POLICY 06:23:01

DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE

Refer to Tennessee Board of Regents Discrimination & Harassment – Complaint & Investigation Procedure: P-080 and Pellissippi State Policy 00:03:00 Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination in Education & Employment.

Any current or former student, applicant for employment, or current or former employee who has concerns about harassment or discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), or status as a covered veteran, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal or state civil rights law related to the institution should contact:

Executive Director, Institutional Compliance
Title IX Coordinator Title VI Officer/ADA Coordinator Pellissippi State Community College
Goins Administration Building, Room 258 10915 Hardin Valley Road, P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN
37933-0990
Office: (865) 539-7354

Source: Tennessee Board of Regents, Policy No. 5:01:02:00, 5:02:03:00 Tennessee Board of Regents, Guideline No. P-080

Approved: Executive Council, August 5, 1991
Executive Council, April 12, 1993
Editorial Changes, April 23, 1993
Editorial Changes, April 25, 1995
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, February 24, 1999
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, March 30, 2001
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, June 7, 2004
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, January 19, 2006
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, January 23, 2008
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, January 23, 2008
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Staff, May 19, 2008
Approved: President Allen G. Edwards, May 19, 2008
Editorial Changes, April 30, 2009
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, October 31, 2011
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr. October 31, 2011
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, September 30, 2013
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., September 30, 2013
Editorial Changes: May 1, 2015
Editorial Changes: October 17, 2016
Editorial Changes: October 3, 2017
Editorial Changes: April 24, 2018
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, March 4, 2019
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., March 4, 2019
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 28, 2022
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., November 28, 2022
Editorial Changes: November 11, 2024
Review/Recommended: College Council, June 2, 2025
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise Jr., June 2, 2025

Pellissippi State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity or national origin, sex, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a protected veteran, or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs and activities. View the nondiscrimination policy.

Any Pellissippi State employee, applicant, or student who has reason to feel that they have been harassed or affected by discrimination, or who has any other concerns or questions about equal opportunity, should contact the following: Executive Director of Institutional Compliance, Title IX Coordinator/Title VI Officer/ADA Officer/ Pellissippi State Community College Goins Administration Building, Room 258 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 Office: (865) 539-7354. Questions about services and facilities for students with disabilities should be directed to the following: Director of Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College Lamar Alexander Building, Room AL 136 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 (865) 539-7153