with the Title IX Coordinator’s contact information and offer options and resources without any obligation to inform an outside agency or San Juan College official unless a complainant has requested the information be shared. These individuals will maintain confidentiality except in extreme cases of immediacy of threat or danger or abuse of a minor, elder, or individual with a disability or when required to disclose by law or court order.
If a Complainant would like the details of an incident to be kept confidential, the Complainant may speak with the following Confidential Resources:
Internal Confidential Resources
Employees who have confidentiality as described above, and who receive notice within the scope of their confidential roles will timely submit anonymous statistical information for Clery Act purposes unless they believe it would be harmful to their client or patient.
In addition, Complainants may speak with individuals unaffiliated with San Juan College without concern that policy will require them to disclose information to the institution without permission, including licensed professional counselors and other medical providers, local rape crisis counselors, domestic violence resources, local or state assistance agencies, clergy/chaplains, and attorneys.
Confidential External Resources
San Juan College is committed to providing a supportive learning and working environment and fostering safe, healthy relationships among our students, faculty, and staff. Training is intended to help you learn more about these issues, as you play an important role in keeping our campus safe.
Online Training
The Title IX Office sends an email link to individuals to complete training.
Students
Completion of the Sexual Assault Prevention for Undergraduates is required for all incoming and transfer students.
Employees
Completion of the Harassment and Discrimination for Employees (Includes Title IX) is required for all employees on an annual basis.
Training Materials for Public Access based on 34 C.F.R. § 106.45(b)(10)(i)(D) to view only. Materials are not available to copy, share, or use.
ATIXA Training
Steven Carroll, carrolls@sydotnet.net, Training: Civil Rights Investigator Four: Advanced Interviewing Skills and Strategies, July 28-29, 2020 11:00am - 6:00pm ET
Carrie Tsosie Jim, tsosiejimc@sydotnet.net, Training, Title IX Hearing Officer & Decision-Maker Courses, Fridays in September (11, 18, 25, 2020) | 11:00 am-3:00 pm ET All Days
Stacey Allen, allens@sydotnet.net, Training: ADA/504 Coordinator, August 10, 2021, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET
Melissa Johnson, johnsonmel@sydotnet.net, Training: Civil Rights Investigator One: Foundations, June 9-10, 2022: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET
Stacey Allen, allens@sydotnet.net, for the following training: Title IX Coordinator Four: Advocacy, Prevention, and Trauma, July 19-20, 2022: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET, and 3. DEI Practitioner One: Foundations, May 24 & 25, 2022, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET.
Mark Norwood, norwoodm@sydotnet.net, Training: Civil Rights Investigator One: Foundations, September 21-22, 2023, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET.
Yolanda Benally, benallyy@sydotnet.net, Training: Title IX Coordinator One: Foundations, February 21-22, 2023, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET.
Karen Krob, krobk@sydotnet.net, Training: Title IX Decision-Making for Higher Education, May 22, 2024, 11:00 am -6:00 pm ET
Karen Krob, krobk@sydotnet.net, Training: Title IX Live Hearings for Higher Education, May 23, 2024, 11:00 am -6:00 pm ET
TrainED Solultions
San Juan College
Hearing Panel Training, February 9, 2021, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm MST
Hearing Panel Training, May 14, 2024, 1:30 pm -2:30 pm MST.