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Title IX

Title IX Legal Protection Against Harassment

Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance.

Title IX states that: 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.

Learn more about Title IX and Sex Discrimination enforced by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at U.S. Department of Education.

How to file a Title IX Complaint with the District

Title IX Complaint Form: English | Spanish

To learn more, read about Uniform Complaint Procedures (BP-AR 1312.3)

Uniform Complaint: English  |   Spanish   |  Chinese

Williams Uniform Complaint Forms: English | Spanish | Chinese

District Policies

For Students:

For Classified/Certificated Staff and Job Applicants:

AB 543 Reporting Sexual Harassment

Download the flyer: English | Spanish

SMUHSD Title IX Coordinators

District Coordinators
Kirk Black, Deputy Superintendent of Human Resources & Student Services
650-558-2209
kblack@smuhsd.org 

Dr. Sheliah Burnette, Director of Student Services 
650-558-2257  
sburnette@smuhsd.org  

District Office Address: 650 N. Delaware St. San Mateo, CA 94401

School Site Coordinators

Aragon: Clarisse Mesa, Assistant Principal
Burlingame: Aimee Malcolm, Assistant Principal
Bridge Academy: Samia Shoman, Principal
Capuchino: Mauricio Rodriguez and Michalis Gordon, Assistant Principals
Hillsdale: Jeff Gilbert, Principal; Jesse Boise, Ashley Milton, Sarah Prensky-Pomeranz, Assistant Principals
Middle College: JeNora Lewis, Principal
Mills: Pam Duszynski, Principal; Jonathan White, Deyango Harris, Assistant Principals
Peninsula: JeNora Lewis, Principal
San Mateo: 9/11 grades: Gary Hong, Assistant Principal; 10/12 grades: Mike Holtz, Assistant Principal; ML students: Lauren Ponti, Assistant Principal

SMUHSD Sports Equity Reports

Senate Bill 1349 requires that all schools report their Athletic Information as part of Title IX compliance.  Please refer to the reports listed below for information regarding SMUHSD Athletics.