Title IX Policy

In accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Chesapeake College prohibits all forms of sexual and gender-based harassment and discrimination, including but not limited to acts of sexual violence, sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, and applies to conduct which occurs on Chesapeake College property or at College-sanctioned events or programs that take place off campus, including trips or internships. The College is committed to addressing all alleged incidents of sexual harassment and discrimination, preventing their reoccurrence, and remedying any effects. The College also prohibits retaliation in any form against a complainant, respondent, witness, investigator or any person associated with a report.

If you have any questions or concerns or if you need to make a complaint, contact the College’s Title IX Coordinator, Melanie Magness, for faculty and staff, by email at mmagness@chesapeake.edu, or by phone at (410) 827-5811 or the College’s Title IX Deputy Coordinator, Kamari Collins, for students, by email at kcollins@chesapeake.edu, or by phone at (410) 827-.5858 All information related to Title IX compliance may be found at www.chesapeake.edu/students/chesapeake-college-title-ix-policy-statement. Chesapeake complies with new Title IX regulations approved by the Department of Education on August 14, 2020.

Chesapeake College does not discriminate against any student on the basis of pregnancy or related conditions. Absences due to medical conditions relating to pregnancy will be excused for as long as deemed medically necessary by a student’s doctor and students will be given the opportunity to make up missed work. Students needing assistance can seek accommodations from the Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Kamari Collins, at 410-827-5858, kcollins@chesapeake.edu.